Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-25

M First Methodist church Sunday morn
n ing ON ...The Unseen Hands; or, the
y aPower Behind the Throne His text
WAS from First Kings, first chapter
a and twelfth verse:
NJ .Let me, 1 pray thee, give thee
III counsel, that thou mayest save thine
SAown life, and the life of thy son Sol
omon."
u Many ia time we lock upon chivalric
n ades,,a And results of momentous kinds
kand character without ever knowing
G the first great cause.
VI In our text today flashes upon the
~ panorama picture of one of the
n strongest factors Of all history. The
m world knew little of her before, has
N known but little since. Though on the
# stage but once. she sent ringing down
u the ages story and a sentiment
which will live forever
M She is the mother of Solomon
Bathsheba Solomon is the rightful
heir to the throne King David is old
and decrepit. Adonijah, half broth
er to Soolmon, son of David, a man
with strong personality and political
golden opportunity to crown himself
king of Israel
Adonijah, though but half brother
to Solomon, is full brother to Absalom
who caused his father and the king
dom trouble once before.
He Mas created a great following,
and has had himself crowned with
great glory. The communicating chief
of David's army is with him.
David is very old. and seems to be
ignorant of what is going on Nathan
the prophet, sees what is going on.
He goes to Bethsheba. the mother of
Solomon, and suggests to her how
things may be righted.
Here is a power behind the thone
Here is the mother of the rightful
heir to whom David has sworn that
her son shall be made to be king over
Israel.
Nathan said, "You go into the pres.
ence of the king and insist for the
oath's being carried out, as he made
it to you, and Solomon's being crown
ed, and while you are yet speaking
will come in." She did as instructed.
When she had gotten the attention
of the king, behold, when she had told
of what Adonijah was doing, and re-
minded David of his oath to her con-
cerning Solomon, Nathan the prophet
,mes in.
Immediately he begins the same ar
n gument The old man remembers his
covenant with Bethsheba, calls for her
tc come before him, and Immediately
renews the VOW.
Woman may have more of curiosity
Man her brother, man. but one thing
bretty sure, she has less of selfishness.
ehe is not striving to enroll her name
NJ emong the famous.
But for this Introduction she and
III Solomon would have been put to death
quite speedily.
She had never seen the glory of
Solomon.
She had never seen the temple of
Solomon.
She had never seen the power of
Solomon.
She had never seen the dominion of
Vhat cared she whether the world
axer saw through the veil hanging be-
tWen her and her sons future glory j?
What cared Mrs. Garfield, as she
N and sewed and darned in the log
bin. laboring to educate her son.
ether her name ever be known?
II What cared the Egyptian princess,
/ % found the babe in the bullrushes
public applause? She did not
eAm Of what the boy was to become.
.Sss What cares any mother who has
IL n9ht the commission of God to care
her own child?
cses received a mothers training
Se1d delivered mothers people.
M thes true principles of manhood
k'and woinAnhood could be injected into
M mon AFTER they are twenty, thirty and
yeers old, it were different.
ES % has not so designed 1t. Nor is
n 1t right No. No! Not right that he
& should
Let me ask: At what period would
you have the minds of your children