The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-03-08

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vantage to yourself In such case YOU might
save man from all the social calamties and the
moral dangers Of bankruptcy, and thus perform
a higher benevolcnce than by mere gift. 1t
may, therefore, happen that cases will arise
wherein it is right to forego any advantage to
yourself in order to save, or even to serve ano-
ther. But it nevercar happen that case should
arise where you may wrong another to serve
yourself This you certainly DO, whenever, to
Tie best Of your .judgment, you dcpr1ue another
of his profits to double your oaon. Such trans
action can never be justified by any force of cir
cumstances, any traditional sanction Of "the
trade" or any galaxy of examples Give and
let live" is a good old maxim; with far more
pth ard sap in it than your dry and hollow
sophistry about "My money being Of more value
to him than his goods" To be sure it is, just
then But if that principle had justice in it,
God would never have laid curse upon usuly.
A man engaged in business, wEo makes pro-
fessiop of piety, is bound not only to maintain
substantial integrity, but also to regard the i'm
preston his conduct will make upon men of the
world. This is demanded of him by the honor
of religion. He ought to aim at two things;
first, at showing that his pcty does not render
| him careless or incompetent; secondly, at show
inc that it does render him just and brotheriy
| The one and the other Of these is absoutey he
ccssary: the first as much as the second. Satan
is rcrpetually preaching to men, tiat if they are
to succeed, they must be on his side. Multi
tudes abandon all hope OF at the same time ser
wing God and making their way. They take it
for granted, that one Of two alternatives must be
al, in nra a
lect of the lie to come. Perhaps not without
pang, they chose the latter Every servant of
| God, then, who stands on that crowded field cf
commerce, and holds lis ground, and goes for
ward and earns Il good success, maintaining his
steaafastness the while, and duly remembering
things eternal, is living discontinue Of Satans
boast, that men must serve him or go to wreck
Every such man is proclamation TO thousands
that they may renounce the devil, renounce his
works, renouace all unrishteousness, rcnounce
the evil ways Of the world, and yet succeed. But
| ifyou do renounce him. remember that his inter
est and his art will be to make you 'slothful in
business" that he may point you out as another
proof that piey and success DO not dwell to-
g.Iher.
But while you Guido the worldlilig in tact, in
ulii9PUCc, anu III ho"iNuoe vi )ou o''7'hSSS' '|
member that you are charged with tue solemn
responsibility Of adorning the gospel. Let i'll
tegrity and nobeness stamp your chsractcr.-
For Tie sake of Christ, cherish these, and mani
fest them. DO not give men the impression that
you grippe, and snatch and peel. Show them
that they cannot overreach you; show them
that YOU would not ovcrreach them. DO not
keep all your generosity for private lite Let not
scrrre dealings B" o'c., ta:r 5y tjdef"t gifts. do
endeavor to render every man full justice; not
only by paying him al! YOU promise to pay, but
aso by offering him what in Your conscence,
YOU believe allows to him fair remuneration.
and to YOU a fair chance. Strictly paying all
You promise to pay, may a!lsc from sc!tlshness,
from pure regard to your own credit aud stand
nw, irrespective ot one generous feeling as to the
irtcrcsts of those With whom You have to deal
Often you cannot hep having ajudgment as to
whether or not Il transaction will pay your neigh
Dor. Whenever case arises where you have
chance. 10 the best Of Your belief of adding to
your own profits by robLing another of his, sure
Is then the Christian course is both plain and
imperative You are bound to see that Your
transactions are safe; for in that your character,
your usefulness, and the interests Of al with
whom you have to do are involved. You are
bound to secure a fair profit for it is Gods law
that labor shall have'its reward, and that you
shall provide for your own. But you are not
bound to make fortune; you are not bound to
gain money fast; and no intention as to the af-
ter use of money, can justify You in urging your
profits to point which robs another of his just
reward.
'But, must look after myself; that is my
first duty" Are you sure of that3 Suppose
hat It is SO. You are, say, grocer Then,
taking it for granted that your first duty is TO
look after yourself of course you will resolve to
be the richest grocer in the town; and as to the
public, the public is not living thing, number
of your own brothers and sistcrs,-it is only the
rude mass of ore from which you will extract the
gold You will strain every nerve to please the
public, but not care whit whether you advan-
tage it or not, SO that you only nett rich profit
every week. You do not study of how much use
you can be to the public, but of how much use
you can make the public to YOU. Then, your
place is filled up, your work Is DONE society is a
gamer by your diligence and enterprise; but
not for his sake. Not man YOU did it not for
his sake. God and man youput out Of the ques-
ton, and set up yourself as the power YOU would
serve Then what shall your reward be! OF
course, what you strove for-pclf, pcf, pclf alone
That one thing you desired; that one thing you
sought after Take it, then, take it; eat it, drink
it, wear it, sit upon it, ride upon it, build it in
walls, display it in apartments, spread it out in
lands, count it, lay it up, write it in large books
invest it in sure banks, engross it in solemn
deeds, record it in legal testamcnts CLUTCH car
ry, and cherish it right up to the door Of death {
then 90 forth and learn how poor a wretch i. he;
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