Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-04-02
THRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, Md THURSDAY APRIL 100

as you dlsbeeved IN nm, only rs lar as
, you dstrusted his honor or his generosity
could you be anxious. NOW the rlchest
being in the universe, God who owns IL
all, has laid Himself under obligation TO us
by bringing us into the world. God mas
duties, as every moral beng must nave
If father or a mother has duties toward
an offspring, God must, have duties To-
ward u.s.. He has invited US to come ana
live in His house, yea, has brought us mere
whether we would or not, ana lie mas salu
in effect that if we will do as well as we we
can He will care, tor lis. IL IS otl'y aS Ia,
as we distrust the providence OF 200: o,
dlsbelleve IN HIS proVluence' .t t,,1L "nnovs y,
can find 4 place IN our lVes; WY ~ se
anxious" asl;cd ,'csus. III God ciotncs
the grass of the fed and cares ior .ne
birds OF the ar, sha', re not i9,nch ~, 'i'o''
care for you, ye Oh 'l.sif fs 20 nT'i pars secret
but thIs Is Is od'y o oe,0, IN he ahosed I he
ne had learned now % 70 20 oI ahon"J "p1 ~, had
had also learneu ,s hom ~ o;rommst,nccs r~", and
learned 70 iacs auIeis1 f,oo ,'rnsNor;tv Wr
he hsn a'so leaEneu 70 ,a nare - ,v,n came nm
msst an nave k""Ml s;ty piDp't and wcre After
scashen .,rGIsn y, osnor;ty ITnder the ia
Ward ruined oy tlea Prospet'.tN,. t,,oy hocnme con
huenSe Oh eoou ioli'"e e,f,i'' More noonle
ceited arrogant ana se'nsn +ha o,' ~, penr. npv
nave pEei spo,.r ~ feol ihat M Greater
erty' nave uoil'e ~ nee' nn onn' nv nv womon
t,h eau "a.m, a. .I,,nh tbn nfrort nj fother
tnan 10 ne rlcl '.aJ"sn 81 iI. hn frsod from, the
or ela'ulncnei, ",. ~ ;,,a nno', own way
naeSseo hecess'ty vi ".,n's f. s..arI, U"l "a oalr
lhosc VINO stiusRe lt"In L io'LLo' ~ Lo ah,coJ ~
ehcc ny i.a,ni''S , @ ~. ~ " ohcnnd Ent those
I''"S,u ~" ~" Jonna ,rc frequently
""" ,eSIh III 80. ,,;,ho,,t oNort what
sponou pH p9SSecSlIt t eSlI tho h,cssings Of life.
We We a.s up :" .'i. Lu, norc,tv ia
Nealth may pc p,en1."7' ;1. 7|p,o,,o h"v ,ro ,he
c!"'rIT e., 'esu' s",n l. no4 hies.o1 no.
lfoA 20" po2t nl"u t - mo' ca, bo,,. e,sy
ta".! 70 Is p'oi e., y. ."' o,urn h'c.sr,lnosS,
tor any one Oh US .G -. s.> a,a ,tTn,t nnons
'iut poverty urges 10 '!loit ",'' ~''''
the door 70 'arse a't"'n'il,'t ,,it;,,to o,1 rro
no"' tnen, nas "'' ,,,oI;t;o, If rhor,c
serve sutn Nu.1,"o,o tIo so,, whi,p fac
iPr' lhe 'lMt .''"e' Vi Wv
ing prosperlty'
(ll Let HIM IN the iIrSt pace t'Ne ~ -
son in hnm,ty,, we are APT 10 sly ~ ~ = !"
