The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-08

must certainly have been inspired when he
wrote: Give me neither poverty nor riches:
be full and deny thee and say. Who Is the
Lord? And lest l be poor. and steal, and
take the name Of my God in vain.' No. the
possession Of great riches does not always
There is such q thing as the poor rich man
and the rich poor man.
"True happiness Ii not always to be found
In seats of honor. Ambition lures men on,
ever holding out the hope Of happiness, al
ways hooking and deriding their efforts to
obtain 1t. Uneasy lies the head that wears
the crown Is an old adase all too true
to occupy the places Of honor and be happy.
1.-THE true secret OF happiness Is not found
In possession. but In remuneration. 1t is NOT
Jesus Christ taught 1t when he said to his
disciples: II any man will come after me.
let him deny himself and take up his cross
and follow me: for whatsoever will save his
life shall lose It: and whatsoever will lose
his life for my sake shall find it,
These sayings of Christ contain lessons
founded on the fundamental principles of
mans nature. They do not teach self-de-
NAL for it's own sake. Christ came to make
this world a happy world. This is TO be ac-
ceem I shed, by ;, renonncing the supremacy
broadslde against seliishness A really self
ish man is never a happy man. He may be
a contented. self-satisfed man. Happiness
Is tlessedness The selfish man Is seif-cen-
tered. Ii he has conception Of happiness
at all. 1t Is gross, rarely going outside the
qualification of his own desires and appe-
tiles. He thinks that he is getting the best
OF life. when he Is really destroying it.
He knows nothing of the blessedness OF de-
nying self for the good of others. II the
hungry come to his door he will feed them.
perchance. II there be anything left after
feeding himself. His ideas of philanthropy
are broad enough to cause him to clothe the
cold and naked with his castoff garments,
II he is importuned. Distress and misery
must stalk in hunger and rags to his door.
to be received coldly or condescendingly. or
not at all. To seek for the poor and needy.
to relieve their sorrows seldom enters HIP
mind. and when 1t does he wonders why
someone else does not go to their relief. :
knew him once to retain 20 cents out of e
which had been given him to carry to n
sick woman with a house full of hungry
children. because If he did not it would be
a violation of a business principle TO always
mess for another.
ITO be happy in this life you must learn
to make sacrifices cheerfully for the good
OF others. You must practice self-denial.
Happiness for yourself is found in seeking:
the highest good Of others. This is the ox-
porience of those who have tried it, But
you say, I have nothing to give for tho
good of others. What you really mean Is
that you have no money to give. Money IS
not. everything You can give sympathy
and help and love. If you want what yo,,
have to be blessing to you. rise and share
It with q friend
"About the last grace that is bestowed
upon men Is that OF giving. cheerfully and
willingly. But no matter how much We
give. II We do not give ourselves. 1t will not
bring happiness to US.