The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-06-22
TWO MEN AND ONE CROWN.
The International Sunday School Les
son For June p is 'Review-Davld,
the Shepherd of Israel" rs.
8-j5-72..
BY T. ELLIS.

twenty-five millions Of persons in the
Sunday schools Of the world have for
the past three months been studying
a series Of lessons that have to do
with men n women who lived three
thousand years ago. Even Whlle a
world war RACES, the incidents, tne
characters. and the petty battles OF
q little nation off in an Obscure cor
ner Of the earth, a been engaging
the attention of a group of people
who are practically coterminOuS
with civilization. Not only thrones
and crowns and empires are now tot
tering in the balance, but also an en-
tire order Of social life. Nevertheless,
we find time to think about the
primitive struggle for the crown of
the loosely-organized kingdom Of Is
rael. Saul and David have been fig
ures Of contemporaneous interest
around the whole world.
Saul had been proved unfit for his
throne. He had not developed a
kingly character in his kingly office.
Egotism n jealousy had uncrowned
him. as they have uncrowned many
another man since.
Mr.. Fleming II. Revell told me q
story, a few weeks ago of how Moody
dealt with the temptation to jeal-
ousy, or the accusation Of It. When
the great evangelist was conducting
a series Of meetings in Chicago, Rev.
Sam Jones was preaching in Gin
c%innati, and attracting much atten-
tor. One day Mr.. Moody asked MI.
Revell to go to Cincinnati and secure
Sam n for a week or two Of
ermon at the Moody meetings. After
o u days Of effort, Mr.. Reve11 sue
ceeded, and Sam Jones preached in
Moody's place for about ten days,
Moody sitting by and listening, and
giving the visitor all possible aid and
support.
'It was months later" Mr.. Revell
told me that I learned from Moody
the reason for his invitation to Jones.
There had been a popular desire on
the part Of Chicago folk to hear the
brilliant and unconventional South
ern preacher, and ever a whisper that
Moody was unwilling to let him ap-
pear. One day, perhaps six months
after Jones had been in Chicago,
Moody said to me, Il heard that folks
were saying that 1 was jealous OF
Sam Jones, n SO would not invite
him to my meetings. Now 7 dom
think hat was so. But I decided tc
take no chances. Perhaps I did MOI
know myself. Anyway, I said, "Ol6
devil, I'll spike that gun for you,'
and SO sent you DOWN to Cincin.
natl to Invite Sam Jones to preach
from my pulpit" Is it any wonde
that Henry Drummond called Mood,
1.-THE biggest human I have eve
metz"
That is the way to deal with DO
tential jealousy: stifle it by magnani
nifty. Saul harbored his mean pas
sion until it came to have dominion
over him.. Had he treated Davi,
with royal friendliness and g~enerosit
his own life would have been save
from misery and disaster.
Wearing The Crown And Deserving L
This old picture of an unfit ma
on the throne. and a fit man in exil,
is true to life. Merit does not a
ways win. The prizes Of life do M
Invariably go to the deserving, else a
the mighty Of earth would be men {
noble character. Frequently the see,
ire is in the hands of a Saul. That
one Of the factors which makes O,
present social order so far from II
ideal.
Still, the old story has a presel
message, In that David, persecutt
and exiled, still played the part of
king. He could be royal off a thron
even as Saul could be ignoble al
mean on a throne. Kingliness is
character and conduct, and not
position. Any Of us may have
royal soul, if not a royal seat. 1t
more regal to be a David in fig
than a Saul in fury.
Since the wheel of life is ever tur
ing. Saul and David came to tn,
rightful destiny. We cannot deter
inc success or failure until the Il
act Of life is overland it may ev
be necessary to go behind the sta,
in the stage ante-room Of eternity.
know who have greatly played til,
parts.
A Man Among Men.
Like Barrie's Sentimental To,
N.Y." this David "had a way w
him. Men were drawn to him.
won the friendship of the noble
In ap rofound sense, a man is kno-
by his friends. We scarcely need
know more about David than that
was Jonathan's bosom compani