The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-16

liz we report one OF
lGASIQ2 RllSSGll from the text:
"The blessing Of
the Lord, 1t maketh rich; and He add
eth no sorrow herewith" proverbs
K, 22.l He sald:-
( 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 into your midst to speak words
which wohld engehder strife or even
discomfort. Rather my message Will
be ohe;df peace u bear you tue Mes.
sage efs the 4KIngdom Of Gods dear
iSon-the y KiSkdoH1for which we have
ali 50 long prayed. "Thy Kingdom
come: Ths, will be done on earth, as
It Is done in heaven"
The inequalities. mental and phys;
ical, which prevail amongst us as mem
bers Of a fallen race, produce naturally
our Inequalities as respects wealth and
social conditions; 1t is well, therefore.
that we should not accept the rabid
views entertained by many. but We
should think soberly. dispassionately.
we should not be quick to think
Of the wealthy as robbers OF the poor
and injurious to the general welfare.
wholly selfish and under Divine repro
baton. We should remember thai God
Himself is very rich. All the gold aud
the silver are His. and the cattle upon
a thousand hills. with Infinite power.
beyond ,human@compreilension., y ~
We should remember that, it,tspWfii-
ten that t'Abraham wasRetwrioh." and
that bis. ricllesTdld notiihterfere with
the fact, that he was the friend 0t
God, ! and that to- hlml God gave that
great promise secnrea By the Divine
oath, which is the basis Of all hope for
the blessing of the world: I'm thee and
In thy Seed shall all tue families Of tue
earth be blessed" Other noble char
aeters on tile pages Of history are noted
as having possessed great wealth.
Many of us have erred IN thinking that
the wealthy are TO be,lneasured BY 9th;
iet standards than E! are les the p9QFf And
could anyone ,preperllEg urge that II rich
and poor De measured bg5 p The same SAM
moral standards. the poor wepld he
found more noble minded than ttlhle
rich? We think not. i..la.
we should therefore view the mat
ter OF poverty and riches phi!osophi-
calIy. Both poor and rich should be en-
couraged to use faithfully the opportu.
mites which they possess and to wait
patiently for the Lords. time and way
for. the introduction of the new order
Of things which He has promised, as
sured that 1t is not in Our power to 81
theH hasten or delay the Divine pro
gram.
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 prom;
.lnent of one. day become the poor and
forgotten Of. another. Riches take
Wings In 4 manner that poverty rare
iy Initiates. :
The talents and opportunities which
have brought great wealth 10 some. Of
our prominent Americans have brought
wealth and prosperity in smaller
measure to those associated with them
In their enterprises. Indeed, in some
respects the entire world. and partlc-
ularly America. owes them debt OF
gratitude for their energy and perse-
yerance.in the exercise of their talents
and opportunities along, such broad
lines. And IL sotneot these have been
negligent Of their opportunities for the
Redistribution Of their wealth in the
interests Of their fellow men, all the
more should this throw a halo Of hon
or about the heads OF those who have
remembered that wealth. like all 9TH
err great talents. Isto be used, not too
selashly. but for the pubic good;
MY mind took this course Of reason.
ing as i looked at the handsome edts
Gee occupied by the !. NJ G! A: Of
this city. aud, was, Informed that 1t
was the gift Of one Of our American
merchant princes. Mr.. John Wsna-
mixer, OF New YORK and rhlladel,
pnFfa. I.sala to. myseH, Behold an In
stance In which riches have been gen
erouslS expended, < even N a far-ocf
land, for the. beneat,of the masses and
with a desire, to promote clean and not
BILE maphood along Christian lines.
Another Of my cogntrSmen. Mr..
Rockefeller. has done much to promote
the enlightenment Of the world by the