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of the bowels, and nature will do the
rest. They keep the system in perfect
order.
When We Come andWhen We Go
fNew York Herald.
For we brought nothing into this world and
1t is certain that we can carry nothing out
1. Timothy, vi, ..
II this statement concerning the two
"nothings," one at the cradle aud the
other at the grave, were isolated from the
context We should boldly assert that st.
Paul was mistaken. It is intirely clear
that we bring great deal out Oft. ]ll-
with which to accomplish the tassz Eaats
the Almighty has ses1S'' Srse saKe
somsssasSa us it would be mannestiy
ur1s;r either to reward or condemn, Tor
the concentration and the reward must
depend on what We hayein our possession
when We stand at the bar of judgment.
st. Paul, however, explains himself
when he refers with great severity OF
rhetoric to q class of people who are under
the delusion that "gain is godliness," (and
his Injunction, from such withdraw thy
self) Is warning not to spend too much
time in gathering what you must leave
behind and too little IN acquiring what
you may take with you when you depart.
In otherwords, the object OF revelation is
to teach man the difference between the
riches which he must leave to his heirs
and assigns and the wealth Of character
which is his inalienable possession, an
integral part of himself both here and
hereafter.
Death makes every man financially
bankrupt. The moment he dies he be-
comes poor. There is nothing In the Be-.
yond which he can purchase with cash.
No shroud, therefore, has pocket The
gold from no mine, the money from no
mint passes current in heaven. The
angels carry no purses, and the jingle OF
coin is never heard You viii not get
what you want by paying for it, neither
will you lack what you need because you
have no money. What you have and what
you lack will depend wholly on yoEr de-
serving.
It is very interesting, then, to discuss
The two questions, What did we bring
into this world? and What can We carry
out of it? for the answer enables us to for
mulate that policy Of action which viii
produce the best results.
The wise man viii spend his greatest
efforts IN acquiring what he can keep, sad
it is folly to exhaust yourself m working
for what Death will disdainfulfy tell you
cannot be transported.
The purpose of religion is to inspire
you with sound and broad ideas on this
subject, to restrain you from wasting
your efforts on matters of little moment.
Religion and common sense, therefore, or,
to put it still more forcibly, religion and
the highest philosophy, are one and the
same thing.
First-We brought our bodies into thi .
world. This is OF no special consequence,
because we need them only while we are
here and shall leave them In the grave
when we 90 hence. The Church has an
odd theory that we shall take them with
us, but it is to be hoped that this is an
error. It is certainly very undesirable
thing to look forward to. By the time we
get through with them they VIII be pretty
we'll worn out. The body is only the
souls rSiment, and when We reach heaven
we shall need a change.
Second-We came into this world
bundle Of unde7eloped faculties. A child
Is fagot Of possibilities Not what he
is, but what he may become, gives him in-
teres5 and value. We do not care so
much for his environment as FOR what be
will make out Of it. His natural qualities
aresimply an unopened chest Of tools, and
the experiences through which he will
pass ara the material out Of which he is to
make something,
He may be born IN palace, or he may
be born In he7el; these are mere acci-
dents or Incidents With our false mo-
lions OF good and Ill fortune we exagger-
ate the importance OF surroundings, but
the eternal truth is that surroundings are
Of very little consequence.
a daily laborer can make as much out
Of his soul as his employer can make out
OF bis. Neither riches nor poverty impede
spiritual progress. One can be as noble
in two humble rooms as In the costly
mansion, Tor whether you are in the one I
at the other the .same events happen to
you, and they mus be controlled by the
same qualities of Chi racter.
Sorrow is sorrow wherever you find it,
and no bank account can purchase I'M
munity. a grave il grave, whether
there is costly mon Iment above It or
only headstone Of marble When you
reckon with actual experiences you dis
cover they are Independent Of wealth or
poverty and come to all alike, and when
you look at the hearts of men you find
the same measure of hum n nature In
them all.
Now, when we take our departure, what
shall We carry with US?
Death is q terrible democrat. When be
comes he takes no note of where or how
you have lived He ignores all class dis
tincsions with a kind of contempt. He
does not care whether your body is clothed
IN fine linen or in rags. He has been sent
for your soul, your naked soul, pure or
impure, and that alone will he take with
him. He strips your environment from
you as you would throw aside tattere1
garment. The only thing he will allow
you to carry-absolutely the only thing
is your character. ...-
When you reach heaven you are what
you are, neither more nor less; and your
surroundings In this life are of no account
Whatever. If You have done we'll, then you
will have reason to be satisfied; if you
haye done i'll, yon will see that you have
made mistake. That is the stern and
relentless truth of the case.
When We came into the world we
brought a great possibility. When we
leave it we shall carry the record OF what
We have done; and whether that Is to be
little or much depends entirely upon our
selves.
Ringing Noises
in the ears, sometimes roaring, buz-