The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-30
the real owner. There In only one owner in HIS own
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the real owner There lie only owner in HIS own
right, and that is Tho Lord.
MANS STEWARDSHIP.
Man has never liked this truth. HIS natural repug-
II the cause OF his fall He desired TO DO
a god, a creator, a proprietor, owner his own
right This desire is the essential principle OF self
love- the root OF ali evil. Whether we ike not
such fact Now let us look the question squarely
IN the face. What are the duties OF a steward The
word our Lord used means manager OF a household
The natural meaning OF household Is family The
father and mother are stewards Their children are
own IN the sense OF ownership. We may re-
CARA own faculties as household; the thoughts
arc children They to be clothed and fed and pro-
teced ana nurured and disciplined and deve
oped The Lord has given to every human beng the
power OF directing them; freedom and nationality
are the stewards He has appointed 10 rule them
our stewardship not limited TO ourselves to
family II extends to business. TO social reIa
tons 10 national Affairs and 10 the Church. II goes
wherever influence goes. Thus you will see tnat
all have large interests committed 70 their care What,
them is our duty? Measure II by the weakest and low
est standard. Honesty, fidelity 10 trusts demand that
the money the shall be used according trust
imposed. Apply the principle to your relations with
the Lord. He has made you ruler over his house,
holds You have no right, human or divine, to rule
according 10 your caprice or TO the smallest
fraction OF time or means influence for any ner
purpose than the ono for which II was committed TO
you Not TO do SO is dishonesty, THEFT, robbery put
IL as strong as can, because want To dsperse the
fasccs with which the lovers OF self and The
world have deluded us and TO wake you
up to the responsibilities which rest upon
Won But there Is higher point OF view
than the one OF trust. OF obligation, Of honesty
When we rise out Of the natural INTO the spiritual lie
va come into a region in which new motives and
new principles operate. Compulsion becomes tree
dom; duty delight labor, the free play OF all
tlvties; ard making others happy becomes the only
means OF being happy ourselves. In this way we can
get the greatest possible good for ourselves. We
as free 10 act Us we should be II independent
OF the Lord There is no probability thar we could
have improved on the plan and methods OF Infinite
wisdom We are stewards. but we have the same use
MS an absolute owner. There IS sense also which
we are creators. God does not finish anything and
cast il from His hand. He makes beginning. gives
II a stewardship and calls u INTO cooperation with
linn He invites us to partnership with Him and
gives US the share oil the profits that should
receive ii the capital we invested our own He
rewards US according to our work.
MANS HAPPINESS
Again. all the Lords directions to us about the use
OF gwen for the purpose OF enabling US
10 get the largest returns from them The Lord works
Tor us His purpose was TO make us as rich as pos
sblc IN every possession which would contribute 10
our happiness He not ask the apple tree 10
grow and blossom and fruit only for the delight
ana sustenance OF man, but Tor its own beauty and
glory The splendor and fragrance OF It's blossoms and
The rich ripe treasures It's loaded arms, gained
in the performance Of It's use. This is universal law
or the divine order Fidelty to trust sstsp
serving loss and using u tor the special pur
pose Tor which we were appointed 10 II. Wisdom con-
sists In using the best manner 10 accomplish the
end We have physical nature and material wants
which must be supplied. We have natural mind
winch must be instructed. We have spiritual mind
which must 10 developed If We would gam the high
es good. We are all stewards 10 give to each OF
these faculties and degrees OF our nature their por
ton of meat in due season. Our wisdom consists In
dong this