Telegram-herald., 1888-03-12

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H1hi r1se ~ tlii s<rFey.
Forzsf rhe s1eps already Cfod.
l,nd .1aaTd arge ny sag
A. lass sabbash. the Rev 7. De WITH Tai
nnace. ID o.. tEe pastor hal baptized ~
srrinkilng he. thls morning. hapsizssi hy I'M
nnerslon tlaae sno preferred tns mode. a
faIlisfl-Y having neeu biilit under the pulpit
fns sac .ect n his sermon sas. The Aga u
SHindle and ths text. Job giii. "a "Whose
trust shal be q splaefs ~sb. Dr. Ialuage
sad
Ihs tSo nnst skilifIi architects IA az ths
world are fhe oee and tne spider The one
puts aD a sJlgar mandatory ard the other
aniiis siaasbter hoass for hies. On a
trEhE summer ueruinl, seu TIE sun comes
ous and shines apon Lle SPIDERS web, he-
decket Nita des. The zossanser structure
seems bright enough frE SUSPENSION oFiigs
for supernatural beings t0 cross on. Bus
slas tor the poor fy. shich. ia the latter
part n that very dsg. ssllares on IT, and =
caught and dunzeoned and destroyed The
a. Waa informed tnat it eas 1res bridge,
ard would cost notains. bat al the other end
81 the bridge the taI paid Was i1s oWn lie
Tho neKt dag there cQmss a strong wind ard
away goes ths $50. and tns uiarsuding
sD.der and the viCtialzed fy. So deicats
are fhe siiken threads Il the spiders web
that many thousands n them are put To-
gefher before they hecome visible 70 ths
human eve. and 10 taxes 0C00oC of them %
make taread as iarxs a. the human hair.
Most cruel ~ well as most ingenious Is the
spider prisoner n the Bzsfiis. France,
had one 30 trained that az the sound q a
violin is every day came for is meal % nies.
Job. the author of my text, and the leading
scirntist % ais day. had no doubt watched
tne voracious process Of this one insect with
another. and saw spider and ny swept down
w.ah the same broom. OF scattered By the
same wind Alas, that the world has 50 many
desi gning spiders and yictimized dies.
There has not been a time when the utter
and black trresoonslbility of many men hav-
ing the financial interests Of others IN charge
has been more evident than In these last few
ysar&
rae unroofnx Of banks and dfsappearancs
o. administrators with the funds OF large
estates. and the disorder amid postofice
accounts and deficits amid United States
officials. have made pestilence Of crime
that sole1pnizes every thoughtful man and
woman. and leais every philanthropist and
Christian % ask. " hat shall be done TO stay
The piagaef There j. monsoon abroad.
typhoon. a Sirocco sometimes ask myself
m 70 would not De better Tor men making
wills q bequeath the property directly to
The executors and officers of the court. and
appoint The widows and orphans commit
49, % see that the former got all that did not
belong O. them The simple fact Is that
thsrs are large number Of men sailing
yachts and driving fast horses. and members
of expensive club houses and controlling
country SEATS who are not worth a dollar
if they return TO others their Just
rights Under some sudden reverse they
fail. aud with afflicted air seem 70 re-
TIRE from the world. and seem almost ready
for uonastic life. when IN two or three years
they blossom ous again. having compromised
with their creditors. that -. paid them moth
ing bur regrets. ami the only difference BE-
tween the second chapter of prosperity and
the first Is that their pictures are AuriIlos in
stead of HsnSetts. and their horses 20 n milo
IN twenty seconds less than their predecss-
<s,rs and instead II one country seat they
have -ree. have watched and have no
tied thar nine out q ten of those who fail
In what Is called high life, have more means
after than before the failure. and IN many Of
ths csses failure - only strstegeTn to escape
the payment u honest debts and put the
world ~ the track vhiis they practice =
large sxindle There IS something woefully
wrong In the fact that these things are pos
snie
First - al. charge the blame on careless.
indifferent bank directors and boards having
IN charge xr>at financial Institutions It
ou~hs not 20 ~ possible for president or
cashier or prominent officer of n banking in
Stitution to s~fndls Il year after year with
L.. 4
n these frauds ara carried on Tor two or
three yesrs without detection, either ths
directors are partners in thu infamy and
peckssesl par. - the theft. or they are guilty
of a cuiranls neglect II duty. for which God
w,B hoil them as responsible "a he holeis tbs
a~zno,s issl1ss 5cfrauiers What right have
prominent business men - allow their nam-s
e. - published a. directors in q financial
INSTITUTION. 50 thas uns0ph sticated people
are thereby indaced % deposit their money
IN or b1Y the scrip t6ereof. when they. the
runl iShed 6irsrtors. are doing nothing for
gi,a safety of the Institution It is case of de-
erttion most rvprehe8sibie Many people With
sssirpfts of uonrT. not needed for immediate
rss. aithfuzh il may ~ a httle further ou
fnriispeusabie. are without friends competeus
~ sslvise thefn. aad they are guided solely by
fhp character q rbe men wAoSs nsuies aTe
.ze~ciafe.i yrsth t,ie Institution When tle
crash came. and with the overthrow II tie
hanks went Ire Srrall earnia-s AM iinrei
fortunes of widows ard errhses and tia
krlplsssSlv srrsl. the directors Secod vi.h
iaiotie stare. and - the inQuirT ~ tho
frsnz.ed deroSiturs and stockholders Who hssi
i,-ss their al. and e. the arrai1urnens ~ an
indignant uuhiic Pad nothing "a SAY except
eve Thought it wss al right We did nos
know ttere vas eovthinr long -
,nr on lt was tbe,r dusy - know
TIER stcsa IN rcsiocn which Dc
hrsie3 Ere pecple with ths tiea that
they wars carefully ctssrvsrt Calling
thesusei~es dir@ctcrs. tiisv did not direct
Thrv had opportunity q auditing accounts
spd Inspecting ne hcoks No tsrne 70 Do sni
TAen they hsd 10 business - sccrrt the POSI-
ton. ft srerns b ~ Ere pride ~ sorie led
u,er - ~ airectsrS IN great many inEstR-
ts,rs. ~nd az thev know is whether OF ne
the~ ret their dlTidencis regularly. and their
narseS srs rsesi as iecov darks 20 bring others
near ~rcuzh ~ ~ nasis EsTneot West. first
rf al = aeesiei IS thst Eve faousari nsnk di-
r--f.-rS snri isrsurs,ce ccnrsnv directrrs -
So, ~ attend - their business as directors
The business world VII - fsli ~ f-atd ilfSt
IS hcnx ss frasd IS - essT. " ban yru sr-ess
tse prrsiCens ard secretary ~ hanx far an
rrrh-xzierient csrrig-i ga TOR Fvany Fears.
ha~e silently q sneriifs cus the Ssfue 5sy -
sr~ss1 a. th@ directors. Tier sre siiity
either 81 aegiect ~ cenri1cfrT.
'slb-- zsU> o0s VII Str hrtoer rrrssh
she xcspes snd let business matters sle1e. >
I reply. lt voar z7Srel 3oe> apt INSPIRE
corrucn euBessv IN ere tesl-1Es ef fueii. rhe
sconer ver cisse M rour tr,ssrei sra psrch =
into she aspth of the Atlannc ocesn ne