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i "J J FOURTEEN THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 1921. 1 & I The International Sunday- School Lesson for January 16 is: "Our All for the Kingdom" Matt. 19:16-30. fiw Jesus Viewed Money u t'":8 it- i- - ? I , ii i. r -WIMJAM-T. EXLIS Fitting- a hey anl it lock to our own extttrr world conditions is on of the tersely-told tragedies of the New Testament. Thte' tale-is that of a, rich ; young rta- whir came- to Jbu, ua tionin Jitter thtefsupretn good. Every feadr of th teniUar old atory finds t h-ls' heart -warming "to that noble youth. n had a fine spirit and? rare polish, a real eagerness -to live life; at Its 'best. It required? no small degre of courage for, that son. of privilege to be in conference with the radical RaVbf from Nasarethi With his eeur jajpve rent open--rolndednas also- He TriRv ialrly bjs said to represent the highest type ef modern university man cf Inherited fortune. Hefore we strfflce the stride of the t.ory. Jet us stand, apart tot a para rrauh to contemplate that young man. many homlletlcal stones have een cm, at him for ages that we; may lose is'fbt pt hi real worth. For he was a He young man. His wealth and-privileges had not shut the doors of his InctKirmg mind. He wanted to be big ger than his fortune. In real sincerity, he noucht light upon his problem which he perceived to be a spiritual problem, from every possible source. That the iincenventlonalr Kwsarene, upon whom members of the xpung man's conserva tive class bad befcua to frown, had the werd of light and leading, he bad be come assured. Therefore he sought his nMsdom. Searched by the question of Jesus, the yeung man proved to be both moral an religions, a keeper of the law. Small wonder the Master looked upon him with yearning and admlra tien. So He bade him do the one thing more that was needful sell his goods for the benefit of the poor, and join the diseipleshlp. That final test the young man could not meet; for he was Very rich. Upon that Incident Jesus based- some remarks abont money which are pecu liarly appropriate today. What money Has Done To Us Without passion or prejudice or dem agoguery. let us try to get the Jesus--viewpojnt upon the money question as it exists In oar world- As all who" follow international af fairs clesely are well aware, it is the money-side of the readjustment of the world that has made most of the pres ent trouble. Commercial ambition and antagonism was one of the inciting causes of the , war. Lurking In the background of all the decisions made at the peace conference were the finan cial phases of territorial changes; a big .and disturbing book has-been written upon the economic aspects of the peace treaty. Territories were desirable or undesirable according to the tnoney that the big powers saw in them. Min eral wealth lurked bigger than moral considerations. Reparations hang like a storm-cloud on the horizon toward which we look for peace. The manner In which jfovernmenta have lent them selves tQ commercial projects and prac tices is assuredly a serious factor in creating discords between recent allies In a word, money is a present interna tional problem of greater importance than any mere questions of deprecia tion of exchange. Peace has been lamed by the, blow of gold. All this is commonplace. Ke know that love of money has marred the honor of the nations in the past two Even more familiar is the I years. fashion in which greed Of gold befoul- jf the high Idealism of the peoples at . war. With shame we confess the sor 3id story of the munitioneers and other war profiteers. That scandal is one that will reek for long years to come: for, its blackness appeared against the golden background of the courage and chivalry and sacrifice of the greater company of men and women. Withal, we have to confess to being part of a money-mad world- We have " put the pursuit of gain, and indulgence in the luxuries It would buy, above the old integrities of character. A first cause of- the relaxed moral fibre of our time is undoubtedly this vogue of money madness. Last week two emi nent citlsens of an American commu- ' nity were sent to jail for robbery and betrayal of trust; with no other reason that that the craze for money had usurped honor and decency and good sense. What is the much discussed '"crime wave" of the world today but a ... flouting' of law and civilization for the .'- sake of "easy money," Truly, this old world In which we dwell has been sore ly wounded by this terrible fashion of eagerness for money. When the Test Comes In less crass and vulgar fashion we discern the workings of the same spirit . which 'kept thegrich young-man of old "from becoming a friend and a follower - of Jesus-- perhaps one of the great figures of the Apostolic church. Even among "nice" people it is common to. judge a person by his finanplal stand ing. Socalled good society" has a dollar mark for a portal. The standard . of success today is the money standard One could not hope to be a "leading ; layman" except he were wealthy! In dividual churches and national religious ' organizations are fairly sycophanic towards persons of .wealth. The thing : J a too common to create comment. ' Saints and heroes, servants of the world and teachers of humanity, are looked upon rather pityingly by "suc cessful" men, if they have not made money. James J. Hill, who himself made more than money, once boldly Hffirmed that the one test of success was the ability to make and hold money. Whereupon a poet commented; ''Oh. Homer! poet genius '" What a woeful failure, thou . As thou beggedst in town and city . Sustenance for life fenow. What tho' through the endless ages Laurel -wreaths are on thy brow, Still thou had'st no earthly riches And a woeful failure, thou "O! Columbus! What a failure As thou sailedst uncharted seas! Tho a world thou did'st discover, - Still, a sovereign did'st not please; Bound in chains, "by those thou honV ored'st . By thy genius and thy deed, Still in poverty thou perishedst '' Thou'rt a failure so we read. "Jesus! Saviour! What a failure!