Evening journal., 1907-11-11

oance Of the reckless rich In those days we are
told. richca meant ostentationj ostentaton meant
riches To be poor was a curse, according to the
ancient way of reckoning things That the
wealthy alone were vrtuous was a common be
lief that the poor were unhoy and knew not
virtue in its true sense was also commonly be-
leved. In our own age according to some, the
order of things has been reversed; but this may
be so or not so. 1t is too serious question to be
dealt with ungenerously.
Our own age has inherited to a certain extent
this belief and some writers and observers of the
present generation lay the blame at the door steps
and inches Of our big cathedrals and churches
where ostentation par-excellance is as rampant
as in the homes Of the so-called ungodly and silly
extravagant rich. 1t is characteristic of most Of
mansind to wish to be seen and heard but it is
not wrong to say that some persons who court
the gazes OF the mob do so out Of mere ignorance
and efrontery. The really refined rich, that class
whose appearance and home life belle their fnan
cial standing. and these are legion, despise the
clatter and spangle Of the Sybarites being happy
and content to be seen and heard little as nee
essary, and then only when some unfortunate
being is to be brought to his real existence and
self. This class is the really rich class for they
are rich in dollars, rich in sense and rich in man
ners. For any preacher to preach simplicity and
preach it honestly and sincerely, he himself mu
needs be simplicity personihed. 1t is an open
question why men do not go to church. Some
blame it on the preacher some on the social hy-
pocrisy Of the steady churchgoer, but the whole
question can be summed up in these words The
Fatherhood Of God and the brotherhood of Man
is neither social question nor strictly church
question It's simple question of two souls
that beat as one, two eyes that see in other eyes
look Of love and trust, two ears that hear with
pleasure things charitable, of all men, ears that
are closed to all befouling, hands that are ever
ready to fight with might in all that is good for
those maligned
The bishop is wrong, decidedly wrong, if he
assumes in his philosophy that that certain poll
tican and his diamond suspender buckle is a cri-
terion by which to Judge the whole American
people "Blatherskitesp we might say with
Tony Lumpldn, and dismiss the case The
American people are not mistaken about their os-
tentatious politicians; the nucleus of the matter
IS the politicians are mistaken about the Ameri-
can people Surely the bishop and his flock are
not going to ruin just because a politician won
buckle. Let rs get down to the real simplicity of
things-smplicity Of friendship of industry, OF
directness of truth; above all, let those who de-
spse ostentaton preach simplicity honestly and
sincerely, but this can only be done by those who
are OF themselves simplicity personiied.
Philadelphia's Million Dollar Bud" has at lat
fell a victim TO the wiles of Mr. Daniel Cupid. he
of the shaft and bow The "write-ups" about
this heiress are done in the usual manner They
tell of her being a Social success" good
golfer a good whip" and a good driver of
'four-in-hand,'" but they are as mute as the pro-
verbal clam regarding her intelligence, her ca
pacity OF mind and her charitable standing in the
community in which she moves
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