The North-Carolina standard., 1850-04-17
MAMMoNW WORSHIP.

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MAMMoN WORSHIP.
There is one pitfaI of temptation, into which the
young man of our day is in danger Of falling, and n-
danger of falling. The gods Of this world, the poly
thesm which has SO long coexisted with chrstiani-
ty, is fast dying out Men are rapidly coming to tho
worship of one deity THE only misfortune is thas
it is neither the living the true They deiy
wealth and while they most falsely transfer their
worship to an idol divinity, they most faithfully full
FL the letter of the commandment, and love it with
all their heart and soul and mind and strength. Wsra
it currently reported and believed that the river Of
Jordan rolled over golden sands or that the pool Of
Bethesda surrounded by "Placers, the Christian
would vie with the Jew for the rebuilding of Jerusa-
lem all ships would be " up (" for Palestine instead
OF San Francisco; and the Holy Land would be again
inundated,-not by host of God worshipping, bat
of gold worshipping Crusaders.
Now l wage no war against wealth. l taint h
with no vilfying breath. Wealth, 50 far as it con-
ssts in comfortable SHELTER and food and aiment for
all mankind-in competence for every bodily want.
and in abundance for every mental and spiritual need
is so valuable, SO precous that if any earthly object
could be worthy Of dolaty, this might be the idol.
~ TO the young man without Patrimony,
there are few higher earthly duties than to obtain
competency. For this diligence in business, absti-
nence in pleasures prvation even, Of every thing hst
ed and borne. When we look around US, and see
how much of the wckedness Of the world springs
from poverty it seems to sanctfy all honest efforts
for the acquisition of an Independence. But when
an independence is acquired, then comes the moral
crisis,-then comes an Ithuriel test,-which shows
whether man is higher than common man /; or
lower than common reptile. In the duty Of accu-
mutation, and call it duty in the most strict and
literal Specification of that word,) all below compe.
tence is most valuable, and its acquisition most lsu-
dable. But all above fortune is a misfortune. Is
is misfortune to him who it for it is vol
untary continuance in the harness of beast of bur
den, when the soul should enfanchise and lift itself
up into higher region Of pursuits and pleasures. 1t
is persistence in the work Of providing goods for
the body, after the body has already been provided
for and it is denial Of the higher demands of the
soul, after the time has arrived and the means are
possessed of fulfilling those demands.
Great wealth is a misfortune, because it makes
generosity impossible. There can be no generosity
where there is no sacrifice; and man who is worth
a million of dollars, though he gives half of it away,
no more makes a sacrifice, than Gf may make such
supposition) dropsical man, whose skin holds q
hogshead of water, makes sacrifice wheashe 10
tapped for barrel. He is in healthier condition
after the operation than before it. If donkey would
be considered fool among donkeys, for desiring to
double the burden of gold that is already breaking
his back, see not why the shorter-eared variety
should be judged by different rule. The literal
declaration that it is easier for camel to 90 through
the eye of needle than for rich man 10 enter the
kingdom of Heaven, not only stands upon sacred
thority, but is confirmed by all human reasoning.
For, what kingdom of heaven can there possibly be.
from which love and sympathy. and Tire tenderness
OF common brotherhood, excluded y I'd tho
man who boards superfuous wealth while there ID
furnishing in the next street the man who revels in
luxures while the houseless and breadless are driv-
en- from his door; the who, through an ostenta-
ton Of literature, walls himself in with Libraries
which he cannot read, while thousands of children
around him are destitute even Of school-books-ths
very seed-wheat of knowledge; such a man has no
love, nor sympathy, nor feeling Of brotherhood for
his race and, therefore, go where he will, the king
dom of Heaven must be his antipode. One point In
the circumference of revolving wheel may 40 we'll
attempt to overtake the opposite point he reach
that kingdom. The casting off his loved burdens
will alone give the agility to attain il.
All above fortune is usually the greatest of mis-
to effort and, especially, BY taking away the restraints
from indulgence, it takes the muscles DOT of the mbs
the brain Of the head and virtue out Of the heart
The same young man, who, with moderate forisne.
might retain the full vigor Of his system till sixty,
and be blessing to the world all his life long, under
the depaving influence Of patrmony, g liksly
10 die sot OF debauchee il 10 does nel
shoot himself al non-compos at thirty. The faahsr
may feel proud Of his twenty per ceil1 thiay per
cent stocks; but when the devil cluch3S The con for
guilty spending what he clutches the father for gui
y amassng. he surely proves himself The bess 6a-
cer; for he doubles his capital BY single spsc6r
tion. Universal experence shows that the inhesftos
Of npsnny has better chanes fos success in life
tho inhsritor Of plum" But better far than sit6l
er, is the golden mean Of Agur's perfect pmyss.
The following anecdote, which believe " So aashs-
tic, - related Of the late Stephen GinM. MeetinEa
wealthy and active business nan, be acenese1 hin
thus :. Mr.. A., am surpriae Hat man havine .
much property 40 yourself sk6uld be = aaxioss b
increase Il" You cans6t be % much aafYrias1 g
my COURSE Tetored bis friend, = n NJ 8 yous ~
mark, coming ~ it does. from mas whe kash -
greater fortune than Ihave, and sesns ssh soss Do
sirous 70 enlarge it . = 0A. yeA hid III Girard,
tst goa foya ttas IAass - sk;ite. y s peiifs g.
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