The Detroit times., 1916-10-20


This question was asked and an
swered BIZ Solomon. ana it, meauiuE
a., What does man gvt out ~ hI'
II he lives only fnr the things which
the world can give him1
eff ANY man has ever been able
20 give an answer out OF his own
wisdom and experience. That man
was Solomon.
"He was one who vas born with
silver spoon In hts mouth Solo
mon was a favored son OF one q
the greatest men in the Bisle-ot
David. who was a man after God :
own hsart-which mesns that be
vas a man who Just suited God,
Solomon was made king 81 ne
greatest kingdom In the world When
he was still a young man, but He
had his father 10 help him and ad'
yise him. He had knowledge sno
wisdom such s. no ruler ever had
before or has ever had since Ae
had an inylncible army that ne had
only 10 command and u would obey
He had only 10 express a wish ana
il was gratiied. He had wealth such
as man bad never known before,
when the Queen OF Sheba came
10 Jerusalem 10 see him she looked
upon the beauty OF his wonderful
pslace. the magniAcence ~ l.s
army the numbers OF men who serf-
ed him. the wealth OF gold and pre-
cious things that surrounded him
and she went back home and SAID
The half had not been TOLD m
Solomon wrote 5000 proverbs
and 1905 songs and they ar" full
of wisdom. II he hasn't qualified
to speak as an expert. show me
where can find one,
LET us examine his qualifications
Is a witness. He bad only 20 reach
out his soft jeweled hand for a1y.
thing he wanted and Il vas there
He had experienced the best time Il
vas possible for man 70 have
kolonon a ThIrty.thIrd Degree Sport
"He bad taken all the degree q
pleasure and invented d few o. his
own. He WAS a thirtythird degree
sport.
"His courtiers and servants "a ere
not spring chickens--not by ems
means--they we're hiEh-5rows
every one OF them No higher STA.
ton has ever been reached by a
human being than was reached b.
Solomon.
"He had 10000 horses and ~ 300
horsemen. HIS daily provisions For
the palace alone were li5 bushels
OF fine -four. $50 bushels Of neal %
oxen, 100 sheep and hare. roebuck
fallov deer and fatted fowl
He was not only born with sill
yer spoon In his mouth. bat e had
diamond sunburst handle 70 it
Now listen. Here was q fellow
who had It all Just listen End
you'll hear Vhat he had 20 say BE-.
Tore ne ROt thru.
Solomon vas close observer
JUST - his father. David, was Re
said I have seen all things grds-
the sun Listen. and your hear
story tonight that viii dazzle SON
AT some time In our live. ue
have envied men OF great fortune or
OF high scholarship and Ne have
thought that II We only could have
or know "a much as they do we
would have a foretaste o. heaven
Solomon had the greatest fortune
In the world and he vas the Vises'
among men Re not only exhausted
the well " knowledge but he pulled
out the pump He wat always want
ing 10 learn something lie was 30
anxious 20 know more that he gave
his teachers nervous prostra'ion
after he had found out 'us' wha'
wealth can do. he said Lets see
what pleasure can do and the way
he went TO II would make baseball
fan AT the worlds series look Ike a
clothing dummy
"He Jumped into his magnificent
coach and he went az a speed thai
would throw dust into the eyes o.
Barney oldfeld lie speeded along
the rose-lined road that seemed 80
promising Of Joy but after a while a
wheel ~ the chariot broke and
down u came, and Solomon vas
dopn IN the mud
"Then he cried out as warning
20 followers on the same road
stop, Stop Go back All this 5.
vanity and vexation OF spirit
Had Brigham Young Faded
when Solomon had found oGt
that there r. nothing IN these thin2.
he went and tried wine Re hit up
the booze
"He tried 10, OF things lie had
n great natstorium built. and " we,
supported by great lions That
where he took the count
"He had zoo wives and 300 conc
bines He he'd Brigham Young th'
Mormon. backed on tho boards
$50. lie wasn't satisfied yet an.
after he had gotten out OF thos
things all that he could get no sai
In the bitterness 81 HIS soul 'Nau.
". vanity all IL vanity
"Ho constructed the great build
Ing known as Soldmons temple
took ten years To build II II too
10000 men If years Just 70 cut th
trees that were needed, and Il too
10000 hewers OF wood and 1000
men Just 10 prepare the boards. an.
there were $4,000 squared stones 70
the building.
.Then, after II was all completed
ne declared q festival OF seven day
IN celebration of the finishing OF ths