Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
DIR. CURRY'S SPLENDID
SERMON AT TABERNACLE
LARGE CONGREGATIONS PRES
EMIT At BOTH SERVICES.
"Wisdom Hath Builded Her House,
She Has Hewn Out Seven
Pillars" Was Subject.

day morning and evening 20 hear the
opening exercises OF the University
commencement. The faculty had en-
vited Dr. Curry. OF Memphis. 20
preach the Bacoalaureate Sermon.
and the members OF the Student Y.
NJ. c. A.. learning that Dr. Curry was
one OF the most popular clergymen
that had ever OBLIGATED In Gainesville.
also extended to him an invitation 70
deliver the annual address before
them. The enormous congregations
proved how delighted the people OF
Gainesville were to have an Oppor.
tunity Of hearing Dr. Curry again.
Both services we're held in the Tab.
ernacle. 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
heaAN5 anu Ahiutt wen itAuNiNA "
the young ladies Of the Gainesville
High School. This chorus did credit
20 the teaching of Miss Titman. of
the High School The violin ObligatO
was by Prof. WOltz. The invocation
was by DR. Sledd, after which the
quartet and chorus choir, with Miss
Fennell at the piano, led the cOngre-
cation in singing Holy. Holy. Holy
Lord God Almighty" DR.. Curry then
read selections from the eleventh
chapter of the Epistle TO the He
brews, and from the third chapter Of
Proverbs. After the prayer which fol
lowed the reading OF the Scripture,
che High School chorus sang an
equisite response. This was followed
by a tenor solo well rendered by
Mr.. Maddox. After this the cOngre-
cation and choir sang Come, Thou
Almighty King, Announcements Of
the other commencement exercises
were then made by DIR. Sledd. after
which he introduced DIR. A. b. Curry.
Dr. Curry. after expressing his
pleasure at seeing so many of his old
friends, took as his text the first
verse from the ninth chapter q.
Proverbs: Wisdom hath builded her
louise, she has heWn out her seven
liars" He drew a clear and cpl.
-amatic distinction between wisdom
uad knowledge. a man may be full
IL knowledge and yet have no Wis
CON; he may be learned. ana yet
t.aise. knowledge Is Of man, wisdom
( mes from God. knowledge Is but
tae acquisition Of facts. wisdom is the
ability TO apply facts. Wisdom Is
Ire power 10 discern the best ends
aud apply the best means % attain
them. II Is one OF the most precious
md valuable gifts Of God; its force
Is above riches. and its gain above
silver and gold. n men rightly an
derstoOd the value Of wisdom, they
would make greater efforts 10 attain
A. than TO acquire the wealth OF this
world
Then the speaker gave a vivid de.
sCrlption Of the structure OF an Orient
al house with It's supporting pillars
and interior court. This building 10
b. perfect and M for the use OF
mankind must be strong and beauti-
ful. In the fguratiye language OF
the East, seven Is a perfect number
aud the seven pillars OF the building
show that Il Is perfect
Then, with apt scrlptural quota
tlons. he drew a likeness between
men and a building: Know ye not
yc are the temple OF God When
man Is right, when his character Is
rightly constructed, he Is the noblest
building I'M creation. far surprising
solomon's temple and the Temple Of
Dana OF Ephesus. And IL r. true Of
some men that wisdom has built Ia
them. 1 want you 20 study the
characters OF the good man, the sew
en.plllard man.
The first OF these pillars Is Physi'
cal Perfection. 40 man Is independ'
ent OF his body and although many
great men have been weak physically
thelr greatness was In spite OF this.
with many illustrations the preacher
showed what influence an engaging
physical appearance had had In the
careers q many Of the worlds lead
ers. strong oomely, graceful. beauti-
ful bodies are a GOdgiyen source OF
ooWer This Is warrant enough Tor
..tt.ttcs A far As athletic