Show WORTH OF MAN TO HS Dr Robert M. M Stevenson i Preaches at Westminster I Presbyterian DUTY OF WEALTHY CLASS Value of Character and In Influence Influence Influence In- In fluence Above Worldly Goods Rev Rov Robert M. M l. l Stevenson D. D D i preached at t Westminster Presbyterian church at 1 II 11 1 o'clock a a. a a m. m his subject being What Aro You Worth to tIle tho Community His Ils text was wa In Luko Luke 1 1215 15 A lA 1 mans man's life Ifo not In tho abundance of ot tho the things which ho Dr Stevenson said ald aldIn in part In Iii chapter Jesus is ill tol tolling In a a. astory story of or a man inca whoso land lane was so fertile whoso barns s sc so full rul that that ho ha no more more room for fOl his crops crops so after considering ng what what to lo do ho concludes con con- eludes to pull pul down iii hl his old ole barns balDs and cutes build new After reaching this conclusion conclusion con coil elusion he lie says ItYS Then will wW I bestow bestowal all my goods and antI I will wIl say Ray to my al 0 soul soul thou hast liast much goods laid merry UI up br lor or many years curs cat drink and ant bo be How much wa was this man maD worth worth would determine by b as ascertaining n- n tho thio price of or his land tho the value ulue of or hl lila his growing crops the worth of or his Improvements and In their sum toll his worth but not ant so with Jesus I INot Not tol what a man has lies determines worth with wih Jesus but tho the use uso ho he makes of what he ho has tins A Hun of or Xo No Worth This man m. was wa a n whirlpool that tat swallowed down own everything that camo O C within his reach Ho lie noro OlO no resemblance resemblance lance to a fountain that flows out to refresh and cheer everything about H It Ho lie recognized no obligation to God or orman man He lie was therefore worth nothing to tho community Jesus represents God us as saying to this man Thou foolIsh foolish foolish fool fool- ish ono one this night Is 19 thy soul required of thee thee Then Jesus lays down a 0 gon gon- oral erl proposition when ho says SOis So SoIs SoIs Is every overy one ono that lay th up treasure for or himself and Is not rich toward God Cod The man who distributes nothing Is I worth nothing to tho the community But this has lias a far wider application than titan that of oC money A man may have havo all al knowledge but that does not determine his worth Only as ho communicates It U has he I worth Preachers anti and teachers and lawyers and physicians must know hut but only as they thoy give out their knowledge In ill helping others havo have they worth Money Nut Not We often otten hear tho to saying ying How much good I would do If It I 1 had money Just as If It good goot could not bo be dono done without without with with- wih- wih out It IL i. i Peter Pete and antI John went wont up to the Temple Templo Tem Tern plo In Jerusalem ono one morning about J 9 o'clock and as tho they were velO about about to go goI goin in Ill I a beggar asked them for charity Peter says sas to him Silver and nd gold sold havo I none What hut do you suppose the beggar thought when he hoard Peters Peter's remark I 1 suspect he thought thought Well Vei you might as ns wolf well wol go 10 on in lot for you cannot help me but Peter did not stop there He lie le went ou on 01 to say Such as I have havo give I thoe thee Tho poor beggar had never lever been beon able to stand on his feet Peter takes him by bytho bythe l. l tho the hand haud and says sas In lii the Iho namo of at I Jesus JeBus rl up and walk 1 For or the tho first fIrst thime in tn his Ufo life ho lie stands on his foot oat and then ho tries walking antI and succeed succeed- ant ant II lug ing leaps and amid ald dances tot for Jo j toy y What jf imn ho l Pter tor- tor boon beqo te ta P hm All tji tho t qty cal hI Hot q b been I worth orth so no much h. h t for r their ther corn com mone money would not not have havo hoo brou brought ht I an any such blessing Peter was worth more than all the physicians for or had 01 the they consulted thc they with all an their combined wisdom could have brou brought ht him no such blessing So wo we see tho the possibility of or doing vast good In the community even If I we have havo no money Orl Origin ln of if f Government nt Last month on tho the Fourth lo orators magnified the advantage c of our form of oC government under which we vc have havo sq much liberty and so many leges leJos Where here did tIld we get this form of government gov gov- Did capitalists ts buy it for forus forus forus us It is said that to John C Calvin I salt move than any other man mait we we owe it If that al be so so what was Calvin worth I. I I to this country countr Was Vas ho lie a rich richman richman man mann When ho died and iii his estate was settled UI up it amounted to less les than This 00 poor Door man mait was more to our country than wo we can name in lii mone monC mon mon- e C ey There Thel-e are ara some things beyond price Husband what I is that wi 10 worth that thal sat sat by tho bedside of your our child during tho the long hours of or tho the night placing her kindly hand hunt upon night Its fevered brow ministering to It and Is bringing It i through a Ion long and ond severe siege of or sickness Can Cami you ou her for such unselfish service over o pay ice John Bunyan Bun an wrote Pilgrims Progress Progress ress a book that has been In demand next to tile tho Bible Dible What ha has ho II been worth Ten thousands times limes ten thousand thou thou- sand band renders readers whom ho has le led alon alonI along the tho narrow path toward tho celestal celestial I city will toll tell you vou that there hero can bo ho bono hono I no cl computation wi tel in lii monc money for fOl or such a aYou tIm rk wore You can not pay that that Sabbath school schoolteacher teacher who week cek by week through tho the years vours your jour child teaches e a and trains It I so see eoe a a development development develop develop- ment after n a divine divIno pattern worth What are arc What are you OU nO you yell doing doln with wih your OUI gift gIr of speech YOI sift gift of oC song gift of ot bruin gift git of or oriole money If gift slit of love lovo It I is not enough t to iole havo love but it must bo o mani mani- What lint hut aro are you worth |