Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-07-28

BUSINESS LIFE THE SUBJECT OF Or
ThLMACE'S SERMON.
The Great Divine Pays High Cont
piiu-nt to the Integrity of the
Business Wan 81 Tndgy-DcnOunces
Tricl>cry In Trade.

piim-nt to the Integrity of the
Business Wan 81 Todgy-DenOunces
Trici,cry In Trade.
fCarw.ht Ioui. E,opsch 1901
WASHINGTON. July 23.-lntesrity and
trickery in business life form the sub.
iect Of Dr. Talmage's sermon today,
and the contrast he establishes be-
tween the TWO is n striking one. The
text is Proverbs XX. II: 1T is naught,
it IS naught. saith the buyer, but when
ne is gone his way then he boasteth.'
Palaces are not such prisons as the
world imagines. If YOU think that the
unly time kings and queens come forth
from the royal gates is i'm procession
and corecously attended. you are mis-
taken. lucognito by day or by night
and clothed i'm citizens apparel or the
dress OF working woman. they come
out and see the world as it is. In no
other way could King Solomon, the
author Of my text. have known ey-
rrythiug Ciat was going on. From my
text am sure he must, in disguise.
some day have walked into a store OF
ready made clothing IN Jerusalem and
stood near the counter and heard n
conversation between a buyer and q
seller The merchant put price on
coat. and the customer began to dicker
and said: Absurd. That coat is not
worth what you ask for it. Why, just
/ look at the coarseness of the fabric.
See that spot on the collar. Besides
that. IL does not fit. Twenty dollars
for that? Why. II is not worth more
than $40 They have better article
than that and for lower price down at
/ Clothcm. Fitcm {, Bros Besides that,
don't want it at any price. Good
morning" Hold" says the mer-
chant. DO not 20 of in that way. |
want TO sell You that coat. | have
some payments TO make. and | want
the money. Come. now. how much
| will you give for that coatY Well
SAYS the customer. Il will split the diff
ference. You asked $50. and | said
SO. Now. Will give you SO"
We'll" says the merchant, ''it is a
great sacrifice, but take it at that
price,
Then the customer with Il roll under
his arm started to 90 out and enter
his own place Of business. and Solo
| mon in disguise followed him. He
heard the customer as he unrOlled the
coat say: Boys. | have made great
bargain. How much do you guess !
cave for that coat "Well," says one.
wishing to compliment his enterprise,
you gave $50 for it," Another says
Il should think you got 1t cheap If you
gave SO" NO" says the buyer in
triumph. Il got it for SO. beat him
down and pointed out the imperfec-
tions until really made him believe
it was not worth hardly anything. II
takes me to make bargain. Ha ha"'
oh. man. YOU got the goods for ass
than they were worth by positive
falsehood. and no wonder. WHEN Solo-
mon went back to his palace and had
put OF his disguise. that Ire sat dowl
al his writing desk and made for al
ages a crayon sketch of you. 1T is
naught. it is naught. saith the buyer
but when he is gone his way then he
boasteth."
Business integrity.
There are no higher styles Of men n
all the world than those now at the
head OF mercantile enterprises in the
great cities of this continent Then
casual promise is as good as a bond
with piles of collatcrals. Tlcir repuia
ton for integrity is rs well established
as that of Petrarch residing in the
family Of Cardinal Colonna. II Is re
lated that when there was great diS
turbance in the family the cardlhi
called all his people together ani pa
them under oath to tell the tFu' *
ce1t Petrarch: when he cane " p.
swear. the cardinal put away his DooE
and said. AS for you. Petrarci. J"'i
word ls sufficient" Never since si'
world stood have there been so man,
merchants whose transactions cal
stand the test Of the ten command
ments. Such bargain makers are al
the more 10 be honorcd, because thel
E have withstood year after yea
temp ..tions which have flung so man!
dat aud flung them so hard they cal
never. never recover themselves
While all positions in life have pow
q erful besetments TO evil there are spe
c.fc forms Of allurement which ar
! peculiar to each =. ipation ana pro
fesslon, and II viii be useiai to speal