Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
is BUSINESS SEPARATING
MEN FROM GOD?

| LOS ANGELES, July 5.-[Editor
Herald]: Commercialsm is the busi-
ness of the day. First, the spirit OF
principles of trade. Second, domination
of the merely commercial spirit. The
business man of today and in the past
twenty-five years or more has had
continually before him the rapid
of wealth, so much so that covetousness
has become a predominating factor of
the human mind.
If the reader will turn to Luke, 12:15.
he will find these words: "And he said
unto them, Take heed and beware of
covetousness, for mans life consist
eth not in the abundance of the things
which he possesses, for what shall it
profit man If he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul? Or what
shall a man give in exchange for his
soul?" But here underlies the danger
before all men. "They that desire to be
rich fall into temptations and a snare,
and into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, for the love of money is the root
Of all evil, which some coveted after
they had erred from the faith and
pierced themselves through with many
sorrows"
In the busy buzz of today we find in
all lines of business commercial greed
not satisfied with small or reasonable
income, but wanting to get rich quick,
and the idea is to get; If you can't get
1t by fair dealings twist little and get
old Adam to help you. GAS the part
ridge sitteth on eggs and hatcheth
them not, so he that getteth riches, and
not by right, shall leave them in the
midst of his days, and at the end shall
be fool"
Lay not up for yourselves treasures
upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt and where thieves break
through and steal, but lay up for your
selves treasures in heaven, where moth
doth not corrupt and where thieves
cannot break through or steal"
It is we'll and right that we should
accumulate and lay by in store some of
the temporal things of this life for
sickness and old age; but when we do
gather into our garner let 1t be In the
spirit of love and gratitude to God,
which will be without covetousness.
"He that loveth silver will not be salts
fled with silver and he that trusteth
in his riches shall fall; but the right
eous shall flourish as a branch; so let
no man glory in his riches, but let
him that glorieth glory in this-that he
understandeth and knoweth God.
Where shall we go to find business
men worthy of trust and honor? Man
must choose between right and wrong,
between good and evil, and decide for
God or the devil. No man can serve
two masters. He is not saved by his
moral needs or his own righteousness.
Thus man Is either saved or unsaved; ;
and if he is unsaved the devil is his
legal adviser and sure to get him into
sin and trouble sooner or later. Many
moral and self-righteous man has
launched out into the deep and boasted
of his own security, and has done well
for a season; but when the storm came
and the temptations of trustworthiness
and gain of money came up before
them they lost their balance and ac-
cepted the DEVILS invitation when he
said. "All these things will 1 give
thee If thou wilt bow down and wor-
ship me-"
And right here is where many (said
to be good moral men) have fallen and
become victims to sin and the devil. "a
good name is rather to be chosen than
great riches, and loving favor rather
than silver and gold.' Yes, but some
one says. Every man has his price"
That may be true with the carnal-
minded man, but not true with the
Christ spiritually-mi man, There