Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-02-27

ciAl standing Of business man. starting that
entire system. dertded for ID thcn, htmsslf,
as knew him well, IN moral character Al.
Monday mornings inviting 20 . room In the
top Of his storehouse the CLERKS u his estao-
lishment, asking them about their worldly
interests and thsir spiritual interests, then
giving out . hymn. leading in prayer, CIV
ing them few words Of good advice, asking
them what church they attended on the Sab
bath, what the tart was whether they had
any especial troubles OF thsir own. Arthur
rappan, / nsver heard his eulogy pro-
nounced. pronounce IL now. And other
merchants Just e. good. William L. Dodge
in tbs iron business; Moses II. Grinnell, In
the shipping business; Peter Cooper, In the
glue business. Scores OF men just ss good
as they were.
Farmers who take their religion into their
occupation: Why, this minute their horses
and wagons stand around all the meeting
houses In America They began this day by
. prayer 20 God, and when they get home at
noon after they have put their horses up,
will offer prayer 10 God at the table, seeking
a blessing. and this summer there viii be In
their fields not one dishonest head OF rye,
not one dishonest ear Of corn, no; one dis
honest apple. worshipiug God to-day away
up among the Berkshire HllSor away down
amid the lagoous OF Florida, or away out
amid the mines OF Colorado, or along the
banks of the Passaic and the Raritan, where
| / knew them better because | went TO school
With them
/ -scnanics who took their religion into
their occura tions: James Brindley, the IA
nous millwright; Nathaniel bowditch, the
famous ship chandler; Elihu Burritt, the IA
nous blacksmith, and hundreds and thou
| sands of strong arms which have made the
! hammer and the saw and the adEe, and the
! drill, and the az sound in the grand march
Of our national industries.
! Give your heart to God and then ill YOUR
! life with good works Consecrate to Him
| your store, your shop, your banking house,
! your factory and your home. They say no
one will hear It. God will hear il. That is
enough. You hardly know OF any one else
| than Wellington as connected with the vic
tory at Waterloo; but he did not do the hard
| lighting. The hard fighting was done by the
Somerset cavalry, aud the Ryland regiments,
and Kempt's infantry. and the Scots Grsys
and the Life Guards. Who cares, il only
| the day was won!
| In the latter part Of the last century a girl
In England became kitchen maid in farm
| house. She had many styles OF work, and
| much hard work Time rolled on, and she
married the son of weaver OF Halifax
| They were industrious; they saved money
enough after "A while 10 build them a home.
I On the morning OF the day when they were
70 enter that home the young vile rose AT
o'clock, entered the front door yard, knelt
down, consecrated the place 10 God, and
there ma ie this solemn vow. 10 Lord, II
Thou will bless me In this place, the poor
shalt have share Of il Time rolled on and
a fortune rollei in. Children grew up
around them, and they all became affiuent;
one, a member Of parliament, in a public
place declared that his success came from
that prayer OF his mother IN the door yard
All Of them were affiuent Four thousand
! hands in their factories. They built dwell
ing houses for lahorers at cheap rents, and
when they were invalid and could not pay
! they had the houses for nothing
One of these sous came to this country, ad-
mired our parks. went back, bought land.
opened great public park. and made 10 g
present TO the city ot Halifax, England.
, They endowed an oiphanage. they endowed
two almshouses All Eng land has heard Of
the generosity aud the good works OF tho
Crossleys. Moral-Consecrate to God your
small means and your humble surroundings,
and you will have larger means and grsnde'
surroundings. "Godliness Is profitable unto
all things having promise OF the life that
now is and Of that which is TO come Hav,
faith In Col by all means but remember thai
faith without works is dead