Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-03
DANIEL DREW AS SPECULA-
TOR AND AS T7EOLOGIAN.

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DANIEL DREW AS SPECULA
TOR AND AS TLfEOLOGLAN.
After long navigation in the perilou'
waters Of Wall street Uncle DAME
Drew sits on the stand, q shipwrcclsed
mariner, and gloomily watches tho
crucr waves us they swallow his bat
tered bark. He Is wcatherbcatcn
old salt of tho stock; ;jobbing seas, cx-
pericncod in disaster rs in prosperity
and though he hcavcs sigh and wipes
away with his horny hand an unbid-
den tear, he does not ic down in utter
despairand die of his troubles. Though
perhaps too far advanced in years to
again trim his sails TO tho brcezcs ol
puts and calls, he can hereafter rogalc
himself and his companions with tales
OF the strange things he has seen and
done in the Wall street world. IL Il
true that 1t has been said that avaricc
is only passion which increases with
age, and doubtless Uncle Daniel will
feel many pang Of regret as he thinks
Of what q precious cargo lies beneath
the turbulent waves Of stock,jobbing
But If not solaced by sweet philosophy,
the aged mariner is yet sustained by
tho stont staff of theology. Uncle
Daniel has been throughout thcolo-
gical as well as stock speculator.
1t is gratifying to be assured that
our venerable fellow citizen will no,
have to spend his declining years in
the poor house or to rely for his bread
on the dole Of a cold charity. So far as
his physical comforts are concerned
ho 10 as woll off now Ms whom no wiold.
cd millions. Though he has lost the
power to frightcn Wall street, he has
not depraved himself of the bread for
which the pauper may cry in vain
The knowledge that this is his com
paratively fortunate case will some
what molhfy the tonc Of public sympa
thy for tho Wall street veteran. Tho
real sufferer by his disaster is the The
illogical Seminary he founded
Mr.. Drew has long felt the duty oI
providing sound theological training
for the youth of the country, and Of
keeping the ranks Of the Methodist
ministry supplied with well.drilled re
crults. Himself n powerful exhortei
and n man iervent m prayer, Uncle
Daniel Drew has taken only less inter
est IN theology than IN puts and calls
II Is reported OF him That he would
clean out his brethren with the same
zeal that hc would men oil the world
but this was because he never allowed
sentiment to interfere with business
In the prayer meeting and In the the
ologlcal board he was anxious Tor the
welfare OF mcn'ssouls and Tor the .propa-
CATION oil sound doctrine IN wan street
he was after their money. In order
10 40 just 70 the character ana career
oil Uncle Daniel this distinction be
tween what he regarded rs his relig'
ious duty and what he required as his
secular proht must DO borne IN mind
Enough conspicuous example OF this
sort oil christian, he Is by no means
alone. The demands of a growing civ
llization have greatly modihed Chrls'
anity since 1t was first preached IN
uaiiiee, ana the eye oi the heedie mas
IN The course oil nlgh upon twenty cen
turies Deen gradually enlarged so as
70 admit 'he biggest camel OF the herd
III is pam that II we mako IL a dubious
matter whether rlch men get int
heaven, We discourage trade and sci
up a par against the cultivation oil the
useful desire ior riches
MI Drews gut 10 reiiglons instltu,
tlons which propagate the theological
doctrines ne noius' nave oeen great IN
deed In inns country ana IN TINS pc
riod, when inc oeneiactlons oi success
iui hnanciers are oil much more thar
princeiy munihcence, he must hold
rank among inc foremost Of these CIV
crs' we cannot say what is the exacl
sum oi ms actuai donations IN mar.
cash ana soiiu iand, put u must reacf
sooo,oVo at least. 10 the Drew Tho
oiog'cal seminary alone, leaving ou'
the hote ior szov,Voo which nc mad'
70 u as an endowment, ana the inter
est on winch IS now IN default, he hai
gwen the vast sum oil sioz,O0O. -
Though his failure destroys the valu'
oi inc note, yet the Methodist denomi
nation may wen perpetnate the nam'
OF bcneiaetor so proiuso in furnish
ing the means Tor the propagation O
It's theology as Daniel Drew. NO
many followers oil Wesley have beer
so Jealous as the now shattered patrl
arch OF wall street, or so ready L
share the spoils oil financial success
with the doctors OF its religion as he
Inc gold IL bright, the greenbacks ar
crisp, the buildings are strong, thu
glebe is fertile, though all came from
the mire OF the Street.
But is It not n little strange that thu
theological plant has grown in such
soil Does IT not furnish food for re
hectionY Give all thou hast to th'
poor and follow me, was the Injunction
OF The Nazarenc. lie taught that golC
was not a salve for sore conscienc'
or pavement for the narrow way t.
heaven. Such healing must be wol
by the abandonment Of the sordi,
practices by which the gold was gained
not merely by the relinquishment o
the whole or a part of the plumber, an'
that road must be trod by wayfarer
who not only gave up what they hat
wrested through cupidity, but who
also eschewed cupidity itself and fol
lowed the lead Of a higher and NOR
spiritual guide. If we people Of New
York should practically take the word