The New York herald., 1877-01-22
are interested in the morality and Christian integrity
OF the legal profession.

are interested In the morality and Christian integrity
OF the legal profession
But how Is the attorney 10 decide by what princi
pies he should conduct himself regard 10 hls clients
God alone can direct him. To that tribunal he mus
be appellant and he will get an answer IL quote e
you the decision OF the Supreme Court OF hcaven:-'
any man lack wisdom let him ask Of God who glve'l
TO all men willingly, aud II shall be given him. Wha
busy scene is an attorneys Office! Good and bad
alike come there; somo trying TO see how they can
escape solemn martial obligations others how they
laii advantagcousy; others, again, to try and
make the insurance companies pay Tor house tAcy
have burned down; while hundreds and hundreds
Tor the simple errand Of avoiding paying thor
honest debts. Now It rs not very easy thing TO ad
wise the settlement OF suit when you know It's con-
tluuancc would open 10 you minc or wealth IL Is
easy thing to give up the contcstng OF will III tho
Surrogatcs Court because you know the estator was
IN sound mind Under these temptations nero are
OF who have gone down, and some o! them
from being the pride OF The State nave become ds-
grace 10 the Tombs court ROOM Every one wants INC
sustaining power OF the old religion OF Jesus
Christ.
Tho FIRST OF lawyers great tenn mpations 70 scepti.
cism. Controversy is The lifetime business OF men oi
that profession You make IT perpctual; You get 81
used TO asking tho sharp question "why:" and mag.
ing the unadcd reason superior 10 the emotions that
the religion Of Jesus Christ, which is above man $
reason Is not behevcd in by some Of You rhe most
brilliant orator in The last Presidential campaign 10 a
foe 10 Christianity, and no wrote book In which, on
the first page he inscribed :"An honest God Is the
nobest work OF man. y Sccptlcism Is The mightiest
temptation OF the legal man. lie who can resist all
temptations TO inudclity, like John McLanc. VINO
stepped from the supreme COuft OF the Uuteu StutcS
10 supcrintcnd Sunday school union, deserves Pratu-
lalion ana cncominm. on let me call on you to quit
asking questions ami begin believing The mishtest
men become believers, not through their heads but
through their hearts II you don't become Christian
till you reason whole thing in regard TO Christ
and the immortality oil the soul you VIII never pcs
come Christian ut all
sAnnArH BrEAkiSG.
Another great temptation Is 10 sabbath breaking.
trial has gong for ten or fifteen days. the evil
all Saturday neht the Judge says, "Crer,
adjourn the court 10 ten O'Clock on Monday morn
ing On Monday the counsel has 10 sum up mis-
case Thousands of dollars, the reputation, perhaps
the life OF the client Ugh; depend on the success OF
his plea. How will he spend tho intervening Sunday
There not one lawyer out oil a hundred who would
not yield TO the temptation to break tho Lords day
circumstances, andyet II he does he ruins
his own soul what my brother, you can't do before
twelve O'Clock ON Saturday night and after twelve
O'Clock sunday night the Lord doesn't want you TO
do Besides, want the twenty-iour hours oi rest TO
give You that electrical power which will be worth
more Than all The dry study you can give IL a
man doesn't take rest one day out OF seven he robs
thrcc-God, his own soul and his client Chief Justice
Hale says:-"whcn don't properly keep the Lords
day all The rest of the week is unhappy and unsuc-
cessful" quote to-day from the hgncs, statute oooS
keep 1t hoy." The legal gentleman who breaks that
statute may seem al first 10 have the advantage Out
he who keeps 1t Will have in the long run larger pat
ronage ana greater than those who break It,
The observance OF the Lords statute pays not only
spiritually, but II pays In hard dollars ana cents
lntempcrancc Is another great temptation or the
legal profession. have seen them 60 down by scores
the flower of the American Bar. ruined in reputation
and ruined IN everything
LAWSUIT.
Another powerful temptation Tor legal minds Is to
allow themselves be absorbed with their profession
shut the great future. You all know that
you who have often tried others Will be all tried
yourselves. Death will servo on you all writ OF
eecment All the affairs Of your life will be presented
in bill OF particulars There Will be no appeal to
higher court for this Is the highest There will be no
turning States evidence, no moving Of nonsuit-
the case will come inexoraoy. You my brcthi en-,
often advocates Tor others, will need an advocate
for yourselves. Have you selected oneY We have an
advocate tho Lord Jesus Christ 1t Is uncertain
when your case will be called on; be ye also ready
Some have departed this life like Christians, others
still sccptcs. In the latter case it was the unpar-
doncd sinner versus the Lord God s.mighty All!
what disastrous litgationi Behold He comes the
Judge, through the clouds of heaven; great white
throne the judicial bench the archangels voco that
shall wake the dead the crier; the pound OF the last
thunderbol the ial OF the gavel Come, ye blcssed!
depart, ye cursed! the acquittal or the condcmna
tion. ''And saw the dead small and great, stand be-
foro God and the books were opened"