The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-29

Confusion" held the center of the
stage at the chautauqua Tuesday aft
ernoon when the Clifton Mallory
Players came on for their second play
of the series here. This play is a
comedy and was well-played
The Mallorys have made Richmond
a regular stop on their itinerary each
summer for they have been coming to
appear before Richmond audiences
year after year. They arrived late
Monday and were unable to put on
their afternoon performance.
Preceding the Mallorys came a pre-
lude by the Vissochi Trio who so de-
lighted chautauqua-goers with their
fine programs Monday. Their ensem-
BILE numbers were the real backbone
of their program, but the occasional
deviations into solo work were vel
coined by the music lovers who heard
them.
Wealth Has Place.
Jesus did not decry wealth but he
emphasized the place of wealth in the
moral and spiritual development" said
Rev. Charles w. Whitman, who lee
tured before the Bible hour at the
chautauqua Tuesday morning. His
lecture was on the subject, "Jesuss
Attitude Toward Material Things, or
the Stewardship of Wealth"
"A superficial reading of the Cos
pels might lead one to think that
Jesus placed values on poverty, and
that he considered wealth as a men
ace" said Rev. Whitman. There are
those who, as they study the parable
nf "a ar1I1 q
that Lazarus was rewarded because he
was poor in material goods, and that
the rich man was condemned because
he was rich, but such was not the
Interpretation of Jesus"
Lazarus received his reward out of
his spiritual ideals of living; his pow
erty was the result of circumstances.
Circumstances gave the rich man ac-
cumulations in material things In the
sight of the great teacher, as all men
are, he was rewarded in the measure
of his spiritual failures Thus, Jesus
did not teach that life consists of ma
terial values. but that Christian char.
acter, Towering out into moral and
spiritual fruitage, is the measure OF
mans living"
christ's Attitude.
The speaker said that as one studies
the gospels of Jesus, one notes its en-
couragement of industry, the obtain
ing of material goods, if goods be the
means and the agencies for the de-
velopment of his program in the
world. In His parable of the sower,
He emphasizes the value of industry,
so also in the parable of the talents.
Jesus did not decry wealth, but He
emphasized the place of wealth in the
moral and spiritual development. To
be sure wealth -selfishly used, be
comes a curse, but wealth consecrated
to the service of humanity becomes 4
blessing. This is the Interpretation
of Jesus in all that he said and did,
as he came in contact with the rich
and the poor"
Seek to Serve.
THE ideals of Jesus and the Chris
tian ideal of this new day brings US
to the enlarged and unselfish view of
service of material things. The Chris
tan program of today strives to ere
ate wealth only that it may be used
for the welfare of humanity and the
enforcement of Christ's kinship. To
day, men of wealth are catching the
broader Christ-like view of steward
shin and are using their material sue
cess unselfishly, that humanity may
be made happy and serviceable.
1.-The new day finds men in every
walk of life striving to do unselfist
service, to properly use their stew
ardship to glorify the teachings OIL
Jesus, and to enthrone him in the
heart of humanity
Win Favor
Because they were unable to make
train connections the Clifton Mallor!
Players were not able to put on thei1
afternoon program at the chautauqus
Monday, but when they did appear II
the evening performance, they VOL
popular favor through their dramatic
work. Their presentation of Money,
a comedy was all and, if possible
more than was expected by the larg
audience that assembled to greet them
The play is a good comedy WORKING
out of the desire of the secretary o
a rich man for his daughter and hi
scheming to get the assistance of tn
father unknowingly. This he manage
to do and ''the old fool of father
presents a ludicrous picture when h
discovers his own folly.
The Clifton Mallory Players hav
begun to feel somewhat at home i