Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-22
a PRECIOUS BURDEN.
SCION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID IN
JEHOSHEBA,S ARMS


DR.. TaImnge Draws n Lesson From
the Slaughter of the Princes-Ex-
horts Parents to Lead Their Chill
dren to Christ.
WASHINGTON, Oct 21.-In this dis
course on a neglected incident Of the
Bible DR.. Ta1mage draws some COM
forting lessons and shows that all
around US are royal natures that we
may help deliver. The text is III Kings
xi, 2, 3: "Jehosheba. the daughter Of
King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took
Joash, the son of Ahaziah. and stole
him from among the kings sons which
were slain, and they hid him. even him
and his nurse, in the bedchamber from
Athaliah, SO that he was not slain.
And he was with her hid in the house
of the Lord six years"
Grandmothers are more lenient with
their children's children than they
were with their own At 40 years Of
age if discipline be necessary chastise-
ment is used, but at 20 the grandmoth
er, looking upon the mfsbehavior of the
grandchild, is apologize and disposed
to substitute confectionery for whip.
There is nothing more beautiful than
childhood Grandmother takes out her
pocket handkerchief and wipes her
spectacles and puts them on and looks
down into the face of her miSchlevous
and rebellious descendant and says: tI
don't think he meant to do it. Let him
off this time. I'll be responsible for his
behavior in the future" My mother
with the second generation around her,
a boisterOus crew. said one day: 81
suppose they ought to be disciplined,
but l can't do it, Grandmothers are
not fit to bring up grandchildren" But
here in my text we have n grandmoth-
er of different type.
1 have been at Jerusalem. where the
occurrence of the text took place, and
the whole scene came wildly before
me while was going over the site of
the ancient temple and climbing the
towers of the kings palace Here in
the text it is old Athaliah. the royal
murderess. She ought to have been
honorable. Her father was Il king.
Her husband was king. Her son was
q king. And yet we find her plotting
for the determination of the entire roy
al family. including her own grand
children. The eXecutionerS' knives are
sharpened The palace is red with the
blood of princes and princesses. On all
sides are shrieks and hands thrown up
and struggle and death groan- No mer-
cy. Kill. kill, But while the ivory
Of In
and the whole land is under the shad-
ow of Il great horror a feet footed wo-
man. Il ciergyman's wife. Jehosheba
by name, ste2ithily approaches the I'm
perial nursery. seiZeS upon the grand
child that had somehow as yet escap-
ed massacre. wraps it up tendcrly but
in haste. snug@les it against her. flies
down the palace stairs, her heart in her
throat lest she be discovered in this
compa saDuate abduction. Get her cut
of the way as quick you can. for she
carries a precious burden. even 3
young king. With this youthful prize
she presses into the room of the an
cient temple. the church of olde0
time. Unwrap S the young king and puts
him down. sound asleep as he is and
unconscious Of tie peril that hes been
threatened. and there for six years he
is secreted in that church apartment.
Meanwhile old Athaliah smacks Ter
lips with satisfaction and thinks that
all the royal family are dead But the
six years expire. and it is time for
young Joash to come forth AID take
the throne and to push back into dis
grace and death old Athaliah.
C~-,e to Light.
The arran~c..iCntS are al made for
political revolution. The military come
and take possession of the temple.
swear loyalty to the boy Joash and
stand around for his defense. See TIE
sharpened swords and the FURNISHED
shields, Everything is ready. Now
Joash. half afr,Ghted at the armed
tramp of his defenders. scared 1T the
vociferation of his admirers, is brought
forth in full regafia. The scroll Of au
thority is put liz his hands. the coronet
of government is put on his brow. and
the people Capped and waved and huz-
zaed and trumpeted- "What is that %
said Athaliah What is that Sound
over in the temple2' And she flies to
see. and on her way they meet her and
say: why. haven't you heard2 You
thought you had slain all the royal
family. but Joash has come to light
Then the royal murderess. frantic with
rage. grabbed her mantle and tore it to
tatters and cried until she foamed at
the mouth: You have no right to
crown my grandson. You have no
right to take the government from my
shoulders Treason treasonr'
While she stood there crying that the
military started for her arrest. and she
oh flnrO11oh n hanL- door Of