The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-06-12

ness OF salesiian, never so much acute
ness OF advertising, and amid all thes'
seventies Of rivalry In business, how
many men break down. Oh, the bur
den on the shoulder Oh, the burden
on the heart You hear that II Il
avarice which drives these men OF bust
ness through the street, and that Is the
commonly accepted idea. | do not be
lieve word of it. The vast multitude
of these business men are toiling on fol
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--that 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 us 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 of into lifeboats,
but there was young man returning
from California who had bag OF gold
in his hand. and as the last boat
showed off from the ship that was to
20 down that man shouted to com.
rade in the boat: Here, John, catch
this gold There are three thousand
dollars. Take it home to my old
mother. 1t will make her comfortable
in her last days" Grip, Gouge & Co.
do not do all the business of the world.
Ali my friend. do you say that God
does not care anything about your
worldly business? l 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 Daniel 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 will
come to you through our Lord Jesus
Christ. And when your business part
ner betrays you, and your friends turn
against you, just take the insulting let
ter, put it down on the table, put your
Bible beside the insulting letter, and
then read of the friendship of him who
'sticketh closer than brother"
HIS ACCOUNTS TANGLED.
A young accountant in New York
,ity got his accounts entangled. He
knew he was honest, and yet he could
lot make his accounts come out right,
md he toiled at them day and night
1ntil he was nearly frenzied. It seemed
~ those books that something had
oeen misappropriated, and he knew be-
ore God he was honest. The last day
anne. He knew if he could not that
lay make his accounts come out right
lie would go into disgrace and 60 into
from the business establish
nent. He went over there very early.
'efore there was anybody in the place,
nd he knelt down at the desk and
aid: "Oh, Lord, thou knowest | have
ried to be honest. but | cannot make
hese things come out right! Help Inc
oday-help me this morningl" The
Dung man arose, and hardly knowing
Why he did SO. opened book that lay
n the desk, and there was leaf con-
aiming line of figures which explained
verything.
In other words, he cast his burden
pom the Lord. and the Lord sustained
i'm. Young man, do you hear thata
III, yes God has sympathy with any
ody that is in any kind of toll He
nows how heavy is the hod of bricks
nat the workman carries up the ladder
the wall. He hears the pickax of
ne miner down in the coal shaft. He
nows how strong the tempest strikes
le sailor at the masthead He sees
le factory girl among the spindles and
nows how her arms ache. He sees
lie sewing woman in the fourth story
nd knows how few pence she gets for
taking garment, and louder than all
le din and roar of the city comes the
DICE of sympathetic God, Cast thy
urden upon the Lord, and he shall
lstain thee"
THE WEIGHT OF PERSECUTION.
Second-There are a great many who
ave a weight of persecution and abuse
pom them. Sometimes society gets a
Judge against man. All his motives
e nisinterpreted and his good deeds
e deprecated. With more virtue
ian some of the honored and applaud
|, he runs only against raillery and
larp criticism. When a man begins
go down he has not only the force of
,tural gravitation, but a hundred