The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-04-28
Calnnase
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaae, d. d.

this sermon draws lessons OF the evils
that come from avnrice and cupldity
The text is Matthew xvi. 5, Where
fore that field was called the field Of
blood"
A gcwsome fascination hoyers about
the bricks, and the stones, and the
boards, and the grounds where lived
and wrought some Of the worlds evil
workers Island Of Blcnnerhasset.
Wonderful name. rich 10 historical as.
s0ciations, | see the bonts every spring
and summer and fall filed with sight.
seers almost daily pushing out upon
tie Ohio river 20 seek this little island
near Marietta Whyi ls Il summer
Playground Il II ru Isle Of Wight Is
It's center n mansiOni Are lts banks
teTaCedi Are ~ trees filed with
sweetest Of songsters no they were once
In the halycon days when its owner.
Hartman Blcnnerhasset, took his bride
there and changed this Island into au
Elcnic garden. M Ncbuchadnezzar.
who had couucd Princess Amytis
among the bills 0f Ecbatana. 10 humor
the whlms Of bis queen. had lifted high
for the wondcrmcnt Of the world the
famous hanging gardens Of Babylouy'
oh, no. Bleunerbasset island today IL
Of little intrinsic value. A few scrub
trees, a few rocks. perhaps a few hoy
els such IA can be- seen Ia scores Of n.
lands In the middle ~ this Ohio river.
are all the aesthetic beauties Il has Ia
orer 10 the landscape artist But to the
historian BlennTrhasset has the same
fascination IA have the broken walls
Of ken.lw0rth castle Blcuucrhnsset q.
immortal ou account ~ the Infamous
history ~ Aaron Burr That 10 where
the eX.vio" president stopped ON hi.
way Ia establish y monarchy IN tho
great southwest Il has an cv1 fam,
~ the rendezvous ~ the traitorous con
splrators Of that day. just M Ia that
house Ia a side street Of Washington
lu which Mary l.. surrhtt welcomed
the thugs ~ the later time who wcr,
plotting the assassination Of Abraham
Lincoln.
The people IN swarms used 10 10 {.
an old fashioned New England hous,
where was Kept a bloody shirt. a.,
relic o. dasmrily deed ~ the Revolt
tiouary war A. remember the story
90 American officer was surrounded
by the enemy while eating dinner 10
this very house when called upon Z,
! surrender De- handed over his sword
: hilt Grit. 10 one ~ bis cHpiors. In
stead " the British soldier receiving q
aud placing bis captive under guarl
be- took the sword and plunged Il
through the heart ~ bis helpless nc
tim The rent 10 the shirt showc
where the sword had pierced lts wa,
into the bleeding flesh. ~ course sucl
cowurlly act as this was condemneJ
hy the british army a. well a. by n,
American But the condemnation o
the murderer hes uo, anything 10 d,
with ms thought The one fact wan
, ~ impress uuou YOU rs this Scores an,
hundreds Of people naturally seek II
fascinated awe the places where .
! great crime has bccn committed. III,
star loo the f10r ~ thc Pennsylvania
} depot where Garfield was shot. fo
year. had 60, thousands ~ q ghisccrs
M" srruc ~ mo Chicago HJymarkc
riot. tHp place where Edward Stoke
shot james Ilsk. the sausage val
where l,utrfri di,Iut,rraivi the boil,
, ~ OH, numbered wife, 900 have ha,
T their morbid sIght,,yrs even gs ihD
r'ow boz which Grore, Washington
hrc1th,d Dol, last has .t. doil, visitors
The FisId Of niood."
Crowds of ,.lht,crr- Ir Jerusalem
. for year, after the ,u,,hNIuu went Il
p the SCENE OF my text uUt ~ a morbI
{ curiosity, us the multitud, SEEK th
+ | island ~ Hyuurfhusset Indeed. 10,
b they not gone uu, NJ n morbid curlo-
, lty they never would have ronc Ut al
, "AcrldHmn. that h. 10 Say. tie ncld q
. | blood is not. us SOME PEOPLE Nigh
/ suppose. uu Esdm,lou plain where
{ mighty battle wa. fought II was nl
. old pottcrs held n'lci with clay. !
I was ton poor ground 10 he uso,i ~
} agricultural purposes Il bad bccl
turned into q raupcrs' cemetery. Ne
. this paupcrs burial ground had ~
F.. years hosts " slFhtsecrs Whyi Per
! haps the best way 10 answer you II q
tell you what some % the s.ghtsecr
{ are now saying "Yes. this is ground.
= SAYS some one. "that was bought b
j che priests with Che ihItt, piccys %
i silver Judas rccyI,cd Cor bytrayin
. christ" "Acrldama that Is. the Och
, | VI bIo0l"-says another. "a Il we
, ! namcI" Could we have a better sub
. irct to preach upon ou the Sahbau
= preceding Gooi Friday than this pot
ters ueld. which became pauper'
D buryiug ground. bought with the none
/ Judas received Tor bvtrayiue Chrlsti
. Accldrmn. IN Nn nri place. tcachc
4 ~ that there o. uo honor among thieves
when q man becomes a satanic hlry
{ ling he ~ not likely Go De- true TO hl
r partner, 10 mumy A murderer 4
order to save h's own neck. as o. rul'
/. viii turn statg'r evidence against hi
companions In crime A pickpocsr
|, will bc Just ~ willing 60 empty ih
r nurse " an associate as he l. to snaiCI
!. the watch o. bank president Il
= often Wanted that there IL homo