The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-14


This is seen In the all but universal over |
anxiety about material comforts like food |
and clothing. II Is simply amazing that a
generation to which 80 much wholesome
teaching has been given In the past thirty
years should still put more value upon food
and clothes than upon mental and moral
culture, At this very day men often refuse
TO equip themselves for anything more In
life than mere winning of bread. and really
think others have won a genuine success In
life who have done nothing more than &C.
cumulate money. They may be ignorant
aud uprefined and morally dwarfed and
yet are supposed to have achieved genu.
in success because they "managed'' to get
rich. and are able to feed on nne food and
wear fine clothes
Now. | have genuine respect for every
man who is able to provide well Tor his
own family, and have no disposition to
discount his value. But when. like the man
in the story Christ tells. he thinks OF hm-
self as having won HES purpose because
he has acquired wealth, or sufficient album
dance to supply himself with dainty food
and fnc clothing. | am forced to mark him
with that Characterization the Lord applied
TO the man In His story
II some times happens that by reason of
his coveiousncss and selfish pride a man
undertakes TO found a family upon the basis
of his material accumulatlons ], seems
s,ratGe to me that any man would 20 20
the trouble OF trying to perpetuate hts name
and memory as a moneygetter. In ninety
nine cases out OF a hundred It is not only
miserahly selfish purpose. but Is humili-
atng and disastrous failure. A generation
or two at most serves TO dssipatc his eco
nomcRl savings and reduce his descendants
TO poverty. where they mus, pull off their
coats and pull along with the balance Of
us. We have a striking proVorh among us
ltNt tnI alt !, ,t. L.
American life. at IL luj three generations
from shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves "
And when such Is no, the case the de-
scendants either forget their founder alto
gcthcr or resent the fact that he began the
fortune which supporta their pr,de Inv
vending peanuts or popcorn. and they take
particular pnns TO hide their soctnl origin
In the ,uo.t sccrr, Of family closets
An this solfiSh ,urn,so whit, .o,i,y i, =,
gain wealth for the urinary ohinc, N, nro
yidinr food and r,iincnt of finer nu,li,v
and iav,ne nm store for rnseih,o ,siny
dny n, fo. that vet er,ntcr nhs,rditv IN,
foundinr n, family Irs,s ,Shr,,t rhar.
acleriycs M un,nixed coyotousp,.ss ~. ,u-
credible folly. And ue declares ihnL t,,v-
ctousnpss particularly I'm such n.tt.rs
| is M, only wirkod hut ia alsa hn,I, ,,n.
necessary nna futile /, sonnda ,tronr,
in our cars for the divine wisdom TO dec lar,
that tho cnmmon contention ,f ,hoso value,
| which hiuhly and
hard In win is moi only Wicked but In, h
| unnecessary md futiI, Not noc.s.nry fo,
onn T., ho a,ivtous about ,n,l',rc ,n,i,riai
provisiong The reason for m. y,rw Of 4,
,ho, christ clyos ,s INA, NH tbinps ore In
| Gods hands Nothing is so common n,
| tho prass mat covers our uasturea TO-DAY
! n ts frnsh ana rreen and ,ttract. and r,s,,
tha owe aftcr Tho anllncSa nnd acath nj
| winter A Iittle later whom ina anrin,
| rains coma. 70 mi, nnd tho hot an, fornse.
| his rovs mon Inc ulnlns tho now beaut,fu
grass rinens in,o hny and falls beneath IN,
| scythe-the grass which today ia and ia.
norroyv &, mot 4. hol1 d, cha th,upht =,
| God and cnred for by Him.
Tho flowers that hurst their swell,nt
! buda and onion their hnautlf,i faces T., non,
| th,ir fragrance ON Tho air boautiful n,
ihoy ara and sweet as thcv are. nre ye
! trail and soon fade and fan iutn linn de.
| IN, t,nwers ara had In God. L.on
| Ing.
Tho h,rds mt univ thosa n, r,choa
n,,mayo and sweotns, song Nh, tho co,n
| mon and tho sometlmes npstifcrous sort =
! nre ali In T,d,s Lceninr Aithouyb man,
| of them ar. worthless not ono fail. In IN.
ground without the kno1ylod.e and though
| OF God
The hricI,t ,uios that dnclt Tho n,.in,
| nnd lend th,,n n porpnous bos,utv exceed
! inp the glory NJ an osientotioua court mn,
nm ortcntnttous King thnnrh thev ,niI nn
| and snin mn, nro vol cnrnd for nv III,
| GOOD God can ue M, he trusted IN tak,
| thought for man whom IIe made in IN,
| own image made far a "lIttlo willis lowe,
| than no angels and endowed with i'm,
mortality? Wul lie no, provide for III,
| highest since lie unfailInglv proyidcs 10,
| His lowcst creations?
! Tho wear and worry of soul that come,
from forobodinr and anxioua toil Josu,
| Chris, saws ia wholly unnecessary All
| that one should do ia TO no along in IN,
| line ~ bIa duty mimblv and quickly doln,
! the thing maj lies 10 hand ma God can IA,
| trusted 10 see 10 II that he has whatave,
| is necessary ia him.
Oyer.anxiety fostered Inv covetou,
| selfishuesa which looks only to ttself nm,
undertakes TO provide arains, nil posi-.
/ blo CONTINGENCIES Is wicked and il nm,
necessary, TO every man who does hi,
| dirty as God gives him to 500 bia duIv
| God adds all necessary thtnps such over.
anxiety is moi only unnecessarv Cnr,s
snvs II ,s f,,IIe +, not mecniv dona M,
unfajliueIv succeed II doss ma, orJ,n,r,t,
| succeed for II cnn M, master ans direr'
| conditions Som. of the most nainstakinp
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