Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14

"a He would, never do single dis
honest or questionable thing OF try in
the remotest way to get the advantage
of any one else in the same business.
''5. The principle of unselfshness
and helpfulness in all the details of the
business would direct its details.
"6. Upon this principle he would
shape the entire plan of his relations to
his employees. to the people who were
his customers and to the general busi-
ness world with which he was con-
nected. :"
( Henry Maxwell read this over slowly.
1t reminded him of his own attempts
ths day before to put into concrete
form his thought of Jesus probable ac-
ton. He was very thoughtful as no
looked up and met Milton Wright's
eager gaze.
do you believe you can continue TO
make your business pay on those linesi'
~ do. Intelligent unselfshness ought
to be wiser than intelligent selishness,
don't you think? If the men who work
as employees begin to feel personal
share in the profits of the business and.
more than that, personal love for
themselves on the part of the firm.
won't the result be more care, less
waste, more diligence. more faithful
ness2'
Yes; think So A good many other,
business men don't, do they? | mean
as d general thing How about your re-
lations to the selfish world that is moi
trying to make money on Christian
principlesf"
THAT complexities my action. Of
course
Does your plan contemplate what il
coming to be known as co-operationy''
yes; as far as have gone it does.
As told You, am studying ont my
details carefully | am absolutely con
WINGED that Jesus in my place would be
absolutely unselfish He wonld love all
these men in his employ He would
consider the main purpose OF all the
business to bs u mutual helpfnlness and
would conduct i. all so that God s king
dom would be evidently the first object
sought On those general principles, as
say, am working. l must have time
to complete the details"
When Henry Maxwell finally left
Milton Wright. he was profoundly i'm
pressed with the revolution that was
being wrought already in the business
AS he passed out of the store he caught
something of the new spirit of TIE place
There was no installing the fact that
Milton Wright's new relations to his
employees We're beginning, even SO soon,
after less than two weeks, to transform
the entire business. This was. apparent
in the conduct and faces of the clerks.
&. II Milton Wright keeps on, he will
be one of the most influential preachers
in Raymond said Henry Maxwell to
himself when hereached his study. Tho
question rose rs to his continuance in
this course when he began to lose
money by it. as was possible Henry
Maxwell prayed that the Holy Spirit,
whofhad shown himself with growing
power in the company of the First
church disciples, might abide long with
them all. and with that prayer on his
lips and in his heart he began the prep
aration of sermon in which he WIS
going to present to his people on Sun
day the subject of the saloon in Ray
niond, as he now. believed Jesus would
do. He had never preached against the
saloon in this way before. He knew
that the things he should say would
lead to serious results Nevertheless he
went on with his work, and every SEN
tence he wrote or shaped was preceded
with the question, Would Jesus say
that?" Once in the course of his study
he went down on his knees. No one ex-
cept himself could know what that
meant to him When had he done that
in the preparation of sermons before
the change that had come into his
thought of discipleship? As, he viewed
his ministry now he did not dare, to
preach without praying for wisdom. He
no longer thought of his dramatic de-
livery and its effect on his audience.
The great question with him now was.
"What would Jesus do"
To be Continued.