Gilpin observer., 1911-10-12

taking his text from Luke 1915, "a
mans life consisteth not in the abun-
dance of things which he possess
eth"
l read one time the story of SOL
dier. He was out on the picket line.
After while he shouted to his COM
panions that he had taken a prison
err. AS he did not come into camp,
the officer called to him, bring your
prisoner along" and the answer came
back, "He won't Gomez Then the Of
ficer shouted, Come in without him.
and he said, HE won't let me-" Now
that is the kind of success that some
people are winning in the world. So
l say to young men just starting in
life, see that the prizes you seek are
not such as will capture you. Get
money in a legitimate way. You will
need it to assist in your plans to
make the world better. You will need
it to succeed in the affairs of life;
but see to it that the money does
not get you.
himself to the making of money or
to the securing of many things in the
world, is not that he will not secure
these. but that in securing them he
may be captured and held a prison
er by these very things. The noble
visions which men have had in their
early years, have often been lost in
the battle for the many treasures of
the world. The man who thought
(honestly thoughD that when he had
secured the worlds riches he would
teach the world how to use them,
for the uplift of humanity, and the
making of the world better, has
found himself so bound hand and
foot with these many things, that in
stead of making him a blessing to
his fellow-man, these have robbed hin
of his high ideals, made him mis-
er, and held him through life pris-
oner.
A man had better fail in his bus
iness ambitions. than to lose his soul
or even his individuality. No man is
off his manhood. his honor his love
for God or his title to heaven. for
few paltry things of this world.
have sometimes wondered If the
reason that some of US never have
much of this worlds treasure, is not
that our heavenly Father loves us
too much to permit us to fall vic
tins of the worlds treasures.
The text was spoken by the Savior
to one who asked Master, speak
to my brother, that he divide the in
heritance with me- Jesus warned
him saying: Take heed and beware
of covetousness for mans life con-
sisteth not in the abundance of the
things which he possesseth.' Hear
me while | say in this talk that the
real prize of life is pure and noble
character. One redeemed with the
blood of Jesus. If man secures this
he has been successful in life, no
matter how many his failures in the
attempt to gain the worlds prizes. II
he misses this his life. measured by
ure, no matter how much of the
worlds goods he may possess.
Another thing. No man has right
to give all his time and energies to
the business affairs of the world
There is a social side to his nature.
God designed that he should mingle
with other people, and give of his
talents TO make the lives of others
happy. This is a part of his religious
duty. / know there are some people
down in Denver who are so caught in
the meshes of their own conception
of religion, that they really believe
that person cannot laugh heartily
and retain his religion. DIR. Hammond
used to tell of little boy who be
came n christian and a few days af-
ter his conversion, one of these peo'
pie who think person cannot be a
Christian and smile any more. saw
him with little friend playing horse
They ran down the road as hard as
they could go. The old fellow shook
his head and said, 81 guess that Is
the end of his religion" Oh, when
will men learn that the religion of
Jesus Christ makes men happy? 1t
ought to make the children run and
laugh and sing.
The religion of our president, has
been the subject of good deal of
discussion. do not pretend to know
anything more about 1t than this: He
has made the nation believe that he
wears n smile that won't come off.
1t seems to me that there must be a
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