The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06

knew him we'll, in moral character A 1.
Monday mornings inviting to a room In the
top of his store house the clerks OF his estab-
lishment, asking them about their worldly
interests and their spiritual interests, then
giving out hymn, leading In prayer, Civ.
ing them 4 few words Of good advice. asking
them what church they attended on the Sab
bath, what the text was, whether they had
any especial troubles Of their own. Arthur
Tappan. I never heard his euIogy pro-.
nounced. pronounce It now. And o.her
merchants Just as good. William e. Dodge
in the iron business, Moses q. Grinnen In
the shipping business, Peter Cooper In the
glue business. Scores Of men just as good
as they were.
Farmers who take their religion into their
occupation: Why, this minute thei. horses
and wagons stand around all the meeting
houses in America. They began this day by
a prayer to God, and when they get home at
noon, after they have put their horses up,
will offer prayer to God at the table, seek
ing blessing, and next summer there will
be in their fields not one dishonest ear Of
corn, not one dishonest apple. Worshiping
God to-day away up among the Berkshire
bills, 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 Raritap, where knew them better
because went to school with them.
Mechanics who took their religion into
their occupation: James Brindley, the ia
nous millwri9ht; Nathaniel Bowditch, the
famous ship chandler; Ehhu Burritt, the IA
nous blacksmith, and hundreds and thou
sands Of strong arms which have made the
hammer. and the saw, and the adz, and the
drill, and the az sound In the grand march
of our national industries.
Give your heart to God and then I'LL your
life with good works. Consecrate to Him
your store, your shop, your banking house,
your factory and your home. They, say no
one will hear 1t. God will hear It, that Is
enough. You hardly know Of anv. one else
than Wellington as connected with the VIC
tory at Waterloo, but he did not do the hard
fighting. The hard fighting was done by
the Somerset cavalry, and the Ryland regt-
ments, and Kemp's Infantry, and the Scotch
grays, and the Lifs guards. Who cares, II
only the day was won?
In the latter part Of the last century girl
in England became kitchen maid In a
farm house. She had many styles Of work
and much hard work. Time rolled on, and
she married the son Of weaver Of Halifax.
They were Industrious; they saved money
enough after awhile to build them a home.
On the morning Of the day when they were
to enter that home the young wife arose ar
4 o'clock, entered the front dooryard, knelt
down, consecrated the place to God.
and there made this solemn VOW: 20
Lord, II Thou wilt bless me In
this place, the poor shall have share in II. !"
Time rolled on and fortune rolled In.
Children grew up around them. and they all
became afiuent. One, Member of Parlta-
ment, II, public place declared that his sue
cess came from that prayer OF his mother In
the dooryard. All OF them were afnuent.
Four thousand hands In the factories. They
built dwelling houses for laborers at cheap
rents, and where they were Invalid and could
not pay they had the houses for nothing.
One OF thesesons came to this country. adj
mired our parks, went back, bought land,
opened great public park, and made 1t q
present to the city OF Halifax. England.
They endowed an orphanage; they endowed
two almshouses. All England has heard Of
the generosity and the good works OF the
Crossleys. Moral: Consecrate to God your
small means and your humble surroundings,
and you will have larger means and grander
surroundings nGodfiness is profitable unto
all thugs. having promise OF the life that
now is and OF that which Is to come. Have
faith in God by all means, but remember
that faith without works Is dead"