The Forrest City times., 1913-08-15
STORY OF DAVID IS RECITED BY PASTOR
Forrest City Preacher at the Madison Heights Methodist Church, Nem-
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Rev. Dr r. ". Gee delivered 2 sp.enid sermon from the pulpit of Ihe Madison Heights VI. E. Church in Memphis last Sunday morning ta a large and very apprsciatiye audience. The Commercial Appeal of Monday quoted nearly ha'f q column of Dr. Gee sermon and paid t.at gentle man very higi compliment. as fol- lows
 The story 9f the fife of David fur HisIed the Rev. r. V. Gee Of Forrest City. Ark. wien preaching to an au- 5lence at Madison Heights Methodist Church yesterday morning. with an example 70 illustrate the glory and power of God and divine inspiration.
 h Hls address MT Gee dwelt an 1" Lat manner Of man has the power . reproducing the beauties of nature and declared that only those who see beautiful things in their hearts are ever able to transCribe them into paintings, poems. sculpture or other means the arts give 10 display the asthetic side of nature
 Dr. Gee made special trip to Mem phls to deliver the sermon yesterday during the absence of the pastor of the church, Dr. C. L. Weber. who is away from the city temporarily.
 In his address he said
 David was in possession Of two great gifts. the gift of imagery and the gift of inspiration. His gift of Imagery came from his surroundings and his manner Of life.
 $ lie led his fathers hocks as a lad, what a school he had to develop his thought and broaden his soul. " hat splendid opportunity was his to be alone with nature and with na- ture's God
 Talk about your schools producing masters o1 painting. No no: they may discover and train them, but the artist, the sculptor is born, not made Ine beauty Of color the grace of out line, must be in the soul The picture. the figure, must be born in the mind before it can be traced upon canvas or carved i'll marble.
 5Ihe orator must be born The el- oqueuce that moves the multitude. the passion that sWays the hearts of men, that power must first move and sway the heart. the life of him who moves others
 Nowhere are such gorgeous pie lures painted as are presented by ns. ture Nowhere are such master thoughts produced as are given by na- ture. The sou4 that communes much with nature, away from the noise. and smoke, and artiticialty Of ordinary life that gets out alone with only God skies above him and God $ Won- derfal earth underneath him. and 6od bright sunshine around him. that soul will be filed with d beauty that will endure for eternity.
 That was Dayids happy lot when a youth. and the broadening of the soal thus begun grew greater as the years advanced
 His gift of inspiration came from the Holy Spirit-the same spirit of God who in the beginning moved up- on the face of the waters
 "The Holy Spirit makes as much difference between the cold. unfeel- ing though faultless utterances of the man-made orator and the God-com- mlssloned messenger to men as the pulsating, bounding life makes be- tween the rosy-cheeked maiden and the marble statue of the Grecian Venus
 The individual or church that de nies the inspiration ot the Holy Spirit even in this day is not alive, but dead IL is no wonder then, that David, possessed with those two gifts, gives ltteTance to glorious visions in the book Of Psalms
 MT. Gee continued his sermon with recital Of the actions of David caused by his divine inspiration and Of the deeds the knowledge that God was watching over him caused him 10 accomplish.
 He said that as the kings Of the in hdel nations fell before the inspired brightness Of David just so will the material things of this age bow to the man who gains the same degree Of spiritual power that was held in David Is breast