The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-07

selves under the shadows or the lal-
isadcs belong 10 the men who live on
an estate which rims the banks OF the
Hudson.
] might feast my eyes upon That wa
ter if I would on "a moonlight night
might launch my skin into those wa
tiers and with powerful stroke iill the
blades of my oars with its treasures so
that whom those drops fan back INTO
the bosom of the stream they look Ike
a beautiful collection Of sparkling
gems Hut / could not contlol Vi
change its course. II tried 10 change
thc current Of thc Hudson river those
who live below me would rise up in
wrathfu protest and cry. stop Stop' /
That river belongs 90 us as much as 10 /
YOU You can use those waters 90 irri- /
gate your gardens and fields If you /
win. but after your flowers and corn |
and grain have drunk their iill you
must Dot those waters flow back into
the river again. You must not change
the onward flow which VIII bring those
vntor- to MS. You can use the river as
il crccDs past your land, hut then that
river belongs TO us and not 90 you So
with tho great river OF gold. The
worldly wise rich man may say, This
land Is mine these rivers are mine
his endless system of railroad trucks
is mine. these newspapers and these Of
fcc buildings are mine.' NO am
swcrs God. mot thine but mine.
give thee the use OF them for little
while as the employer gave the talents
TO the servants I'm the parable. But
soon I shall take them back again.
~Aufr Yes. all. Then I shall demand
an account of thy stewardship DO
Won not see what am driving atf The
| rich man may seem 10 own his land
hut De does not He is trustee and q
trustee alone. soon at the brink OF the
grave that trustceship shall be taken
away
Yet. to hear some worldly wise men
talk. you would suppose that when
they are taking am inventory of God $
money they are taking an inventory
of their own gold. which they could
keep forever They seem TO act Ike q
selfish dog. After you have fed your
Scotch collie all he can eat what does
D ho do? lie takes the bones that are
, left and cnrr.es them ont into the gar
D lcn and there digs q big hole. Then
e he pufs those bones into that hole and
r covers them up Then he looks at tho
niaca q minute and seems 90 say. An
7 avn very prudent No trouble can
culrap me. Some day l will get nun
.,rv when my master may Dee visiting
AZ or dead. Then / VIII be Independent
% Of an my surroundings l viii 20 Il
b. Wonder brook and find water 10 drink
will como here and dig mp thes'
90 bones and have glorious feast
( Therefore shall never die, because
havc lots 20 drink and lots 10 eat
i- Thus with the worldly wise man. li
'e docs not look upon his lands and gol'
o. MS Gods. but as his own. He goes AM
ie digs his holes and burics I'm them hi
W goods. Then his actions seem to say
'u Il VIII live forever. l am independen
'u OF an my surroundings
.' When I see this cringing crawlinl
To nfaithful servant Of the parable h.
I'd ing deprived Of his one talent. whic
'u ne has hidden I'm his bank vaults, as
DOG dog hides a bone, ! cannot shut m
'n oars TO the false assumption Of virtt
h- with which this unfaithful serval
p' tried 10 assan his masters char1cte
as lie seeIns 10 say. Master, kno
lo what a tyrant thou art know ho
'r unrolenting and bittor thou would
L" be If I made one mistake in my i
restmonts. knew that If ] made
DIS moor purchase and lost any Of the ca
itol thou wouldst never cease 20 hour
ie me- and that thou wouldst demand
'm tbv gold back or my lIfe's blood. Al
'h so ON account Of the fear of makn
'h mistake. did nothing Here th
ah hast the money that is thine WI
'h hanponeds With one mighty grip Z
iAl master tore into shreds the blnck 20
To- rnent of hypocrisy which covered On
ID" craven heart With one denuncil'o
verbal blow he silenced those li
ns Inns Tie tore away an the unfaithl
il' servants pretonses 20 virtue when
ON said. .rIvpocrite and falslfer thou q
ray Thou hast not only proved recreant
.'o' thc talent ] gave thee, but thou
10 NOW irving 70 cover that guilt w
neriurv and lies Thou art doing
l-e most unfaithful servants and eviid"
Jus do Whom they are convicted OF wro
l'N doing they try 20 lay the blame
liit como one clse's door" Oh my frien
gnu arc Won and taking that conr
COS When we think Of our unused tnlei
lne ,,i.,r our consciencos tell us that &
as i,4.nled ms 10 use the gifts that
one Icing idle. what IS our answer Is
'oh evcuse that other mon prevent MS
il that God is a hard master In reluir
''' ms 20 workY
amt 0rbon again. there are men
way ,,.o,,i1 make thelr inactivity appear
eeu trno kindness How often DO we
''ef the unfalthful servants Of life win
oso- ,..,,,,ed ovpression Of virtue VI
Ken thelr countenances? They are say
To ~ know people say l am selfish
II. rnow peonle say that am mean.
rust what con doi I wish that might
% TO oblo 10 help others. But If help y
may will only do them an injury. J.
hich hotter for every man TO learn TO
nul himself rather than 10 be helped by
ih"i brothers The easiest way 10 max
his wen man a cripple is to give h,I
have crutch. The easiest way TO max
hat lame man we'll IS 10 take away
d Of la.-e - ..'''-
rove crntch ana compel him to use his "
pos limb. l am my neighbor's irenu
true Gods disciple, although people hno
hem not" -.
,n 10 My brother. when you try 10 ue
gifts vorr sinful. selfish actions 10y pu
here the blame of your sins upon olier
, for Won honestly mean that you are ''
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