Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-05

Make investments for eternity ~,
like some capitalists l know who oe
around among their employees with n sr "ak
cilious air, or drive up to tho factory y
manner which seems to Indicate tbor
the autocrat of the universe with ths arg
and the moon In their vest pockets. cb;sa'
anxious when they 60 among laborina
hand and have their broadcloth i nina"sa
Be Christian employer. Remember the.
who are under your charge are bone n, ro''s
bone and flesh Of your flesh, that Jesus AZ,
for them and that they are inmor.so
Divide up your estates, or portions .:
them, for the relief Of the wrrd VI
fore you leave 1t. Do net 90 out of ts:
world like that man who died eight -. ~. .ue
years ago, leaving in his will twenty nan a
lion dollars, yet giving how much for ,hs
Church OF God! How much for the allor,;
alton Of human sufferingl He gave soms
money little while before he died. Th u,e
was we'll; but in all this will of twen,"
million dollars, how much! One millior,
No. Five hundred thousand, No Uas
hundred dollars! No. Two cents, N"
One cent! No. These great cite, proan
ing in an suish, nations crying out Tor thu
bread OF everlasting life A man in a vii,
giving twenty millions OF dollars and NJ.
one cent TO God! 1t is disgrace to oms
civilization.
10 laboring men: I congratulate, Won n,
your prospects. l congratulate you on thu
fact that you are getting your Representa-
tives at Albany. ut Harrisburgh, and a,
Washington. This will go on until Won
will have represent atives at all the head
quarters, and you will nave full iustica
Mark that congratulate you also an
the opportunities for your children. Your
children are going to have vast opportuni.
ties. 1 congratulate you that you have tn
work and that when you are dead your
children will have to work. l congratulate
you also on your opportunities OF informL
tion Plato paid one thousand three hun.
dred dollars for two books. Jerome ruined
himself, financially, by buying one volume
OF Origen. What vast opportunities for in,
telligence for you and your children! A
workin9man goes along by the show win.
dow OF some great publishing house and
he sees book that costs 1--we dollars. He
says ~ wish ! could have that informa.
tion;I wish could raise Ave dollars for
that costly and beautiful book" A few
months pass on and he gets the value OF
that book for fifty cents in a pamphlet
There never was such a day for the work
ing men Of America as the day that is com.
ing.
but the greatest Friend OF capitalist and
toiler, and the One who will yet bring them
together in complete accord, was born one
Christmas night while the curtains OF
heaven swung, stirred by the wings angelic.
Owner Of all things-all the continents
all worlds. and all the islands of light
Capitalist Of immensely, crossing over to
our condition. Coming into our world, not
by gate Of palace, but by door OF barn.
Spending His first night amid the shep-
herds. Gathering afterward around Him
the fishermen to ba His chief attendants.
With adze. and saw, and chisel, and are, and
In q carpenter shop showing himself broth.
or with the tradesmen. Owner of all
things, and yet on a hlllock back OF Jerusa-
lem one day resigning everything for
others, keeping not 30 much as shekel to
pay for His obsequies. BY charity buried
in the suburbs Of a city that had cast
Him out Before the cross Of such q
capitalist, and such q carpenter, all men
can afford to shake hands and worship
Here Is the every mans Christ None 20
high, but He was higher. None 30 poor,
but He was poorer. At His feet the hostile
extremes will yet renounce their animosL
ties, and countenances which have glover
ed with the preiudices and revenge Of CEN
turtles shall brighten with the smile OF
heaven as He commands: "Whatsoever
We would that men should do to you, do 70
even 30 to them"