The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-06


heart 10 God. ! believe Is saved
II now seems IN this day and time that
everything We do is for money. Every
time We turn our hand Il is money.
money. All. ] am afraid many OF us are
| making gold our god. Cold Is a curse.
Still the world would cease TO turn with
out It. We must have millionaires as
well as poor men. for such is life
HARRY W. BRIAER.a
There is a tendency to regard the ac-
emulation and the love OF money as
something sordid and unrighteous espe-
| cially by those who are not so fortunate
| as to possess the dollar making faculty
! or course. in this age Of graft, and with
the cry of swollen fortunes the key
note Of the hour, the average person. II
Is scarcely 10 be wondered at considers
the amassing OF immense wealth and the
boarding thereof as a feat Of the despi-
cable and INSCRIPTIONS.
But, after ALL isn't it just in the way
we look at IL? Money in itself. and
plenty of it, is one or the best things in
! life, because if one possesses the former
one can have so much more Of life. which
means living up 10 the highest Of ones
ability, Some money, more or less Of IT.
is undeniably "A necessity. A vast amount
/ OF money is a privilege and should be
used for the ever advancing and increas-
/ ing Of more life for all The love OF
money Is not the vicious thing 1t Is popu-
! larly supposed 20 be-. II is the attitude
we take to II that is all wrong. Wealth
! is just as much possession Of the Su-
4 preme, and Is just as universal as are
/ health. love, beauty, or the unmonOpo-
| lied air which We breathe.
The trouble OF the hour Is the spirit of
competition, the inordiate greed of the
| few 10 try and corner all the good things
/ OF earth. That is not love OF money.
1 Love Of money means appreciation OF its
/ benefits. its possibilities for growth, the
opportunities for expansion. not a desire
/ TO grasp and pile up, but 10 circulate
! freely. grandly as king. with the knowl-
edge of unlimited supply, serenely conf
/ dent that the more one shares the more
che gathers. We are all kings, for We
are all the children Of the Most High.
/ the King who holds all things in his
/ hands, and Who freely lavishes upon Us
from an unlimited and enhaustible store
any of the good things we may desire.
God meant every one of US to be rich.
not only in the qualities of the mind and
soul, but in worldly things as well
What we need is a clearer view of
unity, a practical demonstration OF the
| brotherhood OF naan-what Is for one is
for all. for We are all part Of the One.
All that we need is more faith and a less
petty and pueriIe finite sense Of apprais-
ing the magnitude Of the Universal Pow
eT. If We would stop railing at the So
called wealthy and apply some Of our
misguided energy TO cultivaung our faith
and In turning to the one source OF all
supply We would lose sight Of the COM
petitive mind and become creators. thus
causing the advancing and ever increas-
ing urge OF life. more abundant life. p"
All is mind. We are rich or poor just as
We have set up our mental daily pattern.
We get just what we picture upon our
inward world. We are at liberty TO be
come whatever we may choose to be at
any time. The love of money is good.
All things that the Father hath are
mine EVELYN HAM.
Almost from the cradle to the grave
our lives are spent in struggle for food.
raiment. and shelter. things purehasable
by money. and it is right and proper We
should seek to free ourselves from the
ravages Of gaunt care and grim want
and lock affectionately upon the yellow
disks which give material aid 10 those
near and dear 10 US. To love money for
the sake Of boarding il is contemplate.
and the cadagerOus miser. gloating IN his
lowly howell over his shining treasure. is
, almost a thing of the past: but in his
place We have the individual who chooses
a life Of penury in order that he may
swell his bank account, and love OF mon
ey in such cases is an ignoble thing
Still. the making of money need not nee
essarily lead Us from the higher life un-
less We debase ourselves by improper
methods of acquiring riches and see in
its acquisition tangible rather than spirit
ual wealth. When we regard money as
! he 70 nd hat nd
higher development OF humanity. all our
efforts toward its acquisition will tend
to develop the latent good in ourselves.
IL We love money for the good We can
accomplish with IL, all our getting will
have a wise fruition. As the poet Her
bert says:
Get TO live.
Then live. and use it; else'it is not true.
That thou hast gotten. surely use alone
Makes money not contemplate stone"
n. ]. MOOR.
Several years ago a discouraged young
doctor in one of our large cities was
visited by his old father. who came from
a rural district to look after his boy.
well, son. he said. how are you get
ting along?" I'm not getting along at
ALL" was the disheartened answer. II
am not doing a thing" The old mans
countenance fell, but he spoke of courage.
patience. and perseverance. Later in the
day he accompanied his son 10 the free
dispensary" where the young doctor had
ar unsalaried position and where he
spent an hour or more every day. The
father sat by, a silent bur intensely in
terested spectator while twenty-five poor
unfOrtunates received help.
The doctor forgot his visitor whle he
bent his skilled energies 10 this task.
but scarcely had the door closed on the
last patient when the old man burst
forth: Il thought you told re you were
not doing anything Why, if I had helped
twenty-five people in a month as much as
you have in one morning I would thank
God that my life counted for something"
There isn't any money in it, thought.
explained the son, somewhat abashed
Money! the Old man shouted scorn-
fully. Money, What is money In COM
parison TO being of use 10 your fellow
men? Never mind about money; you go
right along at this work every day. Til
go back to the farm and gladly earn
money enough TO support you as long as
live-yes, and I'll sleep sound every
night with the thought that | am help
ing you TO help your feIlow-men."
Mrs L. B. CHAMBERLAIN.
Money in itself is neither good nor evil.
The use of It Is good, the abuse is evil
When the love Of money is the supreme
passion of life. subordinating all the fac
uties OF life, mind, and energy to its own
end, then il is a positive abuse. II the
passion for money become irresistible il
IS the root from which all other evils
flow. Money is of God; il IS one of His
most benevolent provisions; but IL be-
longs to Him. Every dollar a man has
II.
ership oyer it than he can over the air he
hreathes or the SUNLIGHT that guides his