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EARTHLY WEALTH
HEAVENLY RICHES
Love and Benevolence Integral
Parts of Righteousness.
GOD'S BLESSINGS IMPARTIAL
Ours the Wealthiest Period of History.
But Faith and Godliness Are on the
Decline —Great Increase of Selfish
ness—An Integral Part of Sin —Les-
son to the Church of Christ—A Good
Foundation Against the Time to
Come —Changed Conditions Under
the Messianic Kingdom—Removal of
the Stony Heart —Substitution of a
Heart of Flesh —Rich In Character-
Likeness to Our Heavenly Father.
QMTOR KUSSLLIj
without having his heart irresistibly
drawn toward the Giver of every good
and perfect gift, who so loved the
world as to give “His Only Begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in Him
might not perish, but have everlasting
life.”
Today Pastor Russell preached from
the text, “So Is he that layeth up treas
ure for himself, and is not rich toward
God.”—Luke 12:21.
The Pastor began his discourse with
the declaration that ours is the day of
Wealth. Nothing to compare with it
has ever been known in the world's
history. Not merely have w T e discover
ed rich deposits of gold, silver and
precious stones; not merely are these
being mined In a provident and suc
cessful manner, with which nothing in
the past could compare; but additional
ly the world is grow ing richer tn every
conceivable way.
This statement was illustrated by
reference to the growth of our cities
in size and beauty, in sanitary conve
niences, in spacious parks, in good,
paved streets and boulevards; and to
our industries, which are multiplying
machinery perfected within the last
fifty years and turning out products of
convenience and value. These add
greatly to the world’s comfort and ma
terial wealth, and are not merely per
ishable articles such as clothing and
brioa-brac, but substantial edifices,
etc. Vast libraries, both public and
private, are being acquired. Many for
mer luxuries are becoming almost ne
cessities, because of the facility with
which they are produced. All these
things, and many others, constitute
riches, one glance at which would
amaze our ancestors.
The speaker then asked a series of
questions such as appeal to all thought
ful persons. Are we as a race, he in
quired, growing rich toward God? Is
not the very reverse true? Are not
faith and godliness on the decline? Is
it not true that within the last fifty
years the love of money, which the
Apostle declares is “a root of all evil,”
has intensified? Is it not true that
financial greed has become so strong
as to make necessary Pure-food Laws
for the protection of the lives of the
people—because life and health were
In jeopardy?
Attention was then called to the
fact that, although we are better
housed, better fed and better clothed
than were our forefathers, yet there is
a general condition of unrest, due to
trust in riches. Despite all our mod
ern safeguards of police and detective
systems, despite our telegraph, tele
phone, etc., human lives and prop
erty are still in peril because of the
hunger for wealth everywhere prev
alent.
“Whose Shall These Things Be?”
The Pastor next discussed the para
ble from which his text is taken. In
it our Lord pictures a man whose
lines were fallen in pleasant places.
The smiling sun and the genial show
ers prospered his undertakings, and his
wealth grew apace. To him came op
portunities for helping friends, neigh
bors and relatives less favored—oppor
trinities for turning his material wealth
to good account in the cultivation of
the generous traits of bis nature and
thus for developing more and more the
Divine character; for God scatters His
blessings of sunshine and shower upon
both the evil and the good.
But instead of growing richer tn
character through the cultivation of
noble qualities, this rich man permit
ted selfishness to dominate him. He
pulled down his barns in order to build
greater ones. Instead of dispensing
the wealth which Divine providence
permitted to flow into his lap. he ac
cumulated more. Many, alas’ today
are following his example. These say
to themselves, “I will accumulate
wealth, and then will say to my soul
You have plenty; ‘eat, drink and be
merry/ Think not particularly of your
less favored brethren and neighbors,
nor of the hopelessly poor; live for your
self.” Thus in the parable the Master
has drawn a picture of practically ev
ery man in the world, some of whom
are really doing these things, and oth-
July 26.—Reports
from more than
one hundred cities
indicate great pub
lie appreciation of
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DRAMA OF ORE
TION. This nobl"
effort to turn at
tention back to the
Word of God is
having the desired
effect wherever it
is exhibited. No
one can see it
ers of whom are longing for the op
portunity to do so.
Hear the Lord’s Estimation.
Commenting upon the Master’s esti
mation of the foolish rich man, the
Pastor asked. If the Lord declared that
the rich man of the parable was a
fool, what may we suppose is His esti
mate of the masses of humanity to
day—blessed as men never before were
blessed, privileged as men never be
fore were privileged, and therefore re
sponsible as men never before were
responsible for the use of money ?
