The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-09

oowed unto Baal, whose lips had not
kissed him. It seems the Preacher in
MS judgment of the female sex, as in
his judgment of many other things,
was prone to jump at concIusions-a
habit which some Of his followers have
not yet rid themselves of.
How stale and Improbable are the
words of the Preacher when compared
with the words of the Son of Man!
How shadowy and unsubstantial is the
philosophy of the Preacher, who boasted
of having seen all the works under the
sun, and of being greater than all that
had been before him in Jerusalem;
who piled and compiled proverbs by
the thousand, yet died in sin and
wickedness! How sublime and hope
inspiring is the Philosophy of the SIM
pie Doer of Good, who had not where
to lay his head, yet enriched the world
for all time to comel The Preacher !
strove for the things which satisfy the
moment, but become yapid before they
are fairly enjoyed, He made him great
works; he gathered silver and gold,
and the peculiar treasures of kings,
and, while inwardly feeling that all his
wealth, and his wisdom, and his women,
were generators Of vanity and vexation
of spirit, yet he caused his heart to de-
-spair because he could not put them
into his vest pocket and carry them
with him into the grave. The kings of
the earth came to hear his wisdom, and
brought him presents, the fame of his
glory spread over all the land; he mar
ried the princesses Of all the surround
ing kingdoms; but his glory, not being
founded on worth, was ephemeral;
among all his wives he found not one
wLo was gcods to him all .ha wo-ka
under the sun, taken singly and in the
aggregate, had their inception in vanity,
and their elimination in vexation of,
spiriti The Son of Man gathered no
earthly treasures; he labored, but not
for himself; he was king, but his
kingdom was not Of this world. Abuse
was his daily portion; his motives were
nisconstrued; his life endangered
many times; his wonderous works as
cribed to evil powers; but throughout
it all he ceased not from doing good;
the physically and spiritually wrecked
departed not from him without succor.
He was not connected by marriage or
otherwise, with the rulers Of the earth;
princesses followed not in bis train; he
was the lowliest Of the lowly; but to
the everlasting glory Of the fair sex be
it said, noble, and from sin redeemed
women ministered unto him when alive
mourned for him when dead, and re-
joiced at the resurrection. No Queen
Of Sheba came, pomp attended, from
the ends of the earth to test his wisdom
but the penitent Mary Magdalene
found in him q comforter whose words
were healing balm. And when his
short, but evsntful life was brought to
close; when in his cruciixion error
seemed to triumph over truth; when hs
was made to drink the bitterest Of al
cups-lngratitude-his lips uttered moi
word Of reproach; his gentle sou
] gave not way TO despair; he knew hi'
lifef work had not hagpn, nor had i
] ended, in vanity; he felt that from hi
life and death the remofest generation
} would draw new strength and inspira
} ton to fight the battle OF life alonl
} the lines laid down by the Master
) Verify, here wss one greater than Solo
! mon!
!, Are then the sayings of the Preache
{ of no valuep Far from it; they are o
! great value. The Preacher is as on
]; who has tried to discover pass througl
: mountain range. Not having sue
!. ceeded, he turns back and warns al
s others not to travel the path he at
1 tempted to travel. The discourse 0
r the Preacher is . record OF failures
: Its pages are illuminated only occasion
q ally by faint glimpses Of Truth. Tn
. sayings Of the Preacher are valuabl
chiefly for what they teach US to avoid
Q the precepts and the examl le OF th
0 Christ teach Us what to do, and how t
9 do it. o0SS.
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