The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-09-06
LABOR DAY TH0UGHS
Rev. Dr. Taimage Points Out
the Duty of the Rich.
Happiness 90 BE Derived From a
Generous and Confederate Use
Of Weath-The Folly o.
Hoardina Up Money.

fconyueht 1917 by Louis Klopsch ,
los ANGELES. Cal. Sept LIN This
sermon for Labor day the preacher
shows IL 20 be fhe duty OF those who
have prospcred to make generous
and considerate use Of their wealth.
instead OF regarding It as q means 90
minister % their own seldshness The
text is luke xn It.. what shall do.
because have no room where 20 Pee
stow my fruits|
The chief character ~ ms text Is an
ola miser. He is Just IKE thousands
Of mon and women we see In daily
nfe or read about IN the newspapers
lie was evidently one Of the agricn'-
tnral leaders Of the east. Perhaps be
started as n poor boy. lie may have
been one OF the Immigrants who came
o. Jerusalem during Hcrod's admins
trnnon. lie may have been born I'm
Italy and have gone 10 Syria 20 seek
his fortune. In this faron province
az the east he hires himself ont as
farm hand. lie saves his wages ono
works hard. But he has a keen mind
as we'll as q willing hand. He buys
n little farm. There Is q period OF
prosperity. The crops grow larger
and larger. lie begins 90 have money
e. invest. and he places mortgages
unon his ueigbbors' farms aud merci-
lcssy forccloses them. His landed
estate widens Tie is one Of those for
tunate or unfortunate beings who.
having an absorbing passion for gold.
find everything turn TO gold that they
touch. Tie builds great granaries and
they are always full His sheep and
cattle are browsing everywhere. his
horses are the finest HIS soil is the
richest. Though he has many barns.
the increasing crop is so great that he
does not know what TO do with II
lie has more than he can use. In
other words, be is embarrassed With
the abundance Of his riches what
shall DO with an this oropr he asks
himself. Il must build larger barns.
Then l viii store away so much that
I viii never have 10 work any more
and just live TO enjoy my wealth"
Let me read you the story. And he
said. This Will 4 dol viii pull down
my barns and build greater and there
will ! bestow all my fruits and my
goods. Though he had more than
he could use. he still kept gathering In
lie doubtless thought himself most
successful man. and bis neighbors, If
they were such people as live In our
times, envied him and looked Up 10
him with reverence. But Christ tells
Us that there was another opinion Of
his life and character and that. too.
by one who held life and death 30 hts
hands. God said he was @ fool.
Now. Il is a terrible thing for God
TO say that Of any one for bis judg
mcnt IS true. None OF ne would Ike
him 10 say that of us. Then we must
be careful TO avoid those faults. for
God judges now by the same stand
ard as be did In the time Of this rich
farmer. Now. as his fault related 10
bis surplus wealth. II is an appropri-
ate subject for consideration Oh this
Sunday preceding Labor day.
would say to successful man.
You know you are in afiuence. You
know you have more than you can eat
Up or wear out. You know that you
are boarding up more money than viii
ever be good for your children 70 In.
herit. II you are a wise father YOU
will compel them to work for their
living. as you worked for yours. II
will be better for you. instead Of de
yeloping your penuriousness. 10 learn
the gospel law OF giving and OF help.
ing And today want 10 tell you
whom you ought 10 help with your sur
plus wealth.
First. when you begin TO prosper IN
life you should be willing to aid those
who have been directly or indirectly
the means Of making Il possible for
you 70 achieve the success which is
yours. You should extend the hand OF
gratitude to those who helped develop
you IN your babyhood and boyhood and
youth and manhood. You should think
OF your father and mother IN the old
homestead, Of your old teachers and
Of your old employers. They have a
claim on you. for they devoted their
lives to your Interest, and you should
now recognize the obligation 10 help
such Of them as need your help.
Then. too. there are your employees.
No man ever wins his success alone.
always like TO compare life 20 a great
battle A general has a campaign 10
fight. What does he doi Does he
take a gun and sword and 20 forth
and eight that battle single handed
No He first collects an army made up
OF m0ny soldiers. Then be organizes
those soldiers aud drills them. lie
drafts those soldiers from the best
homes all over the land lie gathers
them from the stores and the factories
Then be sets his army IN motion and
hurls il against the TANKS Of the en-
emy. and the lines are broken, and the
battle Is won. Now. what would you
think Of a general who should come
home from a war and say; u did a
all The credit Is all mine" Would
YOU not consider such man a selfish
man and an ingretel Who were the
stat officers and the right hand men OF
that gonereli Who were the soldiers
who did the weary sentinel duty and
stormed the breastworks and risked
their lives 10 make bis victory possiblei
Are not the soldiers 10 have any part
IN the triumph and IN the reward Of
the nationi
An. mol The true general and the
soldiers Of his army are one. When
his soldiers are defeated. he shares the