The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-08-03

the abundance OF the matter which
man may accumulate about his person.
| The things in this world that are worth
most in life are sometimes those which
have no commercial rating, no CONNER
| cial basis of exchange.
Our life is rich because Of it's memo
| ries, because of the friends we have
| made, of the hearts we have loved and
that have loved us in return, of the
| kindly deeds we have been able to do, of
| the faces that we have been able to light
with Joy. 1t is made up of these higher
and sweeter elements that are not, can
not be issued in the forms Of bonds or
| of coupons. And when we have accepted
| the commercial basis of life, ignoring
the spirit, we have simply laid up treas
| ure for some other man to possess.
The body only can touch wealth in
money, and how small part of our ac-
| cumulations can our body touchl How
small part of the $75, 100000 could Mr.
| Gould usel 1t did not cost much to buy
his clothes, and what he ate was less
than a common worlingman. 1t would
not have cost much for house to shell
| ter. What can q man get out Of money
in itself beyond food and clothing and
shelter when used on himself and for
himself
| That which in our lives is really of the
treasure of life is something beyond the
money that we can exchange or that we
can use for ourselves,
NAPoLEoN's TREASURES.
When Napoleon Bonaparte was at the
height of his power, he established an
orphanage for girls in a little town in
France. After his return from banish-
ment at Elba he made visit to the or.
phanage, which remained untouched.
The girls crowded about him as he left
and gave to him the most touching ex-
preston of their love and admiration.
They covered his hands with kisses.
They took the rings from their fingers
and put them on his, and warm tears
fell on the great emperor's hand while
they crowded around him, claiming the
privilege of last grasp and of a last
word as he left Afterward came Wa
terloo and transportation and Danish
ment and the rocky island of st. Hele-
ma. The old guard went down in blood
and death, and his empire fell with a
crash. The magnificent temple which
he had built of matter crumbled in q
night. He was left in poverty, a prisoner
But there were some things that sur
vived Waterloo. There was one thing
that survived the crash of the empire
the words of love, the tears and the kisses
of those orphan girls They abided, they
cheered the hours of loneliness, and their
| 1,l,-,ra1 Li,,, ,,,t
of death to whisper words of cheer and
courage. We really live not in self, but
| in others.
THE BOSTON PHILOSOPHER.
Is life worth living; asks your mod
ern philosophy. In reply we would
ask: What life? What life? A distin-
guished citizen of Boston recently read
a paper before philosophic club on the
subject, "Is Life Worth Livingyo He
was man who possessed millions of
dollars. He lived in a luxurious palace
ON a magnificent avenue. He was a
man of culture, of thorough education.
He was a writer Of brilliant power, and
in his essay he sought with determine.
ton and with some degree of logical
power from his point Of view to show
that human life was not worth living
THE WESTERN MISSIONARY.
While he was reading this essay before
this assemblage Of clubmen and philo
sophie students a simple, pioneer teach
er was addressing a great assembly in
, fremont temple on the subject of west
ern missions. These two men had beer
, schoolmates in boyhood. They were botl
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life to making money and made it. The
other had given his life to men in sacri
fee. He was poor man-this mission
; ary. The great crowd listened will
breathless attention to his account of hi
! work in the western world. They hunG
thrilled upon every period. He was {
I man of mastcrful physique, ofrnagnetit
) face, behind which beat a greet, loving
heart.
He told of the wonders thai God hat
Q | wrought among the people in the fa
} | west His face flashed with power di
, | vine as he told Of the needs Of the grea
, commonwealth that were growing og
{ | the borderlalyds Of the nation. He swep
{ | the souls of all who heard him with di
I vinest enthusiasm, that dominated AK
lifted them up with the highest faith I!
al God. He refused invitations to atten,
2 dinners in his honor, and when he close,
his address was seen hurrying acros
D Boston common on his way to catch
train to retUrn to his duties IL the west
= To him life was full of meaning, and b,
{ was eager TO return to the fight. Lif
| was glorious opportunity in which +
{ bless his follow men, and he was as i'm
a patient as 6 child to return TO the tasl
2 that God had given him!
is life worth livingH What life?
YE DID 1T NOT!
. Fourth-Eternally Life d the vesti
! bule of eternity. Life here is a spiIitu2
I reality. Life in its full compass in
cludes not only the here, bur the here
after. Life here is a boundless oppor
, tunity in which character is fashioned
and which must tell upon the eternity,
We hear the message of Christ, "Inas
much as ye did it not, depart" Thl
! must be a solemn sentence to the eal
> and heart of the man who possesses
$100,000,00o. "Inasmuch as ye did il
not" What of all the battles for sell
now that the body has been laid in the
lgravei True, he met his enemies in the
great railroad battle, when giants were
pitted against giants, when millions
were marshaled against millions an6
on the issue hung inestimable fortunes
and ne won on that Black Friday
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