Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-14

BRANDON, SATURDAY, OCT. 10. 1870.

Wherein does Lhis evil consist ;


: We may haze as rIuch wealth as CrGsus,
and if our Affections are no, placed upon
it, and We usei with 4 single-eye 10 Gods
glory, il win not injure rs, bpt may be
the means Of increasing our Spirituality
and building Us up in the faith ofthe Cos
pei 1t is true there is great danger ia
being rIch. for thereby we are exposedfo
many occupations and hurifuI iusts, we
otherwise might have escaped Never
theess, persons may have much Of this
world, and yet not set their hearts upon
il ;fand of.his there are many illn.trious
examples. ABraham was immensely
rich in flocks and herds; yet his faith
was So actiye-his zeal so fervent--his
piety so consistent. that he has obtained
the honorable appelIation of the father Of
the foithful. Job was one of the richest
men Of the cast! yet he feared God and
eschewcd evil. David was rich in silver
and gold, and advanced to the highest
state Of worldly honor; yet he delighted
IA God and rejoiced in the prosperity of
true religion. These examples show that
riches do not aecessarily make men ire
Iigious. The evil lies in the lore Of mo-
hey, not in the possession of it. If We do
pot lore money. whether we have lille or
nuch we shall do allthe good we posi-
bly, can with what we have. If we love
be world. whatever may be our circum-
tlnces or condition in life, we shall strive
with all our power, to be in possession Of
it.
2. The love Of money does not consist
in setting value upon il, or considering
ii an object Of desire but in desiring it
for lis own sake. or making il our chief
good. All temporal blessings should be
valued aud if by them we can glorify
God and benefit man, they are lawful OBJ
jecis OF desire The more wealth. we have
hc greater is our ability to be useful ~
But because we .cca do good with money
ve are not TO make il our chef good, OF
bssire il forits own sake. This is sinful,
pnd mus be avoided. Ia. avoid il. how.
EVER, il is not necessary TO condemn mo,
hey, il the abstract. The evil in max
ng il an end rather than the means 0
rood; or If employed 10 promote som'
sefal or valuable purpose, yet not in hi
lay Observing the Lord, but in serving
ourselves.
3. The love,of money is generally in
ea,sd in the following manner :Ir
nsing unlawful or improper means, in or
10 obtain il suchas fraud, deceit. over
teaching or expressing the poor. AL
means are unlawful. when they violat
The two great commands Of God, on whicl
hang the law and the. prophets Tho
shalt love lhe Lord thy God with all tn
heart. and thy ncighbor as myself w
lave a right to obtain as much money a
I've can. il we do not transgress The abov
oinmandments. But when we are 5
ent upon obtaining wealth thai we aci
Iblain Il, honestly or dishonesty, il ind
ates heart unrenewed by divine grace
nv profession 10 the contrary notwill
tanding. So.
What means o. procuring money ma
e considered a<iolation Of the law !,
or To illustrate "A man labors f
BIC. lam in duty bound 10 give him a
Equivalent for his labor. As be is obi.
d 70 work, he agrees TO serve me for
Der nopth, when a jdst compensate
would be Sl2 Should not be guilty.
requiring money in an unlawful mann
Il i kept back the "a, and paid only
much as promisedl Igo 10 Africa 4,
steal a negro. or buy him. if yon pleas
hen take him to one Of the southern Sta,
the boasied land Of liberty, alias sla'
~, AMI employ him upon q p'aniaii
md in much mercy allow him peck
Born week, morsel Of salt, and q
and then a little meat. when at the sa
lime he earns me e2o per month. l .
is that money lawfully obiained2 v