The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-06-11


ness Of advertising. and amid all these
seventies of rivalry in business, how
many men break down! Oh, the bur
den on the shoulderl Oh, the burden
on the hearti You hear that it is
avariee which drives these men of busi-
ness through the street, and that is the
commonly accepted idea / do not be-
lieve a word of it. The vast multitude
OF these business men are toEling on for
others.
To educate their children, to put the
wing of protection over their house
holds, to have something left, so when
they pass out of this life their wives
and children will not have to go to the
poorhouse-tAat is the way translate
this energy in the street and store-the
vast majority of that energy. Grip,
Gouge & Co. do not do all the bust
ness. Some of as remember when the
Central America was coming home
from California it was wrecked. Presi-
dent Arthur's father-in-law was the
heroic captain of that ship, and went
down with most of the passengers.
Some of them got off into lifeboats,
but there was a young man returning
from California who had a bag of gold
in his hand, and as the last boat
showed off from the ship that was to
go down that man shouted to a CON-
rade in the boat Here, John, catch
this gold! There are three thousand
dollars. Take it home to my old
mother. It will make her comfortable
in her last days" Grip, Gouge & Co.
do not do all the business of the world
Ahl my friend, do you say that God
does not care anything about your
worldly businessa I tell you God knows
more about it than you do. He knows
all your perplexities; he knows what
mortgage is about to foreclose; he
knows what note you cannot pay;
he knows what unstable goods you
have on your shelves; he knows all
your trials, from the day you took hold
of the first yard stick down to the sale
Of the last yard of ribbon, and the God
who helped David to be king, and who
helped Dkniel to be prime minister, and
who helped Havelock to be a soldier,
will help you to discharge all your
duties. He is going to see you through.
When loss comes, and you find your
property going, just take this Book
and put it down by your ledger, and
read of the eternal possessions that win
come to you through our Lord Jesus
Christ. And when your business part
ner betrays you, and your friends turn
ae7s'pstg psf ast oa ota ia lat.
Bible beside the insulting letter, and
then read of the friendship of him who
"stic}zeth closer than a brother"
HIS ACCOUNTS TANGLED.
A young accountant in New Ysrk
city got his accounts entangled. He
knew he was honest, and yet he could
not make his accounts come out right,
and he toiled at them day and night
until he was nearly frenzied. 1t seemed
by those books that something had
been misappropriated, and he knew be
fore God he was honest. The last day
came. He knew if he could not tha
day make his accounts come out righ
he would go into disgrace and go intt
banishment from the business establish
ment. He went over there very early
before there was anybody In the place
and he knelt down at the desk ant
said: "Oh, Lord, thou knowest I hav'
tried to be honest, but cannot max
these things come out right! Help m
today-help me this morningl" Th
young man arose, and hardly KNOWN
why he did SO, opened book that la
on the desk, and there was a leaf cor
tanning line of figures which explaine
everything.
In other words, he cast his burde
upon the Lord, and the Lord sustaine
him. Young man, do you hear that
Oh, yes, God has sympathy with an!
body that is in any kind of TOLL d
knows how heavy is the hod of brick
that the workman carries up the ladde
of the wall. He hears the pickax {
the miner down In the coal shaft d
knows how strong the tempest strik'
the sailor at the masthead. He sex
the factory girl among the spindles an
knows how her arms ache. He se'
the sewing woman in the fourth stol
and knows how few pence she gets Il
making a garment, and louder than
the din and roar of the city comes Il
voice of a sympathetic God, Cast Il
burden upon the Lord, and he sha
sustain Thea"
TILE WEIGHT OF PERSECUTION.
Second-There are great many wi
have a weight of persecution and abu
upon them. Sometimes society gets
grudge against man. All his motiv
are misinterpreted and his good dee
are deprecated. With more Writ
than some of the honored and applau
ed, he runs only against raillery al
sharp criticism. When a man begi
to 60 down he has not only the force
natural graritation, but hundr
hands to help him in the precipitatio
Men are prosecuted for their virtr
and their successes. Germanicus 81
he had just as many bitter antagoni
as he had adornments.
The character sometimes is so Il
trous that the weak eyes of envy
jealousy cannot bear to look at it.
was their integrity that put Joseph
the Dit, and Daniel in the den, a
Shadrach in the fire, and sent John
Evangelist to desolate Patmos, a
!, Calvin to the castle of persecution: a
: John Huss to the stake, and Hon
. .. after Moses, and Saul after David, q
Herod after Christ. Be sure d ,
have anything to do for church or sta
|. and you attempt it with all your SO
the lightning Will strike you
II The world always has had q q
between two thieves for the one "
comes to save it. High and holy
terprise has always been followed
\ abuse. The most sublime Tragedy
! self sacrifice has come to bui1esq