Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-25
DIR. CURRY'S SPLENDID
SERMON At TABERNACLE
LARGE CONGREGATIONS PREs
EMIT AT soTH SERVICES.
'sNissor HATH BUlIdss Her House
shs Has Hswn out seven
Pmsrs.- Was Subject.


commencement The faculty had In
vited Dr. Curry. Of Memphis. q
preach the Baccalaureate Sermon
and the members Of the Student y
~. c. A.. learning that Dr. Curry Wa
one Of the most popular olergymen
that had ever oniciatec in Gainesville.
also extended 20 him an invitation %
deliver the annual address before
them. The enormous congregations
proved how delighted the people OF
Gainesville were % have an OppOr.
tunity Of hearing Dr. Curry again.
Both services were held IN the Tab.
srnacle. In the morning the enormous
auditorium was packed; in the even
ing there were but few vacant seats
The exercises OF the morning be
san with a chorus. Come Into Our
Hearts and Abide" well rendered By
the young ladies' Of the Gainesville
High School. This chorus did credit
20 the teaching Of Miss Titman, Of
the High School The violin ObllgatO
was By Prof WoItE. The invocation
was By Dr. sledd. after which the
quartet and chorus choir. with Miss
Pencil a. the piano. led the songre-
cation IN singing Holy. Holy. Holy.
Lord God Almighty" Dr. Curry then
read selections from the eleventh
chapter Of the EDistle 20 the he.
brews. and from the third chapter Of
Proverbs. After the prayer which fol
loved the reading Of the Scripture.
the High School chorus sang an
equisite response. This was followed
BY q tenor solo well rendered by
DIR. Maddox After this the c0ngre-
cation and choir sang Come. Thou
Almighty King Announcements Of
the other commencement exercises
were then made BY DR. sledd. after
which be introduced Dr. A. u. Gerry.
Dr. Curry. after expressing his
pleasure AZ seeing 50 many OF bis old
friends. took as his text the nrst
verse from the ninth chapter OF
Proverbs: Wisdom hath bullded her
house. she has heWn out her seven
pillars." He drew a clear and cpl
gramatic distinction between wisdom
and knowledge. A man may be fun
o. knowledge and yet have no wis
dom; he may be learned. and yet
unEiae. knowledge is OF man. wisdom
comes from God. knowledge l. but
che acquisition % facts. wisdom Is the
ability 20 apply facts Wisdom Is
the power % discern the best ends
and apply the best means 20 attain
them. II q one OF the most precious
and valuable gifts Of God: its force
- above riches. and its gain above
silver and gold n men rightly un
derstO0d the value OF wisdom. they
would make greater efforts 20 attain
q than 10 acquire the wealth Of this
world.
Then the speaker gave a vivid Dc.
scription Of the structure OF am Orient.
ri house with its supporting pillars
and interior court. This building 20
b. perfect and No for the use OF
mankind must BE- strong and beauti.
iuL In the hguraiive language OF
the East seven 10 q perfect number.
and the seven pillars Of the building |
show that Il Is perfect
Then. with apt scrlptural quota.
iioua, he drew likeness between |
men and a building: Know ye NOT
- are the temple OF God" when
nan d right. when his character b
rightly constructed. he a. the noblest
'uiiding In creation. far surprising
ioiomon's temple and the Temple OF
Dana Of Ephesus. And Il d true OF
zone men that wisdom has built ln
hem. want you 20 study che
Characters Of the good man. the soy.
.n-pillard man.
"fhe hrsi OF these pillars o. Physi.
'al Perfection. No man d indepond.
'nt o. bis body and although many
Ireai men have been weak physically.
heir greatness vas Ia spite OF this.
van many Illustrations the preacher
hosed what influence an engaging
Ihysical appearance had had IN the
areers Of many Of ne worlds lead.
p. strong, oomely. graceful. beautl-
y bodies are q God given source OF