, 1875-02-06
Pay Is iou 60.

ANONG the storms of winter, and rs
pccialiy q storm that seldom fails tOviSli
every locality about the FIRST of January
is . shower of bills How they come in
these great Snowilakcs-and they stick
and stare at You until they are paid and
stick and stare AT YOU when they are pad.
Among the multitude of resolutions
formed for the new year there is no bet
ter one than a resolve 10 pay as you %.
II seems passing strange that the pay
mcnt Of debts should bc inculcdtcd upon
protesting Christians, and yet is there
any evil habit 10 which Christian men
are more addicted than that of inCurring
debt which they cannot discharge at
maturity And the causes of this con-
dI'Iun of things are many and multIiurm
Sometimes ii is the result of Il weak de-
sire tn live in style beyond ones means
OftCHlimcs il j. the result Of thoughtleSS-
ness. or a general unwillingncss To syS-
rcmatizc ones expenditures. Often il
proceeds from "a frcc-hcartcdncss and a
desire 10 do for others, especially for the
family, more than ones circumstances
admit, and not inlrccucnily it Is owing
10 "a spirit of extravaganza which is Il
legitimate Inheritance from iathCTto son.
But, whatever the cause may bc, as gen
cral rule debt can be avoided and much
uuhIppincSS saved To dn this, above
all firmly resolve To live within your
means, however limited they may be,
make no promises which YOU have not a
reasonable certainty of keeping: be firm
In applying whatever munry you may
have on hand To The liquidation of some
debt in whole or in part, and above all
avoid, 50 flT as possible, contracting a
future obligation whcrcwith to pay
present one.
And in your purchases. when you
want that for which You cannot pay al
the time, wait till you can, before pro
curing il, and when you do get it YOU
will enjoy il all the more for the sacrifice
which il has cost There is a true nobility
IN DENYING Yourself that which YOU can
not afford which viii increase your own
self respect and raise you in the csti-
nation of your friends. DO YOU see
this addition which have Just put up"
said a friend IN our hearing, not long ago
" was offered loan on my house; but
nu, | thought | would wait ! did wait
Things which wanted | denied myself
Finally accumulated sufficient 10 pay
for my Improvements. They cost more
than the carpenters and maSon'S bills.
they cost I spirit Of sacrifice; and don't
you suppose enjoy ii all the more ior
thlS>' And he WAS right
Nor do We forget that there are some
who cannot pay; there are those who.
unfortunate In business, simply cannot
meet their obligations They have
bought on falling market; their good
name Is un>Cathcd though their credit
has been diShonorcd hv those who had
engaged 10 protect it; parties owing
them have failed To pay them. and bank
ruptcy Starrs them in the face But for
all that-and you can find SGch people
cNrTVWhrTe-Vuu do not doubt them. Yuu
are drawn 10 them in their misfortune rs
OF never were in their prosperity, You
are only too clad 80 DO all in your power
'n help them, and in 50 doing discharge
only simple Christian duty. Ii is not
ot such that VIZ speak.
Debt. There is 10 worse demoralizcr
Of character The sad records of de-
iauItlng, cmbczzling and dishonest fail
urrS which We meet with 80 COnStaltlv
IN 'he daily press are often, indeed most
frequently, the result Of the demoraliza-
tiun of debt and consequent desperate
efforts at eNtrication The financial
props have given way. The little debt
which al first was rs small rs grain of
mustard seed, like the rolling SNOWFALL.
has gathered weight andmultiplicd itself
a thousandfold. And still it grows. and.
like the fabulous hydra which Hercules
was sent to Kill, YOU no sooner strike of
one head than two shoot up in its place
The struggle is severe. but in the end de
cI>Nc. either confession is made Of 4
hopeless bankruptcy which might and
should have been avoided, or integrity is
sacrificed 10 the temptation of the mo
mrnt- Debt ruins aS many households
and destroys as many fine characters aS
rum; II iS the devils mortgage on the
soul, and he Is always ready 10 foreClOSc.
Pay your grocer: pay Your pew bills:
pay your minister Be indebted for
nothing but love, and even that he sure
You pay in kind, and that your payments
are frequent; We especially commend
This advice 10 old bachelors-CfrjuiIg
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