Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-09-07

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nunureus y. .uoosa"us Oh men wno'
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u. "oe'"ne VIII wan
~" "e'S,'as a's peos- mere was
."e o'snop ,h JUS gorgeous rooes mink
rug uo.e OF -ess;iesiase'ea' nonors than
VI "orsu'p'ae n, tne cross. mere was
tue tna,uen dressed 10 the latest RASH
ion' seeui'os-i 10 say Come y world.
co'ne anu worship me ana my beauty
mere was the politician reaching after
tame. Aud there was the miser or the
banker whose god was gold. AS I
watcneo the long line OF men and
women who We're rejecting Christ. each
on account OF his one Illicit love. this
miser seemed to speak and to stand
out before me as the most despicable
Of all.
why They Reject Him.
seemed to see him lift his golden
coins and. drop them back into the
withered palm OF his hand ms he said (.
"Ah. We beauties. how I love to hear
the music OF your ring. I worship Won
for what you have done for me. You
have sent my ships across the sea to
bring to me the wealth OF other lands.
You have made men cringe and whine
at INV feet You have bu,,t mo houSos
ave. n Thousand of Thorn Won have
given me lands and covered them with
railroads. You have made the mines
open for me their treasures Won have
crowded NV vaults with securities
You have mt the whole World ar WV
feet. An We benuties how ,ova vo,, =.
And as We see tho mIser of ,be ,nor.
dinate splct,,r. entitled ..Dasnisa,, .rd
Rejected OF Mem. rejecting c,hr,~t 20,
his selfish love of gold 40 we .ee fbou.
Esands and hundreds OF Thousand. oe
men and women everxwhere a rour,, a.,
re,fe2tinp Chr,st scr ,he :. me ,l,c,. ,rv.
Tbey. arc NOT worL,ng fov .o,a =, .r.,.r
Is win N Icompctency. Thew are NOT
working for gold In order that thew
might use IL for the benebt Of otbcrs
They are working for gold In order 70
win selfish power and selfish fame Ia
that your condition q man a WON.
AMI Is yosr love OF silver crowd,ng
out your love Cor CHRISTI
But though the. love for Chr,.. .rd
the love for gold cannot EXIST sImu,.
taneously in the same heart that is not
the only result of this evil OF greed. 1t
might not be SO bad IL you could come
TO greed and say: Here. greed. here
IS my SOUL here Is my love OF God
Now ear and be niied." But greed Il
asiutton, Greed Is gormand. Greed
Is a huge monster with voracious ap