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

messed today on every hand In our
text Gods people Of today have the
reminder that the masses have the op-
portunlty Of becoming rich toward
God because they have the Opportunl-
ty to cultivate the Christ-llke spirit
through generosity, helpfulness and
brotherly-kindness
Not to the world. however, does the
Lord address His reproof and admonl'
tlon, but merely to His Church--the
consecrated few. The world Is about
to learn a great lesson along this very
line Of selhshness. Having sown to
the wind the seed Of seldshness, 1t In
about to reap a whlrlwlnd Of trouble.
the frultage Of sel6shness, In which
the interests Of the rich and poor will
clash In the great conflict between
capital and labor, between those who
have secured wealth and those who
will strive to take the wealth from
them-"a time OF trouble such as nev
er was since there was nation"
Are any 80 blinded as not to see the
awful growth Of anarchy. which is
I gradually settling down upon the high
est civilization to which the world has
ever attained2 And are there any so
blinded as to be unable to see that the
conflict will be along the lines OF self
lshness-desire on the one part to hold
and on the other part to acquire7 But
God ls not appealing to the world. and
indeed an appeal would be useless, so
intense is the spirit Of avarlce.
God, therefore, is allowing the world
as a whole to learn its great lesson that
sehshness is an integral part OF sin, as
love and .benevoence are integral parts
Of righteousness. We cannot doubt
that by the time the lesson Of selfish
ness and its results shall have been
fully learned by the world II will be
ready to cry out for Divine assistance.
And by that time, too, Gods assist
ance for the poor world will be ready,
The Messlanlc Kingdom will be inau.
gurated and reign of love will be es-
tabllshed which will contrast sharply
with the present conditions in all its
blessed results Of peace, Joy, love and
good will amongst men. And we may
reasonably assume that there is no bet
ter way than this for teaching the
world It's needed lesson on this subject.
4 A.. Al. RL..aL
Gods lessons are for the Church
not for the church nominal, which is
merely more civilized section Of the
world-but for the Church real, for
Gods sanity people In and out Of the
various sects and parties, and In every
nation, kindred and tongue These, anx'
ious to know and do the will Of God,
receive special instruction such as the
world Is not prepared to receive To
these sanity footstep followers Of Je-
sus, the Lord says, Let not your riches,
your treasures be OF an earthly kind,
Rather 80 to the opposite extreme and
spend and, be spent in the interests OF
others. In the service Of God, In the
service OF His message Of love; and
thus, along the lines Of the Divine
promises, seek for share with the
gront Redeemer in the suiferings and
self-denials OF the present life, and In
the glory, honor and Immortality Of
the life that is to come.
therefore. take no thought for your
life Isoull what ye shall eat, neither
for the body what ye shall put on, The
soul is more than meat, and the body
more than ralment"-"Your Father
knOweth what things ye have need Of "
Therefore, seek lrst lchlenyl the
Kingdom" and the righteousness which
II demands and all needfu things shall
be supplied according to your Fathers
wisdom. "Fear not, little Gock for II
IL your Fathers good pleasure TO give
you the Kingdom. Sell that ye have
and give aims, provide yourselves bags
which wax not old. treasure In the
heavens which fadeth not away, where
no thief approacheth, neither moth cor
rupteth; for where your treasure H.
there will your heart be also,"-Luke
XII. 1924.
"charos Thsm That Bo Rleh."
We are not for moment to suppose
that the Apostle referred TO the world
ly rich when he wrote TO Timothy
Charge them that nre rich In this
world that they be not hlgh.minded
nor trust In uncertain riches. but in
the living God who giyeth US richly all
things to enjoy" Il Timothy vi. H.
Most evidently the Apostle refers IA
some Of the consecrated people Of God
as having wealth; they are to consid
er II a stewardship and not their own
mot to be disposed OF according ia
their own worldly caprlces, and surely
not to be disposed Of according to the
dlctum OF their friends aud nelghbors
and relatives
II they are the Lords. all they have
must have been consecrated to Him
else they were not accepted as His dis
ciples us lie said The charge which
the Apostle directed to be- given TO the
brethren possessing wealth Is stated
that they do good that they be rich
In good works, ready to distribute lfoI
the necessities of othersl, willing tC
communicate" Observation-Disclosures shar'
with others Of the brethren as mem
bers OF community, somewhat alonl
the lines Of Christian communism
The effect Of 50 doing, the Apostle
states would he laying up IN stor'
for themselves good foundation
against the time TO come The wor,