The Holly chieftain., 1922-01-26

prominence whose birthdays occur
during this month who used their
powers and talents to the full, sug-
gests the following article. We
note such names as Franklin, Web
ster, Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jack
son and VIM. Mckinley. Theodore
Roosevelt who never lost an oppor-
tunity to make the greatest use OF
his abality, died three years ago
this month.
Only as you actually use and en-
joy thing do you actually possess
it. That appears to be the meaning
of those worls Of the Master Of Men:
Unto everyone that hath shall be
given, and he shall have abundance.
but from him that hath not shall
be taken away. even that which he
hath The words as they read In
our English Bible, while they are
graphic and grip the attention con
vey the wrong idea. 1t would give
the impression that he who has so
much already is to hog it" all and
the poor fellow who is almost dcs
titute is to suffer the loss of the
little he has. And 1t does some
times seems as IL those who are the
best off were in a position to get
more. while the poor fellow who
lacks influence because he has SO
little is at a decided disadvantage.
But that is not the meaning of this
famous saying Of the Master.
BY a slight change which pre-
serves the meaning in the Greek
language In which the words were
originally written we have this Il
Illuminating declaration: ITO him
that uses what he has shall still
more be given, and he shall have
abundance. but from him who fails
to Use his possessions shall the lit.
tie he has be taken from him. The
Greek word "have" as used here
means to hold so as to enjoy. e,
use in the true measure Of our pos
session.
No man truly owns anything till
he can and does use and enjoy 1t.
Do I possess sinewy and effective
muscles? Only as use them. Have
/ vigorous. virile mnd? Only as
1 employ 1t in thought and study
Do I possess property? Not II It
lies idle and uncared for. am
worse than penniless Have ahll-
.iltv opportunity or influence? On
'iy in proportion as ] take advan-
tage OF such assets.
On the other hanl others may
own or think they own assets more
mine by use than they are the nom
fnal owners. Many a library in q
rich mans home belongs more to
some intelligent quest or even ser
want than to the nominal owner.
Many rich mans larder gives more
pleasure to some stable-bOy than
to the pouty dispenser of those
vianis The shrewd promoter Of
ten derives more profit from an in
vsntion thnn the inventor himself:
the inferior mind, by use, may ac-
tually exploit the superior mind.
No man has mind or soul till he
can make 1t count for something
in the world. Possession may be
nine points of the law but use. In
reality, is the whole law. 1t is the
man with the five or ten talents
well invested, who gets the reward
rather than he who has but one
talent and hides 1t away in fear
and fails to invest 1t.
How necessary. then that we use
our endowments to the full for hum
anlty and for God. Man is natural
ly endowed with great possessions
and powers. He has wealth OF
endowment above all other created
things. Man Is not vegetable root.
ed to one spot in territory or time,
but. by his possession Of intellect,
he Is able to cross land and ocean
by telegraph and cable or even,
through the Investigations of
science, span the distance to Sirius
or Neptune. Or he can travel
down all the past ages Of history
to Pharoah sitting on his throne,
or. by means of the records Of Moses
and the genius Of Darwin back to
the origin of the earth itself. :,
Neither Is man merely an animal
He feeds not like the brute on the