The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-26

over the names NJ mon just ike tAot, 10 whose
honesty you had eosnq,te confidence pus
placed Ia certain crises o. tcmpt alton inty Ncns
overheard Ne~r SO many temptations 10
ssounarelisrl as now Not iav on the s,atatc
book hui has some back door through which
riserraaf can escape All how nnny deep
tions In the fabric 81 goods: 80 much plumber
Ing In commercial life that II . man tll~a about
living life ~ complete commercial accuracy
there are those who ascribe II 20 gfccnness anu
lack Of tact Moro need Of honesty now than ever
before, tried honesty, complete honesty more
than In those times when business Was piain
affair and woolens wcrc wooilcns and silks wore
silks and men were men.
How many mon do you suppose there are IA
commercial life who could say truthfuily; in al
the sales have ever made Ihavc never ovorstAt
ed the value OF goods; In all the sales hsyecver
made have never covered up m impcrfection
IN the fabric OF all the thousands OF dollars
have ever made have not taken one dishonest
farthings" There arr men. however who can
say H. hundreds who can say H. thousands WHO
can say H. They arc more honest ihan wncn
they sold their first terce OF rice. or their nrs'
trkin OF butter. because their honesty and In
teerity have been tested, tried md came out
triumphant But they remember time when
they could have robbed partner, or have ab-
seconded With tho funds 81 . bank. or sprung u.
snap Judgment. or made . falsa assignment, or
borrowed inmiiahiy without any Efforts
and ficcced him. Bat they never took one step
on that pathway OF hell FIRE. They can say
their prayers without hearing tho chink OF ais
honest dollars. They can read their bible with
cut thinking of the time when with lie on
their soul in the Cuslom House they kissed tho
Book, They can think OF death and the judg-
ment that comes after Il without any ninching
that day when Gil charlatans and cheats ana
jockeys and frauds shall be doubly damned. ~
does not make their knees knock together ana
10 does not make their teeth chatter 10 read ms
the partridge stitch on eggs and hatcheth them
not. 80 he that gettoth riches, and not by right,
shall leave them In the midst OF his days, anu
at his end shall be a fool"
oh, what school 0f integrity business Ire N !
III YOU have ever been tempted TO let your in-
tcgriiy cringe before present advantage, IL you
have ever Weakened up in some embarrassment
and said. Now, I'll step little aside from the
right path and no one will know II, ana III
come all right again; IL Is only once" on, that
only once has ruined tens OF thousands OF men
for this life and blasted their souls for eternity
lt L. tremendous school, business life, q sehooi
Of integrity. A merchant In Liverpool got a
fiyc-pound Bank-of England note, and holding
IL up toward the Hight he saw some inter.
lincations in what seemed red int. He
finally deciphcred the letters and FOUND
out that the writing had been made by
slave in Algicrs. saying In substance: VINO
ever gets this bank note viii please 10 INFORM
my brother, John Dean. living near Carlisle,
that am slave OF the Boy OF Algters." Tho
merchant sent word, employed government
officers. and found who this man was, spoken OF
In this bank bill. After awhile the man was
rescued, who for eleven years had been slave
OF tho Bey OF Alglers. He was Immediately
omancipated. but was so worn out by hardship
and exposure he soon after died. on, II some
OF the bank bills that come through your hands
could tell all tho scenes through which they
have passed, IL would be tragedy eclipsing
any drama of Shakespeare, mighticr than King
| Lear or Macbeth.
| AS go on in this subject. au impressed with
| tho importance OF our having more sympathy
with business men. Is IL not u shame that we
| In our pulpts do not oftencr preach about their
struggles, their trials. and their temptations
Men who toll with their hands are not apt TO be
very sympathetic with those who toll with the
| brain. Tho farmers who raise the corn and the
| oats and the wheat sometimes are tempted Il
| think that grain merchants have an easy time
| and got their profits without giving any equiv
| alcnt Plato and Aristotle were SO opposed u
| merchandise that they declared com
mcrce 20 be the curse OF tho nations
and they advised that cities be built ut least ten
| miles from the sea-coast But you and know
that there are no more industrious or nigh
minded men than those who move In the world
| OF traflic. Some OF them carry burdens heavier
| than hods OF brick. and are exposed 10 sharper
\ things than the east wind, and climb mounta!ns
| higher than the Alps or Himalayas, and II they
| are faithful Christ Will NJ last say 10 them
| "Well donogood and faithful servants thou has
| been faithful over few thngs,I will make the'
ruler over many things Enter thou into The
| Joy OF thy Lord"
We talk about the martyrs OF the Picdmon
valley, and the martyrs among the Scotch
| highlands, and the martyrs nt Oxford. There
| are Just as certainly martyrs Of Wall stree
and state street, martyrs OF Fulton street nn'
| Broadway, martyrs of Atlantic street an,
| Chestnut street, going through hotter fires, o
| having their necks under sharper axes. Thei
| IL behoovcs M % Danish all fretfulness from ou
lives, II this subject be true. We look back 4
| the time when we were at school, and we re
| member the rod, and we remember the hare
| tasks. and we complained grievously
but now we see IL was for the best
| Business life IL a school. and the task
are hard, and the Establishments sometimes ar
| very gricvous; but do not complain. The hot
ter the lire the better the refining. There ar
lmen before the throne OF God this day u
| triumph who on earth were cheated out o
everything but their CONN. They were sued
they we're imprisoned for debt, they were throt
tied by constablcs with whole pack OF writs
they were sold out OF the shcrins thay had n,
compromise with their creditors. they had Il
| make assignments. Their dying hours wcr
annoyed by the sharp ringing OF the door-bcl
by some impctuous creditor VIII
| thought 10 was outrageous ana I'm
pudent that man should dare 10 di
before he paid the last three shillings and SIX
pence had n friend who had many misfor
tunes. Everything went against him. lie ha'
good business qualities ana was Of the hes
OF morals, hut he was one OF those men such n
| you have sometimes seen, for whom everything
| seems 20 20 wrong. His life became TO him
plague. When / heard he was dead. I said
| Good, got rid OF the sheriffsl" Who are thos
ustrous souls before the thronef When IN,
question IL asked. "who are theyf" tho angel
standing on the sea OF glass respond: 'srhcs
are they who came out Of great busincs
trouble aud had their robes washed and mad
| white ia the blood OF the Lamb"
A man arose In Fulton street prayer-incctnp
and said: II wish publicly 10 acknowledge tn
goodncss OF God. l was in business trouble.
had money 20 pay, and had no means 10 pny Il
and was IN utter despair OF all human heir
and laid this matter before the Lord. and thi
morning went down among some old bushes
friends l had not seen in many years, Just /
| make n call and some one said 10 me, why,
am 40 glad 90 sec you, walk In. We have som
money on our books due you n good while bu
| we didn't know where you were and therefor
| not having your address we could not send 1,
We are very glad you have come" An
the man standing In Fulton street praycr-mce,
ing said: THE amount they paid me was N
| times what / owed" You say IL only hat
pened sos You are an inndcl. God answcre
that mans prayer Oh, you want bushes
grace. Commercial ethics business honor.
laws OF trade, are all very good in their place
but there are times when you want somcthln
more than this world will give you. You wan
God For the lack OF him some that you hay