The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-13

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turo delivered ~ Rev Jr. Murray "a, he Ssi ore
the Goidey Commercial College this after.
| noon, -
These are recognized standards OF
WEIGHTS and measures. In huslness there
Will be many things about which you will
ssa sure e osrta nsIe ssra hreo thns
things unnecessary, but these standards
| are necessary for the purposes OF trade.
| The bushel - neither too largo nor TOO
small when II contains four pecks. The
yard.stlck y neither too long nor too
The balances must have an equal poise
or they. are unjust. asked business
man Few days ago what should say on
this subject. His reply was: Don't iriiie
with the bushel, don't make a cane OF the
The bushel will play large part IN your
commercial life. Il will be the standard
by which cereuls. fruits. vegetables and
many other things will DO measured. It
VIII stand ct the basls Of calculation.
When the price is fixed for bushel then
tho number of bushels multiplied by the
price will determine the amount to be
paid.
IL the measure lie wrong tho whole
transaction will 10 fraudulent. The count
may be right the multiplication correct.
the change properly given. but II the
measure 10 wrong the whole transa elton
IL Incorrect. II you polute the fountain
the stream fs Impure. This Lord COM
manded Moses to say TO the jews, the
most wonderful commercial people In the
world: "a perfect and just measure shalt
thou have" Not for tho testing of the
quality for this is done In some other way
but Tor deterinining the quantity. very
Important part.
The commercial man 10 often left alone
to determine THE report. That he may de
termine properly h has perfect and
Just standard In tile bushel. He may make
II too small or he may handle IL unjustly,
but for this he will DO held accountable.
The Jew was also comm anded to have the
same measure for both buying and sell.
Ing Thou shalt not have In Thy house
aivers measures, great and a email"
Inc great one to buy by; the small to sell
by. scant measure is an Hbmomi
ton unto the Lord. 1t is a representative
Sin. IL Is tile very tap root OF evil, an at.
tempt to secure unlawful gain by an I'M
lust measure.
II We divide the bushel Into gallons,
quarts, plrts, gllls. etc., we run into
liquid measure, Here we also have a
great Held Tor commercial honesty or dis.
honesty for fidelity or fraud. What large
buik OF business lie found in tho line of
liquids: Fortunes rise and fall, are made
and lost on the tides OF co In me rclaI LIQUID.
How easy TO DO dishonest 10y making a
dent In the tin measure. The size OF q
mans bushel or the condition OF his tin
measure will often reveal whether that
man Ia a safe man to trust In O trunsac.
ton. d.
The yard-stica Is our standard measure
for dry goods. Do you not see that all
cloths. cambrlos, linens, silks and fabrics
OF every kind are handled by the yard.
This being true, that justice may be done
all round. how necessary 1t is for each
yard to have thlrty-six inches--no NOR e,
no less. his is simply justice to the
manufacturer. the commercial man and
fhalE
shop or store the yard stick is in your
hand. but your work is tested by many at
home.
The measurement ct times will often de.
termine whether you will retain or lose a
customer. In the place OF business hon.
MES the claim has no right to the CONT
dence Of the com mercial world. The bal
ance syinboizes Justice. 1t stands at the
very foundation OF trade. Justice says
TO him. What justly belongs to him lie
ought to receive. The even balance Is
the Lords pehght but q false balance ls
all abomination unto the Lord. BY the
balance We determine what belongs to
man. Here the scales play a very impor.
tant part from the various distinctions OF
the gain to the ton and to the hundreds
OF tons
We weigh tho winds, the hills and the
sters as we'll. While the latter may not
beled ready II purchaser should apply.
Justice Is impartial. The poorest man
anu the richest fare alike here. The The.
bans said justice had neither hands for
taxing brloes. nor eyes for respecting per-
sons. You must remember as CONNER
cial men You handle the scales.
For false weights you will be held nc
countable. The time will come when you
yourselves will ba weighed, When God
himself will stand at the beam. job was
go well assured of Integrity that he felt an
even balance would show him Just. When
Belshazzar WINS Weighed his wicked acts
were 60 many that he was found wanting.
We weigh the output of tho In lners, tho
product Of tho farm. the fish of the sea,
the fowls OF the air. God weighs actions,
men.
Truth. honesty and justice are SO nee.
esaary to trade that they form the very
foundation Of the commercial house,
thu basis OF com merciai character As you
handle the bushal the yard stick and
stand by the balances let honesty. Justice
ana ruth be constantly with you. 1he
Inspector OF weights anu MEASURES IL q
reflection on honesty. There Is little
animal called Ermine which ia sought
for its soft and beautiful white fur.
The hunter knows its seusitiveneas to
| mud and seeks to drive 1t into place
where II Will soil It's coat. But rather
| than soil its fur 1t will submit to be taken
| or TO die. There Is within you that which
| Ia more TO you than the soft coat to the
| ermine. your character. AS business men
ana women you may ba hunted and hOun.