Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-13


and lie addeth no sorrow Herewith"
proverbs Y, 90 He said
The thing which strikes me specially
as / visit your great city for the first
time is the marked contrast between
the palaces Of your superior quarter
and the novels Of Blacktown-the con.
traSt between great riches and great
poverty. But think not that ] have
come 10 speak words which would en-
gender strife or even discomfort. Rath-
or my message Is one OF peace.
The inequalities. mental and phys
Teal. which prevail amongst us rs mem
berS OF Il fallen race. produce natural
~ our inequalities as respects wealth
and social conditions: it is well, there
fore. that we should not accept the
rabid views entertained by many. but
we should think soberly. dispassionate-
Is. We should remember that God
Himself is very rich. A the gold and
silver are His, and the cattle upon
q thousand hills, with Infinite power,
beyond human comprehension.
We should remember that 1t is writ
ten that Abraham was very rich, and
that his riches did not interfere with
the fact that be was the friend Of
God" and that to him God gave that
great promise secured by the Dirine oath,
which is the basis Of all hope for the
blessing Of the world: In thee and In
thy Seed shall all the families Of the
earth be blessed" Other noble char
acterS on the pages Of history are not
ed as having possessed great wealth.
We should therefore view the mat
ter of poverty and riches philosophl-
cally. Both poor and rich should be
encouraged to use faithfully the oppor-
tuniticS which they possess and to
wait patiently for the Lords time and
way for the introduction Of the new
order of thing; which He has promiS-
ed. assured that il is not in our power
to hasten or delay the Divine program.
Bible Counsel For the Rich.
The APOSTLE says. Charge those
amongst you who are rich that they
trust not in uncertain riches" The
history Of centuries corroborates the
Apostles words. The rich and promi-
nent OF one day become the poor and
forgotten OF another. bitches take
wings" in n manner that poverty rare
~ initiates. The talents and opportu-
to some OF our prominent Americans
have brought wealth and prosperity in
smaller measure to those associated
with them in their enterprises. In
deed, in some respects the entire world,
and particularly America. owes them Il
debt Of gratitude for. their energy and
perseverance I'm the exercise or their
talents along such broad lines.
NV mind toob this course Of reason
ing rs l looked at the handsome edirice
occupied by the y. NJ. c. y. OF tins
city, and | was informed that 1t was
the Gift Of one Of our American mcr-
chant princes. Mr.. John Wanamaker.
of New York and Philadelphia. said
to myself, Behold an instance In which
riches have been generously expended,
even in Il rar.off land, for the b"neht
OF the masses and with 4 desire 70
promote clean and noble manhood
along Christian lines.
Gods Blessing Maketh Rich,
Our text is an epitomiZed statement
OF the Gospel Of Christ. All coos
blessing for our race will come through
the Seed Of Abraha Christ. Inc
giving of His Son to be mans Redeem
er and Deliverer from sin and death
was Gods blessing to Matchmaking
man rich. Messiah, having died for
the redemption Of the world, is about
10 bestow upon men the Divine bless;
ing promised TO Abraham-'ln thee
end In thy Seed shall all the families
of the earth be blessed
That blessing to the non-elect world
will be a glorious opportunity for ris-
ing up out of sin and death conditions
TO full human perfection in the image
and likeness Of God-as Adam possess
ed this before his fall. 1t will mean
the bringing Of the earth to the condl-
tons pictured in Eden. The earth,
God declares, He formed not in vain,
but to be inhabited. At present man
is in q condition Of enmity and separa-
ton from bis Creator and his earthly
home is disordered. Gods footstool,
for 5000 years, has been the scene OF
a terrible reign of Sin and oath.
The only hope is in Messiah's King
dom, which God has promised shall
be established for the overthrow OF
Satan, the abolishing Of ignorance and
superstition, the enlightenment OF man
kind and the uplift Of all the willing
and obedient and for the destruction
of the wilfully wicked IN the Second
Desth.