The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-09-01
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ton. y causc III which Newton AID
Locke and Nan>;iv!G tC!!cd YOU a2i
| can afford 10 -! n. Gh, for fewer
idlcrs in TIE cause Di Christ and for
more Christan Mur:.LIs. men who shall
take the same en"rsy iEat from Mon
day morning to Saturday night they
put forth fer the achievement OF 4
livelihood OF the gathering Of for
tune and on Sabbath days pat it forth
| to the advantage or Christs Kingdom
| ana the bringing OF men to the Lord
DR.. Duff visited man who had in.
| herted a great fortune. The man said
| to him: Il had to be very busy for
many years of my life getting my live
| lihood. After awhile this fortune came
to me and there has been no necessity
| that l toll s:nce. There came time
when said TO myself, Shall now re-
| tire from. business, or shall go OH and
serve the Lord in my worldly occupa-
| tom" He said: Il resolved on the
latter, and | have been more indus-
! triouS in commercial circles than | ever
| was before. and since that hour have
| never kept Il farthing for myself. |
| have thought it to be great shame IL
l couldn't toll as hard for the Lcrd as
l had toilcJ for myself. and all the
products OF MY factories and my conl-
| mcrcial establishments to the last
| farthing have gone for tie building of
| Christian institutions ana supporting
the church Of God" Would that the
same energy put forth for the world
could be put forth for Goa. Would
that thousand men in these great
| nit hn 10, .nhinynI
could see it their duty now 10 do all
business for Christ and the alievia-
ton of the worlds suffering!
Again, | remark that business life is
| n school of patience. iii Your every
day life how many things to annoy aLd
to disquiet? Bargains will rub. Com
mcrcal men will sometimes fail to
meet their engagements. Cash book
| and money drawer will sometimes
| quarrel. Goods otlcrcl for Il special
emergency will come too late or We
damaged in the transportation. People
| intending 10 harm will go shopping
without any intention OF purchase.
ovcrturhinS great stocks OF goods and
insisting that YOU break The dozen
More bad debts on the ledger. More
counterfeit bills in the drawer. More
debts 20 uay for other people. More
mcannesNeS on the part of partners in
business. Annoyance after annoyance
vcXation after veXation and loss after
loss.
school oS Patience.
All that process will either brcaI;
YOU down or brighten YOU UP. 1t a Il
school Of. patience. You have known
men under tie process to become pctu-
liant, and choleric, ana angry, and p"S
nacious, and cross. and sour, anu
queer. and they lost their customers,
and their name became Il dctestation.
Other men have been frightened up
under the process. They were tough
cncd by the exposure. They We're like
rocks, all the more valuable for being
blasted. At first they had 10 choke
| down their wrath, ut first they had to
| bhe tEeir lips, ut FIRST they thons:ht OF
ssnns stinails rsSsa't flss' sSSulr IKE u
make, but they conquered tscG impa-
| tience. They Lave kind words now for
! sarcastic filings. they hav0 gentle be-
| havior now for unmannerly customers.
They are patient now with unfortunate
debtors. They have Christian refiec-
did they get that patience? BY hear
ing minister preach concerning 1t on
Sabbath? Oh, no! They got it just
where you viii get tiff you ever got
it at all-selling hats, diScounting
notes. turning DanSterS, ploWinS corn,
| timing roofs, pleading causes. Oh,
that ar.d the turmoil and anxiety and
eXaspcration OF everyday life you
might hear The voice Of God saying:
''ln patience possess your soul. Let
patience have her perfect work"
l remark again that business life is
school of useful knowledge. Mep-
chants do not read many books and do
not study lGXiconS. They do not dive
into profounds OF learning. and yet
nearly all through their occupations
come 10 understand questions OF
finance, and politics, and geography,
and Jurisprudence, and ethics. Busi-
ness is n severe schoolmistrcss. If
pupils will not learn. she strikes them
over tho head and the heart with Sc
we're losses. You put $1,000 into an
enterprise. 1t Is all ;,onc. You say,
THAT is dead loss Oh. no. You
are paying the schooling. Tlat was
only tuition, very large tuition--I told
you it was q severe schoolmistrcss-
hut it was worth it. You learned
things under that process you would
not have learned in any other way.
Traders in grain come 10 know some
thing about foreign harvcSts. traders
! in fruit come 10 know something about
the prospects Of tropical production.
manufacturers Of American goods