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A Wise Choice One of the Twelve Stories of Solomon. BY THE "HIGHWAY AND BYWAY" PREACHER (Copyright 1907. by tha Author, W. 8. Kdnou.) Scripture Authority. — 1 Kings, 3:3-10. SERMONETTE. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”. Sacred and profane history can produce examples which ab solutely prove the truth of this declaration. The fear of God is the open door to the sure, safe pathway of God-given wisdom which leads unerringly through the maze of human life and conditions and lands the soul at last on the com manding heights of God’s cer tainty. Human wisdom at best is but partial wisdom. It has its limitations inflexibly determined by the finite. It can but partially grasp and understand the complex circum stances and conditions of the present, and as for the future, what can man do but guess? How pitiably circumscribed is the life which has only human wisdom on which to rely. But it is not so where the wis dom of God unites with the wis dom of man, for the wisdom of Got not only understands all the mysteries and perplexities of the life of the present, but it sees with unerring vision into the future and knows the end from the beginning. Hence it is that the one who walks in the wis dom of God shall not err in vis ion or stumble in judgment. Solomon was richly endowed with human wisdom. Naturally he had a keen and discerning mind, and trained, as undoubted ly he had been, in all the learn ing of the east, he was splendid ly equipped from the human point of view to direct wisely and well the affairs of a king dom, but all this did not blind his heart to the fact that he needed God more than anything else. We know this because Scrip ture tells us that “Solomon loved the Lord, walking in the statutes of David his father.” Here, then, we discover the secret of Solomon’s wisdom and great ness and power. He loved God and so feared God, for this sec ond condition is but the corol lary of the first. Love of God inevitably leads to Godly fear. The one finds its expression and its complement in the other. Fear of God then was the begin ning of Solomon's wisdom. There is no more beautiful picture in all the Bible than this one of the fair young king hum bly bowing before God. and ask ing for divine help in directing the affairs of the kingdom. Read it. Solomon's prayer and God's an swer are a sermon in themselves. * * * * * * ♦ ♦ * * * * ♦ * * * THE STORY. A WORLD conquest! Why not? King Solomon asked himself the question. A vision of greatness and power had come to him, a vision of one scepter over all the world and that scepter his. a vision of conquest of the nations to the east and the west of his kingdom, and he the triumphant con queror. Benaiah, the captain of the hosts of Israel, had been the first to suggest the thought to him when the former had urged an expedition against Rezon, who was then ruling at Damas cus, and who was to be feared be cause of the enmity which he bore King David. Solomon well remem bered the stirring campaign of his fa ther which had made of Rezon an un relenting enemy. The latter had been one of the chief warriors of Hada dezer, king of Zobah. and had escaped with a company of men when David had conquered the land and had killed Hadadezer. At that time Rezon had sworn to be revenged upon King David, but the opportunity had net ccme, and Benaiah, thinking that Rezon might plan an expedition against the - new king, Solomon, pro posed that the armies of Israel pro ceed against him. And as an outgrowth of the sug gested campaign had come the broad er vision of a world conquest. Why stop at the conquest over Rezon? Why not extend the borders of Israel to the very ends of the earth? Why not signalize the beginning of his reign with a brilliant series of mili tary expeditions, such as had marked the first years' rule of the kings cf other lands in former ages? King David, his father, had left him a strong army, which was already feared by a!l the nations about, and it was but natural that he should bo am bitious to have its powers further ex tended. And where was there a na tion that had such a mighty warrior as was Benaiah? Had not the fame of his deeds gone abroad, so that it was known everywhere how he had met in single-handed combat and had slain two lion-like men of Moab? And was it not also known how he had gone down in the time of snow and had slain in its lair a fierce lion, which had terrorized the entire country round and had destroyed not only sheep and cattle but women and chil dren as well? And then the Egyptians had good reason to know of the mighty Benaiah, for had he not slain their strongest warrior, after a des perate combat, his only weapon being his staff, while the Egyptian wa. armed with sword and spear? With such a leader and with an army which had not known defeat for years, where was the foe which could stand up against it? Where was the nation which could not be conquered? Such were the questions which came to the mind of the young King Solo mon after Benaiah had proposed the expedition against Rezon, and the vision of world-wide conquest opened up before him. “Better send for Nathan the pro phet and Zadok the high priest, and talk it over with them,” came the thought, which brought a temporary check to the glow of enthusiasm which thrilled his being as he had pictured all the magnificence and glory and power which would be his when he had brought the whole world at his feet. “But why talk with them?” he im patiently ejaculated. “If it were a question as to the religious ob servances, or the laws of the nation, it would be well, but what know they about war and conquest?” And turning with an air of decision, as though that matter w-as settled and out of the way, he summoned one of the servants and dispatched him with a message to Benaiah and the other chief warriors of Israel that they should meet him in conference that day at the palace, “for,” said he to himself, “we must needs lose no time, for so vast an expedition will require long and careful preparation.” As may well be supposed, Benaiah and the other officers of the army were highly pleased at the promise of such extensive military operations, and the active work of preparing for the expedition soon aroused unusual interest and enthusiasm throughout the kingdom. Not. a word of com