Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-18
National Thrift Week-January IL to "a
Today Is
Share With Others"
Day!


1.-The element in thrift which has the most
fundamental interest of them all is Share with
others Thrift without this motive becomes
a sordid thing. 1t is the church's contribu-
ton In this great propaganda to see that this
motive Is not omitted in all the plans men
shall make toward the practice OF thrift
"The moral mastery Of wealth depends
upon tho practice OF the principles OF life
lived and taught by Jesus Christ.
lin illustration OF this point, wish to
call to your attention the scene In Simon's
house, where the words of the text were ut
tered. Read Mark iy 3-11. Text: To what
purpose has this waste Of the ointment been
made? Two types OF thought and action
were brought together in Simon's house. One
was represented by the woman with tho gift,
the other by Judas. the keeper OF the bag
The woman gave. Judas and some OF his
comrades had indignation among themselves
at her giving. They pointed out how the
value Of the ointment might have been given
to the poor; but the value of the ointment in
commercial terms was evidently their main
interest. Above three hundred shilIings'
was their quick computation. It hurt their
sordid souls to see 1t wasted on Jesus.
'"Then Jesus made judgment. She hath
wrought good work me- He said, she
hath anointed me for my burial What
revelation this must have been to the wo-
man! gift born OF love goes to the realms
OF life where human knowledge cannot fol-
low it. Then He said, 'Wheresoeyer the gos-
pei Is preached. throughout tho whole world
that winch thlS woman hath done shall be
spoken Of as memorial OF her. In other
words, the application of this principle OF
giving shall be as universal as a principle in
economics.
1.-TWO types OF thought and action still
struggle for supremacy in the world. The
one shares with others; the other gets and
holds for itself One is the school OF Jesus,
the gfver; the other the school OF Judas, the
getter. One lives, earns, saves, spends in
vests, shares with others, in the light of the
command, Inasmuch as ye did 1t unto one
OF the least OF these my brethren, ye did it
unto me- The other hides in the shadow OF
the age-old theory, Look out for number one,'
and Everybody for himself To such all
giving LIB waste. Which Is right?
eve cannot follow the woman who gave
the ointment, for she drops out Of sight. We
do know, however, that her brief hour on tho
whole world, AZ Jesus stated that it would.
We can follow tho record of Jesus who came
not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
and to give Himself as ransom for many
%3ut first, let US see how the theory of
Judas worked out in his life. He could not
bear to see the sentimental folly OF this wo-
man; for, In his judgment, this was all her
gift had meant. He reacted powerfully in
the other direction. He also saw the inevi-
table cross In the path Of Jesus A principle
which led to CROSS, was an impractical,
wasteful theory. to Judas.
"The woman gave her ointment, which was
the measure of her best; and Jesus was about
to give His life In the practice Of such a
theory, what was to become Of Judas? AS
the rat gets out OF sinking ship, so Judas
determined to sever his relation with Jesus.
He was too clever to become the victim OF the
teaching OF Jesus. as It worked out In actual