Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-24


OF the operatives a pattern to the country.
ana II my life is spared by Divine Provi-
dence, hope TO see cOntentment satisiac-
lon ana happiness around me-"
That is Christian character demonstrated.
Ihere are others in this country and in other
lands on smaller scale doing their best for
their employees. They have not forgoten
their own early strugglCs. They remember
the ilrst ward OF nankeon they measured, the
first quarterof tea they weighed, the drstbap-
lster they turned, the Qrst roof they shingled.
they remember how they were discouraged,
now hungry they were, and how cold and now
tired they were, and though they may be six
ty or seventy years of age, they know Just how
a boy feels b tween ten and twenty ami now
young mal feels between twenty and thirty.
They have not forgotten t. Those wealthy
employers were not originally let down out OF
heaven with pulleys Of silk IN wicker has-
ket, satin-lined, famed by cherubic wings
They started in roughest cradle on whose
rocker Misfortune put her violent foot and
tipped them into the cold world. Those old
men are sympathetic with boys.
But you are not only 90 be kind to those
who are under you-Christianly hnd-but
you are also 10 see that your boss workman
and your head clerks and your agents aud
your oyerseers In stores are Kind 10 those
under them. Sometimes a man will get u
little brief authority in a store or in IA fac
tory, and while they are very courteous TO you,
the capitalist, or to you, the head man OF the
firm. they are most brutal in their treatment
OF those under them. God only knows what
some OF tue lads suffer in the cellars aud IN
the lofts of some OF our great establishments.
They have no one to appeal to. The Time Will
come when their arm will be strong ana they
can defend themselves, but not now. Alas,
for some of the cash boys, and the messenger
boys. and the boys that sweep the etore. Alas,
for some of them Now, you capitalist. YOU,
the head man of the firm, must look, super
vise see those all around you, investigate all
beneath you.
And then charge you not to rut unueces-
sary temptation in the way OF your young
men. Do not keep large sums of money lying
around unguArded. Know how much money
there IL in the till. Do not have the account
books loosely kept. There are temptations
inevitable 10 Young men, and enough OF them
without your putting unnecessary tempta-
uons In their way. Men in Wall street hay-
ing thirty years of reputation for honesty
have dropped into Sing Sing and perdition.
and you must be careful how you try lad OF
fifteen. And fhe do wrong, do not pounce on
him like hyena. II he prove himself un-
worthy of your confidence do not call in the
police, but take him home, tell why you dis
missed him TO those who VIII give him
another chance. Many young man has done
wrong once. who Will never do wrong again.
All, my friends! l think we can afford TO
give everybody another chance, when God
knows we should all have been in perdiuOn
II He had not gwen us 10000 chances.
Then IL IN moving around your factory, or
mill, or barn, or store you are ineXOrabe with
young men, God Will remember 1t. Some day
the wheel OF fortune will turn and you VIII be
u DAuDGfs anu your uhuEukGF VIII kD 10 hnt
wOrkhouse and your son will die on the scaf-
fold. III in moving among your young men
you see one with an ominous pallor Of cheek,
or you hear him coughing behind the counter,
say to hun. "Stay home a day or two aud
rest, or go out and breathe the breath OF the
hills" If his mother die, do not demand that
on the day after the funeral he be in the store
Give HIM at least u week TO get over that
which he will never get over.
Employers, urge upon your employees above
all, positive religious life. You can do it.
You are in position not TO be laughed at, or
scohed at, or jeered at. You hold the keys OF
the establishment, and by your position you
demand reverence. Now, urg all those en-
plOyes into a religious life. 80 far from that,
how is it, young men2 Instead OF being
che cred on the road TO heaven, some of you
are caricatured. and It is hard thing for you
TO keep your Christian integrity in that store
or factory where there are 50 many hostile 10
religion. ZeLhen, brave General under
Frederick the Great. was a Christian. Fred-
erick the Great was an in6del. One day
Ziethen, the venerable, white haired Genofal,
asked TO be excused from military duty
that he might attend the holy sacrament.
He was excused. A foW days after Ziethen
was dining with the King and with many
nOtables Of Prussia, when Froderick the
Great, IN jocOse way, said: well, Iiethen,
how did the sacrament Of last Friday digestW
The venerable old warrior arose and eaid:
"FOr your Majesty have risked my life many
a time on the battlefield, aud for your Mai
esty would be willing any time TO die; hut
you 90 wrong WnGu you Insult ine Gnfi5tlhu
religion. You Will forgive me II !, your Old
military servant, cannot bear in silence any
insult to my Lord and my Saviour" Frederick
the Great leaped 10 his feet and he put out
his hand and he said: Happy Ziethen, forgive
me. forgive me. You will never De bothered
again."
Oh, there are many being scoffed at for
their religion and thank God there are
many men as brave rs Zlethen. Go TO heaven
yourself o, employer! Take all your people
Ng1ll nH through UVinu
and selling and through with manufacturing
aud building, and God will ask you: "Where
are all those people over whom you had 80
great influence? Are they here2 VIII they
be here2 o, shipowners! into what harbor
will your crew sail2 After being tossed on 80
many seas Will they gain the port Of heaven
o, bankers! will those young men who are
running mp and down the long lines OF figures
and handling the checks and drafts. and
handling the rolls OF government securities.
are they keeping their accounts right with
GOdy-the CT edit account OF mercies received
and the debt account OF sins forgiven. D., you
dry goods merchants! are those young men
under your care who are providing fabrics OF
apparel for head and hand, and foot
and back, 20 go unclOthed-unclOthed INTO
eternity o, you merchant grocers! are those
Young men that under your care are providing
food for the bodies and families Of men TO go
starved for ever? o, you manufacturers Of
this Unued Statesl with 50 many wheels NY
ing and 80 many bands pulling, and no many
new patterns turned out. and 20 many goods
shipped--are the spnners, are the carmen,
are the draymen, are the salesmen, are the
watchers OF your establishments working out
everything but their own salvation? Can II
be that, having those people under your care,
Ave, ten, twenty years. you have made no
everlasting impression Tor good on their I'M
mortal sOuls2 God turn us all back from such
selnsuness, and teach us 10 live for others anu
not for ourselves. Christ sets MS the example
Of sacrifice, aud 50 do many OF HIS disciples.
One summer, In California, a gentleman
who had just removed from the Sandwich
Islands told me this incident. He said one Of
the Sandwich lslanas rs devoted 70 lepers
People getting sick OF the leprOsy on the other
islands are sent 70 that Isle Of lepers. They
never come or. They are In different stages
Of disease, but all who die on that island die
Of leprOCy. On one OF the healthy Islands
there was q physician who always wore his
hand glOVed. and II was often discussed why
he always had glove on that hand under all
circumstances.
One day this physician came 10 the city au-
thoriies, and he withdrew his glove and he
said 10 the officers Of the law: "NOu see on
that hand a spot OF the leprOay and that Hm
doomed TO die. / might hide this FOR little
while and keep away from the Isle OF lepere;
but ! am physician, aud I can go on that
island and administer TO tho gufIerings Of
and should like 10 go now. IL would be sell
fish la mo 70 stay amid these luxurious sur
rounding. when mi gut be OF 80 much help TO
the wretchod. send me 10 the isle Of the lep-
ers." They seeing the spot of leprosy, OF
course took the man into custody. He bade
an agonizing farewell He could never she
them again. He was taken 10 the isle Of
the lepers, nd there wrought among the sick
until prOstrated by his own death, which
az last came. OH that was magnificent self.
denial, magnificent sacrifice. only surpassed
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