The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-02-06
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tire svstsr,. derlded for II then, himself asI
rner him well, In moral character A. l.
Monday mornings inviting to room in the
TON of his store housethe clerks OF his estaD-
lishnlent, asking them about their woridiy
Interests and their spiritual interests, tnen
g;vjnc ont hymn, leading In prayer, Civ
inc them q few words OF good advice, ASKING
them what church they attended on the SAP.
j,oth what the text was, whether tney nau
any especial troubles of their own. Arthur
Tappan. / never heard his eulogy pro-
nounced. Ipronounce 1t now Ana o-ner'
merchants Just as good. William Il. Dogs
In the iron business, Moses Fl. Grinnell IN |
the shipping business, Peter Cooper in tue |
plue business. Scores OF men just as goo1 |
as they were.
Farmers vino take their religion into their
occupation Why, this minute thei- hofses
aud wagons stand around all me msetiag
ho,ses in America. They began this day by
n prayer to God, and when they get home at
noon. after they have put their horses up,
| win csfer prayer to God at the table, seek,
| ing Blessing. and next summer there VII.
! be in their fields not one dishonest ear Oh
| corn. not one dishonest apple. Worshlplng
| Cod to-day away up among the Berkshire
! hills. or away down amid the lagoons OF
| Florida. or away out amid the mines OF Col
orado. or along the banks OF the Potomac
| and the Rartap, where / knew them better
! because went TO school with them.
| Mechanics who took their religion into
their occupation: James Brindiey, the IA
nous raiilwright: Nathaniel Bowditch, the
famous ship chandler; Elihu Burritt, the IA
mons blacksmith, aud hundreds and thou
sands of strong arms which have made the
hammer, aud the saw, and the ADJ, ana the
drill. aud the AK sound in the grand march
of our national industries.
Giya your heart to Go aad then I'LL your
; life with good WORKS. Consecrate to Him
your store, your shop, your banking house,
vour factory and your home. They say no
, ona will hear ii. God will hear 1t: that Is
. enough. You hardly know of any one else
than Wellington as connected with the vic-
torv at Waterloo. but he did not do the hard
fighting. The hard fighting was done oy
J the Somerset cavalry, and the Ryland regi-
ments. and Kemp's infantry, aud the Scotch
3 grays. and the Life guards. VINO cares IL
, only the day was won?
+ In the latter part of the last century a girl
r In England became Kitchen mail IN
! farm house. She had many styles OF WORK
4 and much hard work. Time rolled on, ana
I she married the son of q weaver oil Halifax.
D They were industrious; they saved money
Q enough after awhile to build them q home
: On the morning of the day when they wer'
, to enter that home the young wife arose q
:. o'clock, entered tho front do2ryard, knei
down. consecrated the place to God
T aud there made this solemn VOW: "l
/. | Lord. IL InOu Will uiCoo
:. this place. the poor shall have share in it.
! limo rollel on and fortune rolled IN
n Children grew up around them. and they a
= became affiuent. One, a Member OF Parla
= menr, in public place declared that his sue
20 cess came from that prayer-of his mother
q the dooryard. All of them were all uen
\, Four thousand hands in the factories. The
n, built dwelling houses for laborers at chea
,f rents, and where they were invalid and eoul
" not pay they had the houses for nothln'
=, y one of these sons came to this country, a
10 Inired our parks. went back. bought LAM
. opened great public park, and made IL
m present to tho city OF Halifax. Engian
nj they endowed an orphanage; they endcws
.. two almshouses. All England has heard
he the generosity aud the good works OF Il
e. Crossleys. Moral: Consecrate to God yo'
k small means and your humble surrounding
no and Won will have larger means and grand
,ss surroundings. "Godliness is profitable IN
w. all things. having promise oil the life To
i'm now is and OF that which is to come. "Ha
is faith in God by all means, but, rememb
n that faith without works is dead.