The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
COL. GORDoN's SPEECH.

Col. Gordon in his farewell address
some to his colleagues of the senate. spoke
some charitable words for Rockefeller
saying among other things, "He was sorry
for him." because of the burden of wealth
he is hearing. He said he used to pay
40 cents coal oil, but now he pays 10
cents We may abuse Rockefeller and
other rich men as much as we please,
but we must remind ourselves that history
is repeating itself. Many years ago a
Frenchman named Guisot, living and do
ing a humble business in some town some
where in the world was laughed at. abus-
ed, and unexpected by men and bows for
his RIGHTEOUSNESS and refusal to con-
tribute or his means, as he grew rich,
for any charitable cause. He bore it all
in patience and silence in his lifes; but at
his death his will scattered all his wealth
among the needy poor of his town; and
the contempt he endured turned its cur
rent back upon his traducers..
The city of New Orleans had some
what similar case. A man named Nc
Donnough, came to that city from the
north, and settled a plantation nearby.
He amassed wealth, was abused, laughed
at even by the street gamins as he pass
ed along attending to his own business,
and bothered no one else business. He
too endured all the abuse the surrounding
humans could heap upon him in life.
But at his death, an immense pile of
money was found and had been left by his
will for the bene6t-of whom? Now ride
over the city of New Orleans and count
the McDonough schools from mo l." to
not less than mo. go" The street ga
minis, and other boys and girls of that
city are reaping greatfully the benefits of
that undeserved abuse and disrespect 81
lently endured. Now come Carnegie and
Rockefeller vieing out each other in trying
to pour out their wealth upon the world
to see which could do it on most and
greatest material good. Read the item
from Washington City concerning the in
corporation of the Rockefeller foundation
A bill was introduced in the senate hav-
ing for its purpose Ito provide method
for John d. Rockefeller to dispose Of his
enormous wealth in a manner beneficial
to mankind" The purpose of the foun-
dation is to provide for general organi-
zation to conduct philanthrophic work
along all lines" and it is understood the
foundation will be endowed largely by
the John D. Rockefeller family. The
public will learn more later on.
This humble scribe believes that the Al
mighty controls wealth to suit His aims.
He does not permit fools to amass great
wealth who canrot hold it together to meet
the Almighty's aims He has his picked
stalwart instruments for carry out his
purposes in any lines. He has his picked
| Gospel bearers who carry on the Gospel
work to a success He has His picked
| operators for engineering all the grand
schemes, for adding to the comforts ard
tightening the labors of htc people He plac-
es on His footstool He is working the ma
chinery of mankind to build up and beauti-
fy this world He loves so much, along ma
terial intellectual, moral and Christly
lines; and to facilitate the application to
these grand ends he puts it into the hands
of such men on earth as He can trust
to use it at last to His glory. Christ him
self was, and is yet at the head of a
grand movement, and the world arleady
long ago has known how He was abused
and reviled and He was silent and en-
dured it all for the good of Gods crea-
lures. And still the world is full of
knockers" and puny kickers who know
not today what they are doing, and to-
morrow the current of knocking" and
kicking will be turned back and over
wheIm them with utter shame.