The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-08

my text came to- me ana ,irrped ronsola-
ION my, nc, my soul Ike beads nj balm. ~
i'hn ne consisirii not in the abundance
on the things which he poss isses.'
Mtil are prone To- think that wealth with
~, is noWer ana ease cas- and comfort corsil-
s,neN are guilty, the prNntions they en-
uure, the sacrifices they inaec IN thar
ssss.rn Strueeic after we.,l;h snoN that
as an outerewn and WORKOUT Philosophy
" more primitive times, and mink that
weai,n WIN It's nnnumhsred curclarics
s9nst .tntcs the veal content of life. So the
rlrh try 10 get richer ani never soem
satisfied with abundance, So the poor try
to get rich, too. THEY tell - indc.,l, Tiny
hte Worklns not for wealth hut Tor sub
Sistcncc, Th'N mean only that with 'ic,r
dlsguai'iicnU cons and burdens AMI on ne
count OF TIE Injustice NJ lard. hlind aud
arr al t9rfNhe they never hope for moro
Sat ihev would be rich could they. Mon
want 10 hc rich, that is they W ant more
than they have. None Wants /, little, httie
wants much, much wants moro. and more
wants all.
Notwithstanding the universal desire for
wealth. despite the TACT hat my own in
c!'ireiions turn on.,in;ly TO tho comiuits,
satisfactous and liberties Of wealth. l
hold tina, the pure Christian philosophy OF
oar text Is of the easiest demonstration.
M elaborate discussion is needed
You have but to consider that life must
have both character and permanenoe In
order 10 be real Its structurc musl he
substantial. Wealth on the contrary has
h,,,,ihfr eanracter nor pernaprnte.
Wealth is without mOrdl character. 1t
+ not moral. II is not Immoral II Is uu'
moral I dc not say you can not give 10
wealth moro Naln'; but That Is merely
hr moral quality OF the man cNpressiag
itself 10y means of wealth DiNius te
wealth 'noi Il value docs not give II moral
character, Character has Us own rAliuos
~ AL
,Xpr"ssiom Wealth has no such quality.
II has Nv choice wheyc il goes, whum it
..eiNes, 10 whom IL belongs. IN one srn"i"-
ton i; is IN honrst hands. IN another It
+ IN dishonest hands. 1t serves alike in
both cascs.
Trace tho wondc,lngs Of lolr.r. 1t
leaves the treasury 'eSh. resp. innocent.
lald out as salary 10 some cficcr ol the
government. begins its want allni5s. ,or
salaric,i mou rarely keep money IN amy
way but going. 1T is paii tor "A lunch IN
suiu" restaurant AMI 'inls It's WAY ts
change into some senator's pocket, who
gives It Ia his wife she spends it fcv
some decorative irticlr OF Near or Tor me
table. The dealer passes ii out dsltn ia
charge 10 some young fellow. Who spends
II Tor nall NJ lntterN Ticket. ~ FOR ,igi,rs.
or for some other amusement o. grauii-
cation. The deal, deposits Inc dollar and
H. starts o. once more IA Response t. n
check. Someone gets IL who passes 1T
oN"r the gaming Table or leaves i; in a
nAiroe m. by sonr Circuitons route II
falls into the hands of rioUs woman.
WIG puts II IN inc missionary lunt OF 70
some OTHER benevolent use NJ last, from
its wdr wai.duriiiss and many civiccs,
II returns TO the treasury worn ladcl
and torn, Ia be redeemed hS another
fresh. crisp, Innocent. Thus the dollar
has served the cause OF righteous n,s,,
w.ykccness, fashion. trNpitA the nouse-
hold. wlth the sam, ignnrlnrr. readiness
indifference. |, is without ehe.cc. knoNl-
cig". conscience, character. A. with the
dollar. 50 With accumulated wealth. llAl
has nc character. oithcr, and in lacking
character lacks what "a
rN'rN constituent liir is no part ci isfe s
real content.
