El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-29
MONEY---ITs LIMITATIONS
It's Possession No Crime and Not Always Pleasure.
By Rev. J. Buen, Houston Square Baptist Church

! thing else about him. That was enough
1.-The use he made of his money revealed
has character.
So the purpose of Solomon's proverb
is net to belittle the place and power
of money IN human life. but to aid US to
see things in their proper relations. Its
purpose Is to have US see that money
has Its limitations, that there are some
things that no amount of money can
buy. 1t would have us put first things
first.
Money cannot buy a good name. No
man can put a price on a good name.
1t is above price; and the man who
seeks to have name of which others
shall speak with respect, chooses that
which exceeds IN value all riches.
This expression "a good name" does
not mean a distinguished name, but a
clean name, a name TO which nothing
possesses such a name has the right TO
rejoice in so valuable a thing. A good
name exerts a far greater power than
wealth does, 'and, best of all, it brings
none of the lealousies and fstrifes and
murders and crimes of all kinds that
wealth brings in its train.
Carlyle said: "a good name is the
most important of all clothingg And
yet men who would shudder at the
hesitate 10 attempt to tear a good name
from the back of another. We have
need to be careful and weigh well what
We say of others, lest we be found guilty
OF such deed as this. "A good name
IS rather to be chosen than great riches"
Cannot Buy Happy Home.
Money cannot buy a happy home.
What makes a home? Do tables, or
chairs, or fine porcelain, or paintings,
or rlch draperies? | have been where
very few people of this country will
ever be privileged to be, and that was In
ex-senator Clark's seven million dollar
residence in New York City. | cannot
describe it. | do not believe ANY one
san describe 1t and do justice to it.
Was what I heheld a home?
Almost daily the press tells US of sui
cldes and sorrows and sins which make
up the atmosphere of many homes of
wealth. Riches may minister to the COM |
fort. taste and artistic nature; but be-
yond these there is something which min |
listers to the heart and soul, glorifying
the plainest surroundings and making the !
hcmeiY details q power to bless, to com
fort and to help. It is love. Better
a dinner Of herbs where love Is. than !
stalled OK and hatred Herewith. y
Love makes the happy home, and love
cannot be bought with money.
Cannot Buy Thankful Heart.
Money cannot buy a thankful heart. !
1t is a good thing to have gifts but It /
is better thing to have a heart that |
the Giver of all good things
and is thankful The power to enjoy. |
the power to appreciate. these are what |
render all things enjoyable, and is a large |
factor in true happiness. Contentment |
cannot be bought
Ell Paso merchants are enterprising. \
and if a. good thing is on the market. /
they are likely TO have it. Has there
ever been a merchant in the CITY who |
Offered contentment for sale? Content /
ment comes only from a thankful heart. /
and no man can put price on that.
Diogenes, passing through mart |
filled with luxury and taste, made this |
sage remark: Lord, how many things |
are In the world of which / have no |
need Things never make a human /
heart happy. The best things of this |
life and the life which is to come are
available to all men 'fWithout money
and without price"
A good name, a happy home, a thank
full heart. these money cannot buy.