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

are interested in the morality and Christian integrity
OF the legal profession.
rExrrArioSs AND RESPONSIBILITIES
But how Is the attorney 10 decide by what princi.
Piles he should conduct himself regard hls clients
be appellant, and he will get an answer quote to
you the decision OF the Supreme Court of hcaven:' If
any man lack wisdom let him ask Of God, who gveth
10 all men willingly aud II shall be given him. What
busy scene is an attorneys of1ce! Good and bad
alike come there; somc trying 10 see how they can
escape solemn marital obligations; others how they
can iaii advantagcousIy; others, again, to try and
mako the insurance companies pay Tor a house they
have burned down while hundreds and hundreds
come Tor the simple errand oi avoiding paying thor
honest debts Now II IS not very easy thing TO ad
wise the settlement of suit when you know It's con-
tinuanco would open 10 you a mno OF wealth IL Is
no easy thing TO give up The coutestng OF will III mo
Surosatcs Court because you know the testator was
IN sound mind. Under these temptations there are
scores OF men who have gone down. and some o. them
from being the pride OF he State have become dis
sustaining power OF tho religion OF Jesus
Christ.
scEprIcIsM
Tho first Of a lawyers great temptations 10 scept
cism. Controversy is The lifetime business Of men of
that profession. You make It perpetual; you get so
used 70 asking tho sharp question "Why:' and max
Ing the unaided superior 10 the emotions that
the religion OF Jesus Christ, which is above man s
reason, Is believed in by some OF yon. The most
brilliant orator in the last Presidential campaign ,s
oe 10 Christianity, and ho wrote book IN which, On
tue rst page, he inscribed honest God is the
nobcst work OF man Sccptlcism Is the mightest
temptation OF the legal man. lie who can resist ali
temptations to in1delny, like John Mclanc. who
TO supcrntcnd Sunday school union, deserves Pratu
lation cncomium. on let me call on you to quit
men become believers not through their heads but
through their hearts II you don't become Christian
till reason this whole thing out in regard TO Christ
and the Immortality oil the soul you VIII never be-
come Christian nj all
sARpArH BHEAKiSG.
Another great temptation ~ TO sabbath breaking.
trial has been going for fifteen days. the evi-
dcncc Is all IN Saturday night the Judge says, "Crer,
adjourn the court TO ten O'Clock on Monday morn.
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case. Thousands of dollars, the reputation, perhaps
the life OF the client might depend the success Of
his plea. How will he spend tho intervening Sunday
There rs not one lawyer out oi hundred who would
not yield to the temptation to break tho Lords day
his own soul What. my brother, you can't do before
twelve O'Clock on Saturday night and after twelve
O'Clock on Sunday night the Lord doesn't want you to
do Besides you want the twentyiour hours OF rest to
gIve you that electrical power which will be worth
moro Than all The dry study you can give II
doesn't take rest one day out OF seven he robs
thrcc-God his own soul and his client Chiet Justice
Hale says:-"when don't properly keep the Lords
day all The rest of tho week Is unhappy and unsuc-
cessfu." quote to-day from the highest statute book
in tho universe :-"Rcmcmbcr the Sabbath day, TO
keep i holy The legal gentleman who breaks that
he who keeps 1t will have in the long run larger pat
ronage ana greater success than those who break It,
The observance OF tho Lords statute pays not only
spiritually, but IL pays In hard dollars and cents
lntempcrancc Is another great temptation OF the
legal procss,o have seen them 60 down by scores
the flower of the American Bar, ruined in reputation
ami ruined IN everything
LAWSUIT.
Another powerful temptation Tor legal minds s to
allow themselves be absorbed with their profession
to shut out the great future. You all know that
you who have so often tried others will be all tried
yourselves. Death will you all writ Of
cjecment All the affairs Of your life will be presented
in bill OF particulars. There will be appeal
higher court for this Is the highest There Will be
turning States evidence, no moving OF a nonsuit-
the case will come on inexoraoy You, my brethren,
for yourselves. Have you selected one We have an
advocate the Lord Jesus Christ 1t Is uncertain
when your will be called be ye also ready.
Some have departed this life like Christians, others
still sceptcs. In the latter case il was the unpar.
doncd sinner versus the Lord God almighty. Ah
what a disastrous htgationi Behold He comes, th o
Judge, through the clouds Of heaven; great white
throne the judicial bench the archangel's voico that
shall wake tho dead the crier; the pound Of the last
thunderbol tho fall Of the gavel Come, ye bessed'
.'Dcpart ye cursed' the acquittal the condcmna-
tion. ..And tho dead small aud great, stand be-
loro God and the books were opened.