The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-07-09

have not forgotten their own ear,v
giles. They remember the first
nankeen they measured, the f,r,,
of tea they weighed. the frs. tsR%
they turned the first roof they shin.,ss
They remember how they were d,a
aged, how hungry hey were. and ho~
and how tired they were. and A. ~d
they may be sixty or seventy wear.
krow just how boy feels between 80
twenty, and how a man feels h.. aaa
twenty and sixty. They have No. "a
ten it. Those wealthy employers wsrsss.
originally let down out of Heaven ~;..
pulleys Of silk in wicker-baske, 49,.
lined, famed by cherubic win,s a'
started in toughest cradle, ON ~
rocker misfortune had put her -
foot AMI tipped them into IN. ~.
world. Those men are sympatbs.;c IN
bows.
But you are not only to be kind to tho.
who are under you Christianity kind.
you are also to see that your boss -
man and your head clerks and your &c.
and your oyerseers in the stores are -,
to those under them. Sometimes
will get little brief authority in
or in factory, and while they are -,
courteous to You, the capitalist, or IN va.
the head man of the firm, they are mo.,
brutal in their treatment of those uua..
them. God only knows what some of -.
lads suffer in the cellars and in the ,on.
of some of our great establishm,,,.
They have no one to APPEAL 4.
The time will come when ,h.;.
arm will be strong, and they can deie,a
themselves, but not now. Alas, for som.
Of the cash boys, and the messengar bow,
and the boys that sweep the store. Ala.
for some of them, Now, you capitalists.
you, the head man of the firm, must looL
supervise, see those all around YOU. iny,..
tigate all beneath you.
And then charge you not TO put unn...
essary temptation in the way Of YOU
young men. Do not keep large sum, ar
money lying around unguarded. Knov
how much monev there is in the till. IA
not have the account books loosely kent
There are temptations inevitable to vcun,
men. and enou IN of them without yow
putting any unnecessary temptation in
their way. Men in Wall stree. having
thirty years of repu:a.ion for honesty
have dropped into Sing NJ and perdi.
tion, and you must he careful how YOU nv
a lad of fifteen. And If IL do wrong. ID
not pounce on him like hvsna. Hhs
prove himself unworthy OF your conf
dence do not call in the police, but taks
him home. tell why you dismissed him 70
those who will give him another chsncs
Many young man has done wrong ouce,
who will never do wrong again.
All, my friends. i think we can afford
to give everybody another chance, vhes
God knows we should all have been in ps.
dition if he had not given US ten thousaad
chances.
Then il, in moving around your factory,
or mill, or barn, or store, you are insxors-
BILE with young men, God will remembr
it. Some day the wheel of fortune Win
turn and you will be a pauper, and your
daughter will go to the work house, and
your SON will die on the scaffold. II, ID
moving your young men, you see one with
an ominous pallor of cheek, or you hear
him coughing behind the counter, say =
him:
"Stay home day or two and rest. q
go Out and breathe the breath of Ne
hills.n
II his mother die, do not demand that
on the day after the funeral he be in the
store. Give him at least a week to sue
over that which he will never get over.
Employers, urge upon your employees
above all q positive religious life. Yoa
can do it. You are in position not to b.
laughed at, or scoffed at, or jeered It.
You hold the keys Of the establishmsnk
and by your position you demand
reverence. Now, urge all those employees
into religious life. So far from that
how is it, young men? Instead of being
:heered on the road to Heaven some ofyoa
lre caricatured. and it is hard thing for
you to keep your Christian integrity In
hat store or factory where there are -
many hostile to religion. Ziethen, brave
General under Frederick the Great, was
Christian. Frederick the Great was an in
1del. One day Ziethen. the venerable.
white haired General, asked to be excused
rom military duty that he might attend
he holy sacrament. He was excused. A
lew days after Zietten was dining with
he King and with many notables of Prus.
Iia, when Frederick the Great, in jocess
way, said:
"Well, ziethen, how did the sacrament
IT last Friday digest:" The venerable old
arose and said:
"For your Majesty have risked my life
many time on the battlefield, and fx
FOUR Majesty would be willing any tins
o die; but you do wrong when you insuk
he Christian religion. You will forgivs
ne il l, your old military servant. can mos
'ear in silence an insult to my Lord and
Saviour" Frederick the Great leaped 70
lis feet, and he put out his hand and b
aid:
Happy Ziethen! forgive me, forgive
ne. You will never be bothered again"
Oh, there are many being scoffed at for
heir religion! and thank God that there
re IS many men as brave as Ziethen- Go
o Heaven yourself, oh employer! Take
III your people with you. Soon you VIII
V through buying and selling, and
through with manufacturing and build.
ng, and God will ask you: 'Where are
III those people over whom you had %
.reat influence Are they here! win
hey be here." Oh, ship-ownerl into
vhat harbOr will vour ersw saile After