The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-27

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portunity to do so.
Hear che Lord's Estimation.
Commenting upon the Masters estt-
nation Of the foolish rich man, the
Pastor asked, If the Lord declared that
the rich man of the parable was a
fool, what may we suppose is His esti-
mate Of the masses of humanity to-
day-blessed as mel never before were
blessed, privileged as men never be-
fore privileged. and therefore re-
sponstble as men eve before were
responsible for the use of money ?
Alas! he declared; we fear that the
Lord Is not we'll 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
a reminder that all have the oppor-
tuntty to cultivate the Christ-like spir.
it Of generosity, belpfulness and broth
erly-kindness.
The speaker then demonstrated that
the Lord does not address His reproof
and admonttion to the world, but
merely to His Church-the consecrated
few. The world, he declared, is about
to learn a great lesson along this very
line OF ~selfshness. Having sown to
the wind the seed Of ~seltishness, 1t Is
about to reap a whirlw1nd OF trouble,
the fruitage of sel1shness, 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 will strive to
take the wealth from them-''a Time
OF Trouble such as was net since there
was q 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 attained2 Are
there any so blinded as to be unable
to perceive that the conflict viii be
along the lines of observation-disclosures 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 we'll He
knows that SO intense is the spirit Of
avariee that such an appeal would be
useless. God i therefore permitting
the world as a whole to learn its great
lesson, that ~selfishness is an integral
part OF Mn, even as love and benevo-
lence T Integral parts Of righteous
ness. There is no doubt, he declared,
that by the time the poor world shall
have fully learned it's lesson Of the
terrible results of selishness it will be
ready to cry out for Divine assistance.
When that time comes, the speaker
claimed, Gods ear 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 it's need
ed lesson ON this subject
Tho Lesson TO the Church.
It was then shown that Gods les
sons r now for the Church-not the
church nominal, which is merely a
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, kim
dred and tongue. Anxious to know
and to do the win Of God, these re-
cefVe special instruction such as the
world Is not prepared to receive. To
these sanity fOotgtep followers Of Je-
u 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-
malls 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 ye shall
eat; neither for your body, what ye
shall put on. The life is more than
meat, and the body than raiment"
"Your Father knoweth what things ye
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
IRE to give you the Kingdom. Sell that
ye have, and give aims; provide o
selves bags which wax not old, a treas
ure in the Heavens that faileth not,
where no thief approacheth, neither
moth coErupteth. For where your treas
ure is, there will your heart be Also"
"charse Them That Are Rich"
A new light was thrown upon a
familiar Scripture commonly applied
to the worldly rich, but mistakenly so,
II the Pastor, who Is a most able Bt.
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