-,-' :As Thou diedst upon the cross! Couldst Thou but have preached for profit, . They Thy life should not know loss. What tho' worlds redeemed acclaim Thee, ''", : , With th thorns upon Thy brow, .-'Neither, made nor saved Thou money. So a woeful, failure Thou!" t N FaelngNa G'lm Fact .Jesus did . not despise money as -money, any more than He despised food or homes or education. What He did dsspiseand that word" shots Id be read connoting also scorn and contempt :nd pity- was the exaltation of money 'v t t Into first place in- life. He: saw, that -ffe:t God's rival in men's hearts is money; '11 it t ? therefore He cried that we cannot serve 2 ! Cod and Mwnwon; He uiked for the TiVii i'vuiiR mail s rnoiiey .. in 'eilttil. OI : the poor, only because He wanted the jrm-xar man' im, and saw that "his life otherwise so far, -was-in,the grip of his fortune. The world has greeted with incredulity the announcement of the re nunciation of-a legacy of. a million dol lars by a Massachusetts youth. The state of the public rnind is such that it is difficult to entertain any other thought than that money is the princi pal thing, ,. ; ' , ; ' .' v. So long as money thus rules life, Je eus will be kept 'from the throne o4 sovereignty. That Is the clear and un welcome' teaching pf the Bible. Money as a servant must always have a place; money as master ' challenges the very kingship of God.. Our " young people must be taught-chlen'y by the practice of their eldersthat money is not the principle turns'. Juniess we can pro duce generation Jbf. Christians willing to be poor, we shall fait to make the first of all preparations for facing the tidal wave or revolution that Is sweep ing the world. . y It is slowly being forced into my consciousness that the ' lesson of the RussianJ aristocracy was all in vain so far jfts the privileged peoples of the western world are concerned I saw many instances of the utter inability of the rich Russians to grasp the. idea that their money would not always purchase them special consideration. To them it was simply unthinkable that any revolution which dethroned the rights of place and property could con tinue. Alas, that blindness has entail ed the loss of many thousands of lives, and misery beyond reckoning. Please God, we shall never see anything like the Russian revolution in this land. Nevertheless, there is under way an irresistable social movement which will reformulate values, and curb the pe culiar privileges and power of mere money. That grim fact arlves present point to the teaching of the lesson. Living far Thtags Wrtfc White After His staggering words. aboVt the rich man's entrance Into the king dom of heaven being as difficult as the passage- of a camel through a needle's eye, Jesus proceeded to aet forth to His araased disciples the worth-whileness of service and sacrifice for the king dom. Mere invectives against wealth will get us nowhere- The way of the Master was to present. the better part, the joy and privilege and reward of serving His kingdom. He offered the rich young man the career of all careers. . Then, as now, rich men. were common; and. save for his Inglorious contact with Jesus, this nameless young man passed on into the obscurity of the merely rich. Well, has it been 'said, "The rich man's sons do not have a fair chance in life." Doomed to be nonentities or worsen they go 'through the years as leaners upon life, Instead of lifters of lit. Most of them do no high deeds, serve no great cause, leave no noble mark upon their generation. "What a chance the rich young man 4 n the lesson story was given by the Master! And he missed it; But stay: what of ourselves and our sons? We are alive in the most plastic and porten tous era in the world's history Great events are shaping on every hand. . One man, with vision and courage, may do more than was possible to a hundred men a century ago. What a day to be a servant of the living God, a true brother of all men, and a builder of the kin&dom of heaven on earth! He who puts Christ first today lives the life that lasts. SEVES SEXTEXCE SERMONS No man ever prayed heartily without learning something. Emerson. No sadder proof can be given by a man or his own littleness than disbe lief in great men, Carlyle. e earnest, earnest, earnest, mad if thou wilt: Do what thou dQSt. as if the stake were i . ti And that thy last deed were the Judg ment day, Charles Klng.ley. v I find that doing the will of God leaves no time for disputing about His pians. ueorge MacDonald. For verily the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life, ransom for many. ' Before man made us citizens, great ww maai us men. -jjowtu a.iijMUBg Tixm mat we ao is on the winning 'side; everything wrong is uvmiu, m m na( to go down in de feat. Sunday School Times. its a shallow brand of patriotism that doesn't burn a brightly in time of peace as Jn time of stress. Have ypu phi your income tax? a. ....... . B a it Doll pry , No other V dollars you pend ton your car pay such big dividends in car performance as those you put into your battery. . . 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