Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-26

mad race for that other kind OF wealth
! which can no more enrich u.s. than gold
| and pearls and precious stones can be-
| come food for the lilies of the field.
To every man, and therefore TO you
| also, my dear youns friends, comes the
| temptation which the Arch-hend urged
| upon our Savior. Leading Him TO an
eminence whence all the kingdoms OF
the world.--in other words. the sum.
| total Of false or artificial wealth-coulj
| be seen, ne said: "All this VIII | give
unto thee II thou wilt bow down and
| worship me-" Alas, how many OF us
| bow down. when the hour OF our inter-
| view comes
Yet think what possible ownership
could Christ have had I'm these king
doms? Suppose he had accepted; aud
suppose the prince of liars had made
good-a thing that never happens; sup
pose even that Christs power TO rule
and domineer these kingdoms, had been
strong as that OF all the tyrants of
earth combined; how could such stu
alton or any fraction of II, have been
assimilated, so as TO enable or enrich
his soul9 Let the present plight of The
Car of Russia give answer
No, Christ stood and stands forever
for the organic or real-wealth IDEAL;
lust as Satan stood and stands forever
for the artifical or mechanical-wealth
ideal. Let the lily OF the field symbol.
lie the FIRST and the diamond the Sec
ond. Even so, the wealth of the christi
ideal Is that which grows and cVolVeb
IN accordance with divine law. and of
such shall be the glOres of His KING
dom u Kingdom not held together by
,hc pressure OF tyrnnical power, but
by the affinity of love and light and
truth and law.
Ana nov, by way of justifying mo
title or this paper. let me say; only
tra; can truly be called mine TOR
which my soul has affinity Mine IN
any lower sense, is ownership by no
disner title than tho dog had for the
hay, and the swine FOR the pearls How
this affinity and therefore my ca paclty
for ownership grows / nave already
pointed out. Note now another pe'ul-
orlty ,hai which may truly be called
mine may as truly Ice called thiu' VIM
uut diminishing, bat rather rnAdn'us.
UE wealth. LEI mi s-then, tc the crl-
teriun of wealth for which 1t is worth,
10 siriyc-tha wealth ma, may ne al
once both mlne and mine.
Time Wili not permit me 90 elaborate
thls theme. but az the risk 81 ues-
passing, ! must point uit some OF It's
t'f li ID. f'7I''.' t"s
Foremost In This class Is thc wealth
ot earth and sea ANA sky, "l,h all their
natural features, | cal, them foremost,
u,rJuse thrS are iicsh. as 10 We're from
the Creators hand, The history or
every race shows tnHt where men come
iulu clos, touch with u9tute, whether
from the practical. the scientific, or the
csiloic point ~ View, there sanity
r.gns. and virtue prevails In the home,
the state, and the church. Moreover,
liNe afr and waiter, these sources OF
aou,. wealth are free, man may new
cr have the opportunity OF visiting
famous art gallery; nut II mis- eyes nave
been opened 10 the spleudor Of the sky
adi mountain wall where Gods great
pictures hang, he VIII hardly be the
ptcrer
In the next place since man can show
his love for God only through service TO
his Fellow man, II Follows that all facts
relating To the history ANA progress OF
tive race whether in tdr form pt liter
allure, arg, invention. on social move
mcnts, constitute ritn material for soul
euiai cement. IN this field unfortunate
!y the notion prevails mat culture is
impossible without money. But how
short-slghted is mis- dictum' II the
mililonaircs park Is open TO me- are
H't l'9 pNdN'l'o 10 AlN' '7 H.tul'
landscape ON SKY and mountdlnSide' -
l have access TO a city library of lO0,oOO
volumes need ] remain illlteratc, be
cause ! cannot buy books? And shall
my taste IN architecture remain crude,
because | can build no mansion of my
own? Thanks TO the advance In our
civilization the beggar in our streets
MAJ nave access to soul-Wealth which
Kings aud princes or the ancient Worll
could not command.
Inc begs3r, J say may nave access TO
SUI . wealth. but the tact that ne re-
mans beSgar SHOWS that ne is pima
10 hl' opportunities Ihat millions oi
loeh and women III hlBner ranks are
equally bllhd, argues hothlhs against
t'e freedom OF opportunity FOR
Wherever thefe u access Tor apprecia-
non; there real ownership oeslhs' OhiS
10 ~ " VINO hahkers TOT tne envy OF ms
I INNs uiHN h