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triumpbed in the grace of God. They wers

triumphed in the grace of God. They wen
cheated out Of everything but their collins.
They w:re sued. They were elected from
the premises. They were throttled by con-
stables, with whole packs Of writs. They
had to confess judgment. Upon thu most sa-
cred family relic the auctioneer's mallet came
down-.going, going, gone. And yet yet Gng tnegY
And do you think the Lord has no regard for
you3 He knows every item Of your worldly
business better than you know it yourself,
and having delivered them, He will deliver
you. I had very good friend in bust
ness who was always unfortunate. He
seemed to have fine business faculty:
He was Of excellent character, and one OF
the noblest man | ever knew. But just as
you sometimes observe in life in regard to
some one else: everything he put his hand to
was failure. After while. under the
stress and burden he died. When heard ol
his death the first words l uttered were:
''Good! he has got rid Of the sheriff"
And there are those multitudeS before the
throne When the question comes up IN
regard to them the angels standing on the
sea of glass answer: These are tney +Saio VINO
robes washed and made white in the blood
Of the Lamb"
If what have been saying Is true, then
you ought to cultivate business grace. You
want to offer such a prayer as Mr.. Ashley
offered just before the great charge at the
battle OF Edgehill In the presence OF hia
troops he knelt down and said: Lord God,
Thou knowest how busy am gong TO oa
to-day. If forget thee, do not Thou forget
me.n What q prayer that would be for you
to start out with every morning Of your bust-
ness life: Lord I will be very busy to-day,
If I forget Thee, forget not Thou
me-" Commercial ethics, business honor,
laws of trade ara good enou yh in their place,
but there will come time whep the world
will slip away from you. 1t will be time
when it will seem as il all the devils OF dark.
ness were after your soul Under that
influence how many have gone DOWN.
Some forged, some maltreated their friends,
some cursed their enemies, some had their
name born amid scandals and their
name was pronounced with detesta-
ton. They were ruined by business
life. You could count up great, many
Of them. Others have gone. through
all unscathed. Men came out from their
store. They said: "Well, If there ever was
a Christian trader that is onen Integrity
kept the books. Integrity waited on the Gus
toners. A light from the throne OF God
flashed into his sho Y window. Wrath never
stamped that floor, nor did sly dishonesty
ever cover up the imperfections OF goods.
Love to Goo, love t)men were the controlling
principles of that man. After while, one
morning the shutters are not let down from
the store window. The bolts ore not removed
from the door. People passing say: "What
is the matterr Business acquaiutauces
stop and say: "Why is this store closed"
They come up closer and they
read card on the door saying: "Closed on
account of tn, death of one Of the firm"
That day it is talked all through business cir
c!es how that good man is gone. Boards
of trade pass resolutions of sympathy, and
churches pray: "Help Lord for the Cody
man ceaseth." He has made his last
bargain. He has suffered his last loss. He
has ached with his last fatigue. HI
Christian industries will bless his children
now that he is gone; and beluests to the
Kingdom of God will gather many sons into
glory. Everlasting rewards for earthly
discipline. "There the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary arc at rest"