Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-14
Iivinu For Money.

five minutes but his talk recurs to
his favorite subject When you want
TO Introduce a friend to him the first
question he asks is, How much is he
worth?" He judges everything by the
criterion of money. "Gold, gold," ne
mutters; 81 must have gold" For
years he has led a life Of bondage IN
his quest for gold. From early morn
ing until late at night he sticks to the
store. He never takes vacation. HIS
face gets a gaunt, haggard look. lie
works so hard that his digestion Is
ruined He works so hard that In
somnia makes his eyelids most of the
night stand as wide open as an OWLS.
What is the matter with that man? |
will tell you. He is trying to build
tower of Babel out Of gold. He thinks
! II be can only build his Midas to one
high enough it will satisfy every want
of earth and every want Of heaven
Gold. goid' is his cry. "Give me
gold and everything else will be add
| ed unto me"
Here in the same way is a man
working for fame or political prefer
mcnt or literary reputation. Why!
He thinks either position is a stepping
stone to a mighty throne which Will
make him Independent of his surround
[ ings. A few years ago the Irish his
| torian. Justin Mccarthy, wrote pow
erful novel entitled IF | Were King"
The plot is laid in the court OF the
| French king lie imagines a young
knight in a place Of carousal Decom
ing embrolled in quarrel Durlns
the fight he exclaimed, "If | were
king. then | could right all wrongs and
see that no injustices took place.
These words were spoken in the pres
ence of King Louis himself. "Al
right" said the king. Il will let thee
be king for one week. But at the enc
of that week thou must die -
some men long for position. They
think that position will get them any
thing They seem to care not whethe
the hangman's moose bangles at tn
end of their days of earthly power II
for time at least in spite Of all TN
awful cost which they shall pay, the.
can only say: II am king! am king.
So was it In the land of Shinar Will
the walls of Babel were being bull
So II is In our time. Comparing thl
, account of the building of Babel VIII
our own method of life. it is clear" q
Parker said. that from the beginnin
of time men have been doing prett
much the same thing all the worl
over" Yes. men in the past have b'
lieyed that by the material things q
, life they could defy God. And me
T at the present day are believing IN
\ same thing.
e The Same Today as Then.
This incident teaches that, Win
o fash of the divine eye, God can demo
D ish our towers of Babel on which v
J. have spent so many years OF nara
bor. There is an old legend that maj
5 vears ago one of the kings of Cree
e discovered a gold mine in his kingdo
n and summoned all his subjects TO q
e the treasures for him. Farmers lie
G their plows and herdsmen left the
e sheep and horticulturists their garde
t. and trees. The sowing and the reapll
Y of the kingdom came to standsul
n for the king must have his gold. III
nassed on. and famine was threatenl
the kingdom. The wives OF the Ut
- handmen waited on the queen and pl
q. tested because the king had call
n their husbands and brothers from tn
70 farms. So the queen made gre
IN feast for the king. She called the go
smiths of the royal capital to her a
- and they fashioned loaves of bre
os and punches of fruit and hsh a
meats and vegetables out of gold.
10 wonderful were the designs that
,r king was lost In admiration as cou
- after course came into the banq'
10 hall made up Of solid gold. But al
m awhile the king grew weary and sa
~. 81 am hungry. Bring me something
81 eat." "Nay." answered the queen; n
od can I bring thee anything to eat
~ gold when thou hast driven all
49, subjects from the farms and the
I chards and the gardens in order to
h cold for thee?" SO the ancient k
-, learned his lesson. as many gold sc
-, ers will yet learn theirs. God allc
r,,. men large liberty. He tells them gr
r,s truths. but If they do not believe tn
IA he permits them to go and learn
~. experience what error IS. The CIR
~ king may get his gold. the Ba
=. builders may raise their tower.
,ho both learn that they have made
gigantic blunder Human nature
needs that they have overlooked.
,ot after long toll they have to admit,
~ King Saul. II have played the
hol and erred exceedingly"
.od But there IS another fact want
80 to bear we'll in mind about these
me Of Shinar. They were men Of q
mo conceptions. They did not belong
md race of pygmies. They were giant
liz brain and in their conception of W
ory And this tower Of Babel demonstr
bot one tremendous fact-that men of b
,ad ness and daring are not always "
mi. A great scheme compels the adm
MILO ton Of the world Men are daz
erv ny 1t; It fatters human pride.
.oot have seen in the business world
cos gantic combinations Of late years.
the have planned for large things. !
have combined capital, have bough
ild. rival concerns, have formed
OF trusts; they have schemed to al
9ar- TO themselves the worlds wealth.,
gin the world has stood amazed at
'ret. holiness Of their schemes. But IL
oric have a care. Not in daring nc
the grandeur of conception, but In
tne eousness is the strength of an u
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