Daily Republican., 1890-04-15

DAY, In Brooklyn, n. T., on this text
from Proverbs Xxx, IA; at 10 nsught, It |
10 naught, satth the buyer; but when he
u eoae ~ wsy, theu he beaststh."
After rsGssring 10 eolonou's VISIONS |
In makiaG svah n eaeelisut sksteh of .
buyer who bsats aAn down By deprsoi- |
atlng GOOD apA thea boasts OF hts skill, ]
Or. Talmage saAd:
awhile all positions Of life have pow
erfui bssetmssts 10 evil, there are spsci- |
flc forms OF sllurensnt which are pseuliar |
to each essupasion and profession, and |
Il will be- useful 70 speak OF the peculiar |
Temptations Of business meu.
First, ~ In the scene Of The text,
business men are always tempted to sac
RIDGE plain truth, the seller BY sxsGcerat-
ing the value Of goods. and the buyer BY
depreciatlng them.
aBut with what burning indigestion
We think of the Ubiquitous etrataqens BY
which goods are sometimes disposed Of.
A glance at the morning psSers shows
the arrival ct ono OF our hotels OF .
young merchant from QUO Of the inland
cities. He 10 comparative stranger In
the great city, aud, OF course, he must
be shown around, and II will DO the duty
OF some. OF our enterprising houses to
escort him. He 10 large purchaser and
has plenty Of time aud money, and It
will pay to be very Attentive The even
ing IL spcut at . place OF doubtful
amusement Then they 20 back to the
hotel. Having just come to town they
must, Of course, drink. A friend from
the same mercantile establishment drops
in, and usage and generosity suggest
that they must drink
"Bnsiness prospects are talked over,
. ma h.a - r~n a. nat
| tain dilapidated mercantile establish
| M ms that are about to fail. aud for such
kiuaness and maenanimity Of caution
against the dishonesty Of other business
houses, OF course Il 10 expected they viii
and 80 they do-they take drink.
Other merchants lodging in adjoining
rooms 1nd II bard to sleep for the clatter
| Of decanters, and the coarse carousal OF
these hail fellows veil met" wakes
louder. But they cit not ali night at the
wine esp. They must soc the sights.
They sfageer forth with checks flush.
ell and eyes bloodshot. The outer gates
OF hell open 70 let IN the victims. The
wings OF lost soulA ait among the lights,
with the rambling thunders OF the
damned. Farewell to all the sapctities
OF holntl Could mother, sister, father,
stun boring in the inland home, in some
vision Of that night catch . glimpse OF
the ruin wrought they would Iend ont
their hair by the roots and bite the ton.
que till the blood spurted, shrisking out
"God save himv'
"What, suppose you, will come upon
such busiuess establishments? and there
ara hundreds of taem in the cities. They
may beast OF fabulous tales, and they
may have an unprecedented run OF buy.
ere, and the name Of the house may be =
terror 10 all rivals, and from this thrifty
rot there may spring up branch houses
In other cities, and oil the partners Of the
drive their fnii-bloodsd span, knd tho
families may sweep the strest with the
most elegant apparel that human art
ever wove. or earthly magnihcenco ever
| achieved.
.Bu. curse is gathering somewhere
for those mon, AID II 1t does not seizs
hold of the pillars aud in one wild ruin
bring down tho temple of commercial
glory, It will break up their peace, and
they viii tremble with sickness and blolt
with dissipattons, and, pushed to the
precirics Of this life, they will try to hold
back, and cry for help, but no help will
Gomez aud they viii clutch their gold to
take 1t along with them, but It will lie
Il ba&tChto ioha suSM kiesPl bAu NcttV
will sound through their soul, Not o
fartting, thou beggarej spiritp
"And tho judgment will come and
they will stand agliast before 1t, and all
the business iniquities oil . life time will
gather around them, saying, "Do You re-
member this?" End, "Do you remember
that?" Ard clerks that they compelled
to dishonesty, and runners and drsymen
and bookkeepers who Jaw bshind the
scenes. will bear testimony to their ne.
farious deeds, and some virtuous soul
that once stood sghast at the splendor
and pow,r OF these business men will
say, Alasi this 10 sll that 10 left Of
that great firm that occupied . block
with their merchandise and Oysrshatow-
ed the city with their influence, and made
Righteousness and truth aud purity fall
under the CALLING FIRE Of Gvarce and
crime"
''Msn sprrsc:Ate the importance Of
having akoed business ttand, store on
the right siae Of tue street, or the right
Is . good stand for spiritual culture.
Gods aDgels hover over tho world OF
trAtnc to su.tata and build up those who
are trying to do their duty. Tomorrow.
II In your place Of worldly engagement,
you viii stem for Il, you may hear .
sound louder thsa the rattle of drays
and the shuttle Of feet aud tile chink Of
dollars stealing into your soul, saying,
seek - hat the kingdom or God aud
His Righteousness, and all other things
sbali be added unto you" Yet some OF
those eharpest a. bargain are cheated
out Of their Immortal bieasrduess by
stratagens more pairable than any
''drop-game" OF the street. They make
iuv' stmen,s 10 thin.s everlsstlugly
below par. Thy put their vsluablss 10
safe not Ais-prooi. Tsy give full
credit to iunuenoes that will not he able
TO pay one cent on q dollar They
plunge int . LADY ruth from which no
Bankrupt law or 't~o thirds enact
meLt' will ever extricats them. They
take Into their partnership the world. tn.
hssh, and the devil, and the enemy OF
all righteousness viii boast through
eternal aEes that the man ulo in all his
business lie could not be Cutwitted or
over-reachsd, at last tunb!ed Into
spiritual dsialcation. aad was swindled
out Of hsavsp."
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