mendation or of condemnation had come to the king from either Nathan or Zadok, although Solomon knew that they must have heard of the plans. But he felt rather relieved and glad that they had not sought him out, for he did not care to go into too deep an analysis of the motives and desires which actuated him in seeking a world conquest. Somehow, he felt that it would not meet their approval, and he was glad he did not have to answer uncomfortable questions and enter into long explanations as to his plans. j Hit juu utuoi iiq»c viuu nuu ; Vi if your plans are to be a success,” came the voice of conscience front within, for Solomon loved the Lord, and desired to do all that the Lord re quired. “Yes,” Solomon persuaded himself, “but would it not be to the honor and glory of God to bring all kingdoms and all nations under the dominion of the nation whose God is the Lord? I will hold sacrifices at Gibeon and all the nation shall know that the Lord is with me in this thing.” So saying, King Solomon gave or ders that Zadok prepare for the ser vices, and on the appointed day he went thither, with all his courtiers and the chief men of his army, that they might worship. Day after day the ceremonies continued until at last a thousand burnt offerings had been sac rificed upon the high place. During all those days of worship and service the heart of the young king had been singularly touched and stirred, and there had come to him a new realiza tion of the need of and dependence upon God. He had come to Gibeon filled with the great ambition to send his armies out into the world and ex tend his scepter to every nation, and one day when the question had arisen in his heart whether he was willing to give up that ambition if God was not with him in the plan, a fierce, im patient spirit had seized him, and the impulse was strong upon him to forth with leave Gibeon and plunge head long into the completing of the plans of the expedition. “But would you attempt to conquer the world while yet you cannot rule your own spirit?" came the voice from W l III 111. With sudden horror and an inner re vulsion of feeling. Solomon realized the awful crisis which faced his life. Was he ready for a world conquest while yet he had failed to conquer his own heart? Was he ready to rule over the world, while yet he had not proved that he could rule righteously over the nation which had chosen him as king? With these questions uppermost in his mind, while yet he was shaping an swer to them, he sought his couch that night, and in a dream thought God spoke to him, asking him what he should give to him. It was all so real that during all the years which followed Solomon' never questioned but that God had visited him in person and had given him the promise of his blessing because he had chosen the wisdom and understanding of God rather than all the kingdoms of the earth. And more than once, as the borders of his kingdom extended and riches and honor and power flowed unto him. did he exclaim: “Verily, the Lord hath kept his word and hath given not only wisdom, hut all else besides." Good Idea in Berlin. Houses in Berlin are numbered in luminous paint. Mouse Has Short Life. A mouse seldom lives longer than three years. Where China ts First. China has the lowest tax rate. LITTLE TRAILERS. It is a fine thing to make yourself needed. The way to be always respected is to be always in earnest. One may study and gain knowledge; one must live to gain wisdom. There’s a lot of romance about the good old times, but we would kick like steers if we had to have them back. PROVERBS. Who serves at court dies on straw Water run by will not turn the mill. “Where-the will is ready the feet are light. Try your skill in gilt first and then in gold. Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt. True valor knows as well how to suffer as to act. Wisdom doesn’t always speak in Greek or Latin. Words spoken in an evening the winds carry away. We ought to weigh well what we can only once decide. After all the man who tells his troubles may be preferable *o the one who tells his jokes. Giving advice to some people is like presenting a bald-headed man with a bush and comb. There are two kinds of love—the beautiful worship that finds its reward in constant service, and the little sel fish affection that rewards itself by demanding servitude. 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The Sarpy County Agricultural so ciety will hold its annual farmers’ in stitute at the opera house in Papillion February 11-12. The women have been given one day on the program. Ed Cramer, a young man of 21 years, who came to York from Grand Island, and who had been working at the Le Grand hotel, attempted to com mit suicide by taking carbolic acia. John Fredericks of Wisner was ar rested and brought to West Point on a charge of insanity. He was ad judged to be a fit subject for treat ment and was taken to the hospital at Norfolk. Governor Sheldon has honored the requisition of the governor of Illinois for the return of "Bud” Brooks, who is wanted on a charge of burglary. Brooks was out on parole and vio lated his parole. The city fathers of Nebraska City have become ashamed of the city jail and have ordered all of the old con tents removed and burned and after the jail has been overhauled, painted, will refit the same. By a popular subscription taken up among the Bohemians of the state. $500 has been raised for the use of the state circulating library. The money will be used to buy books re lating to Bohemian history. The swine plague is devastating many herds of hogs in York county. Already many farmers have lost nearly every hog and those who have not lost by cholera are selling off and say they will not commence again. The State Railway commission signed its order in the oil rate case and formally promulgated the 30 per cent reduction, together with aj or der that the railroads return empty barrels at half the rate now charged. The Dempster Mill Manufacturing company, Beatrice, observed Christ mas by presenting every employe with a fine Christmas turkey. The com pany also made the semi-annual divi dent to employes, which amounted to $2,116. The appointments of George I.. Car ter to the position of chief game war den. W. J. O'Brien as superintendent of fisheries and E. 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