Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-01
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J mhuon or the foolish rich man. th.
\ Pastor asked, II the Lord declared tina
the rich man Of the parable was ,
tool, what may we suppose is His esti
mate OF the masses OF humanity to
oay-Diessed as men never before wers
blessed, privileged as men never be
fore were privileged. and therefore re
sponsible as men never before were
responsible for the use OF money
Alas! he declared; we fear that the
Lord Is not well pleased with the
world In its scramble for wealth. wit.
messed today on every hand. In our
text the people Of God OF today have
q reminder that all have the oppor.
tunity to cultivate the Christ-like spIr-
II OF generosity, helpfulness and broth
erly kindness.
The speaker then demonstrated that
the Lord does not address His reproof
and admOnition to the world. but
merely to His Church-the consecrated
Few. The world, he declared, Is about
to learn great lesson along this very
line OF self1shness. Having sown to
the wind the seed Of selfishness. II Ia
about to reap whirlwind OF trouble,
tne fruitage Of selfishness, In which the
interests OF rich and poor will clash In
the conflict between Capital and La
Dor. between those who have secured
wealth and those who win strive to
take the wealth from them-"a Time
OF Trouble such as was not since there
was nation"
Are any so blinded as not TO see the
awful growth Of anarchy, he asked,
which Is gradually settling down upon
the highest type Of civilization to which
the world has ever attained? Are
there any so blinded as to be unable
to perceive that the conflict will be
along the lines of selfshness-desire to
hold on the one part. and desire TO |
acquire on the other?
The Pastor explained that according
to the Scriptures God Is not now ap- !
pealing to the world; for well He
knows that so intense Is the spirit of
avarice that such an appeal would be
useless. God Is therefore permitting
the world as whole to learn Its great
lesson, that selfishness Is an integral
part OF sin, even as love and benevo-
lence are integral parts of righteous.
ness. There Is no doubt, he declared,
that by the time the poor world shall
nave fully learned Its lesson OF the
terrible results of selhshness 1t Will be
ready to cry out for Divine assistance.
When that time comes, the speaker
Gods means of assistance
VIII also be ready The Messianic
Kingdom will be lnaugurnted, and n
Reign of Love will be- established
which Will contrast sharply with pres
mt conditions. and which will bring
blessed results Of peace, love and good {
VIII amongst men. Since God Is both
owing and wise, we may reasonably
assume, he believes, that there is no !
letter way than this whlrlwind Of
rouble for teaching the world Its need
- -NSNNA VA bhAo ouUJCti.
The Lesson to the Church. =
1t was then shown that Gods les "
ons are now for the Church-not the n
hurch nominal, which is merely n
lore civilized section Of the world, but h
ne Church real, the sanity people of NJ
Iod in and out OF the various sects a.
nd parties. and Of every nation, kin q
red and tongue Anxious to know W
nd to do the will of God, these re- II
eive special instruction such as the n,
orld Is not prepared to receive. To n
iese sanity footstep followers Of Je- ef
Is the Lord says, Let not your treas
'es be Of an earthly kind. Rather, 90 h,
the opposite extreme, and spend and W
spent In the interest of others. In n,
10 service Of God, In the service of %
Is Message OF Love; and thus, along II
e lines of the Divine promises, seek or
T share with the great Redeemer, nr
It only In the sufferlngs and self-de-
ais OF the present life, but also In the
ory, honor and Immortality Of the
e to come be
In support Of his argument, the Pas VI
quoted many familiar passages Of de
rupture, such as Therefore take no III
ought for your life, what ye shall th
{; neither for your body, what We an
all put on. The life is more than pr
eat, and the body than raiment." mt
our Father knoweth what things We Pc
We need Of" Therefore, seek first :
Kingdom Of God and His right by
nsness, and all these things shall be vo
ded unto you Fear not, little del
ck; for 1t Is your Fathers good pleas. Hi
to give you the Kingdom. Sell that ac,
have, and give aims: provide your Lo
yes bags which wax not old. treas tle
In the Heavens that faileth not. sui
lere no thief approached, neither the
tn corrupteth For where your treas co,
is, there win your heart be also." he,
"charss Them That Are Rich.' vii
new light was thrown upon a grl
niliar Scripture commonly applied see
the worldly rich. but mistakenly SO. will
the Pastor who is a most able Bl- tiol
scholar, Is correct In his opinion. COP
declared that when ST. Paul wrote sue
Timothy, Charge them that are Of
In this world that they be not unit
h-minded. nor trust In uncertain the
les, but In the living God who Civ. exr
us richly all things to enjoy" the r
'stle very evidently referred to s,b
le Of the consecrated peonle NJ ,,od u