The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-04

the world as a 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
have fully learned its lesson of the
terrible results of selfishness it will be
ready to cry ont for Divine assistance.
When that time comes, the speaker
claimed. Gods means of assistance
will also be ready The Messianic
Kingdom will be inaugurated, and a
Reign of Love will be established
which viii contrast sharply with pres
ent conditions, and which will bring
blessed results of peace. love and good
will amongst men. Since God is both
loving and wise. we may reasonably
assume. he believes, that there is no
better way than this whirlwind of
trouble for teaching the world its need
ed lesson on this subject
The Lesson to the Church.
1t was then shown that Gods les
sons are now for the Church-not the
church nominal, which is merely a
more civilized section Of the world, but
the Church real, the sanity people of
God in and out of the various sects
and parties, and of every nation, kin
dred and tongue. Anxious to know
and to do the will of God, these re-
ceive 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 treas
ures be of an earthly kind Rather, go
to the opposite extreme, and spend and
be spent in the interest 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 a share with the great Redeemer.
not only in the sufferings and self-de-
mails of the present life, but also in the
glory. honor and Immortality of the
life to come.
In support of his argument. the Pas
tor quoted many familiar passages of
Scripture, such as Therefore take no
thought for your life, what We shall
eat; neither for your body, what We
shall put on. The life is more than
meat. and the body than raiment."
Your Father knoweth what things We
have need Of" Therefore, Seek first
the Kingdom of God and His right
eousness. and all these things shall be
added unto you" Fear not, little
flock; for it is your Fathers good pleas
ure to give you the Kingdom Sell that
We have. and give aims: provide your
selves bags which wax not old. treas
ure in the Heavens that faileth not.
where no thief approacheth. neither
moth corrupteth For where your treas
ure Is, there will your heart be also"
"Charge Them That Are Rich.n
A new light was thrown upon q
familiar Scripture commonly applied
to the worldly rich. but mistakenly so,
If the Pastor, who is most able Bi-
BILE scholar, is correct In his opinion.
He declared that when st. Paul wrote
to Timothy. Charge them that are
rich In this world that they be not
high-minded. nor trust in uncertain
riches, but in the living God who Civ
eth US richly all things to enjoy" the
Apostle very evidently referred to
some Of the consecrated people of God
who had wealth. This wealth these
were to consider merely as steward
ship, not to be disposed Of according
to their own worldly caprices, and
surely not according to the dictum of
friends, neighbors and relatives. Who
ever has given himself to the Lord
must have consecrated all he has: else
he is not accepted as Chrlst's disciple
The Pastor showed that the Apostles
charge to the brethren who possessed
wealth is stated in the verses follow
ing the one under discussion-"that
they do good. that they be rich In good
works, ready to distribute, willing to
communicate; laying up in store for
themselves q gooT foundation against
the time to come, that they may lay
hold on eternal life" This he inter-
prets to mean that those possessing
wealth should be willing to share with
others of the brethren as members
of community, somewhat along the
lines of Christian communism. The
word foundation, he declared, is here
say that wealthy man gave foun-
dalton of million dollars for a col
lege. His gift constitutes the basis for
the carrying out of the college plans.
Thus, the speaker explained. Chris
tian who generously uses in the Lords
service his financial stewardship is lay
ing a foundation for the future-a
foundation for spiritual wealth; and
the more of time, influence and wealth
any one can lay UP thus in doing good.
brethren and of the Lords work. the
more is that one piling up treasure In
Heaven. The advantage Of this pro-
cedure. he asserted, is that 1t helps to
center the hearts affections on the
things above. and to wean them from
the things of earth; for where our
treasure is, there will our hearts be
also. And thus, says the Apostle, we
shall be able to LAY hold on eternal
life," now proffered to us.
At first many are inclined to say.
What difference does it make to the
Lord what / do with my time, money,
influence. talents? He Is able to sup
ply the needy without in the least i'm
poverishing Himself. Why, then.
should He desire His children, who
are far from rich in the worlds estima-
ton. to sacrifice their little all of tai
ent, money, time, influence? And why
should He make this test to deter
mine whether or not they shall attain
the KingdomP What is the philoso-
ply of it?
The philosophy was declared to be
this: AS originally created In the Di-
vine likeness man was tender-hearted.
sympathetic. But after sin had enter
ed the world and the strife for a living
began, selfishness gradually became
the predominant influence. producing
hard heartedneSs-c of the
4AtCACHlS Va
Take Away the Stony Heart"
The speaker pointed out that during
the thousand years of Messiah's Reign
Satan will be bound, his allurelnents
ended and the curse lifted Then the
earth will yield its increase. The stress
being removed, it will be easier for
mankind to learn the lessons of love
and brotherly- and to rise out
Of their present condition of meanness.
hard-heartedness aud seltishness-back
to the glorious image of God.
This will mean the dissolving of the
stony -heartedness of the human race;
or, as the Scriptures put 1t. the Lord
will take away the stony heart out
Of their flesh. and give them heart of
flesh"-a heart of sympathy. All who
then refuse to return to harmony with
God will bp dpSfr0Vad i'm fhp Second