The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-20
Beeeher ON Wealth.

It q very comfortable thing to be
rich. Most men have an exalted idea
OF their capacity to endure afiuence.
Yet general impression has gone
abroad that morally the possession of
wealth should be deprecated rather
than desired. In an essay, which ap-
pears in the current number of the
Herald Of Hednk, Rev. H. w. Beecher
expresses himself in this relation in a
very forcible and philosophio manner:
All the Institutions of society which
enrich and ennoble human life require
wealth for their existence. The time
has gone by when men can rail at
wealth as Incompatible with religion
and virtue. Schools and colleges were
impossible but for accumulated treas
ure. Books and newspapers, that have
become as indispensable as food-tbese
were impossible except in communi-
ties where there is treasure accumula-
ted. Churches could not be built,
and their services could not be
capital. Hospitals, relief asy-
lums, eleemosynary enterprises, de-
pend upon conditions of wealth. Art
could not long flourish where there was
not wealth. Literature and learning
depend upon wealth-not directly and
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that have to labor from day to day for
the necessities of life have not the time
nor the means to pursue higher aims
and ends. Itsis only where+wealth has
been accumulated that men rise from
sordid labor for the bread that perishes,
and begin TO give life to higher ambi-
tions and nobIer elements-such as art,
o1 rf0haa Tho fiu1o n
coming when the world will be rich.
The time is coming when men will be
rich In large mum bers; and Christians
may as well try 1t on now as later. do
not believe that the world is going to be
scrawny, baTeboned and undecorated
beauty; the God of love is the God that
made the heaven with the sun therein
that shines by day, and the stars that
shine by night; and / believethat that
God, who is full of taste and full of va
riety, and full of beauty, has, ordained
that men shall be rich in the future
state of the world. u~gy
10 what State does JuIesburR ReIOnE7
The great Western excitement is an
effort to determine 'sto what State or
Territory does Julesburg belong" The
following extract from the proceedings
had by the city council OF that city
shows that honorable body to be some
what at loss on the subject: "a
Whereas, O6icers of Nebraska an6
Colorado are both claiming jurisdiction
over the city of Julesburg, without
knowing which, If either, has such law
fol Jurisdiction; and ti'.-l t-,l,.,...-,-,, {.
Whereas, Neither the State of Nebras
ka nor the Territory of Colorado ha
furnished the citizens of this city will
any protection for either life or proper
ty, but has left them TO protect them
selves as best they could; and 1-. 4
Whereas, The people have organized
and have had in successfnl operation,i
city government since the 9Th day o
July last, which gives Satisfaction 4
the large majority of the good citizen
of JulesbuFg; therefore, Li1 EtE s-1y'il Z
BE u ordained by the mayor and com
mon council of The city of, JrtLeSbttrS
That the authority of the State of Ne
=. braska, or the Territory of Colorado
will not be recognized by this city gov
ernment until the Boundaries OF tn
State or Territory c1aiming jnrisdic1iol
shall be e-estab blished by lawful author
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