The Washington times., 1895-03-11
WILEs OF WALL. STREET.
Dr. Sunderland Discusses the Evils of
ScrambIing FOR Wealth


The Rev. Dr.. Byron, Sdnderland. the
venerable pastor of The EiEstP Presbgierian
CHURCH. had for theme in his morning dis
course yesterday what he denominated
a Great Bargain,n basing his remarks
upon the thirty seventh verse Of tie eighth
chapter of st. Marx.
There was a large congregation present
at the service, among he 5goEshipers be
ing Mrs. CleFelaHd. who occupied the Presi-
Dental pewE
DR.. Sunderland said every creature on
earth is subieeitd TO the wiies of the wall
street of this 5enrth, where souls are bought
and sold for4;t consideration. aud asked:
what can cpnpcnsate for the loss OF a
| human sopl?''f# .a.~,s>
"One would suppose that some sort of
answer could DIE gwen by some one in the
plntocrat!c society of our day, where the
traffic is carried on
"A foreign gambler Comes IN contact
with Presbyterian giIl, ard they marry
Her empty head is adorned with an empty
crown. and her experience win end in
divorce or unfold misery. That is but one
instance; others are occurring every day,
and the philosophy of it all is expressed
in actions. if not in words
Men say we know no other world, no
other life; we have seen no other. expert
enced no other. Here we are, 10 matter how
we came. nor who brought us We admit
we shall not stay long, but while we re-
main why rot enter into the scramble for
gain?
"As TO any other life, we don't know
anything about it, Some say there is
another, some say there is not. Personally
we do not know anything about it. We
orb
selves, and we are willing to lose ourselves
| This seems to be the 'argumentum ad
hominem, and the retort is mad in response
to eXpostulation that the church must
have wealth, asks for it, cannot get along
without it, and how can we respond to the
church's demands except we acquire the
means?
For myself, am not conscious OF hav-
ing ever preached sermon against wealth
per Sc, or against rich man per Sc. 1t is
only when the barter for the soul comes
in that l raise my voice
IN the worlds philosophy money is
the world; when men lose money they
feel they have lost the world
There are three fafts that present
themselves for your consideration. First,
that the things of earth for which men
struggle are transitory, and as unstable as
air. They are enjoyed for but a little
space. Second, the things of life are
illusory. The great majority in pursuing
them pursue only a dream, and grasp at
phantoms, experience hope deferred, en-
barrassment, loss. financial ruin. He
who wins does so at the cost OF thousands,
who have lost. Third, when the man has to
go out of this world he leaves all behind
him. The many money kings who have
departed this life brought nothing into
the world and took nothing out of it.
There was Vanderbilt, whose memory
was clouded by the contentious OF his
children: Stewart, whose very bones were
stolen from the grave, and others whose
history has been similar.
"It took Rome 800 years to die. How
much longer Will it require for our de-
struction, who live by steam and lightning
forces? l argue not against that Which
is lawful, but against the madness of man.
Every engine needs a balance wheel, and
so every society needs a governor to pre-
vent an explosion