Evening journal., 1916-06-03
THE TOPIC-@THE CONSIDERATION
OF MONEY.
THE TEXT-JOB %. 1-ss.
THE COMMENTATOR
THOMAS p. HOLLOWAY

/ This chapter is a terrific arraign-
ment OF all whose souls that are cor
roded by the destroying effect Of
money i'll gotten and i'll used. See
verses s. 13. IA.
In verses 10 and through to the end
Of the chapter the utter vanity OF un-
consecrated money is graphically and
convincingly set forth. Though he
heap up silver as the dust, and pre-
pare raiment as the clay he may pre-
pare it. but the just shall put il on,
and the innocent shall divide the sill
yer. He buildeth his house as a moth
and as a booth that the keeper MAX
eth. The rich man shall lie down, but
he shall not be gathered; he openeth
his eyes. and he is not"
But we must not infer that from
this and other related biblical state
ments concerning money. that money
in itself and its possession. is wrong.
Money in itself is simply amy mater
ial that by agreement serves as a
common medium Of exchange and
measure OF value in trade" The Bible
does not state that money is the root
Of all evil. but that THE love of
money is the root of all evil" Wealth
in itself is no more evil than is a
diamond or a rose. II only becomes
evil when it is linked with the foul
spirit of greed, or extravaganza. or
conceit. or damning selfishness in any
form. The rich man was not sent to
hell because he was rich. but be-
cause he used his riches with absolute
selfishness, and the best thing that
could be said about him was that he
was a good feeder and a good dresser
The wealthy farmer who tore down
his barns and built larger to house
his tremendous crops was not called
fool by the Lord because he house,
his great possessions. but for the rea.
son that he though he could feed hi,
soul on material things. saying TO his
soul, Soul. thou hast much goods
laid up for many years: take thine
ease Eat drink and be merry"
The abuse and not the righteous
use Of money. is condemned in the
Scriptures. And money is properl,
used only when it Is consecrated Il
God.
. Conservation Of ones means 70 th'
Lord is essential to a full dedication
Of ones own soul to Him; becaus
money stands for human talents. pow
ers. ambitions. schoOlings. activities
, experiences. Minted in money is hu
man thought. human sentiment. hu
, man struggle. human failure and sue
: cess. human life and death.
The one supreme motive that reall!
makes for thorough conservation o
, money is constraining love for Christ
"The love of Christ constraineth us
Money given for the spread OF th'
Kingdom OF Christ for the sake o
praise. for the sake OF popularity. TO
the sake of personal pride. for tn,
. sake Of advancing ones selfish aim
1 10 not the act Of sincere Christian
conservation.
Money given in the name of Jesus
4 but for the advancement OF person
l material prosperity is unconsecratei
l. in thought and act. The Lord doe
{ not promise higher rates of interes
4 and larger dividends as reward 70
C offerings made to His Cause. The re
q wards of liberal and sincere giving L
the spread of the Gospel are no
!. necessarily negotiable in earthl
banks.
The consecrated giver is the un
spasmodic giver. We are enjoined t
c put regularly for the Lords work o
= what God has given us. Spasmodi
giving is like intermittent fever; dis
ease and not blessing.
/, The consecrated giver contribute
u to church. missions. education, hos
= pitals and all worthy objections liber
: ally-not according to his meannes
:, but according to his means. One-tent
was the minimum Of the Hebrew rC
> ligionist before Christ showed the il
:, finite liberality of God for lost HI
:. man race. What should the Chris
tian's minimum of giving be? At Leaf
a one-tenth for the poor. more for tf
- well to do. and vastly more for tf
: wealthy Prof. James NJ. Stifle
n Of Grocer Theological Seminary, sal
= years ago. that ones generosity
n giving was not TO be measured by ii
i amount OF the gift itself. but II
IS amount left over to the giver aft,
the gift had been made.
" Consecrated giving involves INTEL
ID gent giving. Man must put his mir
4 as we'll as his emotions into his gi
>: ing