The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-11-03

the. midst Of recoustrecting of the
ent:r business. SO fer a. Git~ ,nio.iye fssr
being conducted iScrp, arnyi E::l ~
practically iguorant~or ~. ;;.:,:i., ftir 80
operation and its application 70 business
that | nm trying 10 a@t irEo:iaation
from every possible source ! hT.ve late
ly made Il special study of the life of
Titus salt the great mill owner OF
Bradford. England. who nfterw;:gd built
that model town on the banks of the
Are There Is Il good deal IL his plans
that will help But h;;rc rot yet
reached definite conclusions in regard
tnalI the details. am rot enough used
To Jesus methods Eat see here.
Milton eagerly reached up into one Of
the piEeonholes of, his desk and took
ont paper ~'
IL have s,Se.chcd oat what seems to
me n programme such as Jesus might
20 by in IL business >fkc mine wnat,
you to tell ME what you. think about
it - E%E s4. ~- -.
WHAT JESUS woCID PROBABLY DC Z
MILTON WRIGHT PLACE AS A BUsINRS
MAN
II He would engage in business
the purpose of glorifying God an7
for the primary purpose of M
money
80 All money that might he
h. would never regard as his ow
~ trust funds to be used for the
OF humanity
- His relations with I'll the
sons in his c,aploy would lie the
loving and helpful Hc could not
Of .,n E,,I
souls to he saved This thought wo
always be greater than his though
making money in huSincrs
II lie would never 60 single
honest or questionable thing or try =.
the rcmotcst w&y to get the advanta.:'
OF any onc else in the same business
- The principle or unSciiiS!lnISs
and helpfulness in all the details of the
business wculd direct its details
"G, Upon this principle he woCla
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 be WAS con
nevted -
Henry Maxwell read this over slowly
1t reminded him nfS his own attempts
the day before to PIT into a concrete
form his thought Of Jesus probable ac
tOn He WAS very thuu@htful ~ he
looked up :.Gd met Milton Wright 3
eager gaze
DO you believe you can continue to
make your business pay on those lineSr
Il 90 Intelligent unsclfshncss onght
to be wiser than Intelligent sclfshncss
don you Think If the men who work
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share in the profits OF the business and
more than that. Il personal love for
themselves on the part of the firm
won the result be more care. less
waste. more diligence more faithful.
uess2'
Yes think SO 4 good many other
business men don't, do they! | mean
us Il general thing How about your re.
htions to the selfish world that is not
trying to make money on Christian
principlesr'
That compicates my action. of
course
Does your plan contemplate what is
coming to be known as co o'operation ?
Yes as far lis have gone. it docs
AZ told you. am studying ont my
details carefully am absolutely con
vinced that Jesus in my place would be
absolutely unSeliSh He would love al
these men in his employ He would
consider the main purpose Of all the
business to be a mutual helpfuness and
would conduct il all SO that God S king
dom would be evidently the first object
fought. On those general principles, as
say, l am working. must have time
to complete the details.
When Henry Maxwell finally left
Milton Wright. lie was profoundly inn
pressed with the revolution that was
being wrought already in tho business.
AS he passed out of the store he caught
something of the new spirit OF the place.
There was no mistal;ing the fact that
Milton WriGht's new relations to his
employees were 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
"If Milton Wright keeps on. ho will
he one Of the most influential preachers
in Raymond. said Henry Maxwell 10
himself when he reached his study. The
question rose rs 10 his continuance in
this course when he bcgau to lose
money by II, as was possible Henry
Maxwell prayed that tho Holy Spirit,
who had shown himself with growing
power in tho company of tho First
church disciples might abide long witt:
them all. and with that prayer on his
lips and in his heart he bc,.an the prep.
aratiDn of u sermon in which he WIS
Ding TO present TO his people on S'n.
day the suhJ"l.t Of the saloon in Ray
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