Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25

Last night Rev. Billy Sunday spoke
on the subject, mo One Cares for My
Soul" The text and sermon follow
Psalms 1924. mo man cared for my
soul"
Life and nature seem to be made up
largely of contrast. Midnight. midnoon;
summer, winter; heat. cold hills, valleys;
famine, plenty; rain, drouth; sickness,
health; vice and virtue walk the street;
Joy and sorrow look from the same
window; the hearse follows quickly after
the bridal procession; the funeral dirge is
heard mlngling with the wedding march;
tears follow laughter. All lives are more
or less contrast But no life, no history,
sacred or profane. to me presents a
larger number than that of David, the
author of my Psalm and text. am first
introduced to him when shepherd lad.
when he herded his fathers flocks. when
Samuel was sent of God to anoint him
king Of Israel The next vision I catch
of David is that he has thrown the
shepherd crook on the ground, picked up
the crown, climbed up and sat down on
the throne and swayed scepter instead
Of a shepherds crook. The next vision
have of David Is that he has become a
sinner, He forgot God. to whom he was
name in filth; then. by crying unto God,
Who granted him pardon. he became
saint. He was also q poet OF no mean
ability. He was a musician. too. and
charmed King Saul in his melancholy
smoods. He was q warrior, and led the
hosts of God to victory. His son Absalom,
had rebelled. Saul. jealous OF his popu-
larity and success, sought to kill him.
and chased him from the mountains like
a partridge. and David went from pillar
to post and at last took refuge I'm the
cave of Engeda. Then II was that the
words OF my text were wrung from his
heart ct looked on my right hand, and
beheld but there was no man that would
know me; refuge failed me; no man cared
for my soul"
1t seems strange to me that any man,
at any period of the worlds history.
should be compelled to use words like
these. and that such words should be
the honest expression of the lack OF in
terest manifest toward him by those
whom he knew and with whom he came
in contact: but Il is more than passing
strange to me that any man in your day
and mine. with such opportunities 20
know God with all the inducements that
he has, his knowledge of Christianity
and he has seen that bigotry and super
stition have been swept away and we
stand on a foundation OF common sense
| say it does seem to me staggering and
astoundingly strange that any man could
use words like these, and that they
would be the honest expression of the
lack of interest manifest toward him by
those who profess to love and know the
Lord. And yet It is true. mo man cared
IL t. L.. h
when David. from the cave in the noun
tains, cried 1t out.
Care for Their Bodies.
Did you ever stop to think of the great
concern which is manifest for people in
times of physical distress7 Let the cry OF
child be heard and we will drop our
money. we win turn from the counter,
we will stop discussing politics or talking
religion, we will forget our differences
of creed and color and will rush TO the
aid OF the helpless whose cry has called
Va.
It is a solemn thought when It may
apply to people who come to your own
church. Every church has a standard.
There are certain men I'm this town when
they go to church they go because their
mother went there, or because their wife
Is a member. or because their children
are in the sabbath school.
They Are Waiting.
Sometimes you might think people don't
care to talk about religion. Now you
listen! Where you will find one man or
one woman that will treat you disre-
spectfully you will find one hundred
that will listen to you and thank you
because you came. Then let the one go
20 hell and try 70 get the one hundred
II a man is so low down and good for
nothing and God forsaken that he would
treat you disrespectively II you would go
and talk to him about Jesus Christ.
have no patience with him
InfideI Town.
! was at one time in q town in Ne
braska and the people kept telling me
about one man there. ! can take you to
section OF that county that is as
rotten RS heIl-the Republican valley in
Nebraska. 1t was settled by infidels
from Portage Junction down 10 the Mis-
souri, river and the lower end OF f.
Nebraska City. and that Republican val
lew is rotten with infidels. Don't ever
20 out there. The wrong crowd got there
first. Well, was In town In Nebraska
and they said There is one man here.
II you can get him he is good for 100
men for Christ" 1 said. who Is hep
John Champenoy. He Is the miller /
said TO Mr.. Preston, who was then min
lister. have you been 20 see himT' No
asked another minister II he had been
20 see the fellow and he said no. asked
the United Presbyterian preacher Cthey
have college out there. you know and
he said no. he hadn't been around 20 see
him. l said. well. guess TIL go around
70 see him" ! found the fellow seated IN
chair teetered back against the wall,
smoking / said lis this Mr.. Chsmpe-