The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-22
A PLEA FOR WEALTH.
Rev. Israel Hathaway's
Notable Sermon at the
Westminster Church.

The Rev. israel w. Hathawayipreached
an eloquent sermon at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church yesterday morning.
His subject was "Anti-Poverty. After
reading the parallels of the unjust stew
ard and Of Lazarus and Dives, the minis
ter chose for his text clause from st.
Luke. 16, ii. He said in part:-
almost everyone desires to become
rich. It would appear that this is the
one great ambition of the American. It is
difficult to estimate the requirements of
our wants. We look upon the acquisition
of riches as most important. AT least
nine-tenrhs of us do. It~SeeInS to be an
all consuming fever, and we look after it
to the neglect of all else. OF no people in
the world is this more true than OF the
people of our own land. Next to us
stand the English. And vet we boast of
our superior Christianity. am going to
commend it. l do commend it. provided
the riches we acquire is used for the right
purpose, our aims directed to a proper
end.
EVERY ONE SHOULD GET RICH.
hope every young man i'll this congre-
CATION will become millionaire. hope
every young lady In this congregation
will marry millionaire. II / were a
young lady / doubt if / would marry Il
young man unless he was at least pros
pectively rich. A man, strong and hearty.
with bright mind and no wees, but
good and ambitious purpose. cannot help
becoming rich in this country. lt Is
corollary of our civilization. The higher
he is educated the greater his desires.
The young African heather has no desire
for wealth, because he has but little re-
quirements. The missionary can accom-.
piish more in the Christian education OF
the heather by Installing iu his mind and
heart desires for something beyond what
he has hitherto felt the need of--the value
of household effects, of music and art, etc.
MAN wants the earth,' continued Mr..
Hathaway, tand l am here to declare
that he ought to have it. The Bible says
the rightous shall inherit the earth. The
whole process OF divine grace Is to make
wants In the mind and heart OF man ana
then supply them. One of the gifts h q
demands is the earth What would w a
busy ourselves over if we were not striv :
ing after wealth? Would we not find our
selves engaged IN sensual and prodigate
employments? Satan always finds som 4
mischief for idle hands TO do The
trouble in riches is in their abuse rathe !.
than in their possession. Their curses
are in proportion to their abuse. Tn q
stream that supplies water to the mill If
turned the right way, causes deyastat
ing flood il turned the wrong.
THE PURPOSE OF TEMPORAL RICHES.
I'VE must SO reserve our riches as q OF
| to destroy our lines. Dynamite and cleo
| tricity are necessary to our civilization.
| A civilization OF electricity, steam, etc.,
with all their dangers. is better than d
| civilization without them; but II they
are turned against us, what then? In
| finite are the dangers of riches. Better
| TO be as poor as Lazarus than to abuse the
trust of riches. In this world OF stewards
| let us ascertain If we can be trusted with
| absolute possession. Let us make pro-
| vision for the next.
s'The Lord commended the unjust
| steward, not because he was unjust, put
| because he recognized his offense ana
sought to make amends. The whole
| teaching of the parable is that we might
gain eternal ricnes through those tenn
4 poral ones we at present enjoy, use them
so as to please God, to whom they belong.
Present possessions rightfully invested
| will secure us larger possessions IN eter-
nifty. This is faithfulness in the small IN
! vestment, but makes large one bye-and-
| bye. Oaks grew from acorns. The man
| who is righteous in a little would be
| righteous in much. Let us invest for
| eternal dividends. God does not care q
| farthing for mans heart without his
1 pocketbook He has loaned 1t to YOU
| Every penny is watched
| s"This may be a new doctrine to some OF
| YOU, but it is Scriptural nevertheless
| Your investments should be made so as
| to enable you to tear off the interest cou-
| pons in the treasury vaults OF heaven: He
| that invests his money for his own selfish
| desires will wake up in hell without a
| farthing. The good steward will awak e
in heaven to find his possessions magni-
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