Putnam patriot., 1908-05-15
Making Money.
BY REV. T. F. BRIGGS.


 convenient for me. lest 1 be full and deny thee and say .gho is the Lard2' or iest ] be poor and steal and take the name of my God in eain."
 Extreme wealth or poverty are unde- sirable and full Of peril. 4 happy ne. dium is what we ssouId seek and pray for. Then. If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. They are 50 liable 10 ''make for themselves wings and fy away; or, fl we leave them. who can tell 1ho shall come after and enjoy, or abuse our hafd-eaned money How foolish for one generation tO hurry themselves into their graves in piling up wealth and the next generation hurrying themselves Into early graves in spending the money. How much wiser for each generation tO earn their own money and enJoy-as they pass alonp-the fruit Of their own industry
 And yet every person should Ike '.dil- igent in business improving every honest opportunity Of making money that they may not only bless thsm- selves and their families, but aid the poor and siek--those who have not the ability or the opportunity to supply their real needs.
 There Is no retpke In the Bible for those who honestly acquire and wisely use wealth. On the other hand, il af- firms that "the diligent hand maketh rich, and that "riehes and honor shall be found in the homes of the good. Because Christ required a certain young man to sell ali he had and give to the poor, he did not, evidently, intend to make this q rule for all of his disciples. He had right to ask this particular man to do so in order to give himself to missionary work, IL lie hhd the right to require Paul and Luther to endure har1ships i'll His service not required 9f ordinary tlisc; ;;lcs. Paul tells Fine thy ie exbort the rich that they do good with their wealth and be ready ta dis tribute IT. occasion required.
 Neither k it wrong for one 10 acquire wealth through the legitimate and ho- nest channels of trade aud speculation. The writer mel noble and well pre- served gentleman. recently, whn gave hiih Il BIt of his own personal history in the science of meney-making. said hes aI graduated from Harvard Col lege Law school fifty years ago. had just money enough h reach Chicago, with very young wife and two ehil- dren I persuaded hotel keeper to | board uS till could earn enough at my profession to pay him. l hung out my | 'shinRleH al doctors office. Made out a deed, and received sl .5o therefor. | Then young man came running into my office and wished me to get his brother enl of jail. asked him II he had any money; he said no. Well he was in il tight place a- we'll as myself, 1 but 1 look the ease and won. Before leaving the court room oneof the jurors requested me to Try ease for him. But
 | did not make my money at my pro fession
 one day. in walking aut Into the sub urlps, SIN parcel of land for sale at sl l,0B-deable what il had eo,t the ownef l told him ! would give hhn - ,Ma ri the end of six months. and the other ,up al the end of the year but had no money"
 How do you propose to raise the money. lie asked
 ''l shall cut Il up into lots and build houses on them for sale. know of d certain builder who will Hid me, The owner said:
 "Go ahead, young man; will trust you
 At the end of the first year l cleared s7o, ,Un, and the second year sl5o,I1. And so have been turning my capital over and over for fifty years
 This man showed his wisdom in in- vcsting where he could loose nothing and might make large profits. Had he bought lots in same "eitN," on papfr, which was liable lo vanish any dark night, CT had he invested in some an- uncertain mine, he would probably haze remained poor, Of course this k an exceptional opportunity asit was at the golden opportunity, when pes Die must have homes in that raridiA- growing city. And yet right tn the heart ef Boston men have recently made large sums ot money on some street which was changing from a resi- dential into a business street. IL k the man who invests where he canno, lose, and yet may receive large returns. who k the wise man. But why should any man be greedy of large gainsg "He that hasteth Ia he rich k not wise. And "he that Is greedy of gain trouhleth his own house. There are men who turn n heavenly home into an earthly hell for every member of the family, by their miserls loNe of money,
 Any person in good health. with enough work to provide himself and | family with food and clothes, and a reasonable life insurance policy, is a practically rich man, even if he is not aware of il. The Bible, which, by The l way, has the best business maNims of any book in the world says: !" IL k good | and comedy for one to eat and drink and to enjoy the good of all his labor that he taketh under the sun, all the days of his life which God giveth him, I for il k his portion. "l.lNe loy-