The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
STORY OF MANS LIFE TOLD IN PARALLELS SAYS DR. EDMONDS
Story Telling Evening at the Lyric Theatre Last Night. Large Congregation
 Present

Dr. Henry M Edmonds' series of ser mons on the outstanding incidents in the life of Jesus brought him to the '1'arables," which he named a story telling evening" last night at the Lyric when he spoke to large, interested audience
 The different stages of His ministry can almost be, traced by the Paraoles' each being spoken to teach moral, to bring home a lesson. Early in His career, He spoke Of the houses built on sane and rock, and the fate of each In the crisis. Also the story of the sower who set forth to sow Likening in eacn case the standing house and the fruit full seed to those of His hearers who should hear and heed His word.
 AS He labored among the Pharisees and scribes and noted their indifter- cnce, He told the story of the Good Samaritan, and hastily brought the story of the Prodigal Son. Stress should be laid on the attitude of the elder brother to suit their case, their attitude exactly.
 MIDST OF ENEMIES
 "A later period brought the story Of the rusbandman who made away with the servants sent to enquire after the crops, finally staying the one who came as the last messenger, Here He placed Himself in the midst of enemies ana traitors and His story pointed to their cruelty to the prophets, who had valniy tried to arouse them and foretold their future conduct to the Son, who stood in their midst
 Jesus told the whole story of man life in His Parables. Slothfulness and neglect He pictures in the Ten Vir- gins How graphically He tells the story, the five made welcome while the other group are turned away. The sin of letting ones talent lie idle for the good of the world and humanity is won derfully told in the story of Talents used tc advantage.
 Gods love- Jesus pictures in the story of the woman who loses the com, '. finding and subsequent rejoicing. The sheep that strays and IS found ana brought home. These all show God love and solicitude for those outside the fold. In acquaintng His hearers with thelr owr responsibility, He gives them the Farables of the sower. The seed is scattered widecast. It's up to heaven how it shall come up and bear fruit.
 NOT JUDGED BY NEIGHBOR
 "All that bear have the same oppor- ti,nity and all who will be judged, nof by the standard of his neighbor but singly, each separate soul according to his deeds or misdeeds. How the King dom of Heaven is told in the story Of the heavens that leavens the whole lump permeating all His life, touch ing 1t in every phrase.
 Jesus brought no mystery. no sym bols; just life, how you answer it's call. Not how you observe forms, how regu- lar you are in church attendance and how stern, correct and ;anpelling you are. Some men are so good and so cold and correct they have no understanding or sympathy with one who falls.
 ''Be human and kind, have sympathy and love for him who suffers or falls or weeps. Put your life in the breach. follow after him who said: Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least or these, we have done it to me
 Owen Gilespy sang solo at the con- clusion of the sermon in his usual bless ing and sympathetic style.