Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-13

Convention OF the
..ll - international Bible
llfiAsl0R RUSSEll)l Students Associa.
ton, which was In
session here during the week and ad.
JOurned yesterday, decided to remain
and hear both dlscourses by Pastor
Russell today. We report one Of his
addresses from the text; 80 is he that
layeth up treasure for himself, and Is
not rich toward God" Muke xii, 21)
He said IN part:-
Ours Is the day Of wealth. Nothing
to compare with It has ever been
known in the worlds history, and the
wealth Is increasing Not merely have
We discovered rich deposits Of gold and
silver and precious stones; not merely
ore these being mined In provIdent
and successful manner, with which
nothing In the past could compare, but
additionally the world is growing rich
in every conceivable way. Our cities
are growing In size and beauty. In san.
ttary cOnvenlences, in spacious parks,
m good. paved streets, and boulevards
all the world over,
Furthermore, machinery perfected
within the Inst ifty years Ia being
multiplied and turning out articles Of
convenience and value which add to
the worlds comfort and material
wealth-not merely In perlshable arli.
cies. such an clothing and brlc-a.brac,
but vast libraries, public and private,
are being acquired; and many OF these
luxnFles are becoming cheap, because
Of the facility with which they can bo
produced These all, however, constl
tute rlcheH. one glance at which would
ANNE our ancestors
But are we as race growing rich
toward God, as our text intlmates
would be the proper thlng7 ls not the
very reverse true; namely, that faith
and godllness are on the decllne7 Is
II not true that within the last atty
years the love Of money. which the
Apostle declares Ia "a root OF all evil"
has lntensiaed7 Ia II not true that
financial greed has hecome 10 strong
and NO persistent as TO make necessary
our recently passed Pnre.food Laws
for the protection Of the lives Of the
peonle-because life and health were
IN Ieopardy1
lS Il not true that although we are
all better housed, better fed nnd better
clothed than were our forefathers,
there Ia a general unrest, because Of
the trust In richest Ia II not true that
even with all the modern safeguards
Of pollee aud detective systcms, and
the telegraph, telephone, etc, still hu
man llves and property are In peril.
becanse OF the everywhere prevalent
hunger for wealth.
"Whoso Shall These Things Rsi"
our text ls q portion Of one Of our
i,0rd's parallels In II lie pictures q
man whose lines were fnlen In pleas.
ant places The smiling sun and genial
showers prospered his undertakings
ana hia wealth grew The opportunity
came to him for helping his friends
and nelghbors aud relatives less IA,
vord-the opportunity Tor turning his
material wealth 10 good account IN
the cultivation Of the generous traits
~ hls character, and thus to develop
mere and more the Divine character
lfof God scattcm His blessings, the
rain and the sunshine, upon the evil
ami upon the good
Hut instead OF becoming rich through
the cultivation of the noble qualities
" his character he allowed selhshness
iu dominate he pulled down hls
harns aud built greater Tie accumu.
lAted instead OF dispensing the wealth
whch Divine providence permitted to
now Into his lap Are there not many
to-day who are pattenlng after the
character which the Lord portrayed IN
this parablel-many who are saying
~ themselves, ~ will accumulate
wealth aud then say to my SOUL You
have plenty; eat drink and be merryy
Think not particularly Of your less IA.
vored brethren or neighbors, nor Of the
miserably poor; live for yourself'
lRlea Il not appear that the Lord has
here drawn a picture Of practically ev.
try man IN the world, some " whom
krr really doing these things, and 9th
srs only longing for the opportunity
Hear the Lords Estimation
n the Lord declared that the man In
His parable was fool, what may we
uuppose ss Hla estimate Of the masses
~ ihe world today-blcssed as men
sever before were blessed, privileged
az men never before were privileged
ana therefore roaponalhle a. men new
or hefors wero responsible 10 the use
a. monsyg Alasi We fear that the
N.sga y not VOL ploaped with the
1sssia a - ncrnmblo foF wealth. VIII