The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-03
"A Lesson From Solomon
Semon Delivered by Rev Billy Sunday at City Auditorium
Sunday Afternoon, March 81

/ Eeclesiastes. the frst charter a,.t
tho third verse what profit hath 4
man Of all his labor which he taketf
under the sum-"
| This question was asked and an
swered by Solomon and means in o.'
language. what does a man get cut
of life IL he simply lives for what tnls
life can give him."
| And II anybody has ever been able
:" give a right answer to that ques-
ton. from hts own Weldon and ex.
: perience and wealth and power ana sta.
ston In life. II was Solomon. II ever
anybody came into this world with
a golden spoon In his mouth II was
Solomon.
The devil has a mortgage on some
children at the cradle. but Solomon
favorite son Of one Of the greatest and
best men that has ever lived. His
father was David. who was a man
after Gods Newn heart, which means
that he just euited God and when God
says he IL satisfied. then you can
aerite .Fihis- tor there h. pnthing more
to be done.
Solomon was made king OF this great
kingdom when he was still young
man and his father. David. was yet
alive to give him counsel and advice.
He had every advantage that high
/; station and bound1ess wealth and end.
5iefs opportunity could give a man. He
hA wisdom and wealth and honor
such ~ no man had before him, no
man has had since. and no man win
have 90 earth.
He had An invineibie army that
stood ready 20 DO his bidding and he
was under the power Of great ma.
tion which WAS under the especial. pro-
lection Of God and he had only to COM
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to express his wish and II was graft
red, mAtAriallsed Immediately. He
had the best education that the world
has ever known and he was called ne
wissst Of men. His wisdom covered
tho earth and penetrated the remote
corners Of the then known world.
The Queen Of sheea. hearing Of
lived. made q journey to Jerusalem
which AQuired months and when she
left 10 90 back homo she left record
that halt had never heen told Of his
wealth ana power and wisdom.
He wrote 5000 proverbs and his
songs were thousand ond ave. That
Tis the kind Of ability that Solomon
text and ~ he wasn't an expert show
me where I can md ono.
what pront hath . man Of all his
labors which he taketh under the sVn?"
0oloa0Ass Experiences
Now, lets ere how well qualified
Solomon was from actual experience to
answeF the question 4of my fext- Every
great pleasure was At his nnger tips
n he wanted anything all he had to
do was 70 reach out his soft, 1eweled
hand and u was there. Hts kingdom
Wa 1t peace durihg all his reign and
that gave him m opportunity u graf
ify his desires. ana from what he tells
us no lost no time.
He tc0k al the degrees OF his day.
he invented some new ones Of hta
own. Solomon was third-second de-
gree sport.
He lived In : palace and his servants
were not spring chickens. They were
all high brows. He was honored and
battered ~ few men have ever been.
No greater honor was ever known than
vas shown to Solomon. No greatot
wisdom hAs sver been found IN any
books than In these Of which he was
the author. No higher statloa has
ever bsen reached BY = human being
than that attained 70 By Solomon. He
was 20 rich thar his money couldn't be
computed by our standard Of gold and
silver. why, 100000 Ia gold came
to him IN one year - gifta and pres.
snts. He haA lo.t0o horses. No had ~.
coo hcrsemen. ana they required fcr
provision 10 feed the people that
worked for him In the palace. twenty
eight bushels Of hn~ hour. ten, Tat
oxen. twenty oxen out Of the padture.s
leD sheep beSiAes hart, roo. huck. Ial~,
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