The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-16

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 1G.-Tn this
sermon the preacher considers some Of
the besetting sins Of modern society
and warns Christians against yielding
to their allurements. The text Is Isa-
iah xxi. IL, "Watchman. what of the
night!'
Have You an active imagination? If
so. you do not need to go to Palestine,
the land in which the ancient prophet
wrote, for an illustration of the words
of my text. There are watchmen
everywhere men who ut night, while
others sleep. are on guard protecting
property and by their vigilance foil
ing the plans Of thieves and conspira-
tors who prowl around In the dark
ness
was deeply impressed with this
duty of the Waterman by a spectacle
| witnessed some years ago in the
British capital 1t was that of the an
cient ceremony, still observed, Of
mounting guard at the old Tower of
London. This tower. as you may
know Is not really tower. but col
lection of buildings covering an area
of thirteen acres. They are surrounded
by strong and high wall in which
there are four gates called respec-
lively the Iron gate. tie Water. gate
the Traitors gate and the Lions gate.
Within those walls some of the ancient
kings held their courts and passed the
MI In xt-fl1 nd
designations. Ii was the place also
where some OF them defended them
selves behind the barred gates against
domestic enemies. rs well rs foreign
foes. Here also many of the insurpec-
tionists were incarceraied and put to
death The execution axes which to-
day hang upon the museum walls were
wetted with the blood Of many victims.
Upon the blood stained block, which Is
still kept as a grewsome reminder OF
the awful past. many bodies were de-
capitated. The frightened eyes that
looked up AT the rising sun for the last
time from that block did not all belong
TO the masculine sex There poor Lady
Jane Grey died MS well MS the hand
some Earl OF Leicester. and Lords xii
marnock and Balmerlno and Lovat.
But ! am DEPRESSING from my sub
ject. would not have you loter Ion
ger among these historic stones mere
ly to see few crown Jewels ard rcga-
liza. which are guarded in the jewel
house would not have you finger
longer among the breastplates and hel-
NETS and batfleaxes and pixies and
spears and casting nets of chivalric
tlr-es which are now on Exhibition side
by side With the guns aud bayonets
and swords and cannon " the niodsrTl
British soldiers. But Twould hasten /
you out into the open square. where
the shriil flies are calling and the roll
Ing of TIE drums tells US the guards are
forming 70 take their places by and in
these watchtowers. just Ms the watch
men did away back in the time Of VII
liam the Conqueror and during the
reigns Of the Piantagenet kings.
Soldiers on Guard.
stand back. stand back" cry the
officials TO the sightseers. You must
keep of the parade ground and give
the soldiers room A field officer ia
gold lace and .cIanking sword comes
ont Of his quarters and takes his posi-
ton on the right Of the ground Fall
in. fan in-'tcfy the corpOrals TO their
men. The different squads are quickly
formed into one line. The sergeants re
port TO the adjutant: the ndjuiant re-
ports to the commandment Of the Tower
The evening orders are now read The
bandraasier lifts his signal The must
clans pass down in front Of the line
and wheel back to their places. Tattoo
IL sounded. The flag j. lowered The
sunset guns cultural voice IS heard.
Then the soldiers march TO their re-
spec.ive posts. and through the night.
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