New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-26
WEALTH AND ITS USES.
DIR. ANDREWS says THAT IT IS GOOD TO Ac'
CrNULATE PROPERTY

CrMULATE PROPERTY.
Providence June c3 GpecaD.-The old t'rs' haP'''.
Meet ng House. designed by sir christopher "ir. an"
unione in this city for rs fnted columns ana hisn
backed pews was filled this afternoon when hhSn"
He,ianio Andrews ID. ID. Ii. D.. president OF inc
university. preached the annual baccsaureate s'rmo"
before the graduating class Of Brown. Inc s''e'ne
r.s bv large choir OF Brown students. the students
OF the Womcns College assisting for the frst lime
Dr. Ardrewss text was from Matthew. XIV. % "1hon
oughtest therefore, to have put my money 10 'he
bankers and then at my coming should nave re-
ceived back mine own with Interest,"
The speaker was deeply impressed by the Keen IN
s,eht which Christ had into economic questions
The charging Of interest was condemned o. an 'he
leading thinkers Of that and previous times. We are
taught by the parable that wealth In general II
rightly used, Is q legitimate possession y COMM"
error held by poor people Is fnt wealth J. uh"eces
sary The majority OF people, however, VIII recos
nize that upon wealth depends the very existence OF
the human race. The hope OF the poor themselves
lies In the existence Of wealth
II Is true that wealthy people are few who s'and
In dagger OF being too generous, but heNer'h'i's'
make yourselves rich. Wealth Is one OF 'Ae mos,
rricee.s blessings. Wealth Is humaniys MACHINERY
whereby mankind gets living. and wnosocv"r piles
higher mans stock OF wealth il public b"neiac'or.
4 further hallurlnation Is held by those who 'mhh
that wealth Is not only not an cvl but that IL
is the only good Thing. They imagine that wealthy
people must be very happy. ana 'hey murmur pe
cause wealth Is unevcnly distributed. Inc Gus,
in human character Men settlc their own fortunes
by their own character aud conduct fovrrl! anu
S@ nseT is are Gete @S 's as to his educaon
II is certain that very great danger Is attached
TIC the S %p' 8, tho of . rsa II that fs Of hing
IS in the direction OF more egu", % and
assist in making poverty disappear. II Is certain
that the ldeu stat 81 society. IN which there shall
i.la uifh 1mf
u One 5SF more source of confusion Is that wealth IS
'ens Gs luxury 1' ers. ss e'' Wealth so used
Let us remember that wealth Is an absolute necessity
not as an evil but Is good On ne S SooS "E re-
So" MD s se many eooa + wealthy pople .ppr
cia,cd the nature and uses OF wealth Money would
and stock gambling. greater part Of povert. and
bcggary would disappear The present impoirt,n., .
disappear 1t would result in the healing OF all
labor troubles. Let IT become clear tLa, eyerS
ease OF wealth Is honest wealth. ana poor people would
DO very few who would envy or curse the rich
SERMON BY DIR. WHEELER AT ALLEGHENY.
NJ advile. Penn. June % (spccah.-Prcsde dent DAVID
II. Wheeler preached the baccalanrea" sermon before
The Students OF Allegheny College today the sub
Jet The Food of the Human Spirit" taking his text
from Kings, xix. = Arise and eat; because the
Journey Is too great for thee The conclusion u
his address was as follows
The necessity for the mnistr' Of God In life lies in
the greatness Of It, the duness Of IT, the wearncss Of It,
the Of II. The dying pagan ctd for light
Weary souls pray Pain aud the disturbed
spirit Is bcset by despair For such hours there Is 10
sustenancc light rest hope unless God minister
unto belief that God Is and helps us, is
our only under the juniper tree. This Is not
theory; is experience The good Of all times have
let Witness OF It's reality and It's power Faith
Ciod present help in time OF trouble Is vast
fact and join This fact to the great doctrine Of
dciverance God works for believing souls IL God
feed shall march to Horeb In the strength OF
that meat journey OF forty days or forty years TO
meet Him and to haow His "st small voice" the
divine voice heard clear above the strong wind the end
ing mountains and the shaking world.
PRESIDENT RAYMOND TO WESLEYAN SENIORS.
Mddletown. Conn.,, June 2j (SpeclaD.-Presdent
Raymond preached the baccalaureate sermon to-day
before the graduating class OF Wesleyan. in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. from Mark 4, g: "Pre.
pare ye tie way OF the Lord make Ills paths straight
The sermon was In part as follows:
We have been accustomed IN interpret this Ian
guage in a spiritual why. We call upon men to
repent and believe, and thus make ready for the
coming OF the Lord Tint surely Is proposition
that cannot be neglected. But the Language as quoted
from the prophet Isaiah applies TO the external CON
di,ions which must be provided for the comfortable
ana convenient journey OF an oriental monarch.
In our thought today II relates TO the external
preparations for the coming OF Christ.
The scriptures teach that the Gospel Il 10 be
preached 10 every creature. that all are to be called
10 repentance, all TO believe all to be raised all
judged. But when study the facls In the case 10.
day. are We not compelled to sly that this In, not
been done l. the Gospel preached 10 the poor
Must we not write II. then. Il magnificent failure
"h"r We remember ,l,a this trent .cssianio Tragedy
occurred on Mount Calvary, and that OF Afrca's
sons, simon the Cyr"nian. WINS actor III that
trlgedy, ana that Matthew actually preached the
Gospel In Africa, might have expected the light
Continent.
Gentlemen and ladies of the graduating Glass the
worlds work todly demands literally educated br Dad
minded men and women. There are many who can
Change nf sx,.pm ,eii'n a mnny VINO are urging the