Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-27
MONEY AND RELIGION
REV THOMAS DxoN's THIRD SERMON
ON THE SUBJECT.

coed IN Wan street,
CARE CHARLEs, Va. July le.-Rev.
Thomas Dixon. IT., preached the third
sermon in the series on The Question
of Money and the Gospel Of Christ IL
the Methodist church on Cobb's island
today. The text chosen was. The stars
in their courses fought against Sisera
Judges v, 20).
In no way does money show il ire
&, mendous power 50 clearly as ia tie want
Of II. Man never fully realizes the power
Of money until he j. absolutely without
IT, Il is this shadow that Expresses IL
these days onr own great nation. II is
The shadow Of the panic II is the ghost
Of the commercial world that forever
haunts even the prosperous. Il IS the
skeleton IL the closet of the nation whose
treasury eroans with countless. millions.
The darkest days Of the history Of our
nation have not been the days Of war.
of great storm or Of food or Of famine
They have been days Of money panic
They have been DAYS ia which thousands
hung breathless over the brink Of ruin
and bound mp with them were countless
other thousands whose lives were in
volyed.
The days Of our real trial are these
days when the black shadows hang over
the money markets u our great cities
when cunning hends lurk in every dark
corner ready to spring upon the throat
Of the helpless and kill and destroy with
out mercy. This is speaking on . large
scale Of the problem which eonfronts tie
poor In their daily life. Wall street 10
New York and State street il Boston
/ and the oeuters Of commerce IL our great
western cities have their Black Fridays
but they come on rare occasions and at
/ long intervals, and 1T is "a blessed relief
20 the world that they do COME thus
rarely But il j. sad fact that Black
I Friday is day with which the great
masses Of our people are only too "a
miliar.
One Of the direst curses Of our age j.
the want Of money. mean want.
. do not mean a respectable poverty.
mean a want that cuts. One Of the chief
CAUSES Of the poverty Of our age Is I'M
questionably found in the results Of The
day IF darkness aud panic IN the imam
cial world Tins black Friday is not
thing that comes by chance. II Is The
evidenced vital disease disease that
strikes 10 the very heart Of the body
poitic. The old prophet told az that
the starr IL their courses fought against
Sisera. Slsera was the captain u the
hosts q 1ahin, the oppressor II Israel
He encampea ia the plains with bis mag
nihceut army, preparing 70 make his
final assault But the river rose and
overwhelmed his chariots. and woman
slew Sisera. driving a nail through his
sleeping head The river did tile work
that is to say, the prophet would teach
u that NE forces u nature ars "a league
trih ne eternal principles q truth aai
Righteousness. and together they are
working ont the salvation IT the world.
Evil by lis own nature exhausts and
DESTROYS itself. Good increases aud must
ultimately triumph Its principle is
gerInual Individuals. principles sys-
TENS that clash with truth and right
have gone down and must continue 70 g
down Let us lift high above our heads
as a cleaning lantern these facts aud
explore the depths Of this Black FRIDAY
Of poverty. and we VIII find b0th the
cause of oar failures aud the promise of
something better.
We touch the heart Of this difficulty
when we ask the question. Can true
a 4 H.
business man u today: II not. then We
will ind in the clash If tie principles 81
the modern commercial world with
Christianity the true cause for the DAYS
Of commercial darkness. To get ~ the T
truth az the matter we must have a basis
Of comparison. We ask therefore
First What IS it 70 be a true Chris /
tiau:
Christianity means sacrifice II yea +
would understand a principle Of Chris /
tiauity, Won must look % the life Of
Christ Ia the concrete. HIS HE was 4
thrown awav Ii was lost. II was a 1
dismal failure. he was a despised man A..
Of q despised nation. He neither sought I
or raiued professional influence be /
antagonized the powers that we're e.tab. I
lished He failed 10 organize hie follow .
ers into compact machine Tie com 4
mon people heard him gladly aud yet III /
did not seek u utilize his power over I
them for his...lf ig.rsndizemeut. EBet
pressed abont him 1t the gates 81 the /.
city. They tore of the roofs 8f houses +
even that they might place their sick be-
fore him. He fed Them when they were +
hungry. and vet lie So conducted himself .
that al tine last they deserted hlm ana 4
cried. Cruelty him. He Laid -
money on the earth. he had % b
He exercised no immediate influence On f
literature be formulated no system Is F
philosophy He did not write a book.
He founded no family 10 perpetuate ms
authority OF his name De died pre-
mature and iguominious death BE lit
orally threw his life away. He lost il.
There were no great men - attend S