Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-01-09


sharper things than the east wind, and climb
mountains higher than the Alps or Hirna-
laFas. aud IL they ara faithful Christ Will
HI last say 10 than: Well done, good and
faithful servant; theu hast been faithful
over a few things will make thee ruler
over many things. Enter thou into tae JOY
OF thy Lord
We talk about thu martyrs Of the Pied
mont valley, and the martyrs among the
Scotch highlands, and the martyrs at Ok
ford There was just as certainly martyrs
~ Wall street aud State street, MARTYRS OF
Fulton street and Broadway, martyrs Of
At!a1itlc street AMI Chestnut street. eoinS
through hotter fires, or having their necEs
under sharper axes. Then /: bahooves Us to
Danish ali rrettulness from our lives il this
subject be true. We look back to the ti:aa
when VT were at school, aud we remember
the I'd, and we remember the hard tasks.
and We complained gTleyoUsiy. but now We
see Il was for the best. Business life is a
school. and the tasks are hard. and the chas-
t.Sainents sometimes are very grieyous, but
% not complain. The hotter the fire the
batter the refining.
There ara Ilen before the throne OF God
this day III triumph who on earth were
cheated on, OF every thing but tneir coffin.
They were sued. they were Imprisoned for
debt. they werethrottled bv a whole pack
II coEs1aDies with writ. they were sold out
IS the Shc-sffs. lhev hGl 10 compromise with
their creditors. they hal t. make assign
.1cnts. Their dying hours W ere annoyed by
the >narp ringing 0 the door-oeii by some
impetuous creditor who thought it was out
rageous anI'impu>ent That q man should
iara TO die before h. paid the last three
shlllin~s an sixoence.
Ihad a friend who had many misfortuues.
Everything wentagalnst him. H3had Iooi
business quality and was of the best morals,
but he was one of those men, such as You
have sometimes seen. for whom everything
seems to go wrong. His life became 10 him
a plague. Wnen | heard he was dead | said,
GOOD. git ril p the sheriffs" Who are
those Ius1rous souls before the throne2 When
the Question IS asked. "Wlo are theyss the
angels standing on the sea Of glass respond,
These are they who came out of great bust
ness uouble AMI hal their robes washed and
made white in the blood Of the Lamb
\ man arose in Fulton street prayer meet
ing and Sald: i wish publicly to ac,inowl-
edge the goodness OF God. | was IN business
trouble. had money TO pay, and | had no
means to pay it, and 1 was in utter despair
OF all human help. and laid this matter be-
! fore the Lord, and this morning l went down
among ONE old business ff)eniS l had not
seen IL many years-juSt to make a call
and one said to me: Why, | am 50 glad to
see YOU; walk in. We have some money on
our books due You q good while, but we
nidnt know where you Were, and therefore
not having Your address we could not
send il. "" are very glad YOU have come >
2ii(i the man SLaIlUfll- III luton street
PRAYER naatin- 9ai3, "ihe amount they paid
me was SIX times what [ owed" You say it
only happanel so. Iou are an iniide!. God
answered that mans prayer. Oh, YOU want
business grace.
Commercial ethics, business honors, laws
Of trade. are all very good in their place,
but there are time, when you want some
thing Inorc than this world will give you.
+ You vent God. For the lack OF Him sone
that vou have known have consented II
forge, and t. maltreat their friends. AMI 10
curse their enemies. aud their names have
been bui!et,ned among scoundrels, and they
have been ground to powder, while otne,
men yon have known have gone through the
very same stress OF circumstances triumph
ans. There are men here today Who fought
the battle and gained the victory. People
come out Of that mans store, and they say,
"b.ei. IT there ever was q Christian trader,
that IS one Integrity kept tho books ana
waited on customers. Light frbm the eternal
world flashed through the sd ow windows
Love TO Gol and love to maj presided IL
that StOreh0use.
Some day people going through the street
notice that the shutters Of the window ara
not down. The bar Of that store door has
not been removed People say, What is the
matter:' You 60 up Il little closer, and you
see written on the earl of that window,
Closed on ACCOUNT Of toe death OF one OF the
firm.' That day all through the circles OF
business there is talk about how a good man
has cone. Boards Of Trade pass resolutions
OF sympathy, and churches Oh Christ iEay,
Help, Cord, for the godiy man ceased"
He has made his last bargain, he has SUI
fered his last loss, he has ached with the last
fatigue. His children viii get the result Of
his i'll lustrY. or. Ii through misfortune there
le no dollars lett. they will have an estate OF
nrayer and Christian example which will b5
Everlasting. Heavenly rewards for earthly
discipline. There tho wicked cease iron
troubling and the weary are at rest"