The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-11 00:00:00

ADDRESS TO THE YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN

ASOCIATION.

IL Devenish. Esq., presided over. limited gathering at
the stiletto's Hall on Tuesday ev ming, supported by the
Rev. T. Heave, on the occasion , f on address by the Rev.
J. Butcher, of Upwev, who took Use hi; text Ito old
proverb--" Honesty is the beet policy,' illustrating it with
A. honest lOW'S the nob'. t work of Old," and adding
the Apostle's in i unction—" Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are . . honut, . . think on these things." In
our life. In our businus, in our ht.mer, let us be men, and
reflect the life and character of the Lord Jesna Chita.
Real honesty would go lot, our enurneteial and fin metal
life, teaching us to "ose nn man al.) thing." A person
went into • pl ice of worship where the sermon tau.lat
hocesty, and rowing out said he did net want to bear that,
he wanted to hear the Gospel. But ii'ir iiiiS is a Wirt if the
Gospel, and we want it—atuori other thinga relit i •ally,
Let us try what we can to got tight I leas, but when we
have Weak on whichever side they are, let us carry them
out consistently. Of more awry:day importance is com-
mercial honesty. If heathen pat.i.ms have found out we
use words with a double moaning, if we are not honest
in business with them, what impr..ssioa will he made on
them I All using of words with • double meaning for a
purpose is dishonest, and let us be careful that our profes-
sion. thatour association, shall never he tarnished by any-
Vdishonest. Let us take the Word of Clod on our
.in our hearts. saying "Hold Thou me up, and I shall
be mfg." Basins,' men will sometimes say—" You cannot
Hee in buskins honestly and get on." Then it were better
tenif ;Z up business; but it is possible to be honest in
s , there are honest men in business, and it Is true
that although such men may have almost infinite trouble,
yet it is true " This Lord will deliver them out of them
all" Trials and temptations are very great : some things
which are practised to a great extent are questionable, and
those we should avoid. There is • frequent erection ef
double-pricing • thing, of constant trumpeting, which in
the light of eternity seem unworthy. It is a question how
a man may trade on the ignorance of other,; it is • sin.
Be told the story of th. farmer who returned to
Id Fitsharding the cheque for AK which his
lordship had given him for damage does to his crops
It la also eery doubtful how far honesty will carry a
sams In speculation. We had better he thought poor,
*Web hand over head in the struggle of lila rather than
make • rush by unfair or doubtful ways. Steadily climb
the ladder with the fear of God in your heart, and you will
be we to succeed. or if you do not succeed there will be a
=success, the reward of a peaceful cenecience. God
slue hands more than full hands; He always goes
to market, always to business. Let us always pay our
way, if we ham only .CSO manage to lito with in it, and he
reminded that two miracles were worked, In ord ir to
allow of the payment of debts, the multiplying of the
widow's oil, and the causing the bud of an axe to swim,
bemuse it was borrowed. And the Lord Jesus Christ
himself when taxed worked • miracle that the tax might
be paid, although he wish t bays passed through. or seeded
the tax in many wars. The on It'onans told their
children the wily to the temple of Honour lies through
the temple of Virtue. It may be said—it it customary, and
whet is customary cannot be wrong. "Bit the to ce of
the people is not the voice of God in this question; an
en I
lightened • tender conscience that looks op awl says—
"flow ma &s tills thincand sin against God r "Ifone4l
Is the best policy," does not mean that it lithe beat policy
dean, others; but it is the only polity, or rather the
war way. Archbishop Whateley said—" He who is honed
from icy only is not honest at all," the honest man
taarbe honest from principle. A man who had he-noels(
yardstick as a walking stick till it was en inch shorts
ead who used it as • measure still, when he got converted
brae the yardstick, and an old market woman, when
ermwertee, burnt her bushel became it was short measure.
In @NW life, let us not flatter people bestows they are
=the man who will Satter is the roan who will
pie when he can. Don't let us pour out that unreel,
witesawder stuff on people. A Lady was receiving her
gusts, and kissed and welcomed them as usual, and then
rivitjur rairent lot° an
ratte,r7 :I olinTry al uhlWnotwh asthPeeiswil;
aunt, "Oh. I hog your pardon, don't say anythlag
about it." "Weil' raid the other, "she is not my aunt;
but she might have been. Did not I see you Motor her
downstairs! B 3 honest." LA us also he honest in
religious life, not make use of our religious principlse to
get ea in business, but be honest, and be men all through.
Some of Sankey's hymns were sung.
Rev. T. BLASI, in moving • tote of thanks ti Mr.
Hatcher and to the Chairman, pointed out that the most
Important thing is—fidelity to what we believe. We
have had • brilliant Frenchman over here, who te splendid
*Unarm lack the most important thing—truth. He has
last the faith in historical facts, and does not account for •
few Galli= fishermen spreading Christianity over the
groat Roman Empire; the real cause behind it being the
power of God. Men are wanting to see Christ living
ea* sad we haus to live Christ