The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-19
SUNDAY SPEAKS
TO CLUB WOMEN
HUNDRED CLUB WOMEN OF TWO
CITIES MEET TO HEAR SUNDAY
SPEAK ON THE LOST WORD
RESPONDED TO INVITATIONS
FROM MRS. r. M. POLLOCK.

In response to invitations from
Mrs. r. M. Pollock, over 100 club
women of Fargo and Moorhead gath
cred at her home yesterday morning
to hear Rev. Mr.. Sunday speak on
Henry Van Dykes The Lost Word.
h meeting was opened with scrip
ture readings, Mr.. Sunday calling aon
the ladies for some of their favorite
passages. A short prayer was offer
ed and Rev. Mr.. Sunday began his
address to the large gathering Of
rates the vast crowds who congregate
to hear him in the tabernacle.
He introduced his subject stating
that although The Lost Word is not
the best known of Henry Van Dykes
works, still it embodies a message in
its story told in such a way as to
remain with the reader and, as he
expressed it, ring out like Christ's
golden bell He continued in his
characteristic manner telling the
story of the production with its life
lesson and adding touches of every
day life in the present day.
Hermes was a young man who lived
in the days shortly after the life of
Christ and he was the first of his
people to embrace the christian reli-
gion. AS a result of his beliefs he
found himself somewhat ostracized
from his fellowmen and as time went
on he began to lose courage and
faith. One day while contemplating
the situation, and comparing his
lonely state with that which he had
enjoyed before and watching the
happy care-free lives of his people
worshiping their idols, there appear
ed before him Marsonne, who was a
pagan priest
The priest drew from Hermes the
story of his discomfort and offered as
a substitute for his faith in God, the
belief Of the pagans. He Offered
HI srmes wealth and affluence in X
change for the thing which he valued
least, picturing his offer in a leaf
which was turning yellow before
them. He offered him pleasure, sym
bolic in a swelling bud and as q
crowning glory to the rest, he placed
success before him. ALI of the most
worldly things which he could desire
should be his in exchange for his
belief in Jesus Christ. Hermes yield
ed.
The story pictures him among the
most influential of his people with
anything at his command that he
might desire. He has servants to
respond to his slightest wish and
was next in authority to the king.
He had also married a beautiful wife,
Athenius, ana about his knee played
a promising son. He had everything
that his heart could desire. One day
as he ode about the arena in his
chariot, driving a fine team of pranc-
Ing horses, which he displayed to the
m~ultitudes, his little son ran out to
meet him, and setting him up be-
side him, he continued about the
arena. An accident happened. AS the
pace Of the horses quickened, a
chariot wheel collided with a pillar,
throwing the boy from the chariot
killed but badly injured and for days
the child lay in a delirium. No human
aid could help him and the speaker
described in graphic words the an
guish Of the father and mother.
Hermes in the time of his trouble
remembered the One whom he had
forsaken. He tried to call on Him
for aid, but the name was taken from
him. Shortly before his father, whom
he greatly lovd7, had fallen i'll and
Hermes had called upon God, and
God had heard him. Now. when he
needed him most the consolation Of
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