The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-08
In the Religious World
THE UNEXPECTED CROWNS

VI tnt VI It's ihIilllleS. Many COM
munity has since been similarly
blessed. Samuel had been directed
by God to the family OF Jesse. More
he did not know. for God keeps even
His agents In The dark concerning
the fullness OF His purposes.
In this incident the truth shines
clearly that God is interested In fam
lies as well as in individuals and
nations. II is we'll to get good grip
on Gods units OF value. From the
blessing OF Abraham and his seed
down to the present day. God has
shown a special interest In families.
To make God-fearing family Is q
successful career. The other day
met a man on a train in Texas who
took seriously the business OF rails
Ing q son. He told me how home
sick both he and the boy had been
for each other during his brief alb
sence at a convention. That man
wisely looked upon his work of rails
Ing crops and cattle as merely In
cidental TO the training Of a boy. In
this great task of serving society by
building noble homes the woman's
part Is even greater than the mans.
In the family of Jesse there were
seven strapping sons. One after an
other these handsome big fellows. all
OF kingly stature, were passed before
the prophet. None OF them we're In
dicated, however, by the Inner Voice
as the candidate for royal amounting.
The stock of big fellows had slump
ed in Israel about this time. Saul
had been king of that sort. head
and shoulders above his fellows.
At length the people were getting
the idea that The minds the meas
ure Of the man." and that physical
qualities are OF secondary impor-
lance. One day in a San Francisco
hotel | saw most impressive and
leelf-conscious man strutting down
the corridor. aware that all eyes
we're apon him, and asked the ele-
vator boy. rs that Robert Mantell
the actor, who is now in this city,
The boy answered. Nav. That's
nothing but wine salesman. Mr..
Mantell slips in and out so quietly
YOU would never notice him"
We understand today that leader.
ship 10 with ideas. We arc reader
than ever TO con the golden text of
the lesson: Man looketh on the
outward appearance. but God looketh
on the heart"
The Banquet And The Boy.
One night at formal banquet
there were gathered 3 number OF
eminent men. including one real
world celebrity. The other diners
were all impressed with the impor.
lance CT these distinguish men. |
observed. though, that the most
famous man of all. whose name real
~ has gone round the whole world
devoted more attention TO the one
small boy in the gathering than &c
anybody else present. Because he
was a great man he knew that thu
future Is with the boy II may be
that even tina, mans place in the
literature OF history depends on tho
boys impression OF him. The truth
Is tr.te that the plastic judgments
6f youth ere the most important;
nevertheless. VIC continue TO despise
The youngsters about us. and TO pay
court TO The men whose judgments
are already formed, and whose influ.
cncc IS passing
That = the 81 habit that Jessie
and his sons followed. They
even take the eIsa,a boy In their
family into account He was of at
shepherd chcre. Vet really the
world remembers the father and
other seven sons. even though but
slightly. only for their connection
with the shepherd boy. Many times
the Joseph dream has been fulfilled,
and the despised OF earth have led
TO honor those who esteemed them
so lightly.
David was the baby Of the family.
David" which is pet name. means