Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-03
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,...hiv no man Of modern times
occupied 40 large place In the
sa.nclsl world, especially In the Amor
% mart OF II, az Jay Gould. a
~, unobtruslve, yet very ebrewd
VI perslstent man. he has by his
limitations achieved wonderfully
~ no.l,lon IN controlling gigantic
s,ues and enterprises and making
.,m.elf felt in tho world OF finance
,,'s.s accumulated during his brief
-. ar he was not an old man, an ai-
..os. incalcnlable amount Of wealth.
I,d,lnr by the palms thu, have been
,,s,n for a long tune by purveyors OF
s-.s,olet the country know concefning
s,,henllh, II " evident that II was
an, ina, much depended upon his life.
ne has not been Ia good health
q, some time. II was with n view 10
n, improyemeut that he haa visited
idaho for several summers past, stop
ling a. aoda Springs part Of the time,
and at other springs In Idaho, hoping
IA derive benefit thcfelrom.
The news OF his death, though not
Entirely unexpected, is still somewhat
ds surprise. II suggests many reilrc-
tIsns. Here IL msu, probably tho
nost successful flnaucier Of the age,
who hs. devoted his entire time aud
talent 10 the accumulation Of wealth
and with the most successful results;
bu, he Is called away, and not one
dollar Of that for which he has laborcd
40 long and arduoualy has ho taken
with himl In view Of this fact .
II IS periinen, TO ask, has
his lie been success? Can
my man be called successful who
cannot retain the fruits OF his labor,
but sees II slip from his grasp despite
every effort he may make to oliag to
itg The riches ho has laborei Dr, 10y
an immulsble decree belong TO the
earth aud by no process eau they be-
taken from II; they can only be left
here for others to enjoy.
II Is among. the strange peculiariiies
ofhumau nature that, notwithstand-
lug men have aeen from the beginning
Of time, the usslessness Of their piling
up Riches, with tho hope OF TAXI ny
them with them or aviiling them.
selves OF their benefits hereafter, 80
macy OF them will Beverthe.
less persistently devote their ON.
tire time aud attention 10 their
pursuit.. One would naturally think
that, seeing rs we all do, the utter
futillty OF trying to mold on TO earthly
substance when death comes, mankind
would turn their attention 10 the &c.
qulsltlon OF those things which they
eau take with them and not bs com
PEELED to leave behind. The Savior
illustrated this idea In the remarks
which He made, when Ho was on the
earth, to His disciples respecting earth
ly and heavenly treasures. He said.
'Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and rust doth
sonupt, aud where thieves break
through and steal:
'But lay up for yourselves treasures
In heaven, where neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and whuru thieves
DO not break through nor steali
"For where your treasure Is, thore
will your heart be- also"
This was tho al vice Of one who un-
derelood earthly anu heavenly thiugs
better than any other being that
ever trod tue earth. Yet, though
coming from such "a sonrle aud
sustained rs His counsel Is by all
human experience, how few there aie
who take II TO heart or who act upon
~ Asto how far the deceased fnnn.
.ier may have taken notice OF thls
teaching OF tho Savior, or how much
he may have done in the way Of lay
Ing up treasures In heaven, I do not
know. GOD IL his Judge. lie may
have done thousands OF acts Of kind
meas and philanthropy aud no mention
OF II be made In way to rsach the
public enr. IL Is not a safc thing to
pronounce a harsh Judgm n, upon u
man ~ secfetive ne he was.
He Ind a brother who lived In this
city, MIR, Abraham Gould, and he nc.
CURED the reputation while here Of
being one of the most charitable OF
men. He respected the rights OF the
poor, and, being In the coal business ut
Il time when coal was SC ,rcc. he ex-
hlbited fairness that won sncom!ums
from all the poor who were brought In
contact with him. Ifhe made any dis
elimination between the rich and the
poor, It was said to have been In favor
Of the latter. For nught know hls
brother Jay may have been equally
kind and charitable In his sphere. This
do know, that when iaisehood ana
ca!umny filled the land against the
people OF Utah, he was their friend ana
was not afraid to speak OF them in
their true light and TO defend them.
As to tho teachings OF the Savior on
many points they lind but little favor
with the world generally. Even pro-
iesse Latler.day Saints think some OF
histeachings impracticable underpres-
ent conditions. They look upon them
as beautiful IN theory but unsulted to
the everyday life Of man as society Is
now organized. They appear to think