The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-10
tsY WILLIAM 7. ELLtsl

tbf WILLIAM U. eNIlS.l
In some matters We bow 10 our
tyrannous modernI;y, but IA all
fundamentals OF life ne know that
there is no change. Essentials Of life
remain a. they were milienniums
ago. What VAS most important in
the DAYS OF King David Is still most
important today Three thousand
years Rave passed since King David
sat on his throne OF splendor. and
in that day bis supreme concern
was his relation with Jehovah
Spiritual values we're placed higher
thar al material interests. The
profoandest utterances OF David had
TO do with the state Of the human
soul Spiritual peace concerned him
more than military glory.
All. but that was long ago." says
some up-to-date youngsteE These
modern days are more practical ="
Not a bit Of il, my boy. Look deeply
enough into lie and you will ind
the things which matter today are
the same things which matrered In
the DAYS OF Noah Let me tell you
TWO stories 10 illustrate my points.
The frst was told me BY a good
friends with whom I lunched a. the
Union League clao on Fifih-aye. IN
New York Ny friend had named
big business" man. known FAsl
hard and cold and relentless in all
his transactions, veritable money
making machine One day last Feb
ruary he Mas going along FifSh-sye.
when he hailed my friend. say ing.
Look here. You are the very man
I want 70 see uant 20 talk with
somebody. I vas over In Philsdel-
phia the other day and went 10
hear that man Billy Sunday.
thought vas past all emOtionaiism.
but Sunday stirred depths in me-
that didn't know existed The
spiritual emotions that had eX-
perienced as a young man came
flooding over ne again. I confess
TO you tha, wept as ! listened -
him Can IL be that this man OF
millions whose time Vas so pre-
cious. was spending daylight hours
and sitting on board bench listen
ing 20 an untuiored preacher talk
bout sin and forgiveness and the
love OF Christ, An. my friend. there
are many men Of might and money
who would give their last dollar TO
know the secret Of peace which the
Gospel proclalms.
When the Millionaire Wept.
Here IL another story. and IL. too.
is related TO Billy Sunday II was
tolci-ns~by one millionaire concern
ing another. had seen them both
AZ the Billy SUNDAY tabernacle In
Philadelphia while the preacher vas
swsving multitude The crowd
va moved nightly by him: but
then. say the critics. they were only
he gullihle masses. Yet these two
millionsi-es have such a standing
that there is no business man In
America Who would not admit their
practical shreUdness and modern 81.
hcisncy Both are a power IN the
national life
The older. himself an active
Christian said TO me few days
later. II never sag x so affected
a. no vas that night Tears ran
down his face He vas touched 20
his deepest heart by that simple
message. After the meeting he
went With me 70 my home and Ne
talked Tor long while sbogt ne
sermon. and about faith In Christ
and about what !; means"
Spiritual peace Is still the en-
preme concern Of mani kind There
are unnumbered lives today. which
outwsrdly seem brilliant and pros
porous and favored. which neverthe.
less carry breaking hearts because
Of the spiritual unrest and con
sciousness OF unforRiven sin. Yer.
ily nothing else counts but being
right with God That alone f. real
success Mans relation with his
/ Maker Is the one theme worth
agonizing over. as King David agon.
lied and wept over II 10 this Thir-
ty-second Psalm
The Master OF Music.
There IL piano IN certain
home. which is good piano ac.
cording 10 market standards. hut for
the family IL had never produce
any great music The baby thrum.
med on II. and the boys played me.
chemically labored tunes Occasion.
al guests would perform convention
ally upon Il. Then one day there
came 10 visit that home real mas
ter OF music. great performer
Then followed revelation Of tho
possibilities OF the piano. u seem
ed a new creation after once tho