The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-17
AMONG THE CHURCHES
Interesting Sermons at Various
Places of Worship.
AsToRIANs ARE RELIGIOUS
But There Is Still Room for Others
to Join the FOld-GOod
Work Being Done.

On Sabbath evening at the Pre5byter-
ian church the Rev. r. Liddeil preached
to a fairly good congregation from Rom.
12-17 and Rome 1913. The discourse was
listened to with the greatest attention
through out. In his remarks the speaker
said that from the texts quoted, together
with the context, the intention of the
apostle was, on the one hand, to set
forth the indispensable necessity of up
rlghtness. justice and straightforward
ness In all our dealings with each other,
freedom from all species Of tr.ckery asdi
fraud, and acting at all times and under
all circumstances according to correct
moral principles, In so far as such prin-
ciples affect our relations to each other.
And on the ther hand to enforce the i'm
portance of living a transparently SIN
cere lfe in accordance with the prln-
ciples of truth and righteousness. which
are understood and consciously realized
as obligatory upon us in view of our re-
lationship to God.
The estimatos of thoughtful and right
minded people of the worth OF am honest
man was expressed by Pope when he
said: IAN honest mans the noblest work
of God.'
1t may not be true today that like the
ancient sage, men are in broad daylight
carrying lighted lanterns through the
great thoroughfares searching for honest
men, but 1t is nevertheless true that to-
day, in the great business world, with all
its hustle and whirl and rush, that hon
esty and honest men are at a premium.
Chares Kingsley was about right when
he made his threefold divlslos of men,
thus: Honest men, knaves and fools
honest men, who wish to do right and
do it; knaves, who wish to do right, but
continue to do wrong; fools, who wish to
do wrong, and do 1t. With the truth Of
Kingsley analysis the fact Is forcibly
brought out that honesty is the great es-
sential to true character, and that It
alone VIII receive the endorsement of the
conscience.
1t Is a rare thing to find young man
who enters a business life who does not
at the outset, II he thinks at all, max
up his mind that he will be straight; that
under no circumstances will he be led
into participating in any unlawful trans
actions or lend himself to any fraudulest
scheming. Yet the fact is q great num-
ber Of the men who enter upon a mer-
camille career are at once introduced into
avenues of apparently respectable life,
but which are full or deception, chican-
cry asd plausible methods Of fraud. This
is a point at which many stumble and
fan, because they have not the strength
and moral stamina to decline to tell their
employers that they will have nothing to
do with such business strickery and dis
honesty, but are content to keep quiet
and wink at such doings, and leave re-
suits to take care of themselves, and thus
become inoculated with the poison which
permanently cripples in many instances
all those finer moral sensabilit-es which
in youth called halt.
Attention was called to the tremen-
dous responsibilities of employers, who,
to very large degree, hold in their
hands the power to make or unmalpe the
young men who enter their employ
A we'll known wit once said that the
youth Of his country reminded him of
three degrees Of comparisons: Their
first aim is to get on, their second to
get honor, and their third to get hon
est. The true mode of success is to re-
vert this order. Honesty first, then as
a natural sequence honor and success will
follow.
After reference had been made to many
of the Questionable methods OF business,
social Inconsistencies and political dis
honestles, which are so prevalent, the
speaker concluded in the following words:
I'm the name of God say to every
young man present, be straight in all
your TRANSACTIONS Abhor every form Of
dishonesty, refuse to touch any but clean
money, for believe me that a full purse
Is a poor substitute for a clear conscience.
1t never pays a man to have God against
him. Remember that a pure conscience,
q stainless character, are the best kind
of canital for "a Young man to POSSESS