Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-04


there were more large hearted char.
tiles than ever before poured out on
the country; better provision made for
the poor, so that there have been
scores of winters when the poor had a
harder time than they did last winter.
Weather prophets say we will have
iroSts this summer which will kill the
harvests. Now, let me tell you, you
have lied twice about the weather, and
! believe you are lying thi, time!
Some people are SO ovcrborne with
the dolorOusuess of the times that
they say we shall have communicate
outrages in this country, such as they
had in France. | do not believe il.
The parallel does not run. They have
no Sabbath. no III ole, no God, in
France. We have all these dcfcnses
for our American people, and pub.
lie opinion is such that IL the
people in this country attempts
cutthroat expedition they will
land in sing Sing or from the gallows
go up on tight rope. do not believe
the people of this country will ever
commit outrages and riot and murder
for the sake OF getting bread. But all
this lugubriosity OF tone and flce
keeps people down. Now, will make
n contract II tho people OF the United
States for one week will talk cheertully
/ will open all the manufactures, | will
give employment TO all the unoccupied
men and women, | will make "A lively
market tor your real estate that is eat
ing you up with taxes, | will stop the
long procession on the way 10 the
poorhouse and pcnitcntiary, and | will
spread "A plentiful table from Maine to
California and from Oregon 70 SANDY
Hook, and the whole land shall carol
and thunder with national jubilee.
But says some one: Il will take that
contract; but we cant affect the whole
nation My hearers aul readers rem.
resenting - you do all professions. all
trades and all occupations. If You
should resolve never again 20 utter a
dolorous word about the money mar
kct, but by manner and by voice and
by wit and caricature. and above all
by faith in Col, to try to scatter this
gloom, do You not believe
the influence would be instan-
tancous and widespread? The eff
feet would be felt around the world
For Gods sake, and for the sake OF the
poor and for the sake OF the en-
pIoyed, quit growing. Depend upon
IT, If You men in com fortable circum-
stances do not stop combining, GOD
Will blast your harvcsts, AMI see how
YOU will get along without corn c-op;
and He will sweep you with focd,:
and lie Will devour you with grasshoD-
oers; and He will burn your city. If
lou men in comfortable circumstances
sept on complaining, God will give
'ou something to complain about.
Mark that.
The second prescription for the al
ovation of financial distress is proper
-hristian Investment God demands
)f every individual state and nation a
'ertaln proportion of their income.
We are parsimonious. We keep back
rom God that which belongs to Him.
ma when we keep back anything from
ioi, lie takes what He kept back
and He takes more. He takes it by
storm, by sickness, by bankruptcy.
~ any one of the ten thousand
ways which He can employ The
'eason many of you are cramped in
business IS because you have never
earned the lesson OF Christian rem
'rosity. You employ an agent. You
'ive him reasonable salary: and. lol
'ou find ont that ne is appropriatinC
our funds besides the salary. What
10 you do? Discharge him We'll. we
ire Gods agents. He puts i'm our
lands certain moneys Part are To be
'urs' part are TO bc His. Suppose we