Evening journal., 1910-03-16
Christian EBdeavor
News.

News.
Our lives arc songs God writes the words.
And we aet them TO music at pleasure.
And the sons grogs glad. or sweet or sad.
AS We choose to fashion the measure.
One has a song that Is free and strong,
But the music he writes is minor:
And tho sad, sad, strain is replete with
pain,
And the singer becomes a repiner.
And the sons OF another has through the
words
An undorcurrent Of sadness:
But he sets n to music Of ringing chords, /
And makes II a pasan or gladness.
So whether our songs are sad or not
We can give the world more pleasure
And better ourselves by setting the words /
To glad. triumphant measure.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Money, money. money. this is the cry Of
the American to-day. How can make the
most money, and how can add 70 the
pile I have already earned. We make a
mad rush from the cradle 20 tho grave.
and there It ends. We fight a. hard AZ We
can for few dollars. aud when the end
comes we have to penetrate the unknown
land from whose bourne no traveller re-
turns without the aid Of our beloved gold.
We eau buy nearly all sorts OF
pleasures here on earth, and can get our
own way In most cases with the help Of
money. but It's usefulness 20 ourselves per-
sonally ends With the few years we call
life. A man Is called successful to-day y
no makes fortune. and n he doesny
make money no Is a failure. Is this right7
Arc these tho standards by which via
should reckon a mans worth? Is this the
way God WIN Judge us? Mo- There is
something higher in man which although
we may not perceive is seen by God.
There are higher treasures than those OF
gold treasures which we may carry across
the bar with us
Too many people to-day make money
their God. They worship IL. They worship
those that have It. and ~novct f. They
make It their chief end OF life. While
there Is no innate wrong IN money it most
certainly il wrong TO give Il the most
prominent place IN life. The main idea IN
business ought not 90 be piling up money,
but rather fulfilling a certain obligation
to mankind and carrying out your part in
Flhat vast piece Of machinery which makes
up the business and economic system to-
day.
Money is a curse when We do not use
st right. Perhaps you think this doesn't
apply to you as you haven't enough TO
mako very much use Of &. but IL does.
We can be Just as careful with what little
We have and use just as much discretion
in distributing 1t as a Carnegie or Rookie
feller. It's quality that counts, not guam
tity, with God. This means not only to be
careful about what YOU give to the Lord
but In all your expenditures. We are Gods
stewards ana He has given US whatever
of worldly wealth lie seen ht. and ex.
poets a good report from IT, Don't spent
money foolishly, for that not only hurtl
. you but sets a bad example for others. L
= hurts you by making n easier TO do again
n frequently by giving you something yol
= ought not TO have and may hurt you Il
y future years for tho lack OF that whic
e creates a false impressln. If You hav
3 a talent for making money. develop It b
% all means. but do not let that be yor
: chief end in life. God gave you such "a
ents as you have and He means for yo
- to use them not let them he dormant
!. abuse them.
o Be systematic with your money. Kee
% an account Of all your expenses and rc
q ceipts and you will be surprised how muc
a you spend on unnecessary things In
month. This will help you cultivate IN
Z habit Of saving. Keep an account OF al
;. that you give to God through dincren
= sources. and sec IL IL is coming out as
c ought. Don't be stingy with what yol
b give 60 Him. for It Will all come back
a II you don't get it on this earth, Il vii
% help furnish room for you IN heaven
Don't LEI your money stand between yol
and your Maker If we love earthly thing
more than Him, then are We not WORTH
OF Him. You must admit this is prett!
good logic. as all the Bible Is, and VI
ought to apply II TO our daily lives Thl
/ thing that you make your one aim in III
: YOU are bound TO attain. II that is max
ing money, you can make Il surely. {
YOU are willing 90 60 TO all extremes 4
70 do so and sacrifice everything else. II i
G Is notoriety you can attain that II il &
\ heaven you can reach there although thl
E prize is not awarded right away. Th'
r young man who came TO Christ In orde
:. to find out what he should do 20 inheri
d eternal life was told 10 sell all his posses
sions and follow Christ This was a prett!
= hard dose. and we arc told the young mai
9 went away sorrowing. I'm his case he mus
have loved his wealth and social standing
more than Christ, Tor it was evident h
: had to give up one and that one wa
Christ.
II il came 10 a choice. what would yo
give up. Your wealth. friends and socis
position hero on earth, or Christ and tn
hope Of eternal life. Some day we viii a
! have to give the one up, but we may al
! ways have the other if we do His will o
earth.
\ We often fret because we have not bee
: blessed as we call It. with as man
worldly goods as our neighbor, whom pei
j haps we think is not as good a christia
as we nor Is any moro capable Of MAR
tanning tho responsibility OF money. co
knows the capacities of each one OF 4
C better than we. and He viii give us ol
= portunity TO exercise them all. lie know
, whether we are as we'll fitted as the part