Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-02


and thoroughly hsrnessed. believe the
whole earth would be converted 10 God
IN q twelvemonth. There are so many
deep streams that are turning no mill
and that are harnessed 20 no factory
bands.
Now, God demands the bes, lamb out
of every sock. lie demands the rich
act sheaf OF every harvest. lie demands
the best men Of every generation. A
fause IN which Newton and Locke and .
Mansfield toiled you aud can afford 20 .
toll in. Oh. for fewer ielers in Ne f
cause Of Christ and for more Christian /
workers. men who shall take the sane /
energy that from Monday morning 20 /
Saturday night they put forth for the
achievement OF livelihood or the gath
ering Of fortune. and on Sabbath days
put II forth 10 the advantage Of Christ's
kingdom and the bringing Of men 10
the Lord.
DR.. Dun visited a man who had in
hsritod a great fortune. The man said
10 him: Il had - be very busy for many
years Of my life getting my livelihood
After awhile this fortune came 10 me,
and thcre has been no necessity that
said 10 myself shall l now retire from
business or shall 20 ON and serve the
Lord in my worldly occupation He
naid: Il resol-cd on the latter, and
have been more industrious in CONNER
cial circles than ever Was before. and
since that hour I have never kept
faPtIing for myself. have thought Il
20 be "a great shame II couldn't toll
as hard for the Lord az I had tOiled
for mvself. and all the products OF my
facl aries and my commercial establish
ments. 20 the last farthing. have gone
for the building OF Christian institu-
tions and supporting the church OF
God" Would that the same energy
put forth for the world could be put
forth for Cod. Would that a thousand
men in these great cities who have
achieved a fortune could see IL their
duty now TO do all business for Christ
and the alienation Of the worlds suf-
fering.
Again. I remark that business life Ia
= school OF patience. In your every
day life how many things to annoy and
TO disquiet, bargains will rub Com
mercial men viii sometimes fail to
meet their engagements Cashbook'
and money drawer will sometimes quar-
rel. Goods ordered for a special emer
gency will come too late or be damaged
in the transportation People intend
ing no harm will go shopping without
any intention OF purchase, overturninl
, great stocks OF goods and insisting tha
, YOU break the dozen. More bad debt
on the ledger. More counterfeit bill
a. q.
other people. More meannesses on tn
part Of partners ia business. Annoy
ance after annoyance. veNation afts
: vexation. and loss after loss.
All that process will either break yo'
= down or brighten you up. IL Is
. school OF patience. You have know
men under the process 10 become petJ
I, liant. and cLoleric. and angry, and pue
4, nacious and cross, and sour. and quee
= and they lost their customers, and thei
y name became detestation. Other me
4, have been frightened up under Il
a process. They were tOughened by n
= exposure They were like rocks. all N
more valuable for being blasted.
n. first they had 10 choke down the
! wrath. at first they had 10 bite the
- lip, at hrst they thought Of some StinI
ing retort they would like 10 make. bl
they conquered their impatience. The
y, have kind words now for sarcaSt
"A filings. They have gentle behavior 10
for unmarnerly customers. They a
patient now with unfortunate debtor
:. They have Christian reflections now 4
a sudGen reverses. Where did they 8
= that patience? BY hearing a minist
= preach concerning IL on Sabbath?
a. no. They got il just where you will 6
az tiff you ever get IL at all-selling ha
:. discounting notes, turning banistel
i, blowing corn, timing roofs, pleadil
causes. Oh, that amid the turmoil a
= anxiety and evaporation Of everyd
-. life you might hear the voice Of @
=. saying: "In patience possess your so
= Let patience have her perfect work
s remark again that business life
~ -. school OF useful knowledge. NJ
81 chants do not read many books and
not study lexicons- They do not d
IS into profOunds of learning, and
=. nearly ali through their occupatl'
come TO understand questions
-~' finance, and politics, and geograp
and Jurisprudence. and ethics. BI
mesa Is u severe Schoolmistress. IL
pills will not learn, she strikes them o
oo' the head and the heart with sew
am losses. You put $1,000 into an eni
v" prise. IL IL all gone. You say; It
VI is a dead loss" Oh. no. You are pay