Middletown transcript., 1875-02-20

render them prompt attendance, and
their best skill in mitigating pain, in
arresting disease, and in saving life.
On the other hand, it is most solemnly
and honorably incumbent upon those
benefited by his kind attention to rem
der all proper remuneration.
The following incident quite impress
ed me at the time, and comes up as
reminiscence to illustrate what ! mean.
Some years since, while was Pastor
in Philadelphia, my family Physician
called and was received in the parlor,
where lady belonging to my congre-
cation was seated. She was quite
handsomely attired, with prominent
feather in her hat. As the doctor with
drew I followed him to the door, when
with very significant emphasis he re-
marked: Il wish that lady would put
that feather IN msy pocket.
The employer and employed constitute
very large portion Of every commun-
ity. There are reciprocal duties and
obligations SO numerous and complicat-
ed that it is difficult to define exactly
where the line Of justice is always to be
found. This much, however, is per-
fectly clear. Both parties should strive
in every instance to do what is right.
The employer should not be overbear-
ing, nor persistipgly fault-6nding, nor
too exacting, nor Withholding from the
laborer the compensation that is fairly
his due. On the other hand, the en-
ployed should carefully perform his
part, not cemplainjngly, not negli-
gently. not with eye service, but with
diligence and fidelity. Read James 3:
IA. Eph 6:5-9.
Seller and purchaser are another
classification that includes almost the
entire family Of man. 1t is difficult,
perhaps impossible. in all the transac-
tions of this broad field, to carry out
the principles of unfailing equity. In
SO many articles it is hard to ascertain
either the relative or intrinsic value.
The simple rule Of Paul in the text is
to be Just. Both parties should aim
strictly to do what is right. The seller
must take no undue advantage Of the
ignorance or the necessity of the buyer.
While on the other hand, the purchaser
should always aim to pay fair consid-
Grafton for what he receives. A large
class of purchasers adopt the habit Of
depreciatiDg everything they wish to
procure, with the design Of getting il
at the lowest rate possible. A certain
lady, in certain town, was SO addicted
to this species of "Jewing" that the
merchants in the place got to under
stand her; and whenever she came in
to the store, they would put price on
the articles she wanted, with a sufficient
margin for reduction. In Solomon's
days there were the same sort of peo-
pie, and be keenly rebuked them, "I'
is naught, it is naught. saith the buyer:
but when be is gone his way, then he
boasteth." Prov. 20: IA.
| CREDITOR AND DEBTOR often,
and especially in hard times, creditors
are needlessly pressing-make cruel
exactions, and bring those indebted te
them to premature, if not hopeless,
bankruptcy and ruin. These are the
hard lenders Of money, the extortionate,
the grinders of the face Of the poor
the uyiust But on the other hand
how often it occurs that the debtor il
unjust. He contracts debt when hs
should not think Of doing so-for lux
ury, for some imaginary pleasure, some
useless qualification. and not from neces
sity. He borrows without having tht
means to repay, frequently without any
prospect of ever being able to repay
more than that. frequently without any
intention ever to repay. Many debtor
shows an utter indifference about hi.
obligations for value received, whether
for money loaned him, or for articles
which he has used. Multitudes mak'
no effort to cancel honest debts, II
whole or in part, and become offended
when requested to make the paymen
that is due. Misfortune and disap
/ pointment may overtake the best o
men, and render them totally incapable
of meeting the claims against them, AMI
which they earnestly long to pay. |
is not against this class that our re
marks are made to bear But we al
know there is large number who de
liberately run up bills beyond thei
ability to meet, and increase them with
out any manifest concern whether the,
shall ever be honored or not. There i
a peril here like the letting out 0
waters. The Indifference and neglec
about settling small bills gradually pre-
pare the way for making large ones
The man who begins to say to collec
tors of small bills, "call again, so ia
blunts the moral sense, and so far let
down that high tone of integrity an
manliness which should govern th