The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-03
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uEx.CyoUs EDITORIALS FOX >'H-
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-. r-Ao p;h1e ~denounces c~Ovetousness aS
m sin-so great it shuts out hhaH
Heaven. The preachers VINO / 80
TuY are sure to preach against Ihi7 u'
o CT, IT binds it's victims III li'H
-..,es and fills their hearts Win
the entertainments OF song
hut little doubt that next 10 "ori''
fbe sin of covetousness IS the ms
dominating passion in the churcheS AIN
aauns more souls. The Restraints =
-a,ipjon puts a barrier to vicious u
-ance and therby enables the ChrlSIld"
accumulate. 1t has taught MIN
.as;da IN he "diligent in business. Inc
consequence is there is Accumulation
~s,,perhuity, and upo this the coh'e'1
ba1ins If the deceitfuinesS OIL IH9
heart and the selfish influences WIZ
which he is surrounded, gam the a9I7ii
1encv. he turns the blessing OF "ou NO.
c,,rse Yet God has not negiecteu ~
his servants on this erilous point
in their lives.
ve what has been said is true, II VIII
follow that one of the pressing neeos
~ the world and the Church, is a rem
edy for c~ovetousness.
Who owns the cattle on a thousand
hills? Who made the worlds! WIN
created man,? Who is indeed the cie'-
xor and preserver of all MANKIND anu
rbo controls and perpetuates the ma
cbinerv of the great worlds nuhS ou1
into snace? There is but one answer
g &c Cod He is therefore, the true
nc. and source Of all property. his
oroatine power gives Him supreme
ownership. He preserves anu nc p09
sasses. Man is His creature, Ills a.
snoner only. SO it follows lhlaiiioiS
that the farthest reach Of mans power
cannot go beyond the collection LIZ
hle employment of Gods proper
tv Thine, Lord, is the greatness
( and the power, and the glory anu 'io
victory, and the majesty; for all INA 10
in the heaven and in the earth 10
thine" So it must be hat man sup
oosed ownership Of property OF anS
; thing whatever, is the simple gin -
God Man stands toward Coo as ohlS
,ns.pent TO use wisely, frugally ana 40
LII EuSSA
.na will of God. There is announcer
<bougbt certainly worthy of the consid-
GRAFTON Of any man or ORDINARY ih'0
.eence. 1t is that the SALVATION ol '"e
COW, is not conditioned in any way upon
the ownership of property Oh any NiiNu
IF is not essential in the remotesI ue-
,-y,,ee that either present happiness y "
rra state of bliss and rest shah oe-
-n,a nnop an earthly condition OF pros
1rerity in dollars and Genus. IA 20"
ro.uv stand a better chance VI ~
.,o, than the rich, although poverty "a
~s,rket in no sense is any proper p""
fur an entrance into HeaVen' ~. Wv
artv of spirit is an essential
,ra the Door in spirit for thel'e
uao,o of Heaven" 1t is helo ny
ofo,nd thinker by close opser'ei''
0,v natient students of the biole' '""
enc nossession of property IN lnnuiiiei"
s,ya cases has a positive tenoehoS' o.
gnon;stakable influence IN
,,a heart from God, and causing men
=, make it their little god. hear wa
~. -,;tb. ssThe care Of the world aho
s. a.ce;tfulness Of riches choke tne
uy,rd and he becometh un1altnlo'
-pTbey that will be rich fall INTO 'einp
cation. and a snare, ana nv
rranv foolish and hurtful ius'S
pv,ich drown men in oes'lu
ESQ, and perdition. For the io'e
81 money is the root of all evil; winch
while some coveted after. they nave
erred from the faith, and pierced them
,sesves with many SORROWS
1t is safe to say that owning property
being rich in a worldly way, is no pass
; mart to Heaven, is no cause LOT Dou :
s.vor. is not necessarily plromotive 0.
rn.noiness in his life. 1t is not sinlul
~ wrong to make money, honestly anu
-zx,stly, but it is a sin in Gods eyes 10 oe
s.rs,etous, which he declares is idoia'rs'
rbe New England Quaker poet JONI