The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-02
CONTRASTS SOUL
WITH THE DOLLAR.
Rev. A. j. D. Haupt breaches
New Years Sermon at
English Lutheran


title of sermon preached last night
by Rev. A. J. D. Haupt at the Memorial
English Lutheran church, Sixth street,
near Exchange street. He read from
the twelfth chapter of Luke: And one
of the company said unto him, Master.
speak to my brother that he divide
the inheritance with me. And he said
unto him, Man, who made me judge
or a divider over you? And he said
unto them, Take heed and beware Of
covetousness; for mans life con-
sisteth not in the abundance of things
which he possesseth. And he spake
parable unto them, saying, The ground
of a certain rich man brought forth
plentifully and he thought within
himself. saying, What shall I do, be-
cause have no room where to bestow
my fruits? And he said, This will
do: I will pull down my barns and
build greater: and there will bestow
all my fruits and my goods. And I will
say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much
goods laid up for many years; take
thine ease, eat, drink and be merry,
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this
night thy soul shall be required of
thee: then whose shall those things be,
which thou hast provided"
Time for Good Resolutions
1T is New, Years night continued
Mr.. Haupt, the season of the year has
come upon us when we turn our
thoughts to good resolutions. In the
business world men are busy taking
an account of stock and balancing
their account to see where they stand
financially, whether they have pros
pered in this or in that.
But should we not all, who are rush
ing onward toward the dark brink of
deaths cold river, also take account Of
the way we have come and the way
we are going? Gould any text be more
impressive for this occasion than these
words of the great word painter Of
Galilee? With what master strokes,
with what artistic skill he brings out
the lights and shades of the human
life. it's vanities and its follier.
''Tl1e first great truth that the Lord
would impress upon the world is that
a mans life consisteth not in the abun-
dance of the things which he pos
sesseth.
Alas, how true this is in this our
day. Men struggle and strive for
worthy wealth and gain, and yet they
are not satisfied: What shall do, be-
cause have no room to bestow my
goods?' In a worldly sense he is q
wise man, he has accumulated great
fortune, enough now to lay is up in
barns and to say to his soul, thou has
much goods laid up for many years,
eat, drink and be merry.
But he reckons without his Master.
Who can tell how many days, to say
nothing of years. he has yet to live.
The voice of the divine decree goes
forth, Thou fool, this night thy soul
shall be required of thee: then whose
shall those things be which thou has
required?'
Toll Spent in Vain
Years of toll spent in vain, days
and nights of ceaseless labor to amass
fortune, and when it is amassed,
death comes to claim the toiler He is
borne hence to have all his accumu-
lated wealth scattered to the four
winds by those who bestowed no labor
upon it and know not its value.
In the meantime there has been no
time for the feeding of the soul and
Its preparation for the rest of the
saints. SO is he that layeth up treas
ure for himself and is not rich to-
wards God.'
We do not say that it is sin to be
rich, nay, it is a glorious privilege;
and with our riches what world of
good can be done how many souls can
be saved, how many young men taken
off our streets and given an educa-
ton that will enable them to prove
great and shining lights to
the nation! How many a poor boy
thus aided has risen to the chief place
In the state or nation! Oh, what
JOY when the hour of death shall come
to be able to say, I have been able to
save many young man or young
woman, to educate them and set them
upon their feet
That one and this one are out in
the mission fields of the world, trying
to lead men to the life eternal How
many there are who work hard all day
long to make dollar or two and vet
would not work half an hour in our
jackson street mission to save an i'm
mortal SOUL"