New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
SHIJN MATERIAL THINGS
Bishop Spaiding's Adl1ce- SPEAKS
of 4ndrezo Carnegie.

A musical programme and a lecture by the
Riebt Rev John Lancaster Spalding Bishop of
Peoria ILL., at Carnegie Hall, drew a large
audience last night to aid the St vincent de
Paul Society in special work, On the PLATFORM
were over d hundred priests, and the remainder
of the chairs occupied by iaymen' In 'he
centre of the platform sat Archbishop Farley,
Vicar General Mooney, Charles " fornes
President of the Board of Aldermen D. D.
Doueherty Deputy Commissioner of Charities;
NJ M,1rv president of the St. Vincent de Paui
Society. and the Sev DR.. McGinnis, of Brook
Iyn
In a brief speech Archbishop Farley told OF
the aims and work of the society-of the boys
clubs. employment bureau, fresh ar LOT 'ene-
ment house children, and prison prahcheS' e'O.
Rishon Standings theme was. How to Make
the Most of Life" In brief. his contention was
that the cultivation of high thoushts' 'i'e
moulding of ones character clean hVliis' ooi'
,nunion with spiritual things and summing oi
material things constituted the only way u So
the hest out of life. He said in part
oo,,.ro,,ed chiefly by interests by pas
:os by instincts and only ytbna IN bengs Secause
reason We cali ourselves T nnto ourselves The
course OF human history has not oeeie ason m Tnman
lustCg: ie IA a growth growth controlled by ta't I'd u
raj CAUSES The first idea that d Goe5 5 20 our inter-
and @ since our interests TO be ara best
oBnea Pn sR1t 5E@m e are reeSs
Human races, in all ages nav s;ons Tons TO identity
fa warmth Of with Wealth With money hence the
s thought that & men s gef s are e best to reach
In speaking Of this we S} do 1Gf f6 agncent G hall
m eFf to get money and when ne e got ' ace e
was as eager to get rid OF II as ne bning it is the
most servceable thing in life Money Is meaSs ote of
bol Of al ate5al m aI vftgeT he rea form Of our
day 1t gives a man a certain nIIu fH, him hi ,'i'
virtue and t no the fatn most Of life ere be in
dsPendfnS6e Sv come a9 nf6 to the conclusion that great
wealth degrades. that only the aornded nopi@Ie %
possess wealth and remain ulluesi
Bishop Spalding contended that f'ucn us '''e'n
he learned from the failures in iife-the failures
:. 1;,o He ouoted statistics TO show that
- ,,o, cant of business failures were due 10
.ho+ be called ..inmora orality''-incompetence' III
exnarience lack of control speculation nesiect
of business. personal extravaganza ETC. Il '
failure to make a livelihood is due TO lach VI
moral principles, to immortality ne saiu'
can understand how here the essehtiai 'iis
righteousness. morality. adherence to prlhcipie'
He continued:
AS long as men are indifferent they remain a godd ln
feror One must be IN afn one of the multitude.
- one great reason why so many hVe anu re ue
Htn9t not GeenT in earnest about worthy thing
To succeed means life or 'oit, nnr,as from ones
aenal, rnio,,eness anu which is the whisper of God
believe that the quality of names man wheter
M en s,cceeds in ma king his life rich ana 1aii
and do not sta think US tha' to tnk We have
heen successful in life. Life does not CONSIST III IL
having an abundance of the mafra1 fbsred tWo or
three hundred million dollars does + T., not not What
In1, have II is what you are What man
thnketh in his heart so is tb he, intellectual things
of the mind should live with the great "a Igrae
that have gone before. with 1me ,r nrgn " With the
ruth that there is in the Gospel the truth @ tnae
tbere Is in Art in Nature, is to be fouId SON. @
~ The hest that is in life. For the mind to gro"
narrower as one older Is bankhoprcy hor SaW
Then there moral character IS Is baeed eef
eeis We s.+ernai nrincples rnnd is based on eternai
truth Build up your character become tgHe' ale sam
give such deep satisfaction as the CONSCIOUSNESS Nf
of striving earnestly day ny gay 70 III nv
to the principles of Jesus Christ