The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-01-31
How God saved a Praying Wer-
chant from Bankruptcy.

All. - H6o u h1SlCI ulblutdSNutSi lA lax
neighborhood of a county town. His char
acter for integrity stood very high in the
public esteem. He was truly one of whom.
it might be said, his enemies could find moth
ing against him bat what concerned the law
Of his God. In all benevolent societies he
TOOK the lead; Of Sabbath schools aud pray.
er meeting In the town and its vicinity he
was the Jealous promoter. Jealous in ev.
cry good work, seemed his motto. While
he was going on with untlring diligence iu
his masters service, esteemed by all tue
friends Of Jesus in the neigAburhood, and
respected for his unimpeachable consistency
even by those who aisliked his religion, there
happened to be one Of those disastrous con.
~vulsions in trade which have produced SO
much distress in this CO nmercial country
Failures became fcariully frequent; the
banks. alarmed, refused peculiarly sssis'
lance. or doied 1t out Splringly and diStrust'
6lilv TO mauy never doubted before; the
produce Of the honest industry Of years. the
losses Of u week swept away: and SO wide
spreading was the wreck, that! have heard
IA rich ana piuIs friend remark, that le was
accustomed to thRNk God when the usual
time for delivering letters passed by, and
he had received no iatimaIions OF fresh dis
astcrs.
During this appalling crisis, a large com
merciai company in the city of---be-
came embarrassed. 1t was known in the
where MIR. S. resided, that he had ex-
tcnsive dealings with the irm; hence his sol.
yency became suspected, and with all the
shriukia. of one who priced a good name,
At the prospect, of bankruptcy, our friend
had to anticipate It's probability. One fore
noon he visited Mr.. Il his Intimate acqusin,
lance and fellow olicebcartr in the church,
and with a heavy heart announced that the
branch Of the bank il the town refused to
discount a bin, and as most of his funds
were locked up by the state OF The affairs OF
his respondent in --, he saw no help
for it, but that be must become insolvent.-
He added that nothing affected him more
than the injury religion might sustain by
his failure, for those who sought to scott
would not consider his embarrassment bad
risen through the conduct of others, but
would hint dishonesty and exciaim "A !
are hypocrI!es, and those WHO make the
I1uIest professions are the worst He took
leave Of his friend, observing his only re
sourse WAS in God, who he knew WAS able
TO prevent the catastrophe he feared was IN
,eviiable. lfa.
He had not been gone many minutes
when Mr.. r., standing at the door Of his
shop, was accosied by DR.. H., q medical
gentleman, who had acquired a large for
tune abroad, and had lately returned to re,
side in his native place, That man was ar
avowed deist. H. would even sometimes
intimate, by sarcastic objections, doubts OF
tho existence of a God, and disbelief Of a
future state. He manifested violent hostili-
" to religion, ssigmatized all professors OF
religion as designing hypocrites or embscile
ldupes, and delighted to hold up these who
we're decidedly godly, as objects Of public
scoru and contempt. He WAS also a close
listed, hard-hearted miser, who sternly re,
PEELED every application for assistance &c
the poor and needy. When this notorious
~scotfer stopped to address Mr.. R., in his
usual jeering manner, he said;
you have an uncommonly long face to-
day; your aspect is peculiarly sour and
doleful. Have your Wanted religious col
solutions failed? Has your God been un'
propitious? What is the matter with you?
BY an impulse which he could not very
well account, for at the time. Mr.. R., plainly
told his enemy, who might have been ex
pected to gloat over the information, that th'
oausclof the mental d stress visible in hi:
countensnce was that the banks refused t
discount Mrs. SIS bills, and his friend mus
become bankrupt.
s'Tq,at Rlust not be allowed suddenly ex
lrlairned Dr.. IL .twith ALI his fuss about re
ligion, all bis wild and ill-directed zeal, s
is a sincere enthusiast, and q strictly honor
able man; he must not be crushed in thi
manner M &4@ts eA
lie hurried away, and soon after called d
Mr.. SIS house and eAquired il he we're q
home. Mrs, g., told him her husband, sh
supposed had gone to q ~neighboring tow
to request the assistance Of their relation
s'sWheF he returns said the doctor, 'gis
h,mtlis letter. and my best wishes
Bptinstead Of applying to human friend
/, Mr.. s.. had determined first 10 apply TO h