Editorial August 23, 1924 Issue

Supply

Ella W. Hoag

It seems almost strange that through all the ages men have looked upon senseless matter as the source of supply as well as the supply itself. They have believed almost universally that their very existence has been dependent on this selfsame supply of matter. Often they have called this needed supply money, as they have believed that with money they might purchase the other material things supposedly necessary to subsistence. And yet how foolish all this so-called dependence is when viewed in the light of what men denominate even ordinary intelligence!

So far as money is concerned, a very little thought will show that all of it put together would be absolutely without a vestige of even seeming power were not some degree of intelligence apparent wherewith to make use of it. What would all the money in all the banks amount to if piled up in some inaccessible place? It could neither move itself about, make itself known, nor proclaim itself of value. It therefore follows that without thought, or thinking, any material supply, even to our present sense, would be without practical worth, without activity, without any claim to power.

Let us suppose two men are given an equal amount of money. One exercises no intelligence in its use, but spends it foolishly—"throwing it away," as the saying goes. The other expresses wisdom in the expenditure, making every penny count. How different the results! It is not, therefore, so much the amount of money one may seem to have as the intelligence he expresses in its use which determines whether a certain supply is adequate or inadequate; whether plenty or penury seems present. One whose material desires are few and properly controlled may feel far richer with pence than one with millions of dollars whose personal wishes outrun his millions.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Editorial
Salvation
August 23, 1924
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit