The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-05
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WASHINGTON, July S.--Dr. 1ralmage in
this discussion tells tho story Of 4 baauti.
full queen dethroned and draws practical
lessons Tor all conditions and all times;
text, Esther !, Ills, Bring vashti, the
queen, before the king with tho crown
royal 10 show tho people and the princes
het beauty, for she was fair TO look upon;
but the Queen Vashti refused to come"
The pinnacles are ahaino with the morn
Ing light. The columns rise festooned
and wreathed, the wealth Of empires fash
ing from the grooves, the ceilings adorned
with images Of bird and beast and scehes
Of prowess and conquest. The walls are
hung with shields and emblasoncd until
II seems that the whole round Of splendors
ID exhausted. Each arch Ia mighty leaf
Of architectural achievement. Golden stars
shining down on glowing arabcsque.
Hangings Of embroidered work In which
mingle the blueness OF the aky, tho green.
ness Of the grass and tho Wilderness Of tho
sea foam. Tapestries hung on silver rings,
wedding together the pillars Of marble.
Pavilions reaching out In every direction.
These for repose, filed with luxuriant
couches, In which weary limbs sink until
oil fatigue Is submerged. Those for Ca
rousal where kings drink down a king
dom at one swallow. Amazing spectnclel
Lightof silver dripping down over stairs of
ivory on shields Of gold. Floors Of stained
marble, sunset red and night black and
inlaid with cleaning pearl. In conneo-
ton with this palaoc thor0 Is q garden
where the mighty men Of foreign lands
arc seated at q banquet. Under the spread
Of oak and linden and acAcia the tables
are arranged. The breath Of honeysuckle
and frankinoense fills tho air. Fountains
leap up Into the light, the spray struck
through with rainbows falling into crys-
talline baptism upon Towering shrubs,
tnen ioinns Gown tnrougn ohanneis OF
marble ana widening oeo mere anu tnere
into pools swifiing WIN she nnny trpes
o. toreign aquaauhs. polueroa WIN scar
w aheInonee, hypeF'cu'ns Aho many COL
oroa fenuncuh.
Meats OF rares' Diru anu oeasG smoking
up amld Wfeatns OF "romatics- Inc vases
nneo Win apr'cots anu aiinohas. Inc
Daskeos pliea upwltn aprioo's ana nes ah"
oranges anu pomegranates. melons TASTE
iuiiy twlhed Win leaves OF acacia Ihe
prignt Waters OF Eui@us lining INC urns
ana dropping OUTSIDE tho rim IN nashing
Deads anna the traceries. wine from Inc
royal vats OF lspahan ana Shiraz, In DOT.
Ties OF tinge1 smell, anu lily SNAPPED cups OF
silver ana Wagons ana tahkaros OF solld
gold. Tho music rises higher ana tho rev.
C...s breaks out into wider transport, ana
the wine has 1fls.s~l.lle cheek and touch
cd tho brain. and louder tnan 81! other
voices arc tho hiccougha of the incbriatcs,
the gable Of fools and the song of the
drunkarls.
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faded. the last arch has fallen. the last
tankard has been destroyed, and Shushan
is ruin, but as long as tho world stands
there will be multitudcs Of men and worl-
en- familiar with tho Bible who will como
into this picture gallery of God and nd
miro tho divine portrait of Vashti tho
queen, Vashti tho yelled, Vashti tho sacri-
flee, Vashti tho silent.
In tho first place, want you to look
upon Vashti the queen. A blue ribbon,
rayed with white, drawn around her fore
head, indicated her queenly position. 1t
was no small honor to be queen in such a
realm as that. Hark to tho rustic of her
robesl Sec tho blaze Of her jewels, and
yet it Is not necessary to have place and
regal robe In order to DO qucenly. Whom
l SEQ woman with stout faith in God
putting her foot upon all meanness and
selfshness and goddess display, going right
forward to serve Christ and the race by
grand and glorious service, shy, "That
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