The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-11-12

NoAilG OC NollueI-
full to be rich and - - -
that money is the DR.. Foreman
answer TO most problems, the
Bibles warnings are almost the
only ones we can ever hear
When Msnsy Comes First
There IS one special danger
that runs through all the others:
the danger Of putting money first
We say What is So-and-so
WORTH" when we ought 10 say
How much money does he have"
A worthless rascal may be very
rich. The United States has
found it necessary 10 deport men
who could buy you out. dear read
er, and me too. II we put money
arst. we measure men by
crooked yardstick Then if We
think OF money as the most de
sirable thing in hfe-or property
OF any sort, not money alone
We shall cut corners to get ii. II
it were true that money is the
principal thing, then we would
lie and steal to get it-just as
many persons do Think Of the
lies told every day in the bust
ness world, recall the wealthy
men who have been convicted OF
eVading their taxes. Once think
OF money as Value Number One,
and you will begin excusing all
the sins provided a man has a
big enough pile.
Fancy Front
You could have an Interesting
time collecting the lies that are
connected in one way or anoth-
er with money. Proverbs points
out that some rich men pretend
70 be poor and some poor men
pretend to be rich That sounds
funny but it's a fact On every
street in the more exclusive resi-
dental sections OF cities there
live families who are trying 10
give the impression of being bet
ter off than they are The house
is bigger than they can afford
they really keep themselves in
debt pretending not TO be in debit
And then there are the rich who
pretend to be poor, These are not
all Texas millionaires trying to
look like cow-hands. When the
chuych for instance) takes its
every-member canvass and APP
proaches some one who is known
to be wealthy though not generous
and who may have just bought
an expensive car. how familiar
is the response: I'D be glad to
increase my pledge but | can't
afford IT."
Treasure and Trouble
Pastors OF wealthy congrega-
tons. lawyers and doctors too,
can tell you they know people
who would be able to shed their
troubles. or most Of them, if they
just could lose their money. The
reader can verify this by reading
any newspaper for a few weeks
and checking up on head-lined
tales Of people in trouble. Not
always. but often, the trouble
started either because the person
involved had too much money, or
because he wanted money too
much. Alcoholism. for instance:
who are the alcoholics you know?
Are most Of them busy people in
moderate circumstances. or are
they people with more time and
money on their hands than they
know quite what to do with? Or
take the divorce stories. At the
time this column is being written
the story is being headlined OF a
nationally notorious divorce.
Readers are led to believe thai
neither the marriage nor the di-
vorce would have taken place if
the young man had been. say. a
school teacher or plasterer. His
millions were bait-as any one
could have guessed.
4 ossd Name 10 Better
When some smart Alec (or
Alice) asks you, III money isn't
the best thing there is, name me
something better" you can quote
Proverbs right away: "A good
name is better than riches"
cThis isn't the only better thing.
but it is one) 1t LIS not always
necessary to choose between the
good name and the money; but
ask the man who has both. which
he would rather have. He will
tell you. his good name, Of course
When a business Is sold. the good
will sometimes comes at high
er figure than the place and all
its fixtures and inventory. For
what people think OF you is far
more important to you.
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