The Detroit times., 1916-10-20


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Text, Eociesiastes l. a-~wns
proat hath q man ~ ali BIZ laooi
which he taketh under the sun 2
This question was Sstsd and an
nwsr.d'by Solomon. and ia mesnin'
ia. What does mar got out 81 lif'
n he lives only for the things WHict
tho world can give himr
Ell any man hAs ever been a'le
"a give an answer out % bis own
wisdom and experience. hat man
was Solomon.
he was one who vas born with
silver spoon in HIS mouth. Solo.
mon was favored son OF one OIL
the greatest men In the Hbse-oi
David. who was a man after God
own heart-whioh means that be
vas a man who Just suited God.
Solomon was made king OF ne
greatest kingdom IN TIE world when
he Was still young nAn. out ne
had his father 20 help him and i'd
yise him. He had knowledge sn1
wisdom such as no ruler ever had
before or has ever had since. de
had an lnvlncihle army that he had
only to command and II would obey
He had only 20 express Wish and
IL was Rratihed Re had wealth SUCH
a. man had never known before
When the Queen o, Sheba came
10 Jerusalem to see him she looked
upon the beauty OF his wonderful
palace. the magnificent o. he
army, the numbers OF men who s@rv-
ed him. the wealth ~ gold and pre-.
eious things that surrounded h.m
and she went back home and said
THE half had not been told ne
Solomon wrote 5000 proyeT os
and 1905 song and they are fun
OF wisdom. II he hasn't qualified
10 speak as at expert, show me
where I can ind one
"Iet IA examine his qualifications
as a witness. He had only 20 reach
ont his soft jeweled hand for any
thing he wanted and ii was there
He had experienced the best time i'
was possible for a man 70 have.
Solomon a Thlrty-third Degree Sport
lie had taken all the degreaS o.
pleasure and invented a iew O. ais
own. He was a thirty.third degree
sport
His eourtiers and servants were
not spring chickens-not ty any
means-they we're high-trgWs
every one OF them No higher sta
tion has ever been reached 30 &
human being than was reached By
Solomon.
HE had 10000 horses and 10000
horsemeu. Hts daily provisions For
the palace alone were ll5 bushels
81 fine -four, 55s bushels o. mea, -
oxen. 100 sheep and hare, Toeoulk
fallow deer and fatted fowl
He was mol only born VIII 81
yer spoon In his mouth, but T. had
a diamond sunburst handle 20 &c.
Now listen Here was a fellow
who had Il all Just listen FAD
you'll hear whst he had 70 say b..
fore be got thru
Solomon was close observe
Just - his father. David Vas Ee
said I have seen all thing, ua1--
the sun Listen. and youT hear
story tonight that viii dazzle s1l
AT some time IN our lives ns
have envied men Of great fortune N-
of high scholarship. and W have
thought that II We only could have
or know as much as they DO We
would have a foretaste OF heaven
Solomon had the greatest fortune
in the world and he was the Vtsos+
among men He not only exhausted
the -1rell Of knowledge, bat be pus+@--A
out the pump He was always want
Ing 10 learn something He was So
anxious 20 know more that he gave
his teachers nervous prOstratiou
After he had found out iust what
wealth can do. he said lets sac
Nha, pleasure can do and the way
he went 10 II would make baseball
fan at the worlds series look Ike
clothing dummy
"He mmmd into his magnificent
coach and he went az speed fhsf
would throw dust into the cyr, ~
Barney Olddeld lie speeded along
the rose.llned road that seemed go
promising Of JOY, bat after while a
wheel Of the chariot broke and
down & came, and Solomon Wa
down In The mud
Then he cried out as Rar1t-g
"a followers on The gam" rnaI
Stop Stop Co back AT th.s
vanity and yexatiou OF spirit
Had Brigham Young Faded
when Solomon had found orr
that there IS nothing IN these thlrg-
he wen, and tried wine he mr. up
the booze.
lie tried LOT 81 things BIO bad
great natatorium built. and it w..
supported by great lions That
whore he took the count
"TIe had TOO wives and 800 conc,
bines lie had Brigham Young. thS
Mormon. backed on the board
$50 He wasn't satisfied yet an.
after he had gotten out OF thc-
things all that he could get, he rst
in the bitterness Of HIS soul Van.
~. vanity. all is vanity
lie constructed the great build
ing known az Solomon's temple
took ten years 20 build 81 II too
10000 men II years just 90 cu' Oh
trees that were needed, and Il too
10000 hewers % wood and 1000
men lust 20 prenAre the board. an