The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10


done. he puts the question, what shall !
I do7" A right question, and addressed
to the proper person. No other person
was SO we'll qualified to answer 1t; none
other so fully understood the case or
possessed the authority to act as HIM
self.
But listen to the reply. This Will
do; l will pull down my barn and build
greater" This is the tnrning-point,
and here he makes his great mistake.
When Gods goodness was showered
upon him in such abundance, he, in his
turn, should have opened his treasures
to others. For this end his riches had
been bestowed to give him this oppor-
tunity
But self was this mans pole star; he
cared for none besides Self was his
god and to please himself was prac-
tically the chief end of his existence.
But the plan OF keeping all for self
is as unsuccessful as 1t Is unamiable.
1t cannot succeed. What satisfies to-
day will not suffice tomorrow. The
airy all the corn of the West could not
eat of 1t more than a poor laborer--
perhaps not so much. Only q very small
portion Of their wealth can tho rich
spend directly on their own personal
comfort and pleasure. The remainder
becomes, according to the character of
the possessor, either burden, which
he Is compelled to bear, or store
whence he daily draws the luxury Of
doing good.
| But this man has something more to
| say unto his soul Soul, thou hast
much goods laid UP for many years.
| He counted on riches and time as II
| they were both his own and at his
disposal. The big barn is not yet built
and the golden grain to fill 1t Is not
yet sown; how, then. shall he secure
these many years?" Does he keep
time under flock and key in his store
| house? Many years!' These years
lie in tho future, at Gods right hand
and only at His disposal. They are not
within this mans reach nor ours.
1t is great stupidity to lay up in G
barn the portion for soul. The soul
when hungry cannot feed on mustS
grain. Material treasure cannot save
soul from death
But this man had settled matters &C
cording to his own mind. The two hat
agreed together that they would hav'
a royal time on earth. and a long one
The whole affair was comfortably ar
ranged.
I3ut at this stage Another, whom the,
had not invited nor consulted, break
in upon the colloquy. God said unit
him. Thou fool! this night thy sou
shall be required of thee" This is tn
writing on the wall that puts an EN-
to the feast and turns his JOY int
terror.
For those ministering angels to whol
the Supreme Governor has committe
: the task Of gathering gradually til
y generations of men from the sea {
time, and carrying them for judEmcr
on the breezes of eternity-those ange
= arrive tonight at the door and sen
the message into the midst Of the merl
festival: "rhe master is wanted ilnm
diatelv.'' And he must arise and go
. opedlence to the summons; he &C
!. neither resist nor delay. He may wee
trcmble and rage, but so he must ar
20 on the instant
e It is not the whole man. but on
y his soul, that is wanted; his body w
: be left behind. But that body, no
y that the soul has departed, cam
claim or use "the goods laid up" r.
N soul, when summoned into eternit
L cannot carry with 1t the boarded trea
urcs, and the body left behind has
D further use for them. A grave to re
a in while it returns to dust is all tn
10 tho body needs or gets The desert
wealth must go to a new own
"Whose shall it be2"
Riches are only truly enjoyed VIII
=, they are wisely employed in doing got
But, boarded as the portion of TIN
:, possessor, they burden him while tn
-, remain his and sorely rend him at I
ha parting, when he must render an {
on count of his stewardship.
N, BY way of contrast, the Lord me
CHI lions another kind OF treasure, VIII
at not only satisfies now, but lasts Il
ever Those who are rich towt
~ God" are rich indeed and throught
% eternity. And how can we be rich
ward God? When we minister to
%
:, "And the King shall answer {
say unto them, Verify, / say unto y
Dr. inasmuch as We have done 1t unto
NV OF the least of these, My brethren,
have done it unto Me-"
Marie Corelli deplores the "sad
III incnn1eStn hln fncf TINT militant I'M