The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11

It's highest possible Use II the pTOPa cation
Of the gospel Of this same poor Christ
Which are the wealthiest nations on the
earth today? The most Christian. Why
Is THAR Baesuse Christianity has fostared
those conditions % society. those processes
Of education. those principles Of frugaliry
temperance and industry, those enterprises
OF large outlook and bold faith which have
always butt up prosperity wherever they
have been practiced. Mind you. they are
not the creators. the producers OF Chris
tianity. They are the outcome OF IL The
palm branches were both waved in the pro-
cesston and strewn along the highway. The
waving was a symbol OF final victory.
Jesus made his own spiritual Interpretation
Of Il and accepted the homage. The actual
branches lay under the feet OF the beast
that bore Him "a well. He rode over them.
While He acknowledged them as accessory
10 His honor. So He came into the world
a poor Christ, and remained poor Christ
until the end. He pat wealth beneath His
feet az though He despised IL. and yet when
consecrated 70 the upblnlding OF His king
dom lie accepts its honor. He wants none
Of II Himself. He wants IL for the poor,
the furnishing. the prosecuted. the ignorant
that love may be crowned though It's Lord
had no glittering band about His brow and
40 jewel al His throat. In this was Ills
great kingliness. that He forgot Himself
trait in His character that drew the COM
mon people to Hin The man who was
not willing TO be poor was none OF His.
Hence, those who were necessarily poor.
felt bond OF sympathy between them and
the Master; while the rich. who chung 20
their riches. went away sorrowful when
they heard the statement Of His ethics.
Now. say the day Is coming when the
wealth OF the world will be poured out Of
a =
and prayers will go up for Gods blessing
upon its holy and humane expenditure.
You say that day is In the far future.
say, nevertheless. il Is coming. That the
wealth viii exist no one will dispute. The
world Is getting rich very fast. Never in
the history OF trade and commerce have
sucs immense transactions with such i'm
mense profit in them. been carried on. Co
lossal schemes. which century ago would
have been impossibillties. are in these days
undertaken by upright men and legiti-
mately ana successfully carried through.
True. there is plenty OF roguery mixed up
with righteousness In our time There are
buildings OF faultless architecture that have
not an honest brick or stone. or inch
square OF plaster in them from cellar TO
chimney top. There are estates that are
morally corrupt through and through.
These, / believe TO be the exception. how
own grave In the next generation after its
requirement with a spade manufactured
out OF its own reckiessness. / believe that
the majority OF wealth In this and other
Christian countries Is honestly acquired
and rightly held. Generally speaking. those
who have accumulated fortunes have
earned them, and those who stand and
look with greedy eye upon their prosperity,
might have enjoyed their due proportion IL
they had fulfilled the conditions of in
dustry sobriety and frugality. which their
more successful brethren have followed.
There is a large amount of nonsense in
some Of the socialistic and communistic
theories that are so prominent now. II men
stood on a common level at noon today.
half of them would sell out to the other
half before noon tomorrow and drink up
or shamefully squauder the proceeds before
noon the day following. There will always
be ups and downs In business. I'm society.
IN common life as long as there are ups and
downs in men, and that VIII be until the
millennium. Yes the wealth OF Christen-
dom has generally been accumulated upon
fair principles. and Il will continue 10 ac-
cumulate rapidly as the years go by. But
I'm order that this wealth properly secured,
may be available for the extension OF
Christ's kingdom. there must be corre-
spending willingness to part with IL. HUI
manity. II Is said. hugs its gold. Men use
fortunes TO multiply fortunes. The men Of
the largest incomes are giving less for re-
.llgious and philanthropic purposes. in pro-
portion 20 their receipts. than many a poor
clerk who Is struggling for living. That
may be true and yet there never has been
so much given away in charity, consecrated
70 the high cause OF education and reform.
and placed on the altar Of Christian mis-
si0ns as today. Why the multiplied chan
ncis OF benevoience are carrying streams
OF blessing all round the world.
look a quarter of a century into the
future and anticipate far larger scale OF
missionary enterprise. a whole century
into the future and 7 see hundreds Of mil
lions. where now there are less than the
fingers OF your two hands indicate doing
the work Of bringing Christ 70 the world
and the world 10 Christ. I believe the day
is coming when Christian merchants. man
ufacturers and capitalists ia large num-
bers win consecrate themselves 70 the work
o. making money FOR the one purpose II
blessing the world with IT. when they Will
rise with that thought in their minds. and
plan FOR IL through the day. and dream
about t. at night. when the idea Of stew
ariship viii present ITSELF with such tire
mendous force that they VIII fear to escape
its responsibility ard viii rejoice IN It's
unspeakable privilege Yes. Jesus Is going
70 get control ~ the world Of business He
put the gold In the mountains and Re Is
going 10 bold all the bullion. He hld away
the stores 81 coal. and iron. and copper.
and zinc. ard he win yet use them for III
pure purposes 81 love He owns an the
grain delds. and they shall yet pour their
abundance into HIS treasury He shall
place his hand on loom and lathe. gang
saw and spinning Jenny, mould ana trip
hammer. and claim their products for His
mild reign ~ re8>e. The gospel q Christ
a surely going % win We may not live
% see the day ~ triumph. bur e, IS CON-
ioE II gold g. now God in some quarters.
lt IS 20 lose Cts tsihcation. Christ shall YET
receive the honaEe q the miliionaires!
Scholarship Also.
Araln. the great day symbolisod ~ the
ssens 81 our text vi see the warla bring
fng SIS scholarship 20 Christ Here Is an
other paradox. Jesus PAID no attention Ga
tHe learning % the scsocls. He toGr8ed no
system % philosophy tie dia not ssoel-
nte from choicc wtth men ~ high brous
e93 Rcu'e mental ppsrerS. The @-haoluren
~ IT'S dav rather booked down upon HIS
haurlo followers Fishermen ard tax
Estat-ers we-e certainly not tae staff aut
~ W@3ch great intellectual system waul
bs ~1glr8lly mRnufa cture8. As 81 stand
/ here as che APEX - ere -Inefrruth century
ana Ioak backward ae are inclined u eat
Jesus er uurluca.s3 uan, ana yes "a here
ever the magic spell ~ tfia nansa has gcng
mental up.lft- enlarged range cg tho,l<h.
taer ellfiNafs7 80 1sH's bra3a rover has
fal.cWeH Th~ t@Gfet se-aser xttta eg today
wa2,t nor Save existed hat for Jesus How
tors he ettlf1af Strike YEA 4n t1e Esxht -
tHat face ~ erFs a a8l3 tst rau8ur rsvs been
4 lat fdr Christianity JuEe whsre haatne-
Tnt.a ar8 Africa are tosav Yrt ga--,s-,
srHals rehip se-Sr~ "a tr. divine -sar--t.-
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