Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-09

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-In this dis
course DR. Talmage corrects some OF
the false notions about religion and
represents 1t as being SOY inspiring in
stead OF dolorous: text. IL Chronicles
TX. %. "Of spices great abundance, nei-
lher was there any such spice as the
queen OF Sheba gave King Solomon"
What is that building out yonder.
glttering in the sun? Have you not
heard? IL is the house or the forest of
Lebanon. King solomon has just tax
en- TO il his bride. the princess of
Egypt You see the pillars of the por-
tico and a great tower. adorned with
1000 shields or gold. hung on the out
side of the tower. 500 of the shields OF
gold manufactured at Solomon's order;
600 were captured by David. his IA
Their, in battle. See how they blaze in
the MONDAY sun!
Solomon goes up the ivory stairs OF
his throne. between Il lions in statu-
airy. and sits down on the back of the
golden bull. the head of the huge beast
turned toward the people. The fam
lily and the attendants of the king are
so many that the caterers of the palace
have TO provide every day 100 sheep
and ID oxen besides the birds and the
venison. l hear the stamping aud paw
ing OF 1000 fine horses in the royal sta.
beS. There were important officials
WHO had charge Of the work of gather
ing the straw and the barley for these
horses. King Solomon was an early
riser, tradition says. aud used 10 take
a ride out ut daybrcak. and when in his
white apparel. behind the swiftest
horses of all the realm ana followed by
mounted archers in purple. as the cav
nlcade dashed through the streets of
Jerusalem / suppose II was something
worth getting up ut :. o'clock in the
morning To look at.
Solomon was hot ike some OF the
kings of the present day crowned inn
becility. All the splendors of his pal.
ace and retinue were eclipsed by his
intellectual power. Why, he seemed TO
know everything lie was the first
great naturalist the world ever saw.
Peacocks from India strutted the ba-
saltic walk. and apes chartered in the
trees, and deer Stalked the parks. and
there were aquariums with foreign fish
and avsaries with foreign birds, and
tradition says these birds were so we'll
tanned that Solomon might walk clear
aeross the city under the shadow of
their wings as they lowered and fitted
Albert him.
solsn.sn's Wisdom.
nsrs than thts. no had great repu-
sssts. fer nc eesssdruEas' and riddles
Shss he made aud guessed. He and
<sss Eiras., his noighbor, used to sit
by t,Ie hour and ask riddles, each one
paying in money IL he could not an
swer or guess the riddle. The Solomon
Ss navy visited sill the world. and the
sailors, OF course talked about the
wealth or their king and about the rid
Sles and enigmas that he made aud
solved, and the news spread until
Queen Balkis. away or south. heard OF
IL aud sent messengers with few rid
dies that she would like TO have Solo.
mon solve and n few puzzles that she
would like 10 have him fluid out. She
sent. among other things. TO King Sol
ONION a diamond with n hole SO small
that needle could not penetrate Il.
asking him To thread that diamond.
And Solomon took a worm and put IL
at the opening i'm the diamond. and the
worm crawlcd through. leaving the
thread in the diamond. The queen
also sent n goblet 10 Solomon. asking
him 10 ill 1t with water that did not
pour from the sky and that did not
rush out from the earth, and immedi-
ateiy Solomon put slave on the back
or swift horse and galioped him
around and around the park until the
horse was nigh exhausted, and from
The persplration OF the horse the COB
let was filled. She also sent 10 King
Solomon 600 boys I'm girls dress and
300 girls in boys dress. wondering IL
he would be acute enough 10 find out
the deception. Immediately Solomon.
when he saw them wash their faces.
knew from the way they applied the
water that II was all a cheat.
Queen Balsis was SO pleased with the
acuteness OF Solomon that she said.
III Just go and see him for myself"
1onder II comes-the calvacade-horse.
and dromedaries. chariots and chariot
GERS. juggling harness ard Gathering
hoois and blazing shields and flying en-
signs and clapplng cymbals. The place
Is saturated with the perfume. She
brings cinnamon aud saffron and Gala
mus cnd frankincense aud all manner
OF sweet spices. AS the retinue sweeps
through the gate the armed guard in.
BALES the aroma. "Haltr' cry the char.
ioteers as the wheels grind the gravel
In front OF the pillared portico OF the
king. Queen Balkis alights In an at
mosphere bewitched with perfume. AS
the dromedaries are driven up 10 the
Kings stoEehouses and the bundles OF
camphor are unloaded and the sacks of
cinnamon and the boxes OF spices are
opened the surveyors of the palace dis.
rover what my text announces: "Of
spices. great abundance. Neither WAS
Shere any such spice as the queen of
sheba gave to King Solomon"
Sweet Spices of Religion.
We1. my friends, you know that all
.heoioglaas agree in making solomon a
type OF Christ and in making the queen
OF Sheba Il type OF every truth seeker,
ana ! VIII take the responsibility of
saying that all the spikenard and cas-
STA anu frankincense which the queen
or Sheba brought to King solomon is
nightly suggestive Of the sweet spices
o. our holy religion. Christianity is
not 81 collection OF sharp techn.calities
SNo Nhgular ractS ana chronological
ntSss and dry ssatxties. Our religion
n esiaasrsd 10 fnnksncense and to
ssssia. bst never 10 sighsshade. 1t lie
sasdle &C myspk- Ii is a dash OF
Aaas ksht. II ia SparSie or cool foun-
SnssS. IL Is an opealng OF opaline gates.
81 IL collection OF spices. Would God
tsat we were rs wise in taking spices
10 eur divine King as Queen Bnlk!s
was wise in taking the spices 10 the
earthly Solomon.
The fact Is that the duties and cares
OF THIS life. coming TO us from time TO
time. are stupid often and inane and
intoierable- Here are men who have
been hattering. climbing. pounding.
hammering for 20 years. 20 years. 80
ns,a.