Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-08
ZONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY REPENT
SUNDAY SAYS SOLOMON WAS
ONCE "A THiRTY.ThiRD De.
GREE SPORT
rBY GORDON LArHRoP.l

Des Moines, Dec. 5.--The richest in
world things alone was shown to be
poorer than the most humble possess
sor Of a vision Of eternity by Evan
gelist Sunday in his sermon based ON
that period in the life OF solomon
when he cried: Its all vanity and
vexation of spirit"
The text was: What profit hath
q man of all his labors which he tax.
eth under the sum- Sunday modern
lied 1t to read What profit is 1t for
man to live just for what this world
gtyes-it's not worth the gaff." One
hundred and eighty men and women
came forward, many of whom appear.
ed to be of that type that had won
ease and comfort, even wealth, to q
moderate degree, but with all had
found something lacking. A few men
might have come under Sundays de-
scription of Solomon at one period OF
his life, "a thirty-third degree sport"
In the penitential section they con.
trasted strangely in appearance with
the nightly grist Of the shabby, drunk
ard type, but in earnestness of eye
through their common need for spir-
itual strength these widely different
that set-faced expression that to those
who look upon them night after night
is recognized as typical 1t Is an ex-
preston not easily described. When
one searches for words to define 1t.
there comes into the mind vision
OF Sundays set jaws and resolute
eye. Perhaps that's the answer. Those
who have come down the sawdust
trail, struggling against nobody knows
how many conflicting emotions, seek
to gain that strength that Is Sundays
and in the effort reflect his courage
in their faces
Sunday sought in his sermon to
show how even Solomon, the favorite
son of David, with all his wealth, POI
sition, culture and knowledge, he OF
whom Sheba's queen said "The half
has not been told" with all that man
could have, came to the knowledge
that his vision was unfulfilled. Sun
day said of Solomon, Solomon not
only came into the world with gold
en- spoon in his mouth but it had a
diamond sunburst handle" In search
ing for knowledge Solomon had mot
only drunk the we'll dry but had pull
ed out the pump"
Sunday painted vivid picture OF
Solomon's pleasure seeking exploits.
Concerning his matrimonial ventures
he said: Solomon made Brigham
Young look like a piker and four
| fiusher. Then he told OF the great
kings temple and of his collections
of all the precious things of the world.
Solomon had climbed the heights and
had fathomed the depths" but he had
not looked high enough. His eyes
were filled with the things OF the
world and of those things he cried
in despair: ITS all vanity"
Sunday devoted the latter part OF
the sermon to a depletion Of the Wis
ion of eternity. Re told OF his faith
in a heaven of wonderful peace and
beauty. He told of the ideals of the
old testament figures, Noah. Abraham,
Moses, Joshua, David, and then he told
Of the savior Jesus. His prayer was
longer than usual and was an earnest
plea that God be taken into the heart
lest, when it became too late, men
and women would cry: What profit
it."
A large delegation from Rock Island,
Moline and Clinton were in the tab
ernacle on this night, beside huge
| section reserved for the street car
men. Quite number Of the street
car employees came forward Sunday
| addressed his exhortations particu-
larly to- them in the after meeting,
crying: Come on, street car folks.
Come on"
Not three minutes after the final
prayer every light in the tabernacle
dimmed out The huge crowd quietly
filed out the several exits, however,
without single indication of panic.
The choir continued singing Choir
master Rhodeheavers big voice boom.
ing out above all the rest. 1t may not
have been providential intervention
that the lights did not 60 out until
all the converts had been gathered in,
but then again, maybe it was. II Billy
! thinks so he will tell us tomorrow.
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