The Penn's Grove record., 1895-05-24

large sum OF money from tne
Club. He surrendered himsell
ed guilty, and promised to ma
tuition; but a petition was sent
Moore, praying for leniency OF
binary grounds. 1t was sieT
large number of respectable
who say in it:
He was surrounded by man
lions; he was actusted by a I
common in our modern life. t.
a scale equal to that of the
with whom he associated dali
raise and educate his childreH
bis neighbors.
A newspaper, commenting
observes, "That fhis Is 40 ar
rather than an exculpation IL
to any mind not strangely oisl
confused; therefore, 1t is qui'
that the gentlemen who sign
tition did so without using
at ALL"
1t is an illustration OF tear
decline of principle. Mod |
now shown for thieves aJn y
than admiration for slntftio
toned honesty:
IAN honest man is theda |
of Cod" This oft.quothtsr ~
. but half a truth. An II tha,
the noblest work Of Godthjfol
, work of man. LIP 6
:, Honesty is the result sd'n
tive applied under Giro h1a !
: admit of dishonesty, ttItdhs
+. vicissitudes Of life, wffato
:. temptation, external anFefy.
take by force or craft fra 9
property or withhold
% another's due is disb6f :
!. may be dishonest in Sigh &
a as really as though he toe VIC
!, his time for which he Is piNd
70 money drawer of those Vie |
70 Sights, or by concealing VIII
=, piled he would state II true,
30 ing a sale for a price which,
4. er be paid if he had reveale
should have made know
naught, it is naught, saith
r. but when he is gone his wa
boasteth." 1t is great.
n saith the seller: but when
u ten his price, then lie boasc
-. One of the ancestors Of D
NJ stone called all his children
of bed, and thus addressed the
lifetime | have searched mt
through all the traditions \
of our family, and l never
cover that there was a dis
IN among our forefathers.
.er any of you or of your chile
be take to dishonest ways, IL !
Of. because it runs in our bloot
ria not belong to you. l leave
la, with you: "Be honest"
1t is often said that Chri
not more honest than other pei
Whatever of truth there
oh quires the substitution OF
on church members, for
no There is not a dishonest
,on the world, and never was.
nd est man is not a Christia
bow his head, cross himsel
tte name of Jesus, soar {
ecstasy when he hears de-
,ed heaven, and recount with
an. date, the hour, and the mi
mr. conversion; bnt-if he is dis
,od not a Christian.
The fundamental maxi
to tianity is: "Provide thing
of the sight of all men," MI
,at. has been rolled up by dis
nv. spent in riotous living, vii
of. large gifts to philanthropy
.ote work. Many more have
.osa dishonest as these. They
.;,v and failed to do what the
ION 1t would be a platitude
mo. ter a crust of bread, and h
tho with, than sumptuous
i. many jewels, with disho
lab like most platitudes, it is
1t is an awful day for al
in he says within himself: 50
this is dishonest, but it is
nor of the trade, and | must d
,,oa He is at least the half bro
,bo who commits a forgery,
In makes false entries.
Weighty were the wo
of. from the lips of Oliver Cr
,,or. he thus addressed a shrev
hon cipled lawyer: 81 undersl
been vastly wary in you
late; do not be too corfu
subtlety may deceive, in
will. "-Christidn AduOc0