Alas! he declared; we fear that the
Lord is not well pleased with the
world in its scramble for wealth, wit
nessed today on every hand. lh our
text the people of God of today have
a reminder that all have the oppor
tunity to cultivate the Christ-like spir
it of generosity, helpfulness and broth
erly-kindness.
The speaker then demonstrated that
the Lord does not address His reproof
and admonition to the world, but
merely to His Church —the consecrated
few. The world, he declared, is about
to learn a great lesson along this very
line of selfishness. Having sown to
the wind the seed of selfishness, it is
about to reap a whirlwind of trouble,
the fruitage of selfishness, in which the
interests of rich and poor will clash in
the conflict between Capital and La
bor, between those who have secured
wealth and those who will strive to
take the wealth from them—“a Time
of Trouble such as was not since there
was a nation.”
Are any so blinded as not to see the
awful growth of anarchy, he asked,
which is gradually settling down upon
the highest type of civilization to which
the world has ever attained? Are
there any so blinded as to be unable
to perceive that the conflict will be
along the lines of selfishness—desire to
hold on the one part, and desire to
acquire on the other?
The Pastor explained that according
to the Scriptures God is not now ap
pealing to the world; for well He
knows that so intense is the spirit of
avarice that such an appeal would be
useless. God Is therefore permitting
the world as a whole to learn its great
lesson, that selfishness is an integral
part of sin, even as love and benevo
lence are integral parts of righteous
ness. There is no doubt he declared,
that by the time the poor world shall
have fully learned its lesson of the
terrible results of selfishness it will be
ready to cry out for Divine assistance.
When that time comes, the speaker
claimed, God’s means of assistance
will also be ready. The Messianic
Kingdom will be inaugurated, and a
Reign of Love will be established
which w T ill contrast sharply with pres
ent conditions, and which will bring
blessed resu’ts of peace, love and good
will amongst men. Since God is both
loving and wise, we may reasonably
assume, he believes, that there is no
better way than this whirlwind of
trouble for teaching the world its need
ed lesson on this subject
The Lesson to the Church.
It was then shown that God’s les
sons are now for the Church—not the
church nominal, which is merely a
more civilized section of the world, but
the Church real, the saintly people of
God in and out of the various sects
and parties, and of every nation, kin
dred and tongue. Anxious to know
and to do the will of God, these re
ceive special instruction such as the
world is not prepared to receive. To
these saintly footstep followers of Je
sus the Lord says. Let not your treas
ures be of an earthly kind. Rather, go
to the opposite extreme, and spend and
be spent in the interest of others, in
the service of God, in the service of
His Message of Love; and thus, along
the lines of the Divine promises, seek
for a share with the great Redeemer,
not only in the sufferings and self-de
nials of the present life, but also in the
glory, honor and immortality of the
life to come.
In support of his argument, the Pas
tor quoted many familiar passages of
Scripture, such as “Therefore take no
thought for your life, what ye shall
eat; neither for your body, what ye
shall put on. The life is more than
meat, and the body than raiment”
“Your Father knoweth what things ye
have need of.” Therefore, “Seek first
the Kingdom of God and His right
eousness. and all these things shall be
added unto you.” “Fear not little
flock; for it Is your Father’s gqpd pleas
ure to give you the Kingdom. Sell that
ye have, and give alms; provide your
selves bags which wax not old, a treas
ure in the Heavens that faileth not
where no thief approacheth, neither
moth corrupteth. For where your treas
ure is, there will your heart be also.”
“Charge Them That Are Rich.”
A new light was thrown upon a
familiar Scripture commonly applied
to the worldly rich, but mistakenly so,
if the Pastor, who is a most able Bi
ble scholar, is correct in his opinion.
He declared that when St Paul wrote
to Timothy, “Charge them that are
rich in this world that they be not
high-minded, nor trust in uncertain
riches, but in the living God who giv
eth us richly all things to enjoy,” the
Apostle very evidently referred to
some of the consecrated people of God
who had wealth This wealth these
were to consider merely as a steward
ship, not to be disposed of according
to their own worldly caprices, and
surely not according to the dictum of
friends, neighbors and relatives. Who
ever has given himself to the Lord
must have consecrated all he has; else
be is not accepted as Christ’s disciple.
The Pastor showed that the Apostle’s
charge to the brethren who possessed
w'ealth is stated in the verses follow
ing the one under discussion—“that
they do good, that they be rich in good
works, ready to distribute, willing to
communicate; laying up in store for
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themselves a good foundation against
the time to come, that they may lay
hold on eternal life.” This he inter
prets to mean that those possessing
wealth 'should be willing to share with
others of the brethren as members
of a community, somewhat along the
lines of Christian communism. The
word foundation, he declared, is here
used in the seme sense as when we
*jay that a wealthy man gave a foun
(elation of a million dollars for a col
lege. His gift constitutes the basis for
the carrying out of the college plans.
