Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-07-08

solomon was performing his religious
obligations before the Lord ct Gideon
that the sense Of his human limitations
and his great need OF wisdom In admin
istering the Affairs Of his Kingdom were
borne in upon his soul 1t is only when
one seeks God and comes into His pres
ence that he can get his correct bear
ings and adjust the compass of human
Judgment. Solomon. amidst the prince
iy splendors OF his court at Jerusalem.
surrounded by his courtiers and great
retinue OF officials and servants, i'm
| mersed In the intricacies OF the affairs
OF state. would never have heard God
speaking to him: Ask what I shall
give thee" and would never have felt
a great need outside OF himself and
have asked for Divine wisdom in ad-
ministering the responsibilities OF the
kingdom. He must withdraw from the
rush OF human activities, he must get
out OF the sound of human voices that
he might realize that God was q factor
| In every human activity and that he
might hear His voice speaking IL is SD
| always. The king on his throne. and
the humblest peasant in the realm: the
| public official directing the affairs OF a
nation. and the most obscure citizen: the
! man in whose hands rest great finan.
cial. commercial and industrial inter
/ ests. and the struggling clerk: the
| skilled artisan, and the commonest la
borer: the gifted and cultured woman
with her wide social and charitable OBJ
! legations and responsibilities, and the
| shut-in housewife who bears. single
| handed hn hnr % l.
| business woman, struggling amidst the
trials and temptations of the business
and industrial world. end the factorv
hand whose weary toll keeps her at the
machine in monotonous servitude: the
boy or girl on the playground or in the
schoolroom-all alike have need of that
wisdom which cometh down from the
God OF all wisdom and the realization
OF that need is felt only as one with
draws for quiet meditation and prayer
IF any OF YOU lack wisdom" James
says; and we would add: IL you feel
no lack, seek Cod at Gibeon-the place
OF retirement and worship-and In the
| midnight watches the voice Of God will
| be heard speaking and the soul will cry
out: Lord. | am but a little child A:
| give me wisdom for the duties and the
responsibilities which rest upon me"
| { OURCE of Wisdom.-lt is not in
y man, that is certain The united
wisdom, skill and energy of the peo-
! pie of the world after the food but
| plunged them headlong to the disaster
/ and confusion of the tower Of Babel.
! All the learning OF the Egyptians. which
/ In our day appears as a marvel of HUI
! man achievement. was as nothing be-
fore the faith and the rod Of Moses
| who. following God. led the children OF
! Israel in great wisdom and skill out OF
/ Egypt to the promised land. All the
! astroloGers and wise men of the far
east could rot aid the Fling Of Babylon
| in his perpiexiDg dreams and troubled
! thoughts. but a Daniel who was IN touch
| with the all-wise, all-powerful cd was
/ rot only able TO foretell the events OF
/ tho future. but TO administer the vast
interests of the extensive J iEPdom in
n manner never before experienced. All
the rabbis ard scribes and lcen- witted
/ lawyers OF Josus' line Tough they
| rested neither day nor MI at in their eff
/ forts to frame Questiors that would en-
tanele Him and trip Him up. were like
chaff before the wind. "a His Cod given
wisdom swept them aside and He passed
on with undertaking step
We are told that the "foolishncss Of
| God Is wiser than men" God is called
the God Of all wisdom - and Paul. in
his letter to the Romans. oxclaims: 90
the depth Of the wisdom Of Cod" One
| question which the neiphbors and coun-
! trymen asked concerning Jesus was:
Whence hath this man this wisdom ?"
| The united arguments Of the scholars
and advanced thinkers from every sec
| ton Of the world were aot able 10 stand
| before tho wisdom with which Stephen
/ spake. Why? Because man in touch
with tho God Of all wisdom is always
more than n match for the wisdom OF
the world. God is the source Of all wis
! DON, both for .cwpore' &C well as spir d.
! itual things. Solomon cid not search
the world for the wise men who would
be able to help him administer the ing
dom. he did not trust 20 human abilities.
but sought out God alone at Gideon.
! whom he knew was the source Of all
| wisdom. and obtained from Him the
! wisdom he needed. II must be so with
! you and me. Human advice human
counselors and your OWL human wis
dom must not be allowed to crowd God
out. or obscure your sense Of depend
ence upon the God OF all wisdom. No
Ask of God. that giveth to all men lib
orally and upbraideth not"
DEQUEST for Wisdom-To my mind
~ one of the most charming pictures
we have OF Solomon is this where. I'm the
attitude of little child. he is bowed be-
fore the Lord. One might prefer the
scene OF the matchless splendor and
richness of his palace, his throne, snd
IFS gorgeous apparel and stately dig
nifty. but love to picture the young