OF The things. which man posse SEES
lacks another element OF rcd lile. 4 ;tcNs
permanoncc.
| tnil. TO mon today Nio orcc knew the
wealth who now 80 lhclr weary way on
ioui nndislinguiaheI 1muns iia poor
talk 10 poor men today who luow the
h.ttorNeos Of hard strife inr daly main
tenarce, whose fathers reared them in
luNutN aud lem them With fortunes.
Possibly | talk 10 men who We're born
N poverty ana reared in straitness whose
posi- ssgns are nov larger than they
once hoped for. 10 those of us who have
desS and observed the changes Of .ho
past thirty Years a. we'll "a to those VINO
have suffered the changes, If is not nccos-
saiA to argue the impcrmancncc, the
iransitorness OF wealth.
In lacking peimanener II lacks n quality
Of every constituent of real fc. Verify a
o. the hi Is which he possessctn
Men may think wealth The real content
aud make 1t the a m of ltr. hut They are
not likely to think that HE consistent IN
the iafrowness OF poverty
belng once in land "wberc every
prospect pleises ana only man Is vieH
saw tho ruicst and most ahipot poverty
ono dismal hut remember We'll. Twas
made Of broken stone and plasterAd WIN
mud. nearly half the roof MIS- fallen in
the floor was Of earth, the windows but
| holes u the wall. Twas the III habita-
lion Of dirt sqpaor and misery. y hearty
pix. sevefnl ragged children. bleared
woman ana man who had almost lost
the mage OF his Maker, divided the :
| a., ulfotts of the half iisinanilcd hut, share
| anI stsro alike. / felt ashaIaed That any
| landlord would leave a brother man ~
I dwen in such a hut fc!i humil ed
| that human being could bc degraded t.
| such ART and misery. l'ut ! hid not fee
| that any nan is apt To think tRnt iea
| lie consists in The dosradations md mis-
I cries on such ahJ"ci poverty. For e."
| tnings are mara terrible TO man thar
| downright poverty.
I'uc lesson OF our toXt = that He doc
| not consist in material cuild tions a. all
rot merely not IN ,heii extremes, buy ho'
| oven in any grade Or degree Of ina - IA
condii ions. do not say thai He Is d.scon
| ucctnd nom material coilt .ionr, tut on
| outlines there are agents through Nllel
gcuune M achieves lis .uobe rrin' So
| ana * itself fosiered and Developed -
! the good done through their weAna Nhil'
! ms Is iruc il IL also true that r"NeiAiioi
| acroriIs To The limitations Of poverty Z
! ,lr.frrfnce over the onuloncies of w"dlii
conditions hattor adapted TO foster anf
develop lfe.
! i,al ha4I, Of an oar Lords tcHrhngs. So
| nave these dlsliuot adihonitlons, Lazy no
~ for yourselves treasures upon m
earth" no not anxious for yonr lfe
v}listi We shall eat or what We shall drink
nor wei far voui body what yc shhli pu
Oh" rs not Inc fo NOR" than fpod am
ne body man ra mentY Their ~. how
ever. thi- other teaching also "mphnsi2"f
| IN, IN, whole tenor + scripture, for NefN
tilnc in 1t approves the prayer Of Arnr
| ..1'wo things nave asked Of thee, dcni
me-, than, not before die. rrnoVe IA
from M, vanity and Hes give no niethel
novnriy Nor riches feed m. " i food ihe
/. ncotifnl for M irsi hc luli and ION,
NO. and say who Is the Lord or. lasi
be poor and steal. and usc profanely IN
name Of my God
Sai,r wisely feurtd the ostremea ~ ma
,.ri1l conditions II l., AFRAID Of rovert'
los, il lead him 10 steal. and he Is hiiait
~ ky.aith los, u spduce him into nsia''
,nas lnijnlily aud hlasphomy. II -. o
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