The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
Sunday School
Lesson
Sunday School Lesson for April 81

Sunday School Lesson for April 81
Scripture, Isa. SIS to 10; Amos S-4
TO. Z; also Luke 1919 to IS.
One has said, The three passages
chosen for cur lesson are all mega
tive, they are all warnings-ex examples
of unSatisfed wealth unjust wealth
and unkind wealth. Christianity came
into the world and gave us many ex-
amples OF contentment-justice
charity in the use of money, but to
the writer of Bible times the great
need was to preach against the evils
that grew out of the love of money"
Ilhe Christian conception of the right
use of money is only now beginning
to grip the church. Isaiah was a man
OF good family, hut God had shown
him the sins of his people and hisi
heart was hot against the wicked use
of wealth and like his Savior later
with the loss of his head.
They don't take the head today for
such a stand but the job without fail.
The most imprudent request ever
made to Christ is that of the man;
who'd have the Master compel his
brother divide the inheritance with
him. Christ answered with the story
OF the rich fool whose ground brought
forth abundantly,, but instead of
thanking God or any one, his only
thought was to build more barns to
store more grain.
No though of the hungry-poor self
only-but that night took him from
all the blessings-he suffered to be-
come curse to him. so is he" said
Jesus, that layeth up treasure for
himself, and is not right toward God
Take heed and keep yourselves from
all coyetousness. "A mans life con-
sisteth not in abundance of things"
But we don't want to forget that all
covetousness is not alone among the
rich. If life has been sacrificed to
the rolling up of money for it's own
sake-the very means by which it was
acquired will prevent it's being en-
joyed. So said Lord Auebury.
The rich man in Math. 10 was told
to sell all and give to the poor only
because his money had come between
him and his soul. AS the young man
went away Jesus saw the picture OF
, all his class-put his soul up by the
side of fleeing pleasure.
, God is one Master and love oil
, money is the other. One has said
let the well-to-do people of any ma.
ton Say by their actions that big din.
ners and fine clothing, costly enter.
tainments, high-priced automobile:
are the main things in life; let the
gods of gold be set up by the leaders
OF society in the place of high mora
spirit of social service and in sucE
: proportion will the nation be degrad
:, ed into the worship of money.
Il Amos saw men making the meas
= ure too small, thus swallowing up tn,
poor by taking advantage of them
That has been true but never like tn,
7 last four or five years.
Says one, Though slavery is abol
ished in our land, the condition of tn,
poor is in many ways worse in tn,
hands of such scoundrels and tn,
government not only winking at
but in some cases taking hand in it
A very rich man of New York City
some years ago, on his death bed said
money is indeed a cheat in man,
ways, it promises ease and give
cares, pleasures and gives pain, in
fluence and gives envy, happiness ant
gives sorrow I've been told that In
very rich, but all I've ever enjoyed
was only what I've used in my ever