The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-14
FUNERAL FOR h
MONEY GRADER
LAST SAD RITES FOR LUsTER OF
GOLD AND HE WHO IS INSPIRED
BY THE DOLLAR MARX.
There Are No Pockets In Shrouds,
Declared Tho Rav. DR.. McCreary
In Able Sermon.

The Rev. DR.. Ira G.. McCreary Of the
| Second United Presbyterian church,
preached his second sermon last night
Of a series OF funeral discourses to be
delivered for the next several Sunday
evenings.
| Last night DR.. McCreary preached TO
large congregation. He spoke on the
Money Grabber,". and struck from the
| shoulder
He took his text from Timothy 6:e.
reading: But they that will be rich
! fall into temptation and Il snare. ana
into foolish and hurtful lusts. which
drown men in destruction and perdi-
| tion."
DR.. McCreary said In part:
! THE term money grabber is not g.
! very beautiful one. 1t is not term
that any Of us care to have applied 70
ourselves. And yet II is a term which
quite rttingly describes q very large
class in our land. They make the get
ting of wealth the aim OF their lives.
Other things interest them only as thcy
minister 10 this great end. They WILL
| be rich.
! Cannot Prolong Life.
But these money grMbbcrs must die
| While money VIII provide many things
II cannot add tn the number or our days
| beyond Il certain point. By FURNISHING
| the necessities Of life and providing FOR
|
! OF sickness, money may be said to pro-
| long life. There are many poor in our
, land both old and young who die pre-
! maturely because OF the lack Of those
! things which money could provide: But
/ there comes a time III the life OF each
one when no amount OF money can stay
! the chill hand Of death. Millionaire
and bcggar alike reach the end OF lies
| journey. There is no man that has
nuwer over Tie spirit to retain the
| spirit: neither hath lie power In tho
! day OF death; and there is no discharge
| in that war. And so money grabbers,
whether successful or not in their Ell
| forts 10 amaSs wealth must die, and
they too must he buried. This even
| ing then we have the funeral sermon
| OF money grabbnr.
| Money Grabber's Life.
First let us review the money grab
| bcr'S life. Glance at his childhood and
youth. His parents We're poor but hon
est. He entered business early. perhaps
! from necessity. lie must make q living
! He began 10 be successful. Then the
love Of money began TO develop. That
/ is often Il certain sequence to success
| IN money getting Hence we should
give heed TO the injunction OF Scripture,
! When riches increase set not your heart
upon them Eut this man loved money.
Tho dollar had prominence in his life.
nrntly rs we review his life He was
selfish. lie disregarded Gods law TO
love they nrighbor as myself. The
Golden Rule was displaced by the rule
Of gold. What is the result of this
kind OF living: You may say ease and
luxury. position and respect. But what
about tn" life" 1t was dwarfed. The
| higher things of life were neglected.
And not only so bit he influenced 9TH
ers. Young men. seeing him. and not
| ing his success were led to follow his
| steps. They 700 became lovers Of money.
His business ethics were destructive
to morality. Not a few young men
have been ruined because Of the greed
Of their employers. which compelled
them 10 do things that were not right
III the sight of God.
Sin of the Money Grahber.
What was the sin of this money
Erabbcr" II was not the effort 10 gain
the things Of this world. Neither was
sin to have riches. There are many who
have had wealth who have been true
servants Of the Lord. The getting Of
money honestly and using It In the pro-
per manner may be for the glory Of
God The sin Of the money srabber
| consisted In his making the getting Of
money the great end Of life. Mans
chief end is tn gl"rify God and to On
JOY Him forever. But he set tho get
ling of money before his n"ighbor&,
fore his God. One may be- guilty 81
this SIN Of putting IN" getting of money
first in his life. even though he have
but little Of it, our millionaircs are
not the only ones who ara guilty here.
No Pockets In Shrouds.
And now what is III" destiny Of the
money grn hbcr" This IS IN important
matter His life has been lived. lie
has had some respect. Now the end has
come How different it all ~ now. The
money gnlnrd cannot b" taken away.
Shr+nds hay" no pockets. tn" moncy
cannot buy an entrance into heaven. II
might get on" into certain select cir
clos on earth. but the golden streets OF
the New Jerusalem arr not TO he trni-
den by those VIII" simply have gold ana
nothing else. Trur tn" gold Of Garth
may Ia. Transmitted into the currency
Of hcuyrn. I;ui thai is don" not by
setting ones heart upon it and making
tn" getting OF 1t thu great end Of. life.
tut by cvp"ndiuE it for the redemption
of the lost world. Thus may il be
changed into TN" pure gold Of redeemed 1
character. which IL tn" only curr"n'r
that IL hnnOrcI in tn" kingdom abUN =.
Rut the money grabb"r has not don:
that His money WAS his master. '1"i
his servant. II" WAS like III" rich Tool
At whom Jesus Sp"k". II" laid NJ
treasure. Tor hllnS,lf and was not ricl
toward God. Tha, WAS his fatal mis-
take. Md so he had nothing by which
tn gain entrance IL tho place OF the re-
deemed.
The Real Danger.
w nat Is lie ltSS'U W llliN NJ. ~
= a warning against setting tho hcnrt
upon riches. Hero is II real danger.
II is before many in th"S" days. ana
many are falling. They are moi able
to resist TN. temptation. How mag
W. guard against ii" Fy giving Christ
thu, chief place. Make Him III" master
Of tn. Who'll" life. Give lin"raily 80
Ills cause. Take warming By the end
ii tn" mon"H grlbb''r and not folio"
in his steps.