The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-28

resents savings, accumulations In tha
business, profits. Most Of 1t was made
in less than five years."
The men were all silent again. There
was a good deal Of hard thinking 60.
ing on. Stuart spoke first:
1.-The question now is. How can this
money best be used to the glory of
GodY How would you use 1t IL 1t was
yours, Andrews" He asked the ques.
tion suddenly, turning to the minister.
who sat close by the. table with one
arm resting on It close by one Of his
favorite plants.
Andrew stared at Stuart and did not
know what to say. At last he exclaini-
ed: That's a very hard question to IN.
swer. In my widest dreams I never
approached the edge Of thought Of a
million dollars to spend. never had
over a thousand dollars a year In my
life. should think q million dollars
would buy up all the hothouses In the
United States, and as for rare speci.
mens-well. it takes my breath away to
imagine what million dollars would
do. But I'm off the track. Yes.
know what you mean. 1t isn't ques.
ton Of what could get for myself, but
what could get for other people. and
am inclined to believe it Is harder to
spend money for others than for your
self"
II don't know about that" broke In
Eric. II have always believed If |
had million dollars to spend in Cham.
piOn could make good use Of it."
"Go on, Eric; tell what you would
do" said Stuart, turning to him.
"Well. for one thing" spoke Eric
his dark eye glowing under the impulse
Of his idea. II would build house or
hall dedicated to the cause Of labor
l would have 1t In the center Of every
useful and inspiring idea that could
elevate and enlarge mans mind
sensibilities and affections. would
have platform there on which the
best speakers. singers and preachers
could bring their messages to the peo-
| pie. | would put two OF the greatest
joys Of the world within easy reaching
distance Of every workingman in
, Champion-I mean music and flowers.
They would be under the rQ0f of this
building dedicated to the common pno.
pie
"Oh. have lain awake many n night
planning out the spending of other
peoples money for my people," said
Eric. with 4 smile that was sadder
than tears. "The hcartache. oh, the
heartachc. | have felt at the wasted
music ana perfume of Gods rich earth.
And If | had money to use could
bring some OF these things close to the
lives Of these men and brothers whose
lives are spent underground, who live
like animals. rs II God had never made
the birds TO sing and the volets to
bloom. l almost hesitate to say to you
two what have felt as ! have known
OF the rich and petted men and women
OF society wasting their money by the
millions on their own narrow, selfish
pleasure while thousands of the chill
dren Of the street and the mine never
heard any sound sweeter than n coarse
note from an unframed voice or felt
the beauty and perfume of anything
better than dusty weed by the road
side. These wants. these differences
between the rich and the poor and the
miracles Of pleasure for my brethren
and my own consciousness OF helpless.
ness in the matter have almost made
me mt times hater Of men. n bias
phemer against God and all the uni
verse. Money! cried Eric as he clinci.
ed his hand on his knee. while the face.
pale and worn from the recent injury.
glowed with the fire of its inward sr4r.
itual agony. IF ! had just what will
be wasted IN this town this winter In
wicked display and fooliShncSs. coGld
make n thousand children happy for a
lifetime and save hundreds OF souls
from cursing God for ever having been
born into world of such inequality
have thought sometimes already lived
in hell instead Of earth. But Well.
excuse me. didn't mean to get start
ed this way. I'm mistaken and narrow
and one sided and unreasonable and all
that, and no one knows it better than
do. All the same. am sure that as
there is God who rules and judges
there will come day Of reckoning for
the men and women who have spent
his money on their selfish pleasures re-
gardlcss Of Gods children who have
gone through life starved and parchod
for the lack Of the beautiful gifts Of
their Father which lie Intended all
should enjoy"
There was silence in the ROOM
Andrew went over to the window and
looked out. He came back to the Ia.
! bic at once and without n word cut
half a dozen Of the choicest roses from
his plants, hastily rolled them up in n
paper and without word of eXplana
| ton rushed out of the room. Eric and
Stuart could hear him tearing down
the stairs three steps at n time. They
| looked ut each other in silence and
then rose and went over to the Win
| dow.
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