The Newtown bee., 1893-03-24
USING AND ABUSING MONEY.
A Practical and Powerful Discourse by Rev o. O. Wright, Rector of St Johns Church.

The subject of Rev o. o. Wright's lec- ture at St Johns on Sunday night was on Money, the use and abuse." He gave discourse of much interest and power The singing of the choir was especially good. In closing Mir Wright spoke as follows:
 Money stands for so much that we want and indeed is the means of procur- ing so many things that we must have that the getting of it and the spending of it is the great touchstone of human char acter.
 It is no wonder, therefore, that the success of ones life is measured so gen. erally by his ability to get wealth.
 TO DEVELOP REAL WEALTH. as we have seen, is to fulfill the great law of life. It is to subdue the earth and apply the good things of the world to the noblest service of man. To get real wealth requires energy, industry, perse- verance. self-denial, and all manly vir- tues. And to keep it and rightly use it, demands perhaps even more wisdom and stability of character. The comforts, conveniences and means of self-improve- ment which it is our right and duty to seek by all worthy means, cannot be had without determined efforts, economy and faithfulness. Richard Golden,
 THE GREAT ENGLISH REFORMER, and friend of the workingmen, once said "The world has always been divided into two classes, those who have saved and those who have spe nt, the thrifty and the extravagant. The building of all the houses, the mills, the bridges, and the ships, and the accomplishment of all oth- CT great works which have rendered man civilized and happy, has been done by | the savers, the thrifty; and those who | have wasted their resources have always | been their slaves. It has been the law of | nature and of Providence, that this should be so; and 1 were an imposter if I prom ised any class that they would advance themselves if they were improvident, thoughtless and idle.''
 John Bright, speaking also to the work ingmen, said:
 | ssTHERE IS ONLY ONE WAY
 that Is safe for any mar, or any number of men, by which they can maintain their present position if it be good one, or raise themselves above it if it be a bad one,-that is by the practice of the vir- tues of industry, frugality, temperance and honesty-n
 Samuel Smiles says: "Any class of men that lives from hand to mouth will ever be an inferior class. They will nec- essary remain impotent and helpless, hanging on to the skirts of society, the sport of times and seasons I The wealth of the world
 COMES ONLY BY INDUSTRY,
 enterprise and economy. The young man who works faithfully and steadily and saves what he does not need for pres ent comfort and self-improvement, wins for himself home, good name, a place 'l of respect and honor in society and be- comes independent and useful in every Il SoOu stHScs dHu IS NeIp to LuOsc WuO l may be unfortunate.
 I Money saved becomes capital which has accumulated power to earn more
 money and do greater good. .t is only l by saving that men have the wherewith
 to do good to others.
 EVERYBODY WHO EARNS MONEY fought to contribute something to the
 common fund of self-improvement which
 helps to make the conditions of life bet
 ter for all. Every one ought to help t lsupport the-church and by personal ex