The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-23
lFRAUD ONCE STOLE ITS FEATURES
f:tl Tried to Oct II Desired Result
- in a Disf,oncst wny-'ro Get Sonic-
81 thing for Nofningit Behoores
tIs Each bay 10 strive TO Rcc"rnc
Genuine Ourselves.
.tBy Rev. w. H..Leavell, Houston, TeNo
s..ARd kept back part of the price"
l...L'-- Acts q. l.

nave taught me tina: there IS but one
x thing which is tlc same always ana
X everywhere THAI Ecnuinthess Is lhe
only Interchangeable and permanent viz
tue. The text is from Il recEd that
tells how fraud once stole the features
OF genuineinyss and tried 10 get de
sired resul. in Il dishonest; way-to Get
something for nothing.
Al The shrewd attainment; of any values
Is wicked in proportion to the differ
ence between their actual worth ana
what you adrotiy manage TO ge: them
for. You may smile and say. That's
not business" No but 1t is righteous
ness, and ought 10 be business. The
nesation Of the Golden Ruie in every
day life is the chief cause OF the mis- |
fortunes which break out as great run
{ ming sores on our civilization And |
until the spirit of cupidity is burdcned |
with the miserieS it has caused since it |
entered and Initiated the mutual rela-
tons OF men, loaded with scorn. hatred.
meanneSs and poverty Of which ii Is
the h-rrihle source, ana hurled back
into the hlacEness whence Il sprung
we Will not readily heal the sores of our
humanity which so many kind hearted
economists are forever pou,icing with
new nostrums and do no, cure
81 II may be true that the full realm
zion may lie far alead Of us. To- come
only when our race has been boiled in
It's own tears and that our best will
olft approximate that which is real and
Y genuine Nevertheless, 1t behoovas
each TO do what in him lies to hasten
unat day. and strive 10 become genuine
himself. Il dc not uss. the mascuIIne
Z pFonoun for the purpose OF excluding
s Women from either the power or duty
90 become genuine)
BY genuineness I mean not simn,v
mat common honesty (which will No,
steal salt, make overchar.es i'm hills
or ROB banks, but the reliable. inyarl.
able and universal honesty which Josus
S'hrlat eSempiiied and commended-th
! honesty which would not and could MOI
take undue advantage in ANYTHING no,
even In an argument. The honesty thar
would relieve the lawyers. for cxamule
from the necessity of maintaining n
schedule of rates TO protect themselves
from one another, and make II nacov
sarY 10 Keep before any lawver's ey.s
me Tear OF being diSbarred in order 10
prevent nm from undermining the bust
ness OF his brother. The honesty thai
would enable physicians to discard their
larlH Tor the regulation of fees with
out running atou OF the sort of commit
lion which sometimes causes co,npetinp
railways TO carry passengers for nexi
10 nothinS-that Is. have some old my
sician Try 10 recover his practice. OF.
curing everybody for nnthing-as thcy
DO the preachers in my country. TN,
honesty mat would enable th.. prca cheers
themselves 70 rejoice IL u brothers sur-
cess without spreading over their rac.s
siekly palior or giving their hearts n
secret tw!nge The honesty that would
keep any kind 81 workman from ,Ioin~
scan work when not under his en-
pioEer's eye. or because he might he
able 70 pass il off as thorough ana sim
cere The honesty that will always give
due value for what 1t gets.
am afraid our common practice ls
Tar different. There is n popular word
used 10 describe what Is thought, 10 he
the ordinary habit OF men in their mn.
tuai dealings. II is not nice word; II
U.s. indeed, a coarse and vulgar. but eS.
y ceedinSly expressive, word. We saw o,
one who tries 10 get things for less thar
1heir value or less than n fixed pric,
that he tries to jew" you. l plead fol
a genuineness which will make mel
give up trying to Jew" the world. anC
make is impossible for them ever to II,
10 Jew God-to get them TO give then
himself for less than his worth, or tax,
Them at more than theirs
The text describes an effort 10 Jew
COO. When the early Christians sole
all their possessions and made q com
mon store for the common benefit. Their,
were Two people VINO tried to buy tn,
credit OF such exemplary piety and vol
untary poverty without paying full
prlce. 1t cost the others all they had
Ananias and Sapphire sold their pos
sessions brought some of the money Il
the Apostle Peter for the fund. ''ant
Kept back part of the price" Their,
was a certain honor attached to III,
sacriHce the others were making. ant
tnese two wanted to buy the credit al
At Tor less than the others paid. The,
handed III a portion of the money tbey
reserved from the sale, and meant TO bs
taken Tor all OF It. A mean and stinpy
man IS usually known TO be such by his
Neighoors. The Apostle John. who had
realty IN Jerusalem, and knew the yallIe
e property there, and who may have
N'o"n uoe character of Ananias saw
maj the sleek hypocrite was; practicine
60, some less discreet brother pres
ent may nave greeted the imnliad a..
ciaration of the shining scoundrai Ill
soft whistle. at any rate {, $50,
4 out W'at the poor wretch was nrac,inins :
p fraud on his brethren, and peter de-
fraud on God. " p'actlce @
we cannot hope to get God IN tab, 49,
d. more than our worth. He Mac -, =
,shesl value upon moral and sni,i,,,aT
}l5 character, and that you cannn, 10
uHuer Cost Yet men are forever
" INDUCE Cod to take appca -, r .
z Ieaiity and to lower the cost of Oh, ~. ao'
yer. You can neither deceive Hi az, a.
& set linn to come down in price ~,
6H cost OF character has been and Gan !,
pehltence for sin, contac, with CO
,,rl pu.e 20 become increasingly like Him
q; persistent application OF the spiri, a.,
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