The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-07
I personal1v had ahout as soon sign |

personally had about as soon sign
a libel as TO sign my name Sam r.
Jones, Agent fC- Laura 4. Jones
Whenever you seq me and my wife both
on one horse you can bet your bottom
dollar will be riding in front and she
like good wife will be in the rear OF
the procession
Gov. McKinley's wife let him ride IN
front. and when the horse fell down
she went into the same hole with him
and voluntarily surrendered the last
dollar she had to iquidate her hus-
bands debts. though she knew the in
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Whatever homestead and bankrupt
laws may be 10 men outside Of the pale
OF the church. there is no law by which
the law Of God can be abrogated when
that law says: lowe no man anything
but 70 love one another"
The old Hardshen church has made
n record on this subject. In many
places that church would expel mem
Der for taking advantage of homestead
or bankrupt law as quick as if he were
convicted of theft. | have been told
that in the Athens church. once upon
Il time, an old country gentleman, IN
his leans clothes, walked into mer-
cantile establishment and said to the
merchant: Il want a few goods, sir,
and haven't the mon0y to pay for them
| will settle the bill this fall" The
merchant, not being personally &C
quainted with him, replied that he
was supplying as many customers on
time as he could. The old coun-
try gentleman walked out Of the
store. The merchant asked one Of
his clerks who that was and the clerk
replied, giving his name and adding
that he was member of the Hardshell
church out in the country. The mer-
chant stepped quickly to the door and
called him back and said to him: Are
YOU member of the Hardshell Baptist
church," Il am" replied the would
be customer. Then" said the mer-
chant. Il will sell you all the goods
| have got on time. | will sell you my
clerk, will sell you my building, !
Will sell out to you lock, stock and bar
rel"
| want to see the day when man
can hvpothecate his church member
ship at a bank or in the business world
as readily as he could hypothecate gov
ernlaent bonds.
There is but one way to be honest
Never say you can do thing until yor
know YOU can do it and after you have
! said Won would do it knowing yOr
t could do it, then let nothing come VI
between your word and its fulfllmen
that would divert the mind or inter
fcrc with the veracity Of your state
rncnt. That is strict honesty. Nothing
, else is. Let the above sentence talk
hold upon memory and if you abide b,
that rule Of honesty you will find tina
YOUR ncighbor will trust you and CO.
! will honor you.
, Talking about a want Of confidence
man does not have confidence IN
q neighbor simply because he wants &c
Ican't will to have confidence or not
I q man as | please. The average ma
,, would trust all men if he could. l ha
:, a squirrel dog once who barlled u
, many trees on which | could neve
- find a squirrel, neither could | see
, hole that q squirrel could have gon
into. | go so that if the dog barke
+ any distance from me | would not
7 to him. | didn't have confidence l
his bark 1t was the dogs fault, nc
y mine.
| have learned by sad experienc
. that when a man wants you to stan
fer him. that is a sign he wants to /
down. | have stood for many that Oh
:, Law down and they are laying thel
vet. After paying thousands Of 90
. lars for those whom | have stood 10
. now. when a fellow comes to me al
asks me to stand for him, tell him
am LAYING down myself now.
=. Whatever the world of sinners ma
;: do. the time has come when the churC
Of God must set the example and eat
=. brother be true to- himself. true
trul,.. 'anl true to God. lIEpocrlt
~, It = l.:.count. fraud, are easily d
y teyteI AID sentimcntality has playt
= out WHAT a man does IS a test Of VIII
chat nam IS.
Baptism. laying on Of hands, or ia
," i.r the holy sacrament. VIII not &C
y - your life and character unless yC
|; are faithful to your word and You a.
81 irving 20 illustrate the life and chara
y ter If him who sad: Follow ne.
Yours truly, SAM I. JoNE&