Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-08

| member that thou IN thy lifetime received
est thy good things, and likewise Lazarus
evil things, but now he is comforted and
thou art tormented And, beside all this,
between us and you there is great gulf
fixed; so that they which would pass from
hence to you cannot; neither can they
pass to us that would come from thence.
Then he said, pray thee, therefore, father,
that thou wouldest send him to my fathers
house-for | have five brethren-that he
may testify unto them, lest they also come
into this place OF torment Abraham saith
unto him: They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them. And he
said Nay, father Abraham; but if one
went unto them from the dead, they will
repent. And he said unto him: If they
hear not Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, though one rose
from the dead"
The minister said in the recent Confer
ence there was discussion as to whether or
not there was
PROBATIONARY STATE IN THE NEXT
WORLD.
This text would seem to be conclusive
upon that subject. There were many
thoughts beautiful and sublime in this
parable, but he would base what he had
to say upon the rich man and Lazarus
1t is drama in three acts. 1t presents
two extremes in the lives of men, two ex-
tremes in death, two extremes in the con-
dition of mans soul in the next world. 1t
impresses us with the solemn injunction
that the Gospel is Gods final appeal, and
if men do not accept it, then there is no
other appeal. The language of our Saviour
is clear and forcible. We see the rich
mans mansion, one of grandeur, its courts
paved with marble and malachite, musical
with the plash of fountains of perfumed
waters tables spread with viands, venison,
fatted veal, fish from the Mediterranean,
sherbet from Egypt, everything that could
TICKLE THE PALATE OF AN EPICURE
Or satisfy the desire of gourmand. We
behold him clothed in purple and fine
linen, and know that he fares sumptuously
every day. Purple was exclusively the
dress of the nobility and wealthy. When
Jesus said clothed in purple and fine linen,
He conveyed the idea of moneyed auto
crat, as would to-day the mentioning of a
Rothschild, an Aston, or a Vanderbilt.
This mans life was a continual feast; there
was no attempt at an outward show; he
did not live to eat, but ate to live. Lazarus
name is given, but that of the rich man is
not. Jesus said the name of the rich shall
rot, while that of the righteous shall live
forever. There is many poor man whose
name Is not a stranger among the angels.
Christ's description of the beggar is brief
and graphic. He was laid at the rich
mans outer gate, borne there by friendly
or unfriendly hands, too loathsome to be
tolerated closer, covered with ulcers; not
unlike the brave boys in Andersonyille,
whose bodies became putrid for want of
proper food and clothing. He begged for
the crumbs that fell from the rich mans
table, the garbage of his kitchen. The
picture portrays wildly the abjectness of
his helpless, loathsome and suffering con-
dition, when it is said he could not drive
away the dogs. Thank God, in this age of
the world, in land of hospitals and hui
name institutions, such thing is impossi-
bic, One is the picture of purse-proud,
selfish, goddess man; the other mendi-
cant-no clothing but rags, no companion
but logs, no bed but that afforded by the
stone pavement.
The minister then discussed at some
length social and financial extremities.
He said if the Socialists ever came into
power, and they should divide up the
wealth of the world, it would not be two
years until the rich would have all their
wealth back again, and the Socialists
would find that they would have to have
A NEW DEAL EVERY TWO YEARS.
1t is Gods plan that the rich and poor
should live side by side and help one an
other. The rich mans sin was not his
wealth. l wish had 100000, and while
| am wishing | might as well make it
81 100000. l never knew any of my
brethren to shun the filthy lucre or spe-
cially abhor it except in class-meeting. A
wealthy man was once asked how he made
his money, ard he replied, / never make
money save it." Vanderbilt one said
Young man, save tremendously until you
get 81 900, and then it will begin to grow"
In speaking of acquisition of wealth and
means of acquiring it, he said there
was an old miser once who was
to leave his estate to one of two nephews.
One of them called to see him short time
before his death in order to create as favor
able an impression as possible. His uncle
was about to sit down to his dinner, which
consisted solely of boiled egg. He asked
his nephew to dine with him and boiled
another egg. Now it happened that the
egg boiled for the young man was over
ripe, had outlived its usefulness, but not
wishing to offend his uncle the young man
gulped it down with apparent relish 1t
was not long afterwards until the miser
died and left all his money to the other
nephew, and in his will stated that young
man who could eat bad egg
AND SAY HE LIKED IT,
Needed no assistance from him. The love
of money, the Bible says is one of the
roots of all evil.
He spoke of the millionaires of to-day,
comparing those who lived in luxury, kept
up grounds, spent money for horses, car
riages, etc, as being benefactors, while
those who were misery and boarded their
money were the opposite, although they
were not generally so considered by the
poorer classes.
THE LuxURIEs OF THE RICH
Keep factories running. and put millions
of money in circulation that gives employ
ment to thousands of people and carries
comfort to many homes. He who gives
81 so for an honest days labor does more
for humanity than lie who bestows 81 50
in charity.
The death-bed scene at last comes to the
wealthy and poor alike, to the rich mans
palace, to the poor mans howell The rich
mans gold cannot bride the angel of
death. The beggar was found one morn
ing, his eyes upturned in death, his gray
head resting upon the stone pavement;
there was a rush of angels wings, and he
reposes in Abraham's bosom he was
freebooter in heaven The rich man died
and was buried with the wealth that COM
mands friends in life and mourners after
death. He was followed to the grave by
long procession, and a fashionable preacher
preached him straight into heaven. One
thing we learn is that death does not ex-
tinguish consciousness. The rich man,
who found himself in hell, was conscious
of the fact that all his wealth could not
buy him standing-room in the new Jerusa-
lem. The Indian who sold the entire ter
ritory now the State of Pennsylvania for
string of glass beads, and the Indian who
sold the State of Illinois for buffalo robe,
made good trade beside the man who
barriers his soul for the pleasures of this
life All that was left Of Lazarus on this