Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-17

by Solomon. and its meaning Is, What
does a man get out OF life II he lives
only for the things which the world can
give him7"
II any man has ever been able to give
an answer out Of his own wisdom and
experience. that man was Solomon
He was one who was born with a silver
spoon in his mouth. Solomon was a IA
vored son of one OF the greatest men in
the Bible--of David. who was a man after
Gods own heart-which means that he
was man who just suited God.
Solomon was made king Of the greatest
Kingdom in the world when he was still
a young man. but he had his father TO
help him and advise him. He had knowl-
edge and wisdom such as no ruler ever
had before or has ever had since. He had
IN invincible army that he had only TO
command and II would obey. He had only
to- express a wish and 1t was gratified.
He had wealth such as man had never
known before.
When the queen of sheba came to Je-
r,isaiem to him she looked upon the
beauty of his wonderful palace, the mag
nificence of his army. the numbers of
men who served him. the wealth of gold
and she went back home and said: The
half has not been told me" r
solomon wrote 1900 proverbs and ZOOS
songs, and they are full of wisdom II he
hasn't qualified to speak as an expert.
show me where can go to find one.
Let us examine his qualifications as q
witness. He had only to reach out his
soft jeweIed hand for anything he wanted
haa
best time Il was possible for a man to
have.
Thirty-Thtrd Degree sport.
He had taken all the degrees Of pleasure
and invented few of his own. He was a
thirty-third degree sport
His courtiers and servants were not
spring chickens-not by any means-they
were high-brows. every one OF them Nc
higher station ever has been reached by
a human being than was reached by Solo
mon.s
He had 10000 horses and 5000 horsemen
His daily provisions for the palace alone
were .115 bushels of fine flour. 556 bushels
of meal, 20 oxen,s 100 sheep and hart. roe
buck, fallow deer and fatted fowl.
He was not only born with silver
spoon in his mouth, but II had diamond
sunburst handle to, It.
Now listen. Here was a fellow who
had it all. Just listen and you'll heal
what he had to say before he goi
through.
Solomon was a. close observer. just a,
his Father. David, was. He said; II have
seen all things under the sun" Listen
and youll hear a story tonight that will
dazzle you.
At some time In our lives we have en-
We'd men of great fortune or of higl
scholarship and we have thought that 4
we only could have or know as much a.
they do, we would have a foretaste o
heaven
Solomon had. the greatest fortune in tn
world and he was the wisest among men
f5e rot only exhausted the wen of knowl
edge, but he pulled out the pump. HI
was always wanting to learn something
He was so anxious to know more tina
he gave his teachers nervous prostration
After he had found out just wha
wealth can do, he said: Lets see wha
pleasure can do" and the way he wen
to It would make a base ball fan at tn
worlds series look like a clothing dummy
He jumped into his magnificent coacl
and he went at a speed that would throw
dust into the eyes of Barney Oldfield
He speeded along the rose-lined road tina
seemed so promising OF Joy, but after
while wheel of the chariot broke. an
down it came. and Solomon was down q
the mud.
Then he cried out as a warning to fol
lowers on the same road: "stopl Stop
Go back! All this is vanity and vexatio
OF spirit"
Had Brigham Young Backed OF
the boards.
When Solomon had found out that Their
is nothing in these things he went an,
tried wine. He hit up the booze.
He tried q lot of things. He had
great natatorium built, and It was sup
ported by great lions. That's where h
took the count.
He had 700 wives and 800 concubines. n
had Brigham Young, the Mormon. backe
off the boards by $780, He wasn't salts
fled yet, and after he had gotten out o
these things all that he could get. he SAT
in the bitterness of his soul: Vanity
vanity, all is vanity"
He constructed the great buildin
known as Solomon's Temple. 1t took tel
years to build IT, II took 10000 men eleve
years just to cut the trees that wer
needed, and II took $1,000 hewers of WOO
and 10000 men just to prepare the boards
and there were $1,000 squared stones /
the building.
Then. after It was all completed.
declared a festival OF seven days in cels
bration of the finishing of the work an
10000 sheep and lot OF oxen were kille
and eaten at the dedicatory festivities.
The roof OF that wonderful buildin
was Of olive wood covered with tn
purest gold and it dazzled the eyes Q
everybody who looked upon It. The build
ing and its courts would accommodate
10000 people. or twenty times as man
as this tabernacle will hold
The pillars were Of the purest margl
that could be had. The gold on the lnsid
of the building was worth billion do
lars and the silver was valued at tha
The 200 targets bore s240,OO0,OO0 worth Z
gold.
Then after Solomon had constructe
this great building he turned his talent
to the making OF Jerusalem into a beau
tiful city He planted trees from ever
cline and flowers Of every kind and M
were there. These were kept green all II
year around by streams brought froI
reservoirs in the mountains.