The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-12-14

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II is unrighteousiy acquired or in
humanity expended and used The
man who becomes rich in righteous
ness is an honor To the Common
wealth. The man who spends his
substance in decent way with due
regard Tor the public good is a credit
TO the State. Bu, bad men whose
wealth is the result OF malicious
depredations upon the public. and
whose moneys are expended in an-
clean ways, are public criminals and
disgraces to humanity. II also does
not follow necessarily that a system
of corporate combination destroys in
diyiduality. IL may destroy TO some
extent the money making capacity OF
the indiyidual; but TO destroy a mans
ability TO exercise his financial in
stinct is not To destroy the man. In
diYiduality is not matter SO much
OF money as Of mind. heart. and soul.
And any system which permits men
TO enjoy a larger opportunity for the
exercise OF their intellectual, moral
and spiritual capacities, and which
enables humanity TO realize in q
larger fashion the fulness OF human
personality upon every side. must be
valuable 10 mankind. Righteous COM
bination will afford opportunity for
all the faculties. The indiyidualism
OF to-day is an insult. in the last an
alysis. TO personalities who are made
in the image Of Almighty God.
About all that it emphasizes is our
capacity and desire to make morey.
And however valuable money may
be and however much we may all
need ii, this is the eternal truth OF
God, that that system which empha-
sizes this side OF mans nature al
most TO the stultiiviug or his mental,
ethical and spiritua. characteristics is
thing of sin.
The message OF Christ 20 capital
And what is this gospel? If | under
stand the truth OF God unto men Of
wealth as it has been revealed unto
Us in Jesus Christ our Lord, it is this,
tnat money is a trust. that wealth is
talent; that the possession of eX-
tyaordinary ability for financial sue
cess and commercial leadership is a
gift OF God compelling inescapable
duties upon those so blessed and en-
forcing tremendous obligations. 4
mans money is TO be used not unto
the satisfaction Of his selfish desires,
bur for the good Of ell. Men are not
70 be treated as slaves. They are not
TO be considered as machines. Bear
ing in mind the admOnition Of our
Lord, Whatsoever ye would that
men should DO unto YOU, do ye even
so TO them, our men Of financial and
commercial prominence should re-
member that even the humblest man
is personality and not a mechan-
ism; that even laborer is child OF
the living God. II there are any men
who should have patience. forbear-
ance, charity, loving kindness, ten
derness, compassion with and for the
men who toll, they are the men who
in the providence Of God are SUI
premaly endowed with the fulness
and the fatness Of the good things of
life. II is the business, as, under
God, II should be the happiness, OF
our men OF means and OF commercial
prominence to study the comfort, to
enhance the JOY. 70 foster the educa-
tion, TO assist the moral and spiritual
uplifJment Of the man who is work
ing for a wage. Their delight it
should be. as II Is their duty. TO
tighten labor and To increase wages
TO the utmost limit that he economic
conditions which are existent will al
low. They should SEE that the tOiler
has free hours. sufficient and often
enough not only for rest, but also for
honest recreation. Men do not ask
for aims, they simply desire a chance
and an opportunity to do something
more than eXist-to live. In the
darkest days of African bondage
there were no worse, though there