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MR.. MoRGAN's WILL.

1t Is not necessary to state that |. Pier
| pont Morgan left more millions than any
| man who has ever died. The question
which everybody always asks, "How
! much was he WORTH" is not answered in
Mr.. Morgan's will What will surprise
the world, if not those close to Mr.. Nor
gan, is the noble and inspiring decara-
ton of faith with which his will opens.
Coming from a man le him Is one of the
most remarkable testamentary utterances
on record.
II commit my soul unto the hands of
my Savior, in full confidence that having
| redeemed it and washed it in His most
precious blood. He will present it fault
less before the throne of my Heavenly
Father, and | entreat my children TO
maintain and defend at all hazard, and at
any cost of personal sacrifice the blessed
doctrine of the complete atonement for
through the blood OF JeSus Christ once
offered and through that alone"
This is I. Pierpont Morgan's last mes
! sage to the world. written, it stated, lust
twelve weeks before he died-the mes
sage which shows that the most import
ant possession in his eyes was not money,
nor power. nor art, but religion but that
everything else than lose what he be-
lieved a truth more precious than any and
| all other things in the world combined
In this connection one of our most able
exchanges relates that when Walter
Scott lay dying he asked his attendants
| to bring him 1.-The book" "What book"
| they inquired There is but one" re-
| piled the writer who had delighted man.
kind with his literary genius. And so !.
! Plerpont Morgan, the man whose life
| stood for vast human power and achieve
ment put all of it aside as nothing worth
while what he regarded rs a supreme and
| eternal teaching and with almost his last
| breath bears this simple but impressive
| testimony to what he considered the es-
sence of Christian truth. This was not
death bed confession of Mr. Morgan's
| His close friends know that it was an
abiding conviction, and it was so strong
in him that he evidently felt that in max
| ing his will he must put this conviction
| first of all.
Perhaps the best and most enduring
thing that Mr.. Morgan did was the last
| this humble and sincere acknowledge
ment of the human need of infinite mercy
and help.
|
How much of thought, of love, of self
denying patience on the part of parents;
of obedience, of filial respect, and duty on
the part of children, should enter into the
/ structure of home-that sacred entity
not bounded by any four walls, but living
in the hearts of those who share its bless
ings tor all time
If we wish to have friends we must be
friendly. Friendship is an exchange Of
! kindly offices, and we must prove our
selves willing to do ourselves. If you are
unresponsive and reticent so that people
are rather repelled than attracted, culti-
vate an open manner and courteous in
terest in other peoples concerns. Teach
| your heart to be sympathetic, kindly,
| generous, responsive. Think of others
rather than yourself and you will find no
| lack of friends
Whatever happens, no child, friend, or
| domestic. ought to hear an impatient
word pass between a married couple.
Have a kind word and pleasant smile
! IOT everyone. II uOtSn Cost awning
and we never know the good it may do.
1t is really ones duty to treat everyone
we'll and more than that, to seek occa
sion for doing little kindnesses, to make
a bright spot for someone every day of
our lives. We have no right to live self
ishly; we owe something to the world at
large.
Let us not waste our time looking for
great work, but cheerfuly do the duties
nearest to us. for God never designed
that many of us should do great deeds.
| II is the little things that make up life,
"What the world wants daily is little.
kindly deeds" SO many of us are stand
| ing idle because we cannot do lofty work;
we should improve the opportunities as
| they come; then when the opportunities
for doing great work presents itself we
shall be prepared to meet it,
1t is not in the sheltered garden or in
| the hot-house, but on the rugged Alpine
| cliffs where the storms beat most vio-
lently. that the toughest plants are rear
| ed. The oak that stands alone to CON
! tend with the tempest's blasts only takes
deeper root aud stands the firmer for en-
suing conflicts; while the forest tree,
when the woodman's axe has spoiled its
surroundings, sWays and bends and trem-
bles and perchance is uprooted. So it is
with men Those who are trained tor