The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-02-26

most prolonged and devastating
period Of paralysis and ruin that it
has ever experienced
The diverse OF the picture is now
presented. Ii shows 5000 Pull
man Company wage eamers work.
ing shorter hours and receiving as
much pay as they dad for working
longer hours. 1t shows that these
5000 workers have come into their
share o. protection and prosperity.
weaIths Relation 10 christianity
Recently q representative Of the
Globe Democrat had a hong inter-
view with Count ToIstoi on the re.
lation of wealth to Christianity as
taught in the gospels and as diverse
" expounded by various teachers.
Tolstoi was interested in hearing
,. ID. Rockefeller, Jr.'s, interpreter
ton OF the Savior's admomtion to
the rich youth. Answering ques-
tions the count. lying abed, dictated
the following statement embodying
his views on relations of wealth to
Christianity
HLeaving aside the teaching of
the gospel, riches il themselves are.
IS common sense teaches, incom-
patible with a good lite. As to
this | think / stated my opinion SUI
iciently clear in my article entitled
'Then What Must We Dof' Mon
ey lying in my pocket or in my
strong box OF bank is nothing more
than a'wsrraas giving me the pow
eI.lo aistrain upon those who haze
not goa III upon the poor, and to
keep these warrants in my possess
sion with a view to putting them
when occasion arises or, recognizing
the power their possession coniers,
TO use them to threaten others, is
not a good deed, but an evil one,
much apart from the teaching OF the
Gospel. As to the Gospel itself,
the whole trend, the whole spirit
teaches that man should take no
thought for the morrow, should not
lay up treasure on earth, should not
act as a rich man, filling up Golfers
to brim; should rather be the Laz.
arus than the rich man of the para
BILE; that blessed are the poor, woe
TO the rich; that one cannot serve
God and mammon; that one should
give TO him that aske,h, hoping for
nothing, and much more TO the
some effect.
IAN this is plain from the whole
spirit Of It's teaching. In the dia.
logue with the rich young man this
truth is ineulea,ed so distinctly and
absolutely that il would seem i'm.
possible 20 distort Il. Il is said,
II thou will be perfect give all thy
goods 10 the poor and come and
follow me Those who would dis.
tort these truths seize as their last
hope Of Justification upon the ex.
preston II thou wilt be perfect
bat the words IT thou wilt be per.
feet mean II thou wish to be my
diseipls, for the whole teaching
consists ia this, 10 become perfect
even as your Father in heaven Is
perfect. Another attempt at Iusli.
feahon based on the words with
men thls is impossible, bot with Coo
ali things ave possible, Matthew xis
20, Is alec without Foundation, mas,
much as these words by no mean,
serve to prove tina, God can effect
the salvation Of a rich man, but
only that the apparently impossible
act Of sacrificing the whole Of hi'
property becomes possible to a man
when the spirit Of the living God
awakes in his soul.
"The words Of Mauhew-'frhs
rich a not enter the kingdom Of
God-absoluiely aud finally prove,
this TO be The fundamental doeinn,
upon which the discourse = found
ed. Ieonfrss to a spirit Of shame
IN having TO give expression to such
iruisms and 10 pointing out thal
which. 10 every truly religions man,
whether be believes Or does not be.
lleye "a tbs inspiration Of the Cos.
pei, can not admit Of the smallest
| doubf."