The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

the man who has that sum than would
be one hundred dollars to one who has
nothing. Monied men seldom know
when they have a fortune. 1t was
Burke who said of a certain individual,
Were he given all England for a
kitchen garden he would want Ireland
thrown in for a potato patch Some
regard fortune as that amount which
would enable one to live in ease and
security against the future. That
seems clear, but it leaves out the
thought that man has marvellous ca
pacity for multiplying his wants. With
some fortune is to have just as much
as ones neighbor has.
who has made a fortune? A man
who has barrel of fifty millions? No,
not the man who has riches, but the
man who is rich himself; not the man
who has something but the man who is
something. You cannot tell how learn
ed man is by the size of his library,
nor how piOus a man is by knowing
that he owns a Bible and goes to
church, nor can you tell how rich a
man is by knowing his bank account.
What man is is his wealth, his for
tune. Some who possess the greatest
amount of gold are the meanest and
poorest of men, while some with a
comparatively small portion of world
ly goods have fortune in content
| ment of mind, enjoyment of life, in
peace and charity and hope.
Goodness is fortune. 1t is char
acter. 1t hath the promise of this life,
of food and raiment, Of the enjoyment
| of Fathers care. 1t has glorious ex-
periences and services. In it's security
of faith there is the absence of worry
| and strife Thpra ic "a ticfa ati
of being acceptable to God and of do
| ing his will. 1t has the promise and
! hope of the fullness of life to come.
Il cry not against making money
| honestly. Men have duties on this line.
Man has such dignity that nothing is
too good for him. Let him make mon
ey and use it rightly. But remember
that mans fortune consists not in
the abundance of what he possesses but
in what he is in himself. Seek above
all things the fortune of Goodness.
Riches take to themselves the wings
of the morning and fly away, or the
owner thereof loses his feeble grasp
at death and separates from them for
ever. But the fortune of Goodness is
a satisfaction and joy eternally."
I Christian Chur-n.
Some Conditions of Acceptable
Prayer" was Mr.. Hays subject at the
Christian Church. He spoke in!part as
follows:
Lord, teach US to pray was re-
quest of Christ's Disciples. 1t should
/ be our desire to learn how to pray :.
Prayer is pleasing to the Heavenly
) Father. He seeketh true worshipers:
J Jno. 4:23. Prayer may be made which
, is not acceptable. He that turnetn
t away his ear from hearing the law,
! even his prayer is an abomina on,
Prov. 28:9. If l regard iniquity in my
/ heart the Lord will not hear Ps. 66: Is.
The supplication of the righteous man
availeth much Jas. SIG.
} I'm order to be an acceptable wor-
shipper one must yield his will in faith
and love to the government of God.
See Matthew SPA. The right of petit
ton belongs to the loyal subject Pray
er must be sincere, the lifting up of the
heart to God, the pouring out of the
soul. 1t is the converse of the worship
er's spirit with the unseen and Spirit
ual Father. Jesus warns us against
praying to be seen of men or for pre-
, tense, and against vain repetitions.
Ones prayers may be eXtemporaneous
or written. Whether one or the other,
they must be from the heart Prayer
is the souls sincere desire A third
condition is faith. He that cometh to
God must believe that He is and that
He is a rewarder of them that seek aft
er Him. Heb. s11:6; compare Matt.
21:22. 1t is a ruinous error that the
principal benefit derived from prayer
is it's reflex influence, thus reducing it
to gymnastic exercise.
"Trustful submission of questionable
: desires to the decision of Divine wis
dom is another condition, 1 John
5:14,15. Whether wealth or poverty,
health or sickness, continued life or
TRANSITION at once, is best for the
child Of God, the All-wise Father alone
can determine in each particular case.
Il Therefore prayers for many things
must be qualified by the proviso, IF this
be according to Thy will
Prayer should be offered in the
name of Christ, John 14:13. This
phrase does not mean a mere mechani-
cal attachment of the name, as though
a power of attorney had been granted
to use that name so that all drafts up
on the bank of Heaven can be made
valid and irresistible. The Infinite
One has not thus subjected Himself to
the caprice and folly of erring men.
Il To pray in the name of Christ is to
pray in His spirit and character, as
His representative, as He would pray.
They who study His prayers and learn
of Him how to pray will pray accept
ably. Perseverance in prayer is en-
Joined, Lk. 1871. Often the supplicant
needs preparation of his own heart
for the right use of the blessing ne de-
sires. Time may be requisite for such
preparation. Thus Moses noble aspira-
ton to deliver his people from
Egypt's oppression was gratifed in due
time; but the forty years of spiritual
discipline On the desert was necessary
TO prepare him for the undertaking in
dependence upon the Almighty. Con-
| fession of ones sins should accompa-
ny petitions. Thus the Publican's
prayer was acceptable while the Phar-
isee's was not. And thanksgiving
should abound in ones prayers, Phil.
As. The believer should live in the
spirit of the 103d Psalm"