The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-13

WAS Tic p"p
lie one. The Pastor is in the sixties,i
w~hite-haired. and of kindly. earnest
speech which convinces the nearer OF
his sincerity. He said:
One of old prayed. Give me neither
noyerty nor riches: = = = lest l be full.
and deny Thee. and say. Who is the
Lord? or les; | be poor. and steal. and
take the name of the Lord my God In
vain" proverbs 30:S. % Great riches
have come to the world within the
PAST sixty years. especially in Europe
and America. Instead of the hearts or
the prosperous uplifting with gratitude
TO God. the tendency seems to be away
from God. and especially away from
His Son. and away from all. speclai
thought of Il share in His redemptlVe
work. or a need of it. The pleasures
of this life crowd out all pleasure
IN respect TO future hopes and pros
poets
There was a time when miserllneSs
and boarding seemed to have control
of all business men. But with II
growth of wealth have come saner and
more reasonable views of justice. The
folly of merely accommodating money
and leaving it to others to squander
has impressed men of wealth. me
rich of America and Europe are giving
themselves more leisure in the prime
of life, and giving room for others to
take their places in the commercial
world. However! especially in Amer1-
ca. there seems to be Il restlessness
which, turned aside from business.
leads into headlong pieasure-seek1ng.
If cannot be disputed that activity Is
life, that inactivity spells death. None
could wish that our great business men
would become SluggardS. Our wish
should rather he that their maturer
years might be g%ratuitously devoted to
the promotion of philanthroplc plans
for the aid of the lower classes. along
social and economic lines. 1t is our
conviction that millions of money he
sides their own would flow into Such
hands for disbursement along broadly
economic lines. The motives would
be distrIsted unless the projects were
conducted on the highest plane of be,
nevolence, with open accounts.
There is room for such benevolences
in every land. but nowhere is 1t more
needed than in countries under British
and American control-where CONNER
cialism has absorbed some of the ablest
talent. leaving comparatively little op
portunitv for the less progressive. AL
over Great Britain and in nearly every
state of the Union there are splendid
opportunities for such beneficeni
works. When these civilized land:
have beer blessed, there are the TEEN
ing millions in India. which merely
exist under conditions not fit for
| good dog.
I All these are our brethren of the ont
/ blood. st. Paul declares. No one viii
dispute the necessities of the case. TIL
sympathetic are greatly appalled, witt
the thought of the amount of none.
4 and labor that would be necessary t
i cope with the conditions. Methink
3 that Heaven looks interestedly on t
4 note how our showers of blessings an
/ riches are affecting our hearts. said til
I Pastor.
The Responsibility of knowledge an
Riches.
! am not judging the wealthy. ! ar
merely sounding a note of warning. a
the Apostle Paul urged. saying. War
| those who are rich in this world tina
they trust not in uncertain riches, I
Timothy GAIA ! believe that amOngs
the rich there are many noble. benevt
lent Christian hearts which are in re-
pIeXity as to what to do or not to d'
with their time and their riches. | al
n merely offering suggestions based upo
my observation in all parts of IL
world. The need is tremendous.
1t seems to me that the Lord.
pouring upon the profeSsed Chr1Stla
people 50 great wealth as has come
them in recent years. is proving then
testing them. Inasmuch as they {
OF. do not Ito according to their oppo
funities and Judgment. they will he;
or not hear the Masters We'll don
EIthou good and faithful servant" l.
MS make no mistake. The poor III
less prosperous and less educated a
fast following the example set by Il
satisfied. Pleasure-seeking is h trel
of the whole world. God is being fC
gotten by the poorer. as well as by Il
wealthier. and the end Of the lane