The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-15
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a thing is in their possession, therefore it
is theirs. You have solehnn trust that
God has given you. In this vast assem-
blage there may be some who have mis-
appropriated trust funds Put them
back, or, if you have SO hopelessly in
volved them that you cannot
put them back, confess the whole
thing to those whom you have wronged,
and you will sleep better nights,
and you will have the better chance for
your soul. What a sad thing it would
be if, after you are dead, your admins
traitor should find out from the account
books, or from the lack of vouchers, that
you not only were bankrupt in estate,
but that you lost your soul. If all the
trust funds that have been misappropri-
ated should suddenly fly to their owners,
and all the property that has been pur-
loined should suddenly go back to its
owners, it would crush into ruin every
city in America.
A missionary IN one of the islands of
the Pacific preached on dishonesty, and
the next morning he looked out of his
window, and he saw his yard full of goods
of all kinds He wondered and asked the
cause of all this. '.Well,n said the ma
tives, ''our gods that we have been
worshiping permit us to steal, but ac-
cording to what you said yesterday, the
God of heaven and earth will not allow
this, so we bring back all these goods,
and we ask you to help us in taking
them to the places where they belong''
H uext Sabbath all the ministers, in
America should preach sermons on the
abuse of trust funds, and on the evils of
purloining, and the sermons were all
blessed Of God, and regulations were
made that all these things should be
taken to the city halls, it would not be
long before every city hall in America
would be crowded from cellar to cupola
Let me say in the most emphatic man.
ner to all young men, dishonesty will
never pay.
An abbot wanted to buy piece of
ground and the owner would not sell it,
but the owner finally consented to let it
to him until he could raise one crop, and
the abbot soyed acorns, crop of 200
years! And I tell you, young man, that
the dishonesties which you plant in your
heart and life will seem to be very insig-
nificant, but they will grow up until they
will overshadow you with horrible dark
ness, overshadow all time and all eter-
nifty. 1t will not be a crop for 200 years,
but crop for everlasting ages.
have also a word of comfort for all
who suffer from the malfeasance of
others, and every honest man, woman
and child does suffer from what goes on
In financial scampdom. Society is SO
bound together that all the misfortunes
which good people suffer in business
matters come from the misdeeds of
others. Bear up under distress, strong
in God. He will see you through,
though your nisfortunes should be CEN
tupled. Philosophers tell us that col
umn of air forty-five miles in height
rests on every mans head and shoul-
ders. But that is nothing compared with
the pressure that business life has put
upon many of you. God made up his
mind long ago how many Or how few
dollars it would be best for you to have.
Trust to his appointment, The door will
soon open to let you out and let you up.
What shock of delight for men who
for thirty years have been in business
anxiety when they shall suddenly awake
in everlasting holiday. On the maps of
the Arctic regions there are two places
whose names are remarkable-given,
suppose, by some polar expedition
'.Cape Farewell and s.Thank God Har-
bor." At this last the Polaris wintered
in 1871, and the Tgress in 1878.
Some ships have passed the cape,
yet never reached the harbor. But from
what know of many of you, have con-
cluded that though your voyage of life
may be very rough, run into by icebergs
on this side and icebergs on that, you will
in due time reach Cape Farewell and
there bid good-by to all annoyances, and
soon after drop anchor in the calm and
imperturbable waters of Thank God
harbor. s'There the wicked cease from
/ troubling. and the weary are at rest.n