Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-07-27


il IS true. bat there is such thing Is
mirage a man IN the arctic seas looks
ont over the water and sees a ship ap-
proach with Eer Keel IN the arr. He car
see the officer ID command; he can 80
the vessel a. il tacks in its course. Ev-
erything II beyond question living re
ality before him. And vet, as a matter
Of fact. 1t il owing 10 condition Of at
mosphere IL Is not a reality on which
he il gazing; II is an inverted picture Of
the real ship that Is below the horizon IL
the distance. sothe vision Of the modern
business man as TO right and truth IS
often obscured because he draws his
conclusion from what be sees in daily
life about HIM, from what be touches
The way q Christianity l. not the easi-
est way apparently, bat it is the easiest
way il the long run. We suffer in pan
les We suffer in black povertysand de-
spair and wreiohedness and crime and
misery aud intemperance, because ia our
commercial world We violate the fuDda-
mental laws of truth and righteousness.
To get back 10 the right II 10 remedy
The evil. To bring the commercial world
into harmony with the principles Of
Christianity Is al once the cure for the
present disesse and the guarantee that
the future VIII b. bright. not dark
II il j. sand thai Christian with his
impossible ideals cannot exist II be at
tempts % enforce them ia the business
world. let the answer b. unmistakable,
that the business al the Christian Is 10
die. y t. sacrifice The block and the
stake and tie rack and the thumbscrew
and the red hot plowshare-these have
heeu bis through the ages ~ the past
When Christians could not live. tbcy
died They considered it then business
10 die. u Dr. the Christians business To-
day a. die a. much a. 10 was ~ the apes
tohc age Dol the age of the heroes and tie
martyrs. Every age must have lis heroes
and 30 msr'vrs There is cali TO-DAY
for the CHRISTIAN merchant who il will
ing "a die rather than T. do wrong as
there never was cali for the Christian
soldier 10 march into the valley Of death
for the cause Of Christian civilization
John kuskln has most graphically and
powerfully expressed this truth IL ms
great essay On The Roots Of Honor
lie shows That's
The soldiers profession is 10 defend
the nation
The pastor, 10 teach H.
The physicians 10 keep il IN health.
The lawyers 70 enforce justice
The merchants 70 provide for H.
And the dutyo a all these men is ca due
occasion 20 die FOR H.
On due occasion-namely
The soldier rather than to leave Ms
poet in battle.
The phys ian rather than q leave
BIZ post IN piague.
The pastor rather than 70 teach FALSE.
hood
The lawyer, rather Than 70 eounte-
nance injustice.
The merchant what i his due Occa-
non ~ deatl Wen does Rnskin say ii
3 tie main question for the merchant IS
.or all * u- fg truly the man who does
lot know when q die does not know
low u live The difficulty in our world
4 commerce las been that men have not
Known how Ia die They have fought
me another to the death They have
Cughtthe wounded - wei a. the strong.
rhey have fought one another instead 81
lighting their common enemies hunger
ND cOld-and the forces II nature that
goald destroy man. He that would
ave bis life shall lose it, is the message
which Jesus brings 70 the world Il Is
he message which should IT, written ia
etters Of fire across every stock Exchange
u the hour of its panic
l. il utterly impossible today to he
racucal Christian and asueeessful busi-
les maus Is tue hasis ~ business anti
.hristiau. - much the worse for husi-
.e>s We shall certainly not give Up
Christianity We must simply reereats
he business world aud make IL posi- ole
or a Christian 90 live IN IL And until
/ D. thus recreated the curse II tTod. the
rod 81 truth aud Righteousness. VIII +
gither aud blast and strike with desirac-
ion. Tie God q the widow aud AZ the
II,han VIII have his DAYS If reckoning.
be God 81 the homeless and II tie
and q the wretche,l and help
=, viii nave BIS day q reckoning and
wrath. IL must come because lis laws
ave been violated in the course If tie
ally life ~ our business world Tie
usiue~, that clashes with Christianity
la~t So down. ltclashes with the very
tar- &c heaven
Hear ihe prol bette voice II John Rms
in agan
ANY given accrmui1ttcn q CONNER
ial wealth may IL indicative on the one
and 81 faithful industries. progressive
nergies and productive ingenuires. or
. the other it may be indicative Of NOR
u luxury merciless tyranny. ruinous
hicaue. Some treasures are heauy ,citk
ua0n tears. as IN stored harvest with
rain. and some gold Is brighter
Sunshine than it Is in substance.
And these are not. observe. merely
iorai " pathetic attributes # riches