Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-21

tion Of the sick Of Edinburg: myself re
membering him a. no eat In his study
In Edinburg talking 70 me about Chris
and his hope Of heaven. And q score o.
Christian family physicians In Brook
lyn Just q good as they were.
Lawyers who carried their religion
into their profession: The late Loro
Cairns, every summer In his vacation.
preaching as an evangelist among the
poor Of his country. John Mclean.
Judge OF the supreme court OF the
United States and president OF the
American sunday schoo Ini0n, feeling
more satisfaction In the latter Office
than the former. And scores Of Chris
tian lawyers as eminent In the church
OF God as they are eminent at the bar.
Merchants who took their religion in
to every day life: Arthur Tappan, de-
rided in his day because he established
that system by which he come to find
out the commercial standing OF business
men, starting that entire system, de-
rided for it then, himself, as ! knew
him we'll, in moral character A j.
Monday mornings inviting to room in
the top OF his store house the clerks of
his establishment, asking them about
their worldly interests and their spirit
ual interests, then giving out q hymn,
leading in prayer, giving them O few
words Of good advice, asking them what
church they attended on the Sabbath,
what the text was, whether they had
any special troubles Of their own. Ar
thur Tappan. / never heard his
eulogy pronounced. pronounce 1t now.
And other merchants just as good.
William Z. Dodge in the iron business,
Peter Cooper in the glue business.
Scores of men just as 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 o prayer to
God and when they get home at noon,
after they have put their horses up, will
offer q prayer to God at the table,
seeking a blessing and this summer
there will be in the fields not one dis
honest head Of rye, not one dishonest
ear OF corn, not one dishonest apple
Worshiping God today way up in the
Berkshire hills, or away down in the
lagoons OF Florada, or away out amid
the mines OF Colorado, or along the
banks OF the Passiac and the Raritan,
where knew them better because
went to school with them.
Mechanics who took their religion in
to their occupation: James Brindley,
the famous mill-wright; Nathaniel
Bowditch, the famous ship chandler;
Elihu Burritt, the famous blacksmith,
and hundreds and thousands Of strong
arms which have made the hammer
and the saw and the adze and the drill
and the ak sound in the grand march OF
our national industries.
Give your heart to God and then fill
your life with good works. Consecrate
to him your store, your shop, your
banking house, your factory and home.
They say no one will hear it. God
will hear it. This is enough. You
hardly know Of any one else than
Wellington as connected with the
victory at Waterloo; but he did not do
the hard fighting. The hard fighting
was done by the Somerset cavalry and
the Ryland regiments and Kemp's In
fantry. and the Scots grays and the Life
guards. Who cares, II only the day
was won.
In the latter part of the last century q
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 o
weaver Of Halifax. They were indus
trious; they saved money enough after
q while to build them home.
On the morning Of the day when they
were to enter that home the young wife
arose at o'clock, entered the front door
yard, kpelt down, consecrated the place
to God and there made this solemn VOW:
20 Lord, if Thou wilt bless me In this
place, the poor shall have share Of It."
Time rolled on and fortune rolled In.
Children grew up around them and
they became aff1uent, one member OF
parliament, in q public place declared
that his success came from the prayer
OF his mother in the door yard. All OF
them were afiluent. Four thousand
hands in their factories. T5vy built
dwelling houses for laborers at cheap
rents, and when they were invalid and
could not pay they had the house for
nothing. One OF these sons came to
this country, admired orr parks, went
back, bought land, adened great pub
lie park and made 1t present to the
city of Halifax, England. They endow-
ed an orphanage, they endowed two
almshouses. Ali England has heard Of
the generously and the good works Of
the Crossleys. Moral: Consecrate to
God your small means and your humble
surroundings and you will have lager
means and grander surroundings. Cod
illness is profitable unto all things, hav.
ing promise of the life that now Is and
OF that which Is to come" ''Have faith
in God by all means, but remember that
faith without works Is dead"
Growth Of Beet Sugar Production In the
United States.