The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-02-18


school Union, feeling more satisfaction
In the latter Office than Ia the former.
And scores Of Christian lawyers us emf
nent at the bar
Merchants who took their religion
into everyday life; Arthur Tappan, de-
rided in his day because he established
that system by which we come to find
out the commercial standing of business
men, starting that entire system, de-
rided for IL thHn, himself, as ] knew
him well. in moral character AL. Mon
day morning inviting to room In the
top Of his storehouse the clerks of his
establishment asking them about their
worldly interests and their spiritual
interests, then giving out a hymn,
leading in prayer, giving them few
words OF good advice, asking them what
church they attended on the Sabbath,
what the text was, whether they had any
especial troubles Of their own. Arthur
Tappan. never heard his eulogy pro-
nounced. pronounce it now. And
other merchants just as good. William
e. Dodge in the iron business, Moses II.
Grinnell in the shipping 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 prayer to God,
and when they get home at noon, after
they have put their horses up, will offer
prayer to God at the stable, seeking a
blessing, and this summer there will be
in their field not one dishonest head of
rye, not one dishonest ear of corn, not
one dishonest apple. Worshiping God
to-day away up among the Berkshire
Hills, or away down amid the lagoons
Of Florida, or away out amid the mines
of Colorado, or along the banks of the
Passaic and the Tartan, where knew
them better because went to school
with them.
Mechanics who took their religion
into their occupations; James Brindley,
the famous millwright, Nathaniel Bow
ditch, 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
axe sound in the grand march Of our
national industries.
Give your heart to God and then FL
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 IT, That is enough. You
hardly know Of any one else than Well
ington as connected with the victory at
Waterloo; but he did not do the hard
fighting. The ard fighting was done
by the Somerset cavalry and the Ryland
regiments, and Kempt's infantry, and
the Scots Grays and the Life Guards.
Who cares, ifonly the day was won.
In the latter part of the last century
girl in England became kitchen-maid
in farmhouse. She had many styles
of work and much hard work. Time
rolled on, and she married the son Of a
weaver OF Halifax. They were indus
trious; they saved money enough after
awhile to build them q home. On the
morning Of the day when they were TO
enter that home, the young wife arose at
four o'cloclt, entered the front dooryard,
lSnelt down, n,consecrated the place to God,
and there made this solemn vow: 20
Lord, il Thou wilt bless me in this place,
the poor shall have u share of it." Time
rolled on and fortune rolled in. Chill
dren grew mp around them, and they all
became afiiuent, one, mem Der OF Par
lament, in public place declared that
his success came from that prayer OF
his mother in the dooryard. All Of
them were afiluent- Four thousand
hands in their factories. They built
dwelling houses for laborers at cheap
rents, and when they were invalid
and could not pay they had the
houses for nothing. One Of these
sons came to this country, admired our
parks, went back, bought land, opened
great public park, and made IL pres
ent to the city of Halifax, England.
They endowed an orphanagc, they en-
dowed two almshouses. All England
has heard Of the generosity and good
works Of the Crossleys. Moral: Con-
secrate 10 God your small means and
your humble surroundings, andyou will
have larger means and grander sur
roundings. Goodness Is profitable unto
all things having promise Of the life
that now is and OF that which is to
come" "IIave faith in God by all
means, but remember that faith with
ont works is dead"