Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-08
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON .
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BYTHE NOTED
DIVINE,
Subject A Precious Eurden-ScIon of the
House of David in Jehosheba's Arms
Lesson From the Slaughter of the
PrinCcs-Lead Children to Christ.

fCopvriRht 1901
WASHINGTON. d. C.-In this discourse
on neglected incident of the Bile DR.
Ialmagc draws some comforting lessons,
lures that we may help deliver The text
is IL. Kings xi, .. 8: "Jehosheba, the
daughter of King Joram, sister of Aha
zlah, took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, and
stole him from among the kings sons
which We're slain, and thev hid him, even
I HIM a. bis nurse. in the bedchamber
from Ath: 'iah. SO that he was not slain
And he was with her hid in the house Of
the Lord six wears"
Granimothers are more lenient with
their chi'dren's children than they were
with their own. At forty wears of age If
discipline be necessary chastisement is
used. but at seventy the grandmother,
looking upon the msbehavior of the grand
chill is apo,opetic and dsposed to sub
stltute confectionery for whip. There is
nothing more beautiful than childhood
grandmother takes out her pockethand-
kerchlef and wipes her spectacles and puts
them on and looks down into the face of
her. mischievo:s and rebelious descendant
and saws: "I don't think he meant to do
it. Let him off this time. III be RESPONSE
Bile tor his behavior in the future" NV
mother. with the second generation around
her, bo'sterous crew. said one dav: 81
suppose they ought to he disciplined. but
to bring up grandchildren" But here in
my text we have a grandmother of diff
ferent tyne
l have been Mt Jerusalem, where the oc-
currencc Of the text took place, and the
whole scene came vividlv before me while
! L was going over the site of the ancient
| temple and climbing the towers of the
kings ralace. Here in the text it is old
Athaliah. the royal mnrdereSs. She ought
to have been honorable. Her father was
king. Her husband was a king Her son
was n king And vet we find her plotting
for the determination of the entire royal
family, including her own grandchildren
The palace is red with the blood of princes
and nrincesses. On all sides are shreks
and hands thrown up and STRUGGLE and
death Froan. No mercy! Kill! kill! But
while the ivory floors of the palace run
with carnage and the whole land is under
! the shadow of n great horror n fleet
footed woman, a clerovman's wife. Jeho-
sheba hv name. stealthily approaches the
! lmnerial nursery, sei2cs upon the grand
child that had somehow as vet escaped
massacre. wraps it up tenderlv. but in
haste snuggles it against her, flies down
the palace stairs. her heart in her throat
lest shn bc discovered in this compassion
ate abduction Get her cut of the way as
! quick as You can for she carries n precious
! burden. even a young king With this
! youthful prize she presses into the room
Of the ancient temple, the church of olden
! time, unwraps the Young king and puts
! him down. sound asleep as he is and un-
conscious of the neril that has been threat
ened. and there for six years he is secreted
in that church apartment. Meanwhile old
Athaliah smaoks her Fms with satisfaction
and thinks that all the royal family are
dead But the six years expire. and it is
time for young Joasf to come forth and
! {,l-. h i 1. L. l.
disgrace and death old Athaliah.
The arrangements are all made for po-
! litical revolution. The military come and
! take possession of the temple. swear 10y
atty 10 the hoy .Joash and stand around
/ for rs defense. See the sharpened swords
and the FURNISHED shields! EVERYTHING is
ready. Now ,Joash. half affrighted at the
armed tramn of his defenders. scared at
the vociferation of his admirers. is brought
forth in full regalia. The scroll of author
ity is put in his hands. the coronet Of gov
ernment is put on his brow. and the peo-
pie capped and waved and huzzaed and
trumpeted 'What is that" said Atha-
/ liah. "What Is that sound over in the
/ temple?" And she flies to see, and on her
way they Get her and say: "Why.
! haven't yon heard? You thought Won
| had slain FL the royal family, bur Joash
! has come to light" Then the roval muir
deress. frantic with rage. grabbed her man
/ I've diu Tore IL TO IdIterS ana cfleu uutll
! she foamed at the mouth "You have no
4 right 10 crown my grandson. You have
/ no ri"lt 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 crt through back door of the
/ temp'e and ran through the royal stables,
but the battleaxes of the military fell on
her in the BARNARD. and for many dav
! when the horses were being unloosened
I from the chariot after drawing out young
/ ,Joash the fierv steeds would snort and
rear nassing the place as they smell the
/ placr Of the carnage
The first thought I hand You from this
subject is that the determination of right
eousness is an imposslbiltv. Nhen
woman is good she is ant to be very good.
and when she is bad she is apt to be very
bad and this Athaliah was one of the
latter sort. She would .evterminaie the
last scion OF the house of David. through
whom Jesus was to come. There was
plenty of work for embalmers and under
takers. She would clear the land of all
God fearing aud God loving people. She
/ would put an end TO everything that could
/ in anywise interfere with her imperial
/ criminalitv. She folds her hands and SAYS:
/ "The work is done. 1t is completely
/ done Is it? In the swaddlng clothes of
| that church apartment are wrapped the
cause of God and the cause of good gov
| errment That is the scion of the house
of David, u is Joash, the God-worshipine
reformcr. 1t is Icash, the friend OF God.
| II is Joash. the demoralzer OF Baalitish
| idolatry. Rock him tenderly. nurse him
gently. Athalah. YOU may kill all the
other children. but You cannot kill him.
| Eternal defenses are thrown ali around
him. and this clergyman's wife. .lehosheba,
Will snatch him up from the palace nurs-
| cry and win run down with him into the
house of the Lord. and there she will
! hide him for six years, and at the end of
that time he will come forth for your de-
| thronement and obliteration.
Well. my friends. Just as poor botch
does the world always make of extin'
gushing righteousness Superstition rises
up and saws. Il viii just put an end to
| pure religion" Domitian slew 10000
| Christians. Diocletan slew $4,000 Chris
/ tians. And the scythe of persecution has
been swung through all the ages. and the
flames hissed aud the guillotinc chopped
aud the Rastle groaned, but did the foes
OF Christianity exterminate it, Did they
externinate Alban. the first British sacr.
flee. or Zwingl the Swiss reiormer. or
| John Oldcastle the Christian nohleman