The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-26
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE 5Y rHs NOTED
DIVINE.
subject 4 Precious BORDEN -sclon of the
House ot David in Jchoshcha's Arms-
4 Lesson From the slaughter of the
Prlnccs-Lcad children to Christ,


and : vs. that al around us are royal ma.
tures that we may heln deliver. The text
j. IL Kings NJ. >. g. "Jehoshcha. the
daughter of King loram. sister OF Aha.
nah. took loask. the son N Ahlriah, and
stole him from among the kings sons
which were slain. and they hid hlm, even
him O. his nurse. in the hcdchamher
/ from Atl.-'iah. - KAT he was not slain.
And he was with her hid IN he house OF
tn, Lord SIX wears
Granimothers are more lenient with
their ch,ldrcn's children than the' were
with 'Geir own. At forty years of age u
discipline ne necessary chasttsement j.
used. hut at seventy the grandmother.
looking upon the mlshehavior OF the grand.
/ chill Is apologctic and disposed 90 sub
stltute confectionery for whip. There -
nothing more beautiful than childhood.
GRANDMOTHER takes out her pockcthand-
kerchiet and wipes her spectacles an puts
I them on and looks down into the tace OF
her mschievo : and rchclllous descendant
and says: II don't think lie meant 90 do
i IT. let him ch this time III he RESPONSE
/ ble for his behavior in the future NV
mother, with the second generation around
/ her. holstCrous crew, said one daN. Il
| suppose they ough.s~n be- disciplined hut
| cant do II. Grandmotners are not ht
TO bring up grandchildren. But here m
my text we have a grandmother OF dlt.
/ fercnt tyne.
have been at Jerusalem. where the oc-
I currcncc ., the text took place, and the
/ whole scene came vivldv before me while
I | was going over the site of the ancient
temple and climbing the towers 90, tho
/ kings palace. Here in the text It ls old
Athahah tho royal murdcrcss She ought
20 have been honorable Her father was
/ a king. Her husband was a king Her son
I was king And vet We find her plotting
I for the determination of the entire royal
/ family, including her own grandchildren
The eNecutioncrs knives are sharpened
. he palace IS red with the blood of princes
and prlncess,s On all sides are slrl,ks
aud hands thrown up aud struggle and
/ death grDan No mercy Kill XIII! But
while the ivory floors Of the palace run
4 with carnage and the whole lanl is under
. the shadow of a great horror a il'ct
q footed woman, Cicrgyman's wife, Icho-
shcha 10y name, stealthlly approaches the
imperial nursery, sclscs upon the grand.
/ child that had somehow as yet escaped
massacre. wraps 1t up tenderly. but IN
haste snuggles u against her. tics down
+ the palace stairs her heart in her throa,
lest she hc discovered IN this compassion.
ate abduction. Get her out of the way as
/ quick as you can, for she carries a precious
burden, even a young king With this
youthful prize she presses into the room
/ of the ancient temple, tho church o. o.dcn
. lAIN
him down, sound asleep ~ he ls and an
/ conscious Of the peril that has been threat.
J ened, and there FOR six years be s sccretcd
/ IN that church apartment Meanwhile old
/ Athaliah smacks her lips with satisfaction
and thinks that all the royal family are
dead But the six years expire, AMI Il i
time for young Joash 10 come forth and
take the throne and 10 push back INTO
disgrace and death old Athalan
Ilp aTTanupmpntg arc all funNn for M.
! ltical revolution, The military come and
! take possession of the temple. swear 10y
/ atty TO the boy loash and stand around
/ for Ils defense See the sharpencd swords
I and the FURNISHED shields Everything ls
/ ready. Now Joash, half aiirighted at the
/ armed tramp of his defenders. scared a.
! the vOciferatlon ot his admirers IS brought
1 forth in full rcgalA. The scroll OF author
/ ty u put IN his hands the corooet OF gov.
crnment ls put on his brow, and the pco-
/ pie clapped and waved and huzzacd and
trumpotcd. What is that" said Atha.
