Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-24

school OF energy that you might be de-
veloped for Christian work II the un-
developed talents in the Christian
churches OF to-day were brought out
and thoroughly harnessed, believe the
whole world would be converted to
God in a short time. There are so
many deep streams that are turning no
mill wheels and that are harnessed to
10 factory bands. Now, God demands
the best lamb out of every flock. He
demands the richest sleaf of every har-
vest He demands the best men of
every generation A cause in which
Newton and Locke and Mansfield toied
you and can afford to toll in.
Oh, for fewer idlers in the cause of
Christ and for more Christian workers,
men who shall take the same energy
that from Monday morning to Satur-
day night they put forth for the achieve
mcnt of livelihood or the gathering of
a fortune, and on Sabbath days put it
ibrth to the advantage of Clrist's
kingdom and the bringing of men to
slie Lord.
DIR. Duff, in South Wales, saw a man
who had inherited a great fortune.
The man said to him: II had to be
very busy for many years of my life
getting my livelihood. After awhile
llis fortune came to me, and there has
been no necessity that | toll since.
There came time when said to my
self, Shall now retire from business,
or shall go on and serve the Lord in
my worldly occupationT" He said:
II resolved on the latter, and l have
been more industrious In commercial
circles than ever was before, and since
that hour have never kept farth-
ing for myself have thought it to be a
great shame If | couldn't toll as hard
for the Lord as ! had toiled for myself.
and all the products of my factories and
my commercial establishments to the
last farthing have gone for the building
of Christian institutions and supporting
the church of God" Oh, if the same
energy put forth for the world could be
put forth for God Oh, If thousand
men In these great cities who have
achieved a fortune could see IL their
duty to do all business for Christ and
the alleviation of the worlds suffering.
HOW PATIENCE Is CULTIVATED.
Again, remark that business life is a
school of patience. In your everyday
life how many things to annoy and to
disquietl Bargains will rub. Com
mercial men will sometimes fail to meet
their engagements. Cash book and
money drawer will sometimes quarrel.
Goods ordered for special emergency
will come too late or be damaged in
the transportation. People intending
no harm win go shopping without any
intention of purchase, overturning great
stocks of goods and insisting that you
break the dozen. More bad debts on
the ledger More counterfeit bills in
the drawer. More debts to pay for
other people. More meannesses on the
part of partners in business. Annoy
ance after annoyance, vexntion after
vexation, and loss after loss.
All that process will either break you
down or brighten you up 1t is school
|
der the process to become petulant
and choleric and angry and pugna-
cious and cross and sour and queer,
and they lost their customers and their
name became a detestation. Other
men have been frightened up under
the process. They were toughened by
the exposure, They were like rocks,
all the more valuable for being blasted
At first they had to choke down their
wrath; at first they had TO bite their lips;
at first they thought of some stinging re-
tort they would like TO make; but they
conquered their impatience. They have
kind words now for sarcastic filings,
They have gentle behavior now for un-
mannerly customers. They are patient
now with unfortunate debtors, They
have Christian reflections now for sud
den reverses Where did they get that
patiencel BY hearing minister preach
concerning it on the Sabbath Oh, no.
They got II just where you win get it,
II you ever get ii at all-selling hats,
dlscounting notes, turning banisters,
plowing corn, timing roofs, pleading
causes. Oh, that amid the turmoil and
anxiety and evaporation of everyday
life you might hear the voice of God
saying, 'In patience possess your soul,
Let patience have her perfect work" F"
remark again that business life Is a
school of useful knowledge, Merchants
do not read many books and do not
study lexlcons. They do not dive into
proiounds of learning, and yet nearly
all through their occupations come TO
understand questions Of finance and
politics and geography and jurispru-
dence and ethics. Business Is severe
schoolmistress. II pupils viii not learn,
she strikes them over the head and the
heart with severe losses You put
S5, 600 into an enterprise. IL Is all
gone. You say, THAT is dead loss "
Oh, no You are paying the school
ing. That was only tultion--l told
you Il was schoollnistress- but II was
worth il. You learned things under
} that process you would not have learned
Ia any other way.
Traders Ia grain come TO know some
thing about foreign harvests; traders
In fruit come 10 know something about
the prospects of tropical production;
manufacturers of American goods come
To understand the tariff on imported