Thus, the speaker explained, a Chris
tian who generously uses in the Lord’s
service hlu financial stewardship is lay
ing a foundation for the future —a
foundation for spiritual wealth; and
the more of time, influence and wealth
any one can lay up thus in doing good,
in forwarding the interests of the
brethren and of the Lord’s work, the
more is that one piling up treasure in
Heaven. The advantage of this pro
eedure, he asserted, is that it helps to
center the heart’s affections on the
things above, and to wean them from
the tilings of earth; for where our
treasure is, there will our hearts be
also. And thus, says the Apostle, we
shall be able to “lay hold on eternal
life.” now proffered to us.
At first many are inclined to say.
What difference does it make to the
Lord what 1 do with my time, money,
influence, talents? He is able to sup
ply the needy without in the least im
poverishing Himself. Why, then,
should He desire His children, who
are far from rich in the world’s estima
tion. to sacrifice their little all of tal
ent, money, time, influence? And why
should He make this a test to deter
mine whether or not they shall attain
the Kingdom? What is the philoso
phy of it?
The philosophy was declared to be
this: As originally created in the Di
vine likeness man was tender-hearted,
sympathetic. But after sin had enter
ed the world and the strife for a living
began, selfishness gradually became
the predominant Influence, producing
hard-hearteduess—carelessness of the
Interests of others--self-love.
"Take Away the Stony Heart.”
The speaker pointed out that during
the thousand years of Messiah’s Reign
Satan will be bound, his allurements
ended and the curse lifted. Then the
earth will yield its increase. The stress
being removed, it will be easier for
mankind to learn the lessons of love
and brotherly-kindness, and to rise out
of their present condition of meanness,
hard-heartedness and selfishness —back
to the glorious image of God.
This will mean the dissolving of the
stony-heartedness of the human race;
or. as the Scriptures put it, the Lord
•‘will take away the stony heart out
of their flesh, and give them a heart of
flesh”—a heart of sympathy. All who
then refuse to return to harmony with
God will be destroyed in the Second
Death, as set forth in Acts 3:19-23.
It was pointed out, however, that
while such a restitution under the fa
vorable conditions of the Messianic
Kingdom is God’s provision for the
world, He has a different provision for
the Church, now being called and
proven. By nature their hearts were
hard and selfish, and, as the Apostle
says, they ‘‘were children of wrath,
even as others.” But the fact that
God has called these to joint-heirship
with His Son In the glorious Kingdom
that is shortly to bless the world does
not signify that He will accept them in
their natural condition of hard-heart
edness and selfishness.
On the contrary, if the Church are to
be the kings, priests and judges of the
world, in association with their Lord
and Head, the great King, it is readily
seen that they must be rid of this con
dition themselves before they can prop
erly be capable of helping the world
up out of Its hard-heartedness.
"W e Walk by Faith/’
Several differences were pointed out
between the Lord’s dealings with the
Church at the present time and His
dealings with the world by and by.
These differences are due to the fact
that the Church are called to so high
an honor; and correspondingly it is ap
propriate that they should manifest
more love and zeal than will be ex
pected of the world.
To illustrate: The Church must walk
by faith and not by sight; they must
voluntarily accept the Lord’s provi
dences, and voluntarily co-operate with
Him in putting away the stony heart,
accepting instead the Spirit of the
Lord—a spirit of love, kindness, gen
tleness, meekness, patience and long
suffering toward all. Moreover, during
the thousand years of the world’s re
covery from sin, selfishness and hard
heartedness, doubtless each individual
will have several centuries for his
gradual development. But the Father
seeks in the Church class those who
will give such heed to His instruc
tions, and show such earnestness in
copying His character, that they will
succeed in attaining a heart condition
of tenderness, sympathy and love like
unto that of the Heavenly Father, In
the present years of their Christian
experience.
The discourse closed with an earnest
exhortation that all who are the Lord’s
gird up the loins of their minds, deter
mining that with His help they will be
rich toward God; that each think less
and less of earthly riches, and more
and more prize the Kingdom which the
Lord has promised to His faithful
ones. All who attain this Kingdom
will be rich toward God in the highest
sense. Not only will they be rich in
the possession of the highest prize that
God has to give—His very best—but
rich in His character-likeness, rich In
experience, rich in faith, rich in be
nevolence. rich in all that is good and
great, however poor they may have
been tn earthly goods at the end of
their course.
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