Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-06
CalmaSe
Sermon
by Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaee. d. d.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 1.-THE temp
t%ations, burdens and responsibilities O
great wealth form the theme Of this
timely sermon, the text for which 1!
taken from Ecclesiastes v, 10. HE tina
loveth silver shall not be satisfied with
silver, nor he that loveth abundance
with increase"
have no sympathy with the dema
gogues who are trying to %antagonizt
the masses against the classes. ha va
utter contempt for the false agitators
who preach the Infamous doctrine tina
every person who dresses In %broadclotl
or In silk Is an enemy of his race, and
that the insignia Of all human perfcc.
ions can only be found in the laborer's
soiled garments and in the lutterins
rags OF a filthy, unkemp tramp. The
outward appearance of man does not
always portray his true character.
Thus we find some Of the blacklist
sheep feeding among the nocks brows-
Ing In all pasture lands. The wealth of
n man or the poverty Of n man cannot
be used as a criterion by which to Judge
whether the nature of that man is pure
or impure. There have been many rich
neil with true hearts and noble I'm
pulses, men Of simple lives and bcnef-
cent deeds. The world remembers with
reverence such men as Sir Moses
Montehore, whose life was consecrated
to charity; Baron Hirsch, who built and
endowed homes for the shelter of ner-
secuted Jews; Peter Cooper. whose
splendid institution Is still developing
the genius Of the poor. and William T..
Dodge, whose benefactions extended to
the poor and struggling Of his day.
Who would dream of placing the por.
traits of Robert Morris and Jay Cooke
in the rogues' gallery. The patriotic
banker who risked his fortune In the
support Of Washington and the million
aire who stood by the side Of Secretary
Chase during the darkest days Of the
civil war were true patriots. Robert
Morris money and Jay Cookies money
were just rs essential to American lib.
critics as We're the soldiers who carried
the muskets and fred the cannon.
All palaces are not the walled in cas-
ties of buccaneers and thieves. l go
further than this. I assert and have a
to assert this from the highest
standards that men of ran
ital are as necessary to the develop
ment Of the country and to the success
OF an enterprise as are men Of muscle
md brains. 1t Is unadulterated ION
sense to say that the capital Of this
country rests entirely in the brain and
of laborers and the mechan-
The laborers and the mechanics
or this country could accomplish very
little for the true development of this
country were it not organized and di.
by skilled engineers and by the
of money. Some time ago I
through miles and miles of
.sagebrush and of desert. This desert
from San Demanding to Eta
In all that desert there were
any living creatures but snakes, a
Few birds and leaping Jack rabbits.
l climbed the San Bernardino
and travelled into those
ILLS for many miles. There ! came to
where the engineers and the financiers
we're building a great dam which
would collect all the waters from an
area of land into one great
What are you going to do with
his water?' l asked the chief engi.
leer. After we collect the water"
aid he, I'VE are going to send it 10y
unnels under the mountains, where it
viii be scattered over the arid lands.
Intending between Ettawanda and
Bernardino, and that water will
make that desert blossom as the rose"
you mean to tell Inc that the igno-
ant Mexican laborers who were dig
Ing the tunnels and erecting the dams
f Little Bear valley could work that
liracle without the planning Of skilled
ngineers and the reinforcement of
apital, any more than capital could
that reservoir without the CO..
peration of labor. Oh, yes, even in
he widest dreams of the disconnected
there must be demarcations be-
ween man and man. There Is n place
Dr. capital as well. Capital and labor
re W strong arms of the social body.
heir two hands must lift together and
'ork together and live together and
lie together.
A Public Trust. ,
But 1t makes a great deal Of differ
ice whether the capitalist looks upon
s fortune as n public trust or whether
= plots to make money and to squeeze ,
le last dollar he a out Of his suffer.
& employees. 1t makes a great deal
difference whether capitalists are
wing for others or whether they be-. ,
ave that God has selected them as
$ special favorites and expects all =.
ose with whom they come in contact '
live for their benefit. And yet that .
the way many Of our moneyed po- y
mates act. They squeeze, they gouge, -.
ey do everything which, as misers, !.
ey can to hoard their gold. And the .
range fact is the more they get the :
ore they want and the more they are =.
satisfied with what they have. Ec- !
we'll describes the Unsuitable y
irit OF some money seekers who are +.
us when he says. 'He that loveth :.
yer shall not be satisfied with sill =
r, nor he that loveth abundance with =
u
In the first place, ! learn from this .
1t that when a man makes money his :
ol he is incapable Of loving Christ. =,