The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-23
A
Man GREAT
IN LOVE
SERMON BY REV. CARVER ON
SUNDAY EVENING LAST.
How Many Millions Have Been Given
10 Cause OF Education and Poor
Of the Country.


terlan church, the theme being ID. X.
Pcarsons. the man who kept his life
and gave his monoy
Speaking from the interview Of the
Christ and the rich young ruler as a
text, Rev. Carver, after delincating
and commenting upon the passage
said In part:
The beautiful marble In the new
government building Is known as Pa
yazzano marble because OF fits resem-
blance to the famous Italian marble.
Because Of its cloud.like colorlng It
Is very valuable and the architect told
me costs four and a half dollars a
square foot one inch In thickness. Its
geological formation IS interesting.
the cloudy coloring being caused by
perfect stiffness In the strata until
the sediment hardened. II was form
ed in old Vermont The pcacemlness
of the Vermont home has kept many
a youth in a receptive attitude 10 tho
best OF home life until the character
has taken u fixed and abiding value.
Among the many lives nurtured in the
best environment Of that region is
the life Of Daniel X. Pearsons. He
was born at Bradford. VI. I'm 1920.
The home was poor ono I'm worldly
goods. but a wealthy one in principles
and ideals. After attending Bradford
academy. he entered Dartmouth col
lege. but though he cared for his own
room and cooked his own food. he
was not able financially TO remain
over year. After teaching a time
he entered a small medical school at
Woodstock Here. by doing odd work,
he earned his way until the last year,
when again he was about to leave
school for more funds when one OF
the teachers loaned him 500 and he
finished his course. He settled at
Chlcopee, Mass. married. and was do
ing well when a relative. a congress
man from the west. came 90 visit him.
With all of the enthusiasm Of the
west, he described 10 the Pearsons
the opportunities for financial gain TO
be found In the west His enthusiasm
was contagious and the PcaTsons con
cluded TO go west Mrs. PeaTSons had
been a student AT Mt. Holyoke and,
poor as her husband had worked 10
secure her education. They had de-
termlned that any wealth they should
acquire would be given TO the cause
of education Of the poor and worthy
youth OF the land. Here, in the great
er moneymaking opportunity of the
west was an enlarged field for their
life aim. They went to Elgin. Ills,
then the end OF the railroad. In 1850.
and staged on to Beloit and Jayncs-
Vile. Wis At Belolt thew asked what
was the purpose OF the brick building
on the hill and were told that fool
Yankees were trying 10 establish a
college " DR.. Pearsons has since Civ
en- 5000 900 TO that same struggling
college. Pearsons located finally In
Chicago and became the leading farm
land salesman of the west. He sold
land for eastern owners on commits
sion and later would buy large tracts
and retail il TO the settlers, The Hi
noiS Central had fourteen miles Of
land on each side Of its track. and
Pearsons sold 1t all In all. he sold
over Il million acres and invested his
In Chicago real estate
and street car property. Later he
purchased larcc tracts of Michigan
timber In 1875 Chicago was heavily
IN debt and was on the verge OF re-
pudiating the obligations when Pear
sons went east and pledged his entire
fortune in payment. The result was
that confidence was restored and
Pearsons became known as a man Of
honor In 1883 he retired from busl-
ness and has since devoted his time
TO giving away his money. Most all
of his money has gone TO ~ western
and southern schools. the institu-
tions at Walla Walla. Wash, Deer
Lodge. Mont. Caldwell. Idaho. Colo
RADIO Springs. Pomona. Calf. and the
Pacific University Oregon, being the
western schools favored
lie never gives money as a free gift.
1t must be used as a permanent fund
for definite purposes.
In recollection of his needing the
one hundred dollars In his medical
schooling. he has established loan
funds in many schools. the interest OF
which is to be loaned 10 WORTHY stu
a year. at per cent interest. In all
over three thousand have secured an
in this manner
He has lived almost miserly.
Though for over fifty years he has
been in Chicago, he never saw a base
ball game, attended an opera and but
one theater and that TO see Uncle
Toms Cabin" But he WAS miserlv
for a purpose. He saved not FOR his
own end or that he loved money. but
because he had cOnsecrated his life
to one end. namely 10 make money
to give away to what he considered
the great call of his time-the educa-
tion Of poor but worthy youth
His miserlincss then was as glor-
Ious as that OF the father and mother
who wear old clothes and vigorously
denv all pleasure and self-indulgcncc
that the children may have the COM
forts and the blessings Of home and
training.
We read in Roman history of an
old Roman who was very wealthy and
all that Is recorded of him is that he
possessed 10000 changes of raimeut
We read OF many today that they arc
rich enough 10 own more mansions
aud jewels than they can ever use.
But We read OF Pearsons that he was
rich enough TO build up and strengthen
forty-two colleges for the training ana
help OF the poor.
Money a Blessing or Curse
Spcakinr OF giving money. he said
1T is a serious thing 10 have great
wealth and a FAR more scriou- thfp-
10 dispose of it wisely. You must
make 10 either a blessing or A curse.
II is hard work | give ms money
away because I want 10 be my own
executor. I want to know Just where
my money goes and what is done with
g. ! have worked hard for It.. hut
have worked as hard 10 give II away
wisely so IL Will last The small col.