Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-12-06
DIR. :. 4 BE!GHT'S SEWING
SERMON.

shuald die; and he chH}-cd solomon hl~ son.
saving. 20 the way uf AL the earth: hu thou
strong therefore, ANA show myself man.
]. kl%GS fl: -.
The picture thrown upon the canvas o!
history hy this text i HAT of Il DYING faith
er, iucainaing the wisdom and expert
ence of Il lifetime in Il single sentence.
and seeking to burn il into the soul ii the
SON who is to succeed him in ruling over
the nation to whose Keeping, more largely
than to all other peoples. is committed
the destnies Of the human iar,iy.
Rv what slender threads sometimes, are
the dcstiny-making events OF time sus-
pended so slender ac they that shallow
thinkers hayc been heard TO talk Of luck
and chance and sucn-like nonsense: but
| warn YOU to-day, there is no such thing
as luck and chance i Il term fit only for
the tongue oi Il fool. There is some work
which can do, which you can do better
than any other one Of Eol's creation ; and
the Almighty will cover us with the shield
Of His own omnipolcncc until it is accom-
plished, if we will only "walk in His stat
ute and keep Ills commandments"
David is jvirG, and very soon olomon
will lie king David is one Of the all
round men that God usel in the working
ut Of lli- purposes. The inst glimpse we
have of iiinl we see Il shepherd lll Il very
ordinary boy viewed from the standpoint
| of what we know OF him, then as the con-
g,lcror IF Goliath, thea recognized by saul
as the rival OF his hon>e; now Il fugitive
| from the constituted authorizes Of his
native land, then king, raising Israel to
| the pinnacle If her power at last ii dying
! man.
Past his vision. doubtless, crowd "a
with startling distintuess, the actions,
and much OF their results, that had gone
to make mp his lie. Solomon stands Ivy
his bedside he will soon have the .crpt-
re in his own hand, for, not long. and the
cry will 90 ont overall I>racl-"The King
is dead. Long live the king "What
shall say 20 ;;olompn"?
The diving father realizes ttat the son
who must soon ASSUME kingly duties MGR
its at his hand some words Il counsel
Guidance or wisdom. fancy that IN this
moment tfauEht with such vital import
ancr David sought lor the cause oi his
failures, that tie might point out to hi-
son Die things to he Shrnnel.
II,l ,,.,;.t,,, I,,,.,.. ;,...,.,,l 4,
this mtcncc he could not have met til,
case better than he did in the sentence
he ut'ricd-'~ how thyse!i II man
Ii | were asked. What is most needed
today in the ranks @! the ministry OF tine
church OF the Lord Jesus Christ voul,
answer, MEN. II vou were II change the
question. and ask, What do we need il
he iaiy Il the ci.itch? wotild say
MEN. Were You 10 ask ne, What ncc'
we most amon- the rulers of the earil.-
the ones who sit ON thrones, in chair, O
state, those who occupy places Of power
would reply, MEN. Wee You to say
What do we need most among Che great
OF the earth treat in learning, it
wealth, in fame; among those who ar,
in any way lifted ir above their fellows
my answer would still be, MEN. Ii We,
We're 10 inquire rs t. what is most needle,
among that greater mass who graz p,
with, and themselves ave .iippea by tn,
problem OF halc living, those WHO a.,
"weary aud heavy Laden, those vino !oi
ana have 10! thcii reward only the iia!
TO Eve, would Still answer, MhN. Wcl,
YOU 10 go among the lower strata If tn,
human family and ask What is the sulu
ton of the problem Of ciimiuilily?
would solve it by making MEN Of them
Ii YOU would continue your search anon,
tie lover levels and query Of nr, VIVA
will you do with politics and the politi
clans, for more real fruit bearing Grim,
has its source in politics, and its agents
the politicians, than anywhere e!-e"'
would Hit my hands and say soi,mMlv
Let some MEN 20 into politics. The rea
reason why portion OF this world j. 90
ing to he'll, is simply and alone for tn,
lack Of MEN.
Once in a Wi,ile You stumble upon som,
one who has mistaken i severe case o
dyspepsia for religion; who rolls up hi,
eye, like dying calf and vhines on
through his nose--
II want TO ht an angel
And with the angels stand"
never see such an exhibition Of ny
p0cracy or lack OF sense without thinking