wealthy man, lie IL 1ndepen9ehl; ~
a false snying No man VINO liNe" Nv ~ ,Il
| lIzcd community - lndepeh"cn'' nv "tn
really independent beng Is ne savage l'''
who lives BY himself IN me WtderhcH,;
rsssng in the SKINS OF wig DeaS,s n' "nu
eating roots. The moment lie eNci'i'SHS -,
his bear skin for b.anl;ct he p.Hce' li'n
SCI under Obligation to the man VINO I",T1 tbs
lii' VIZ. ''', .I,,
man who SPINS the yarn, l''c man ",'
weaves the h.anket. ne inome"o Tr I,ooI v,
changes his diet OF ROOFS LOT one vi VI t%o .hn
ne places hlmSc'l uhu'f Uo"S'' w., ~ y"
fa'mcr who raises inc Whca'' l',' t'"pN
who cuts it, the miller WHO gtih"S ~ auu
to thousands OF others Who'r n!1N ,tr,, nl",,'s
and hands have constructed th' lhstiH t,.
| ments which make these processes no,'->t,e ~
This truth IS extremely lat rea'",'I,, W
| on'y Tor material Wca'll are we ,' "a'., '" ~
| lgations to our fellows, but a!so ior our ~,
| tellcctual wealth: Others nave iahored a'n
we have entered INTO thelr apolI1' ~ ,ot, ,s
credltab'c 10" man TO SIuuE a'n -,
the wisdom OF the ages. put let I'm Wi .tt'I
per his pride IN the ahnhuhnce ol ~ iua.
| !cctNal possession WIN 'hc VHpH @ a.,
every great truih he learns ma uxe'a Us, is.
covered by another. tnf "nunu'n.V - ~
| te.cctuN! riches mas beeh aug oa' , Il, 1,.
solid rock hv the men OF 'he past WI" '''
| bored with bleeding hands .;.;,,,o,
And this Is Just as true ol lhoSF It s,'Ii '.i4'
riches which we value. L6erty Gi IhouSntii
how much has it cost in the snherIhg ",'n a
mighty courage OF men who nave ionS S'hyt
gone to their reward! ne environment tn ~
our lives winch condlreS 10 purl'S " ~. ~ y,
| how much did 1t cos. III the stru&s'e oi "r' I
ancestors ont Of heasty State ,";" on, uT,
cenCy OF living? Let us not De wise ~ w
owa conceit, bnt IN the mlaSt OF oar "'u,.e' "'9
ancc LET US think humb'y, soorTly, M'or", tt,
ing as God has given unto us, throu3h M ans
ministry OF our fellow men, the measure
of all things which we possess
i2l Then as We tarc abunuance' even ~
when we face want 'et u ehucdloI ~ "p
p"cciatc the re,ation OF values Is tEe man
| who possesses wealth better than 'nc m"',
who possesses nothing? ierh1pSr hut no'
because he possesses wealth is 1.ie utlNeir'
! siiv graduate. the man who, possesses ihLe''
ectual riches. better than the man VINO ma. ma.
never been 10 school May DE-, n"' ,Ths I'bS
because lie is university graduate me
man who possesses much and Is st'ugy y y
worse than tie man who possesses little
and i, stingy, because there may he an eX'
cuse for the stinglness oi the man VINO mas
only crust and faces starvatloA' but there
is no excuse for the maa VINO goes on ada'
ING barn to barn or thousands o, do4aI' 10
| other thousands, while ms n |nhporS nun
ger. There may be excuse tor the ,ghor'
ant man, for MT trying to advance i,' ,nr IN, n,
! te1iectual standards OF the, community III
which he lives. lie has nothing to give no
capital to worl; with, But there IS no eN,
cusr to he made by the man VINO mas nay
al the advantages that the colleges afford
Tor doing nothing for the world. lie mas
power and should use it. =,
The only riches worth while are IN the
character. Use your abundant possessions
to hep build the kingdom OF God, as tha
workman uses, his too.s to construct
wal or to build bridge. So shall your
dollars be transformed into character. ana
your intellectual achievements minister to
ethical attainments.
GA Firaly learn to face prosperity by
continually acknowledging that what you
seem to possess you do not really possess