Evening journal., 1894-07-24

ne may nave Detn IN ilo paeN-nluch as
he hitherto may have shut lis eyes
TO his good and invited the ill
which came upon him AS penalty for
recreancy to grave trusts, he, when he
saw himself in need, resolved he would
stop at nothing TO retrieve hls fortune.
He stiAed bis conscience He lost 10
time "Sit down quickly" Is what he
said to the debtor White fifty instead
Of hundred, " he continued. 81" he
meant. must have friends houses to 70
/ to when ] am out Of my stewardship
| The difference between the amount you
owe my employer and what you actually
pay hin, will be mine l. In cousidera-
tion Of this favor. expect You to give me
a place at your warm hearth stones,
when I am dismissed"
That, as ! awhile ago remarked, was
very clever stroke One does not often,
even in our day, meet with anything
much smarter. Bat we would not do
the fellow the least wrong, il We called
his quick wittedness outright dishon-
esty, unblushing fraud real robbery
as he would have committed II he, lit
orally, had stolen his fellows purse,
A Mistaken Impression.
And yet many, everywhere, are under
the Impression that the great pattern
man actually praised the stewards con-
duct An intelligent and well read
person called my attention 10 the sup
posed fact only few days sgO But
Christ did nothing of the kind This
| word "lord" in the verse-"And ths
lord commended the unjust steward
because he had done wisely" refers
not TO Christ, but TO the rich mau-to
the steward g employer, who, in spite OF
his being wronged gave bis agent credit
for brilliarcy in his scoundrelism Jesus,
himself, tells only what has happened
till he turns to His disciples and adds.
And | say unto you. make to yourselves
friends of the mRmmon of unrigbteous-
ness, that, when it fails they may re-.
ceive you into everlasting habitations
lyon" he in effect enjoiued, ARE
children Of light, but the children Of
this VOL Id are in their generation wiser
than you are. They as epresented by
the rich mans steward, are more proTi-
dent they have greater foresight, they
show deeper zeal they think more
seriously they exercise more concern ;
they calculate, they strive and they
scheme they IN many instances are
utterly INSCRIPTIONS. and employ even
forbidden means TO scare their end
Be as wise and active in the pursuit OF
the heavenly. as they are in the pursuit
of the worldly Waste no lime; take
every chance; be good stewards Of even
your lowest talent-of your property
Of your farm; so employ the unrighteous
mammon, In iine, that you may make to
yourselves friends of God aud OF Just
spirits made perfect
Riches Are Uariehteous.
n
parable, and there is but one more ex-
PLANTATION that in this connection is
called for. Christ. as you have observed.
speaks Of riches as being unrighteous
He does so for one of two reasons either
because they are unstable, insecure and
faithlees, since they promise happiness
that sooner or later ends in bitter and
vexatious disappointment, or because
riches so often are iu-gotten; obtained
In violation Of laws as sacred as those Of
right and justice. The dishonest
steward, in the Nazarene's time, repeat
it, was one among many. The dishonest
steward in our time Is one among many
What we nowadays see and hear is
warrant for the statement that the
great business world is thu field on
which men contend With each other for
heartless mastery. They make exorbi
taut charges, If they can collect them.
They in more ways than | have time TO
say, cut down bills, aud put what ought
to 60 into another pocket In their own.
friend, some time ago, told me
about man who died and left an estate
He did not have the reputation Of con-
tracing debts without discharging them,
but hungry creditors have come from
numerous quarters, and, without q
blush, presented most exaggerated
claims. That often happens When
does it not hsppen2
A Blow at Railroad Wreckers.
Our great dailies once lin 3 while come
out with headlines like this: The Cost OF
a Corner. A man, 10 may be, goes e
Chicago, and amasses a fortune Thougl
, it is large he wants to make it larger
He enters into combination with others
! and says: We will sntagonize the wheat
! aud pork dealers, and II possible. crush
them out Their aim is to enrich them
selves, even at the cost Of citiei
! and states-to enrich themselves
! at the expense Of the millions
, Every stock exchange, as you all know
is where the stronger outwits th'
3 weaker; where it is Greek meeting Greek
J Deep, calculating and selfish men plot
ana echeme I'LL they IS really WreCi
railroads as the dastards who ditch
Z engines and cars The only difference IL
n a difference in method They who impai
I great interests in what we may eel
q refined ways, pocket i'll gotten millions OF
week days, and on Sundays go to churcl
with an untroubled conscience appar
emily Why2 Because the great an,
wide business world, the marts Of trad
! and the shores of commerce, TO an alarm
\ ing extent. are peopled by men who lool
4 upon buying and selling as a game: a
+ the gene in which every thug ever
roguery-is fair.
!. l, during the year, met an old &C
. quaintance on a train. He was
y changed man. He was sad and down
. cast. He was worn and tired. Tn
. flush of manly health and vigor wa
= gone, he had his ambition; he. for tn,
. sake Of others, wanted to succeed: {
= make his mark; to acquire a competency
y But he to-day IS down because b
I trusted men, who do not DO TO others d
. they want others to do to them
AS it is with individuals, 80 IL !
q with nations. They, as ruls, ar
n selfish; think only of advancing thei