The daily times., 1921-05-16
LIFE DOES NOT
CONSIST IN THE
THINGS We HAVE
BUT IN WHAT WE DO
Rev. S. p. Spiegel, Former Pas
tor of the Wilson Christian
Church and Now In Charge
of the Church in West Point.
Ga, Told Graduating Class
of the Atlantic Christian
College Yesterday.

That life does not consist in ones
possessions, but in the things that
! we do and the way we spend our
lives in service was the outstanding
feature of very able sermon deliv-
cred by Rev. S. p. Spiegel pastor of
tn Christian church of West Point,
Ga, before the Baccalaureate SER
mon to the graduating class of the
Atlantic Christian College yesterday
morning in the Christian church
here
Mr.. Spiegel is very popular in this
city where he served the Wilson
church before taking up his work at
West Point, Ga. He said in his pre-
amble yesterday that he thought Of
ten of friends in this city, and they
accused him in West Point of being
very fond of Wilson and her pepole.
He was glad to look into the faces
of Wilson audience, but it brought
sorrow to his heart to miss a number
of good friends who greeted him
when ne was mere DeIOro.
President Hilley of the College op-
ened the srvics and introduced Mr..
Spiegel by saying that he needed no
words of commendation from him
for he was known and beloved in this
city by all who had ever come in
contact with him.
Mr.. Spiegel selected his text from
the 18th chapter of Luke. 1t was
the answer of the Saviour to the
young man who asked Him to COM
pei his brother to divide his inheri-
tance with him. His answer "who
made me a judge over you," and
then to the multitude Beware of COW
etousness, for the abundance of life
consist not in the things tina he has"
Mr.. Spiegel said that he often
wondered why this is called COM
mencement day in the career of the
young woman and young man just
graduating AMI leaving school. He
answered by saying that it is because
this is the beginning of larger life.
1t is true said he that the average
college student may know more of
book knowledge than the man who
has been through the mill of expe-
rience in contact with the world, but
that he has not yet applied it and
so, as far as his practical worldly ca
reer is concerned, he is at the very
In consideration of the text the
threshold of knowledge.
speaker said that the answer of the
Saviour comprehended the duty of
the brother and the other of the law.
It was right for his brother to give
him what belonged to him and it was
wong for hat brother to be covet-
Gus. So both were wrong as the
golden rule applied, which says "As
you would have others do unto you
do ye even so unit othem."
So the lesson of this text and this
incident is to warn us against a false
estimate of life. Neither did the
Saviour say that a mans life con-
sists in poverty, for said the speak
er, it seems to me that poverty
brings a greater degradation and
more unhappiness than reasonable
measure Of this worlds goods.
But it means that we must not
center our souls on the acquisition
of wealth, neither should we be un-
happy if we shall not gain it, real
izing there is so much that is great
er and bigger in the world than
wealth.
Mr.. Spiege1 said that he was get
ting all he needed of this worlds
goods. More would be superfiuity.
There were men who had amassed
great wealth and these were true Gus
todians and trustees of that wealth
which had been placed in their hands
to bless humanity. When wealth is
used properly itais blessing. He
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