Telegram-herald., 1890-08-18
DIFFERENT THIEVES
Sermon by Rev. John Jackson
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says "tl4l one cannot de4. With any
one ffom a common shOpEeePes 70
clergyman without watching them lest
they steal fsom you" q just comment,
and tnlnk L eau be app led IN our
country ard TIMES as well IS il ecu q
during lis age. | think christianity
MAS created for a specific purpose, 20
make men honest, upggn; and square
dealing. To teach Us not 10 steal. /
remember reading of missionary
preaching On this commandment z tie
inland OF India; and q certain fine
looking negro ia the audience, seemed
70 pay particular attention 70 the ser
mon. After the m!sslona y was through
preaching the negro departed without
stopping 10 say a word ,apparlntly with
out any concern whatever. IN few
days the negro waiting new horse,
oeto0z himself ID q nelgLb0riug tribe
10 steal one, IS Il Was p / taelr custom
10 buy What they could steal.
After securing a good beast, he rode
II away cOngratulatng himself on his
good luck. As ne was riding along ne
suddenly stopped and listened. He
SAID he thought be heard some one say:
"Inou shalt not steal" Hs then re-
membered the mlssiOnary's address and
vas troubled. IL i stated that he stood
shere Tor over an hour IN deep perplex-
ny. not knowing what to do. Finally,
he turned the horse loose and went
back 10 his hut and to the house OF the
missionary. Falling at his feet he gave
his heart 20 our God, and he did a good
work among the natives alter that.
This shows TO US that the missionary
was teaching the truth; the truth as
applied TO daily life. Ii Christianity
means anything, II means that man
snail be just, right, upright and honest,
Thou shalt rot steal"
/ believe we are living IN day when
we need 10 teach this truth more than
any other. We have not only thieves
in the Jail, but IN every walk OF life.
We have class of robbers nowadays
called "kleptomaniacs." When Il COM
mon man steals loaf Of bread or
ham, he IS jailed Immediately and gets
Il good team III prison. But If lady"
steals pair of kid shoes or a piece of
silk, she Is a poor unfortunate klepto-
maniac.
The public pity her and everything is
settled by her returning the goods or
her husband paying the bill. The
stOre-keepers here, IN our large cities,
employ men 10 walk up and down their
stores 20 watch these poor, demented
beings, but you never hear of n klep,o-
maniac being person without money.
We see and hear OF this nonsense every
day, and it Is a great fraud OF an evil
that ought to be repaired.
We find another kind of stealing. II
Is the great inconsistent curse of the
present day. Ii is the stealing OF a
great amount. II p man steals a small
amount he is duly punished, as the
man was who stole the bread, but the
! man that "cOntscate5' million, he is
all right. lie escapes. This is what We
call respectable stealing. You Will find
a number OF men in TINS age, that have
come INTO possession of 4 large amount
of money tx dishonest dealings. They
are well known among our business
men and they nave tncir place IN
society. If they were treated as they
should be-as a common thief, ike
they are-this high-hauded robbery
would be killed. But they are heroes.
Men talk OF them ~ the clubs aud
society bows - them, and the women
dote or them. They arc heroes.
I Thev come into our churches aud
are our pillars" We accent their
money, everyone gets a little OF
their stolen wea.th. Another form of
stealDgs is that of great CORPORATIONS
ana trusts. i ls q great problem. We
were satisfied Wucn We could 90 TO our
a e. 3 al /.
WAS selling 90 cas- honestly and reserv-
ing but sCLic.cn: profit Tor his living.
But q great truss wil soon come along
and gooh.e him mp and we have TO pay
. their prices OF do without their goods
There are trusts 90 this land taat have
30 conscience or heart. II they can
/ double a priCe and force poor man to
( DAY these eZbor5 iant prices tney VIII
+ 90 It. The more they bleed poor hu-
+ manty, tho setteg they are suited, &ud
+ when q strike comes t4eT takc 10 EU-
rope
Eou w think We can justly cheat q
great corporation IEe railroad. e.
cause we think they VIII DO the sumo
by Us. out t 8 wrong. tits 11St as wrong
rs stealing from % Foort tiye.aascr Ne
are uuaes rust ms -r at Iu Oall,Ii iloI TO
ie honest 70 these corn Tat0es we
sre 90 the poor OF the iAud; and again.
3 man thinks T he can i've and steal
from the government be IS s1tsa7d, but
81 Won steal i.0m the government you
steal from toe DOOR. harj working 0.c1
oil the iani, ana y0u are no. Jlstaed
ia UOtrE it. Stealing - s.a.t Ilg, Wn'
ever you 60 i. And God says, Thou
,12it not s-ral-
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