The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-06
PLAIN TALK FROM THE Pull.
PIT.
WhaI a Cincinnati Preacher Thinks
Of Things.

A SERMON ON PERSONAL MATTRRs-DAN'L
DREW AND THE METHODIST CHURCH.
SEWARD, MEADE, AND GREELEY.
tFrom the Cincinnati ChronIele)
Rev. David II. Moore preached in Trim.
ity n. Z. Church last evening from the
text 1st Cor. K, "a: "Let NO man seek
his own, but every man another's wealth.
The earlier portions Of the sermon were
devoted to o discussion, In the terse style
OF the speaker, Of the questions OF zen
joyment at others expense" and Of
"amusements, from q Christian stand
point" Passing from these questions the
speaker touched the subject OF money. get.
ting as follows: ~
SO In the matter oil gaining money. Il
should be my ambition TO gain II, but
only in an honorable, Christian way
speculation-'indeed buriness oil every
kinds either legitimate or illegitimate
and legitimate means more TO . truly
Christian man than II ordinarily does 70
the world. do not suppose that in the
competitions Of buSiness-sO sharp and
energetic at times-the Christian will
ever stoop TO unfair means TO surpass hi
competitor. He would not deserve Il
take high rank, either as q gentleman Of
. Christian, II he secured custom by mis-
representing the quality, variety, OF price
Of his competitors wares. Every dollal
made thus Is as hateful in Gods sight q
though made by highway robbery
Again, thiswould prevent the buyer TAX
ing any advantage Of the seller, and the
seller Of the buyer, as you readily per-
ceiye. No consistent Christian can do
either.
You may not discount my paper at q
rate runious 10 me, simply because ! must
have money, and you can take advantage
Of my necessity. Money has Christian
value, and that valueis large enough TO
satisfy Christian man. II Is q good
enough investment 10 satisfy Christian.
But when l have no election but 10 sacrl.
tice a part in paying your extortionate
discount in order to FAVE any, you may
be the richer In dollars, but the balance
to your credit on Gods books is terribly
diminished.
Have l, as q Christian, the right 10 buy
your property at price far below It's real
value, because you are embarrassed!
know 1t is done-done every dGy-done
so frequently, and by all classes, that pub.
lie conscience seems demoralized with
reference to 1t; but that does not alter the
case. am not simply mani am a
Christian man. Can l do IL and have
Christs approval? Never. The right
thing for me 10 do 10 to cruelty the love
OF money in as far as 1t would rush me
on 10 sudden riches, and content myself
with godly gains from godly transactions,
| would pay my brother a fair price for
his pro perty-iair to him and lair to me;
he never should have the chance to feel
that took cruel advantage OF his dis
tress to bleed him; l should never feel the
stings OF rcmorse that took from his
family, without just equivalent, their
home and property.
The time will come when the Church
will shrink from canonizing.
THE BULLS AND BEARS OF WALL STREET;
when the name OF one of them attached to
our universities or theological schools will
weigh heavier upon them than all the
millions received from such men for en-.
dowment will do to buoy them up, Metho.
dists will either be ashamed OF the names
Of some OF their institutions, or false to
Christ.
Think Of men with all the available
stock OF certain kind at the time in their
possession contracting with you TO furn.
ish them with large quantities more at q
stipulated price, when they know you
cannot do it, but will have either 10 sus.
pend, or pay the price for it they may die.
tate.
And when by such falsehood and
knayery they have amassed millions, then
adding impudence to crime, by giving
thousands and millions to the Church for
charitable and educational purposes; and
the Church sets her bribed seal OF an
proval by giving the names Of such men
to her leading institutions Is it Christian
on either partH
Now, restitution is righteous thing. II
man has amassed o fortune in ungodly
ways, and, in the providence of God, Is
leu TO repentance and new life, what
lhenP fhe has wronged any, If he has
made homeless any, II he has orphaned
any. as he fears God he will make all the
restitution in his power. He will use his
money TO relieve and provide tor them
But II he'cannot directly reach those he
has wrOnged-what then? ManiFestly,
he Will seek 10 use his property in the
way that will bless the greater number
Hc will build hospitals and tenement
houses, and endow proIessorships and col.
leges, aud patronizs every benevolent en-.
terprise-all this in the way Of restitution.
God will accept that; that would be frui,
meet for repentance.
NOW IF DANIEL DREW,
In any such way, having abandoned stock
gambling and determined to lead a new
life, chooses to give million or two ia
endow Methodist Theological Semina.
ry and female college, it is worthy
and acceptable gift, but even then a gen.
uine repentance would scarcely allow
Standardization through the price of sin,
by calling II alter the founders name
Yet, Il he should, while offering these
millions, go back like a dog to his vomit
and the sow that was washed TO hel
wallow in the mire, and seek to make
millions more by corner in stock, | SOL
EMMY aver the Church should spurn his
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