Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-10

the Apostle directed 10 be given 10 tn
brethren possessing wealth Is stated
that they do good. that they be rich
IN good works. ready to distribute lfor
the necessities Of others. willing to
communicate" 0iberally; willing TO share
with others OF the brethren as mem
bers OF community, somewhat along
the lines OF Christian communism
The effect OF so doing, the Apostle
states, would be "laying up In store
for themselves good foundation
against the time 10 cone The word
foundation here Il used In the same
sense as when we say-<hat wealthy
man gave foundation OF a million
dollars for a college His present con
sttutes the foundation or basis for the
carrying out Of the college plans and
arrangements.
Thus q Christian who generously uses
In the Lords service his financial
stewardship is laying foundation for
the future-a foundation for his spr
ltua wealth, and the more OF time and
influence and wealth any OF MS can lay
up thus IN doing good In forwarding
the interests Of the brethren and the
Lords work, the more are we plliug up
our treasures I'm heaven and lessenng
those on earth Ard the advantage OF
this procedure Is that II helps TO center
our hearts on things above, and TO wean
them from the things " the EARTH for
where our treasures are there wa ..
aearts be also And thus, says Tie
Apostle, we will be able to LAY hold o.
eternal life" now prolfcrcd TO us.
Like Unto YouE Father.
II helps Gods intelligent children tv
follow In the marrow way" aud T.
learn the lessons Of the present life, Il
they can see the principles involved
and how the lessons In the School o.
Christ are advantageous. For instance
many at first are inclined 10 say, 81 do
not see how II will make any differ.
ence to the Lord what do with my
money, my talents, my influence. He
Is rich, He needs nothing Moreover
II any are needy lie is quite able to
supply their needs without In the
slightest degree impoyerishing Himself
Why, then, should He desire His chill
dren, who are far from rich In the
worlds estimation. to use their little
talents of time and money and infu
ence. and why make this a test for
them. which will determine whether or
not they shall attain TO the Kingdom at
ALL and If they attain Mt all. whether
they shall be amongst the greatest or
amongst the least In the Kingdomi 7
What is the philosophy of IT."
The philosophy is this: Man as orig
lnally created, in the Divine likeness,
was tender-hearted, sympathetic. II
was after sin entered the world and
the strife for living began that sell
lshness gradually became the predom
nant influence, producing hard-heart
edness-c -carelessness Of the interests OF
others-self-love
Take Away the Stony Heart.
God proposes that during the thou
sand years of Messahs reign the hard
heartedness of our race shall gradual
ly be dissolved. Satan will be bound
and his allurements will be ended
The curse will be lifted, the earth will
yield its increase, the thorns and this
ties will give place, and so will the
pests. The stress being lifted from
mankind 1t will be easier for him to
learn the lessons of love and brother
hood. and to rise up out Of his present
of meanness and hard heart
edness, seishness-back to the glo
rlous Image of God in which man was
created. This will mean the dIssolvlng
Of the stony -heartedness Of our race;
or, as the Scriptures put It. the Lord
will take away the stony heart out Of
their hesh and give them heart OF