The Detroit times., 1916-11-04
Thursday NIstf's Sermon.


and answer threo questions.
First what do ] want most oi
aii'
"a man IN Chicago said 10 me one
day. ~ could have an ! wanted 7i
any one thinI I would take money
"Hc would be- fool and so "Du.d
YOU n YOU would make similar
choice There's lots a. things
money can't DO Money cant buy
life mop,s cant buy health Mon
spend money travelling around me
earth In private cars and special
trains and ln their steam yachts. .n
the winter cruising 10 lc Nr3i'rI
ranegn. and up me Nl.e and n sum
NOR roirc 90 North Cape and A.ls
ka VISITING the worlds famous SAM
tarum- 90 drink fhe waters M'.tI
are supposed fu c0unteract me -.-
ease with which lhry are athl. 'a
End they viii bring doctors ifaH
both sides of fbr Atlantic 'o 'aHl
by their .r3s
arf .op should meet with an acci
dent SCI tsh would require surgical
opar on or to1r life would Hr e'-
spalred of then i- not man a'r.
bur that would Eladlt part win a-
the money Dc has n that wouic give
him tho assurance fhBt De- could .N'
twelve months iur ger
"lf Won had 400 the money i0 tHr
world you couldnt 60 90 The Er-f.
yard and put that loved one back ODD
vour arms and have them sit once
more around the family circle a1t
bcar thrir voices and listen 20 Their
praltle
"A steamer tied up on her wharf.
having just returned from an eNDe-
dition. and az the people walhec
down The plank their friends met
them 10 CONGRATULATE them on their
succesa or encourage them through
their defeat. when down came
man used 10 know In Fargo, y D.
"Friends rushed up and salc
WHY. we hear that YOU We're very
fortunate
"'Yes. wife and 7 left here ak
months aFo with hardly anything
Now we have $3.50. GOO In gold dust
IN the hold of the ship
Then somebody looked around
and said Mr.. l., where is your
little boy
"The tears rolled down his cheeks
and he said. We left him buried OF
the banks of the Yukon beneath the
snow and ice. and we would gladly
part With all the gold II we only
had our boy.
But all the wealth OF the hon.
dixie could not open the grave and
put that child back in their arms.
Money can't buy the peace ot GOD
that passeth understanding. Money
can't take the sin out Of your life
Want 20 Live and Learn.
els there any particular kind o.
FIFE you would like? n you could
live 100 years you wouldn't want 20
die. would you9 wouldn't. ] think
there Is always something the mat
ter with a fellow that wants 20 die
81 want 20 stay as long as God
will let me stay, but when God
time comes for me 70 20 I'm READY,
any hour OF the day or night God
can waken me az midnight or In the
morning and I'm ready 10 respond
''But II could live 900 900 years
I'd like 20 stay. don't want TO dle
I'm having a good time God made
this world for US 20 have a good
time IN. It's nothing but sin thai
has damned the world and brought
n TO misery and corruption. God
wants you 20 have good time.
"WeH. then. how can ! get this
life that YOU want and everybody
wants-eternal life.
"If lou are III the most natura'
thing for YOU 20 do t. 10 90 FOR yelr
doctor He IL is 20 whom YOU
'plrone any hour OF the day or nigh,.
and then YOU let him whistle for
his money
"You ought 10 he az anxious 20
ray his bill as you are 10 Eei him
there. You think ne Is awfulr
slow about getting there, and hc
think you are slow yO0ui paving
your bill
"Ycu go to your doctor and you
say. Doctor. I've been thinking y
over. don't want 10 de Can ou
help roc9
''He looks ~ you and saws 7
have 100 patients on my hands All
asking the same thing Not one OF
them wants 90 die They ask me 20
use my skill and bring 70 bear all !
have learned. bur can't fight back
death. can prescribe for vour
mslady but | can't prevent death
"Well. 60 20 your philosopher. he
n Is that reasons out the problems
and mysteries OF life by the appi.
cation of reason Say 20 him
GOOD philosopher. ! have come
90 you for help ! want 20 liy" for
ever. and YOU say that you have mo
touchstone Of philosophy and that
you can describe and solve Can
you help me-
"He says 20 YOU. Young man TO-
hair and my beard have grown ioue
and as white as snow. my eyes are
dim. my brow is wrinkled. my form
bent with the weight OF years. uiy
bones are brittle and am just es
far from th, solution ~ that wys
tery and problem a. when started
l. too. sir. must soon ule and tlr.p
beneath the sod
Money Cannot Bribe Death.
II 30 TO the millionaire and ] says
% man Of wealth. you VIII not dee
You can hribr death You hrihed
Legislature. city councils YOU have
bribed tho law makers and copgro
men. Certainly YOU can brIn"
death Toll ne, ! want 20 live Tor
ever"
"lfe SAYS. Z can hire the best doc
tors on both sides Of the Atlantic
and can bring 90 nay bedside the
skill of the world. hut ali they can
nrolonq my life