Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-07-18
paint fiaI'st 'ssacOIl.


and from the love Of ungodly power.
In the interest Of society and Of
stable government let each of us
ask ourselves these questions Am
/ or am / not undnly fond Of
money? Have / or have | not On
undue lore Of great wealth? Do ]
or do not place the acquisition Of
money above the requirement of
healthy knowledge and the love OF
high morality!
Undoubtedly we as O people are
beooming money-loving, grasping
people, given to the extremes OF
undue pleasure and oyerwork.
Undoubtedly our greed for money
10 demoralizing rs aud sndangering
the stability OF che government.
For with wealth comes luxury,
with luxury easy virtue, with that
wrongful effort in many directions.
when one finds himself possessed
OF much money that 10 the time for
him to put watch upon himself,
particularly il that money comes to
him suddenly and without effort of
his own. he need not wait indeed
for great wealth. As he prospers
and grows gradually better of Pc
cuniarily. his sove for money will
grow also. although the increase Of
his possessions may still be moder-
ate. His increase, however small,
makes him Of more Importance in
the community. 1t grstifies pride.
Gay what we will he is considered
by most the better man in the COM
munity who 10 possessed of most
money. Say What we may the man
OF wealth, az q role, is the man
I who commands the attention of
others. And say what we may
there 10 no one having become the
possessor of money but What feels
himself to be Of more consequences
90 On individual than when minus
that generally considered indispen-
sable article. The mere possession
OF money-the fact alone that we
are not altogether poor in dollars
and cents, but can count our dol.
lars by the many thousands, or the
many hundreds even, causes us
great self-sstisfaction. We feel
ourselves to be different individuals
than formerly. We are Of more
Importance in our own eyes-our
personality 10 greater.
Because We are the possessors of
money We feel ourselves to be Of
different clay than when but little
was our portion. We are the same
individuals exactly as We we're be-
fore we acquired increased possess
ions. bat the knowledge that now
We have money aud greater posses
sions makes us feel bigger in every
way. We are somebody now. Be-
fore. We we're nobody. It is the
dollar and the cent that has wrought
the change in NJ. We feel big be-
csuse Of our little money.
We are no better than we we're
not as good perhaps. We know no
more-pcssibly less. We have
done no more good in the world
it may be more harm. But we feel
bigger. We are of more import
ance We think. We are the posses
sors Of money. We have the gilt
tering dollars. With these dollars
We can buy luxury and power. We
may not have money enough to
buy much luxury or power, but we
feel bigger. Il 10 the knowledge
that We have money, che solid cash,
or its equivalent, and that others
know it, that causes az to feel go.
It 10 not that we feel conscious of
any change in az for the better. II
10 not that We feel that we have
done moro for humanity-that by
any word or acts of ours the world
has been bettered or made happier.
It is only the consciousness that we
are the possessors of the dollars.
As these dollars roll in that 10 the
time for watchfulness and prayer.
Hnmsn nature is very weak. The
biggest man 10 not the man having
the most money. The biggest man
10 he who has the biggest heart and
the deepest nature. The greatest
love for God and Gods humanity.
-Pensylvania Enterprise.