Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-10
RELIGIOUS.

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5Aalefsctors who shave filled their
pockets by stealing from the tax
payers Of the city Of New York!
Their present condition is q fearful
comment OIL Solomon's statement
that "the prosperity cf fools shall de-
stroy them"
Not long ago the lesson was in q
very different shape from that in
which 1t appear, to.iay. Invest out
aiOver our nation, and through other
nations, from the great metropolitan
college of thicvery. the t~ourteen.mil-
l%ion-dollar Court.IIouse, that thieves
might steal successfully. il they stole
largely enough to face and brow-bcat
the public. The men who Ind sud
denly amassed fortunes were making
q display of their iil-gottcn wealth.
sufficient to dazzle the aspiring youn.
MA who is wondering how he shall
get along in the world. The lad who
Is doing u mans work tor boy'swagcs
Is tempted, by the glitter of the iii.
Almonds the trot of the sp,cndi!
horses and the gorgcousness Of costly
mansions, to debate in his own mind
whether ornot, after all, il pays to he
honest, and to work on, year ate,
year, TOR only a little, when, BY n
quick and sharp practice of bold
dishonesty, he. may be able TO place
himself on a footing with men who
are wealthy enough to buy up c-cry-
thing that is for sale.
The example set by these bad men
was followed rapidly enough. Never
In tie history Of our country had
stealing been done so boldly or on
such magnificent scale. Never wer,
there more cmbczzlcmcnts. dcfaIca-
lions, and breaches of truS:. 1t was
enough for any young man TO know
nat tho successful villain kept out of
jail. But if, in addition to keeping
out of deserved Imprisonment, the
villains were able to make such an
exhibition of their wraltl. AZ 10 throw |
the masniiiccncc of all honest wealthy +,
me into the shade, was il not a fine
Thing to steal, and to grow fat on !
stealing The dcfuJrations both in
public and private station make album.
dant answer.
Now 1t Is changed. and the lesson |
Is on the other side of the bare
They shall eat of the fruit of their
own way, and be filled with their
own devices might safely be writ
ten on the unfinished facade of that
costly building, the "mctropolitnn
college OF stealing" Men, who butt
few weeks ago, were dciiantlv dar
ing the public to prove anythin.
against them, are now .'silcntlv steal. |
ing away to foreign shores, or
securing tho city for bail to keep
them from going to prison. Men.
who but recently commanded their
millions, and order. voters, Legislators. |
and even judges to do their bidding.
arc now as powerlcss us common |
malefactors.
1t is well.If the lesson will be learn
edit will be worth to our coming
generation ofboys and young men all
the millions Of money it has cost the
public. Let II boys not guide their
lives by the empty old saw that '.hon-
es'y is the best policy" for that is n
cheat and All imposition. The mai
who is honest only because it is his
policy to be so, will play the scound-
rel when he'thinks he can do 50 with. |
out risk of detection or punishment.
But let us teach our lads to be honest
and true, and because God is a God of
truth, and hates lying and vii
lainy. Let us teach them to abhor
that which is evil, and cleave TO that
which is good.
Teacher, tell your boys this lesson
in the class. Superintendent, let
them have it from the desk. SUNDAY
school orator, "point your moral and
adorn your tale" with the lesson that
"thongh hand join in hand, the wick
ed shall not go unpublished" Preach
or, faithfully deal it out from tllc
pulpit, and let our young men under
stand that there is n real, practical
difference between the way Of the
wicked and the path of the righteous.
Sunday School Workman.
Preserve your conscience ALWAYS
soft and sensitive. If but one sin
force itself into that tender part of
the soul and is suffered to dwell there.
the road is paved for a thousand ill.,
Equities.
PRIDE MCsT EALL.-When Napo-
Icon was about to invade Russia, n
person who had endravored to dis
suade him from his purpose. finding
he could not prevail. quoted to him
the proverb, "Man proposes, but God
disposes;;' to.which he Indignantly
replied, 81 dispose as well as pro-
pose"
A Christian lady hearing tie i'm
pious boast. remarked Il set that
down as the turning point of Napo-
Icons fortunes" God will not suf-
fer 8 creature thus to usurp His pre-
rogative.
II happened as the lady predicted:
NaFo!con's invasion 7of Russia was
the commencement Of his fall.
Known unto God are all future
events and contingencies. ! have
thrown myself blindfold, andT trust.
without reserve into his hand. -
Whitefeld.
The desirable preacher goes to the
highest market, as surely as the fat
test OK or any other luxury. The
villages are like :.,he dipper ducks
that dive after the celery: the cities.
like the sristocratic.. canvas-backs,
that take the best punches out of the
dipper's mouths.
EVIL THor1HTs. - Beware of evil
thoughts. They have done great mis-
chief in the world. And thoughts
comes first, bad words follow, and bad