The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-28

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GNGSo oHssE1S auufess WHICH we
lSessSSN9sss!y) are NOT reporting
,i1s. was the more pun
VIC one lne rhstor ID IN the siAties'
"nite'nairea. anu Oh kindly. eariiest
speech "h'ch coh'ihces the hearer ot
MS sincerity. ne suiu'
ohe OF oid prayed Give me heilher
poverty nor riches; TEST De iuIi'
ana deny Ihee. ana say, VINO Is the
l.ord! or lest be poor. ana Steal ana
take the name OF tie LORD my God In
vain" proverbs 3o:S, " Great riches
nave come to the world within the
past sixty years, especially In Europe
and America. Instead OF the hearts OF
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 special
thought Of share In His redemptive
work. or need OF 1t. The pleasures
/ of this life crowd out all pleasure
In respect to future hopes and pros.
poets.
There was n time when mIserliness
and boarding seemed TO have central
OF all business men. But with the
growth OF wealth have come saner and
more reasonable views of justice The
folly of merely accommodating money
and leaving It to others to sluander
has Impressed men OF wealth. Tie
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 .Ameri.
ca, there seems TO be n restleSsnrSs
which. turned aside from business.
leads into hcadlong pieaSure.secking.
1t cannot be disputed that activity Is
life, that inactivity spells death. None
could wish that our great business men
would become sluggnrds. Our wish
should rather be that their mnturer
yenrS Ullpnl De HTNtullOuSlN NtNbtcN u
the promotion Of phlInnthropic plans
for the aid OF the lower Glasses. along
social and economic lines. 1t Is our
conviction that millions Of money he.
sides their own would flow into Sucl,
hands for disbursement along broadly
economic lines The motives would
be distrusted unless the projects were
conducted on the highest plane of be.
nevolence. with open accounts.
There Is room for such bcnevoicnces
In every land out nowhere IL II more
needed than In countries under British
ana American cohtroi-where CONNER
cnlism ms hbsorpen some OF inc nuieS'
taient' leaving comparatively niue op,
portuhlt! lor the less progressive. All
over Great britain ana III nearly every
state OF the union there are sp'eRdiu
opportunities Tor such Dehenceh'
works. When ihese civilized lahns
nave Deeh DleSsed' thcre are the teem'
ing miiliohs IN lndia' when merely
exist under conditions NOT Ut Tor n
good dog
All these Arc our brethren OF the one
Dloou. 81 raul declares. NO one VIII
dispute TIE necessities OF the case. Inc
lsympatheuc are greatly appalled, With
the thougnt OF the amount OF money
and TABOR mat would be necessary to
lcope win the conuluons. Methinks
that Heaven looks intereStedly on Ia
note now our showers or blessings and
riches nre afecnns our hearts, SAID fhe
pastor'
Tho Responsibility Of knowledge and
Riches.
am not Judging the wealthy. am
merely sounding note Of warning Ms
the Apostle Paul urged, saying, Warn
those who are rich in this world tina,