The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-05

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Pau stressed shuRsA erganiznilon
and pastoral duties Ia tie first part
of tie letter. and IN this cAoslns
chapter he eomas haek DO ne hsea
q suana doetrine AID Fiahl llwins.
TIE ldeal prnaeher - ere NO h
drisua " a paaalon 10 preach
ChFlsl a. compared 60 false teach
era Nho are drlven ~ vaniiy and
he love ~ monsy. We mighl ans.
lyna the issson tsday and pick CT
certain key words nrunnd whieh 20
might Develop 81 IDEAL way al
thinking AID e LIE. these words
are familiar % an and yet they
carry o different meaning such
Is money. Possessions. sneeess as
related 10 stewardship. poverty
and eententment.
The lessen bawlgs with tie state.
ment that ''aDdlinsas With eomienl.
menl Is great gain" Apparsntly
TIE false teachers he'd been saying
that goodness " q very profltshle
business. We should be suspicious
q any finanelsl profit connected
with godllness. The rieh church Il
not always the most euntenied and
spiritually successful church. Il
was my privilege % serve an En-
dowed church and Il proved 10 b
q rather cold and mnlerialixtie CT
Ranixation. Paul locked with dis
approval upon The Idea of buildina
bigger and bigger barns. There 4
great gain IN piety, but not In I'm
aneial gain.
Here We find the idea Of con
teHtment enteFing into the picture
Many have been led 10 think thal
financial gain and wealth VIII
bring contentment % end. WheI
someone ASKED J. r. Morgan
when has q man made enough q
be happy" he replied with q faint
~ cynical smile, when he bel
made the next mlllion." Wealll
does nc bring happiness or con
tenlment. Il Il did American people
would BE- happias az al people q
the world. Il may be that We Do no
spend our monsy IN the right wa
10 bring happiness. The Department
Iuf Commerce says that 70 pend
u about as follows Eight and 8
half billion for alcoholic beverages
q. SO. 0oo. 900 on movies: 81. 81. 900. ).
ooo for jeweiry; Sl.1Ts.ooo for
tobacco and SO. GO. 90 for toys.
u Is any wonder that we ere rest
less. disturbed. and becoming In
creasinsIy neurotief Where does
piety come into the piclnreg
Those that ''are minded 10 b
Fich ial into q temptation and 4
snare" There Is no virtue In power
" especially nor are the rich nee
essarily condemned. The difficulty
Is that they allow riches 10 hllnt
them 10 the richer and betiel
things Of life. 4 serves as . nooss
about the neek ef the victim weigh
ING him down with worldly thing
uHtil he Is spiritually suffoeated
Avariee and greed. the lust fol
mere and moe az the expense q
ones spiritual welfare Ia the dan
ser and l. condemned by Paul.
Temptations are 50 strong thzl
Paul used she words % the soldiel
and Greek games 10 tell his story
II seems that everyone knew ths
soldier and the athlete and he val
admired BY oldsters Is well as b.
The youth Of the day. II IL foolish
10 envy the rich because wealth
does not give happiness. In the fin
al analysis and audit In eternity,
material weelth win not enter inar
the picture, Tho handing Of world
~ goods wlll largely determine nol
|only contentment here, but rewards
In the world % come. The tempta.
ton Is great and Il Is necessary
that We flghi the good fight 81
faith - practice selfFenunciatloE
and beneiicence. II We suffer with
Jesus here We shall share In ths
glory Of bis manifestation.
II Il not known just what Pau
had reference 10 when he dlrectet
nmothy 60 keep the command
meat. Surely there Is no one com
mandment IL more importance
than another. II may have mean
that when Timothy was ordalnet
that he took some major vow thal
should be Kept above Ell others
Perhaps be was getting cold fee
and wanted 20 cult when he fount
80 mach disturbance and vieloal
criticism In TIE church. He may
have wanted . change. . nev
church. However. Paul urged him
how 10 handle the situation ans