The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS DR.. DANIEL
IN NOON SERVICE
Atlanta Pastor viSibIy I'M
presses Gathering-Minis-
tiers Hold Short Preliminary
Meetinu.

The largest audience that has yet
attended the MONDAY prayer services
at Court Avenue church leard DT.
Charles ". Daniel, pastor Of First
Baptist church, OF Atlanta. Tuesday
noon in an address that deeply stirred
everyone present, The auditorium was
almost lilled.
Previous TO the service which Is held
daily at l2.le noon the ministers and
active lay workers held u short prehmi-
nary prayer meeting in the basement.
So impressed were those who heard
DIR. Daniel that there was movement
made 10 extend the time OF the 80
minute service 20 one hour. but be-
cause this would prevent many ~ the
business men and employed persons
from getting back to work on time, u
was decided to close the meeting
promptly at 1870 es has been done
throughout the meetings.
DIR. DaniAl said, in part:
I'm his 'ldyls OF the King Tennyson
gives us the story OF Gareth and Lyn-
nette Before Gareth could win his
place al King Arthur's table he had
to meet and overcome four knights
the knight OF the morning star, the
knight OF the monday star. the knight
OF the evening star and the knight OF
death This Is the poets way OF say
ing that life at every stage has IT'S
perils Not youth alone, but middle
life and old age have their peculiar
temptations which must be overcome.
The psalmist declares the same fact
when he speaks Of the arrow that
flleth by day. the pestilence that walk
eth in darkness and the destruction
that wasteth at MONDAY II was the
burden OF the midst OF the years that
was upon the prophet. the trials that
beset in that middle period when the
nation was, no longer young, but had
not reached the end Of its career We
are challenged TO consider the tempta :
lions OF the middle aged. The prin-
ciple will hold good for nations,
churches and individuals.
THE temptations Of middle age are
the loss Of faith because OF the disll-
lusionment T youth, the loss of the
sense Of the eternal because Of the
pressure OF the material and the tyran
ny OF the present.
1.-THE Old Testament as well as the
New presents to us illustrations OF the
collapse of men in middle life. Under
the appeal of -watered valleys and
the prospect OF increasing flocks and
her Is, Lot lost the pilgrim spirit out OF
| his life Settled in Sodom, he lost tho
sense Of Gods presence, all his lnflu.
hence for good upon his family and
| nsiyhpors, and, finally, all his property
Never was there a fairer start than
| that Solomon had. With fervent prayer
| Tor. divine WISDOM mat he might rule
Wei the lure of material spl@ndor en-.
| ticed him, Alliances with heather
| kings brought the corruptlhg influences
| OF polygamous marriages and set for
| ward the forces that emtittered his life
ard destroyed his Kingdom. The love
of this present world caused Demos
| 20 forsake the eomradeshlp OF the
Apostle Paul and the great work oil
| preaching Christ to the nations.
| 1T can be said truly to many a man
who once was fun Of enthusiasm in the
| Christian life but now has settled down
to perfunctory attachment 10 the
| church: We were running WE'LL who
| hindered you that you should not obey
| the truth?
| The lust OF The flesh and the lust
| of the eye are perhaps peculiarly tht
| perils of youth but the pride of life Is
| the temptation of middle age.
| 1T was TO the church at Ephesus, nc
| longer young; that the message of Jesus
| con- 8: II nave somewhat against the,
because thou hast left thy first love.