The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-01
Two Better Than One, Decreed by
the Greater, Says Rev. J. J. Strike
to the Keweenaw Lodge of
Mas0nS.

At the Centenary NJ. j.. church
sunday morning. addressing Kewee-
raw lodge, =. & 4 NJ, Rev J. j. Strike
.roke on the SUBJECT, Two are Bet
Ter than one" Tie sermon was de-
duced from the text Fec. 4:g-"Two
are Better than one; because they have
a good reward for their Labor"
In part Rev. Strike said:
Solomon the wise king of Israel can
he commended for some OF his wise
savings. He is known as the wisest OF
men; and he himself tells us that he
was king over Israel in Jerusalem
And ! gave my heart To seek out wis
dom concerning all things that are
done under heaven God blessed him
with wisdom knowledge. and under
standing, and yet with !. OIL in going
through life he made many mistakes
and though he had every thing that
heart could wish, he said: i have seen
all the works that are done under the
sun: and, behold, all is vanity and
yexation of spirit Gut we can com
mend him for his wise sayings: and
from the study of his words profit
thereby.
our text says. Two are better than
one, because they have a good reward
for their labor In the paragraphs from
which our text IL taken. we have given
10 us four reasons why Two are better
than one The scene presented to us
is strictly an oriental one.
Two travellers are on journey and
perhaps accidentally, one steps on his
long flowing tunic, and falls Ia the
ground; Immediately his fellow traveller
helps him to his feet. But woe 10
him that is alone when he falleth; icy
he hath not another To help him up
THE scene is continues: the two
travellers reach their journeys end. an
lay down for the night To rest. II is "a
cold night. and they feel the effect Il
the cold chilling blast, so they huddle
a little closer together and draw the l
garments around them; now they can
rest witn-a little more degree Of cont
fort than they otherwise would.
The travellers are still together; and
though they are sleeping soundly, their
trouble is not yet over. The proving
robber steals up, and silently dics
through the mud walls of the hu,,
right under the pillows of the travel
ers and maybe, already his hand il
outstretched for the wallet, that the
men are sure To have under their pill
lows. But the men are aroused, and
together they withstand the robber
The fourth illustration is that Of tho
thIee-fold cord. We all know that a
three-fold strand has far greater
strength than three times that of a
single strand. We can see from the
Illustrations given, that In unity there
is strength
In the morning Of creation. we
read. And the Spirit of God brooded
tor moved upon the face of the wa
ters.' And God made two great lights:
the greater light to rule the day. and
the lesser light to rule the night He
made the stars also. So If we study
astronomy, we can see that the words
Of our text are true.
In regard To the animal kingdom 1t
IL true, that. Two are better than one.
In the early morning of creation each
one had its mate. Yet the work Of God
was not completed: for He yet had a
greater work To do. And that work
was to he the grand climax to the
creative power Of Goldman! so God
created man in his own image. And
God breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became n lir-
Ing soul How long man lived alone
we don't know. Among the animal