The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-10
STORY Of DAVID
AND JONATHAN
SUBJECT OF DR.. sULGIN'S SER
MON ATTHE TABERNACLE LAST
NIGHT TO BIG CROWD.

The subject chosen by DR.. Bulgin
last night at the atbernacle was the
stor yof David and Jonathan and was
considered by many who have heard
every service to be the pest sermon
he has preached here since the meet
ings began. Before the services began
DR.. Bulgin asked the ushers and pas
tors present to pass among the audi
ence and sell copies of yesterdays
Ardmoreite containing DR.. Bulgln
sermon on Christian Science. Dr. bul-
gin took occasion TO thank the Ard
moreite for the service that he has
been getting since coming to the c~SE.
Tonight the subject of the sermon
will be Some of the reasons adVanc-
ed by men of Ardmore why they are
not members Of the church" and Dr.
Bulgin said that if he took the hide
off of some of these same men ne
hoped they would forgive him. Fol
lowing is last nights sermon in part;
There is nothing more beautiful
and chivalrous than the love Of Jon
athan and David and it is no wonder
that many lodges make the story the
basis Of much of their ritual These
boys made a blood covenant swearing
eternal friendship to each other and
TO their families and because in his
lifetime David seemed to have profited
by the covenant he doubtless felt
great debt of gratitude to Jonathan.
These boys played see-saw in the
% e., h., TtafriI
Jonathan was down. since David was
called of God to occupy the throne
to which Prince Jonathan was natu-
raj heir. This however, did not in
any way affect the beautiful relation
of devoted brotherhood between the
young men, for Jonathan was of
that type of manhood that would
rather be a friend than a king. God
give us more such men Never did
capital and labor have a happier
meeting ground than in this friend
ship between a shepherd boy and a
prince of the royal blood Never
was loyalty put under more severe
test than when Jonathan was trusted
to shoot the signal arrow Of warning
that David might escape the wrath
of his father, King Saul
One night after the Kingdom of
Israel had passed from under the
reign of Saul into the hands of King
David he sat thinking of his boy
hood days and of his beloved com
panion, Prince Jonathan, now dead,
and he sent for the high sheriff
of the throne room, Zibah, and said,
rs there any one left of the house
of Saul that | may do kindness unto
him for Jonathan's sake?" There is
a poor crippled boy living in miser-
able exile in Lodebar Ly the name of
MephiLosheth. He is son of Jon
athan,' answered Zibah. Bring him
hither," said David.
When Mephibosheth saw the royal |
cavalcade and heard their message
he was overcome with fear, but |
where there is the word of the king, |
obedience is expected and so he en-
tered the chariot and was carried .
away to meet, as he supposed, ter
rble fate, for he knew how merci-
lessly his grandfather Saul had
bounded King David and he expected
to be the victim Of the vengeance
Of a king, and when he was ushered
into the presence Of David, he fell
TO the marble floor of the throne
room in abject terror, crying: 81 am
nothing but a dead dog in thy
sight" Laying aside his crown the
King bent over the frightened boy
md said, Look up, Mephbosheth. l
want to do you kindness. Straighten
up and let ne talk to you. Why,
addie, you make me homesick;
honey, you are the very image Of