The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-04-06

duthrle the great scottish preacher few years be-
fore his death he stood in great public meeting and
declared: ''When came TO Ednburg the people some
times laughed at my blue stockings and at my cotton
umbrella, and they said looked like a common pow-
man, and derided me because lived in a house for
which paid thirty-ive pounds rent a wear, and oft
times walked when would have been very glad to
have had cab; but, gentlemen, did all that because
wanted to pay the premium on Life Insurance that
would keep my family comfortable il sholld de-
That take TO be the right expression OF honest,
teliigent, christian man.
The utter indifference OF many people on this mpor-
tsnt subject accounts for much OF the crime and the
pauperism OF day. Who are these children sweep
ing the crossings with broken broom and begging of
yOu penny you go by? Who are these lost souls
gliding under the gasight in thin shawl? All, they
the victims o. want in many OF the the forecast
of parents and grandparents might have prohibited it.
God only knows how they struggled do right. They
prayed until the tears frcze their cheeks They
ed on the sack until the breaking OF the day, but they
could not get enough money 10 pay the rent; they
could not get enough money TO decenty cuthe them
selves and one day. in that wretched home the angel
OF purify and the angel ni crime fought great fight be-
tween the empty bread tray and the reess hearth and
the black winged angel shrieked, aha! have won
the day."
Saws some man. Il believe what Won saw is right and
christian, and mean sometime attend this mat
ter My friend you are going to lose the comfort OF
your household in the the sinner loses Heay-
en-, by procrastination all around me the desti-
tute and suffering families OF parents who meant some
day TO attend TO this christian duty. During the pro-
Of adjournment the got his feet wet and then
came chill and delirium, AMI the doeiul shake OF
the Doctors head and the obsequies Ii there be any,
thing more pabl than woman delicately brought up
aud her marriage day by mn indulgent father given
a whom she is the chief JOY and pride OF life
until the moment Of his death, and then that same wo
going out with helpless children at her back to
struggle for bread in word where brawny muscle and
rug sedness OF soul arSI say il there be any,
thing more pLble than that, don't know what it is
Yet there good women who indifferent in regard
to their husbands duty this subject and there are
positively hostile, though Life Insurance sub
eced to fatality. There is in this city to-
day very poor woman keeping a small candy shop,
who vehementy opposed the insurance of her hus-
bands life, and when application had been made for
policy of so 900. she frustrated it. She would never
have document in the house that implied il was pos
sibe her husband ever to die. One day, in the quick
revolution o machinery, his life was instantly dashed
making the half OF miserable living. Her two chill
dren have been taken from her in order that they
may be clothed and scooed and her life to be pro-
longed hardship.
imam, before forfy-eight hours have passed away.
appear the desk OF of great Life Insurance
companies have the sethoscope of the physician put
heart and lungs, and by the seal OF honest
company decree that your children shall not be sub
ected 10 the humiliation of financial struggle i'm the
dark day of your demise.
But must ask the engaged in the Life Insur-
business whether they feel the Importance their
trust. and charge Them must, that they need divine
grace help them in their work. In this day, when
there many rivaries in your line OF business
You will he tempted 10 0verstate the amount of assets
aud the extent OF the surplus, and you will be tempted
abuse the franchise OF the company and make up
for the deficits OF 1877 by adding of the receipts OF
1885, and You will be tempted TO send mean anon
ymous circulars, derosatory of other companies forget
full OF the fact that anonymous communication means
cny two thinss-the cowarliee of the author and the
in efficiency OF the policy in allowing such thing to be
dated anywhere inside of penitentiary. Under
the mighty pressure many have gone down, and you
will follow them it you have too much confidence in
yourse and do not appeal to the Lord for positive help
But any OF You belong to that miscreant class Of peo
Pile who, without any financial ability, organize them
selves into what they call Life Insurance company
with pretended capital OF 100000 s300,O0O then
Yourselves into the lucrative positions, and then
take all the premiums for yourse Ives, and them at the
approach OF the State Superintendent, drop all into the
hands those Life Insurance undertakers, whose bust
is gather up the ,emains OF defunct organza
tnns and bury them in their vault-then, tel
you you had hotter get of the business and dis
gorg. the widows houses YOU have swallowed But
my word Is 10 all those who legtmaely engaged in
the Lie Insur ,ncc business. You ought to be better
than other men, not only because ofthe responsibilities
that upon but because the truth is ever con-
fronting you that your stay earth is uncertain and
yonr life matter of few days years. Do these
llIc .l. leIInrs ilal intn oil