/ llah. What i3 that sound over iu the
/ temple - And she flies 10 see, end or her
/ haven't you hoard2 You thought you
! had slain I'll the royal family, but Joash
/ has come 10 light Then the royal muir
/ deress, frantic with rage, grabbed hci man
tie and tore II - tattcrs and cried until
she foamed az the mouth You have no
right 10 crown my grandson. You have
/ no right to take the government from my
shoulders. Treason. treason"
While she stood there crying the mill.
tary started for her arrest. and she took
A short cat through a back door of the
7 temple and ran through the royal stables.
/ but the bat'lcaNcs ~ the military fell on
/ her IN the blruyard, and for many a day
/ when the horses were being unloosenod
from the chariot after drawing oyt young
hg 30. Il.
/ rear passing the place as they smell the
/ place OF the carnage
The first thought ! hand YOU from thu
subject Is that the determination OF rig' {.
eOnsnes- - an imposslhllity. Nhen "a
woman Is good she Is AIT 10 be very good.
and when she ~ bad she d. apt 20 be very
bad and this Athailah was one Of the
/ latter sort. She would cXtrrminlt, the
last scion Of the house OF David. through
whom Jesus was 30 come There wa.
plenty of work Tor cmbaimers and under.
takers She would clear the land of all
God fearing and God loving people She
would put an en- 10 everything that could
IN anywiAc interfere with her imperial
crImlnalty She folds her hands and SAYS
The work ~ done il h completely
1 done j. ~ in the swadding clothes OF
that church .partment are wrapped the
cause Of God aud the cause of good Roy
ernment. That Is the scion Of the house
Of David. II Dr. JOash the God wor.hipng
rei0rmcr. II ~ JOash, the friend ot God
H. is Jolsh, the dcmoralIzcr OF Bnlitish
idOlatry. Rock him tcudorly, nurse him
gently. Ath1,lah, you may xii aIl .lc
other children. but sou cannot Kill hIm
Eternal dclcusos are thrown all around
him, and this clergyman wife, .lehDshrhd,
Will snatch him up from DO" palace mars.
cry and Will run down wish him into the
house Of the lord and there she wiii
hide HIM iOr SIX years. and az 'hc end OF
that time hp wall come forth tor your DE-.
thrgncmont and obItefluou.
Well, my friends. just aR poor 81 bptch
does the world always make oi c&tiu.
gushing TlghfoOusucz- ruYcfzittfpu gIsez
up and ray4, ] Will IIF. put an end 20
pure religion DJmiiau slew 41VJJ
Christians, Diyclctilu -."" siiypJ Chris.
tIaus. And the seytua ~ persecution has
been swung through aI, 'Hc ages aud the
Hame- hissed and the gI .lDtuo chopped
and The Bi-tiic grO1noj, but DID tbe foes
Oi Christianity oytermIn8tc Ity Did they
eEteTmiuate Aibau. the first British s1crI.
fee. or IuugH the swiss rciDinirr. OF
John Oira7t'o. tie Christian nOb.rmau.
pr Abdaiiab, the A-abau martyr, or Anne
A.kcw or Sanders OF t81mcfy Great
work Of determination they made OF o.
Just % the time when they thought they
had s.ain ai the royal family Of Jcsu.
some IoI.h would spring up and ont and
take The throne Of power aud weld kcr}
scepter Of Christian dominion
InhdelIty says n wfll sxterminatr tir
Bible, and the Scriptures were '1roHu
into the sire, for the mob 30 tfampc on.
and they were piled up in thc public
square, and set on hrc and mountains oi
indignant contempt were hurled on them
and learned universities derreed tn Bible
out NJ existence Thomas Paine said "iu
my Age ~ Reason ! have ann.hiiatsI the
Scripture Your Washington D. 20 brsIi.
luminous Christian. bat ] am the toe Of
Q u 4.