The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-02-03
Lessons to Business Men.

LII. luN ltlt ut A''''
lncIe, New York, nltir slIOrt txposl-
ton 0i the first seven verses vi ].
Kings, fourth chapter, tile basis for
pmmnIgnting nnl illustrating number
Of lessons tn business men Rild others.
The rMssage is the well known account
uf the increase Of the poor widows oil,
by miracle through the prophet
Elisha. The w0man's SONS were about
to be taken into bondage by creditor,
and the oil was mirNculously sent, that
its sale might supply funds for the li1'ti-
tlation Of the debt. DR.. Taylor said
4 go0tl man may sometimes be hope
lcssly insOlveMt. Bankruptcy i'll hllsi-
ness is not necessarily connected with
bankruptcy or character We lmve no
sympathy with those who arc too imlO-
lent to exert themselves adequately for
their own support, and who, III Tlmck-
crny's wOrrls, stem to he continually try
ing to solve the problem Of "IIow To
live upon nothing II year." OF such
hangers oil, we would S.y, with Paul :
I" II Il man will not work, neither shall
he eat." A mnn may become bankrupt
all Of sudden, because he has not
taken care to look into his own affairs,
and has therefore calculated upon condi-
tons Which did not exist III his own cir
cumstances. 1--WE can vindicate s,lclt
mans honesty only Mt tile expense Of
his intellect" l}nt spme men are made
bankrupt, from no fNult Of theirs, by
the sudden fail,Irc Of II once prolific
source of income; or by "strikes" Of
employees, after cOntrNctS have been
male; or an importer, who by his line
of business is doing the public aservicc,
may be ruined by sudden fall in
prices, or IL mar advanced i'll years may
invest his savings III bank, which,
through the dishonesty Of some officer,
becomes quicksand TO swallow them
up irretrieyaily. Sueha hank officer,
or trustee, who has ,nisapplied the funds
of ward, should have only one place to
go to-. aud that n prison. But the un-
fortunate iuvGster, Or the deceived wAlti,
should have place in the sympathies
and practical regard Of well disposed
community. "Therc arc bankruptcies
Nnnd bankruptcies. But the most pain-
fnl and irrepanblc kiutl is bankruptcy Of
character. There is no resurrection ont
of the grave Of character buried beneath
a fallen fortune.
4 creditor should be consider.te. The
law allows Il creditor TO deserve the
name Of "AIr. Har,ltist" or Of IL "Sly-
lock-" But the law is made for the law
less. "Do not treat Il man as Il rogue,
because he happeus to be i'll your
debt" Remember the golden rule OF
tile Muster, for you may be in that minis
place before long. Do not either, as n
member of corporation, lose your i'll.
1ividunl conscience, or let that corp0l1l.
ton le "a shield behind which y0u will
10 thing which you would not dare to
Ito on your OWL responsibility" Let
kindness be tie rule toward the unfor.
tunate, md reserve the exception Of
liarsllncss for the criminal. God wi's
mcrciful to lis when We had nothing
with which 10 pay our debts. We learn
the Importance Of providing i'll some
way for those dependent ltpON lis, 50
that in the event Of our being removed
| from earth they may be less i'll of than
were this widow amt these children.
DR.. Taylor holds il to he II religions
duty for those who cannot save money
otherwise to insure their lives. Bit to
lie of renl service the Insurance. must br
reliable. So look before yon insure.
Let there he no delay. 1t is no valid
objection against life insurance. to say
That it shows n want Of trust III God for
a man thus to secure IL comfortable f,l'
ture for his children. "'rie mp yo'lr
camel unl then trust to Allah !" M
corr1ptim is NJ iaSe ms cheating
thus. who invest in life insurance.