River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-07-30
ers of whom are longing for the OBJ
portunity TO do SO.

ers of whom are longing for the ODD
portunity TO do SO.
Hear the Lords Estimation.
Commenting upon the Masters est
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 men never before were
blessed, privileged as men never be-
fore were privileged, and therefore re-
sponsible as men never before were
responsible for the use of money?
Alasl he declared; we fear that the
Lord is not well pleased with the
world in it's 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.
tunity to cultivate the Christ-l1ke spir-
1t 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 a great lesson along this very
line Of selfishness. Having sown to
the wind the seed of selfishness, it is
about to reap a whirlwind of trouble,
the fruitage of selfishness, in which the
interests of rich and poor will clash in
the conflict between Capital and La
bor between those who have secured
wealth and those who will strive to
take the wealth from them-"a Time
of Trouble such as was not since there
was a nation"
Are any so blinded as not to see the
awful growth of anarchy, be 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 self1shness-desire to
hold on the one part, and desire tc
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
avarice that such an appeal would be
useless. God Is therefore permitting
the world as a whole to learn its great
lesson, that selfishLess 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 se1fishness it will be
ready to cry out 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
Reign of Love will be established
which will 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.
The Lesson to the Church.
It 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 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 We 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 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, a treas
ure in the Heavens that faileth not.
where no thief approached, neither
moth corrupteth For where your treas
ure is, there will your heart be also"
"Charge Them That Are Rich"
A new light was thrown upon a
familiar Scripture commonly applied