The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-12-26
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preached sp. fBrsaa Upon the Waters
/ he text iN..s ciIoH<f .tec esiastcs a.. /;
CAST thy bread upon hk ,~sters. for thou
sha,t hnd u after many DAYS Mi Niles
/ sald.
The book oi Ecclesiastes Is Sr~c lite re
! view Of the wIsest and richest mar Of has
/ day. Every statement has been tested.
A young man might have said the same
! thing with equal eloQuence and conVIc-
| ton, but the impression on the mind Of
| the elderly reader would be. Yes, has al.
| wee II all very well IN theory, but what
| does he know about lfef'
The words of the aged solomon are open
10 no such criticism. Our text Is the first
! ot the short, plthy sentences with which
the teachings Of has wonderful career are
summed up
In thought he goes back to the early
days OF hs reign Then ms country was
! insignificant Jerusalem itself was a p.
oneer city only thirty-three years old. HIS
| people bore something of the same rela-
| ton 20 the surrounding nations a. did the
! Buers @! dozen years ago 10 the Euro
! pelu countries. They were strong relg-
| Ious sell contained, with few extremes Of
| poverty CT wealth, who had partially en-
slaved. partially eXterm,nated. the ORG.
NAL inhabitants OF the land Yet they
| were mostly isolated on their plantations
and lacked the polish Of refinement and
| culture which only comes with long set
tiement OF q country and contact with the
| great world
Solomon recalled how ardently he had
| entered into the work OF putting ms sub
lcCts abreast of the times He had wild.
/ ened the borders Of the land until they
| reached the Red Sea. There a dockyard
! was established. a feet of ships was bullt
! and launched, marking the first ventures
| Of the Jews IA commerce
Human nature being the same IN all
ages, We caa be sure that many a Jewish
q, t.A IL. L..
earned money. the result of so much toni IN
the fields, and put 1t IN these tubs, to so
/ on no one knows where, 10 return no one
knows when, # everg Young King don Z
he 30 foolish as TO throw away our money
| on the sea
The day when these ships saGoG of in
search Of trade and profit was Likely made
the occasion OF great pageant by the Gov
! Crnment 10 couuteract these grumbhngs
, but as week after week went by and
month followed month, nothing was heard
Of those much discussed ships. The wise.
acres became all the wiser, hook Their
heads more knowingly and oroaked more
disconsolately. The time came, however,
when of ia the dim distance the watcher
! nv the sea disCeTned a white spcCk upon
the water. Looking more lntent'y, he
saw here a ship, there another and be
! hind still more. When near enough to
be hailed all were found To be well. Their
venture 20 countries before pnlnown had
teen crowned with success
A. the crews with their Tlch burdens
wended their way overland 10 Jerusalem
the rumors OF the profit of over 81 600 OOO
from the single voyage preceded them.
can imagine the smile of the aged Solomon
as he TeColloCted the CONSERVATION the
Cwe caused TO the conservative Crodkers
So evident were the benefits derived
from the policy OF putting out money Tor
long periods because OF the good returns
| l.. Il. L., 4 N,,. o
seized the nation. Three year voyages
were undertaken and prospered, until the
! quaint, primitive Jewish community was
fairly gouged with wealth. Silver was as
stones IN the streets OF the Capital Oty
magnificent palaces and other public build
ugs were erected where the rude huts bad
food Palestine ceased 10 become th,
contempt of all countries Distinguished
royal visitors Travelled over water and dcs
ert to see the grandeur with their own
ewes to find that II was more remarkable
than depicted IN even the most glowing
stories. Such was the mental vision that
tame before the reminiscent writers oI
Eoclesiastes. The cause was for that tru
ly phenomenal industrial revolution he pat
into the preCCpt of our text, Cast thy
bread, or thy capital, upon the waters. In
vest 1t IA some enterprise that does not
bring Ia an immediate result; II shall re
turn unto you AZ It did unto me. infinite
y multiplied, even though II may he after
m ny days" II Is another way OF saying
Nothing venture, nothing have
OF course, Solomon ran many risks. lil'
| fleet might have been shipwTCckcd, hl,
crews destroyed by the savaGes visited
| lncy were IN danger of losing their way
| forever IN those uncharted seas, yet, al
! though his ewes were wide open TO tn,
chance Of loss, he didn't hesitate 20 act
The rule Of greater economy PROFOUND
cd m the advice Cast thy bread upon The
! Tor fhgtt ghll4 find a gftgr az
days - good for our own age ThOs'
who are content 20 do as did their father
may make a living. That - ai!. The shit
less young man who lives from hand q
mouth, satisfied If he barely meets hll
! bills We regard as only less than Grim
nal The father with a family loofin,
10 nm for support. who tacity assumel
that he is 10 be well aad keep ms position
indefinitely, who laws up nothing IN thu
bank, makes no Investment, -ons no ira
tcrnal order, pays no insurance. has mor'
| ready money than he who rs looking ioI
the return after many days oi the sub
stance he - now casting upon the waters
| Which one rs wiscI The over 500 600 .OV
we annually spend on life insurance pre-
miums shows now thoroughly neHei u
Soiomons precept has taken hold oi th'
| American people.
Men without the yeast Of imagination
never rise ia the business world. A shor
/ time ago salesman in one OF the ldR'
| notion houses after telling me OF the
prestige held by his firm ten wears ago
faid NOW. 7 want 90 leave. They don
seem 10 know how 20 accommodate them
selves % changed conditions. They Teius'
10 spend money unless they can see l
! coming back. and our trade - simply run
nlng away from us 20 other firms who al
these years have been working for th'
future"
"Providence" comes from pro before
video, 10 look Looking before you. it u
the bane OF the poor that N som" case
| they cannot, IN many cases they VIII no
do so They boy their coal 10y the buckle
instead oi the ton. aGd pay over twIce a.
much for ~ IN cousequeHce IN the suW
mer when 10 h. cheap, they ia.i 90 Irc
serve fruit for the winter, when it vii aa'
90 much 20 the taste Of a meal
IL - peculiarly difficult, for a thI.d q
grasp thIs idea Of foresight. lie does no'
see any -se IN learning the old arithmetic
The boys are out on the street a .ootha.
game ~ in progress s walk can be- ha'
nm the park. a bic,cic ride. Arr these ben
ehts 20 BE- thrown away. 90 real. 20 patent
for the sake oi abstract kEOW.eage fha'
Older persons tel him may prove u".piu
| years and years from now j. ~ not
marvel that the present beng sO via!. th'
| future 30 intangible. such large proper
ton ol our iov. and r.r.s are persuaded
10 study az much a. thev do
Tho-e who are FAR .gHted m Their bus
ness are of,en sInFJlary near sighted Wnet
caring Tor the bt-t Interests Of their chil
! dren Only a. one stage n their lives car
they 20 90 school Take a boy Oi any ui
ent early away from hIs books and pu'
him 60 earning thr very hitle mat he car
/ make Toe pT0laUiUtIns are tnat % WlI
| -,-...r q emil t..4 .a aar#rr for life f,fef