The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-02
,IrSINESS TRIALS.
r,lmage Shows How They Re-
fne the Spirit.
An Trnde-The Merchants
school of Industry, PA
,.,,e, integrity and up-
right Living
,...snt. 1893, by Louis Klopschl

.,rbt, 1899 by Louis Klopschl
H'i' Washington,
IA. discourse DR., Talmagc argues
.1 l,cion may be taken into all the
III NJ life, and instead Of heing Il
p, as many think, is re-
ament The text is Romans II;
'ayo slothful in business; fervent
t,ir serving the Lord"
.ry. deyoutness and Christian
all commended in that short
Ub,t. is it possible that they
Il. ronioiued? oh, yes. There is
40 bctween religion and business,
'or Iedgers and Bibles, between
Lines and counting houses, On the
Iary religion accelerates business,
lasns mems wits, sweetens acerbity
POSITION. fillips the blood Of phleg-
and throws more velocity into
,,bceIs of hard work. 1t gives bet
taropcinr TO the judgment, more
artb 10 the will, more muscles to
,., and throws into enthusiasm a
copsecrated fire. You cannot in
.,o circle of the world show me a
,.bose honest business has been
IoiIed 10y religion.
industrial classes are divided into
!. proups-producers, manufac-
raiders. Producers, such as
srs and miners. Manufacturers,
as those who turn corn into food
,,oola and faN into apparel. Traders,
rs make profit out of the transfer
exchange of all that which is pro-
a and manufactured. A business
NAV belong to any one or all of
l. classes. and not one is independ-
Of any other.
hen the prince imperial of France
m the Zulu battlefield because the
.pfastening the stirrup to the saddle
le rs he chung to it, his comrades
escaping, but he falling under the
pqs of the savages, great many
pIe blamed the empress for allow
her son to go forth into that bat
seH and others blamed the Eng
Government for accepting the sac
i and others blamed the Zulus for
irbarbarism. The one most to blame
,be harness maker who fashioned
strap of the stirrup out of shoddy
imperfcct material, as it was found
have been afterward. If the strap
held. the prince imperial would
hbIv have been alive to-day. But
strap broke. No prince independ-
of a harness maker. High, low,
r ignorant, you in one occupation,
another. all bound together.
b that there must be one continuous
of sympathy with each others
X. But whatever your vocation,
lou have a multiplicity of engage
lts.ifinto your life there come losses
annoyanccs and perturbations as
as percentages and dividends, if
are pursued from Monday morning
il Saturday night, and from January
January by memorable obligation
duty, then you are a business man,
YOU are business woman, and
subject is appropriate to your
'e are under the impression that the
and tug of business life are pris-
into which a man is thrust, or
it is an unequal strife, where un-
led a man goes forth to contend. |
4 show YOU this morning that bust
life was intended of God for grand
glorious education and discipline,
if shall be helped to say what |
It to say | shall rub some of the
lkles of care out of your brow and
trap some of the burdens from your
k. am not talking of an abstrac-
/. Though never having been in
ness life, | know all about bust
men. In my first parish at Belle
:, N d.. ten miles from Ne" olN'
rge portion OF my audiehce was
L.
e upoi New Aork merchants nc"
4ht to syracuse place Oh Immense
mercial activity, ana lheh wen
Philadelphia and HVed long among
merchants OF that city IMAM whom
e are no better men on earih' ana
20 years | stood AT my hroohiSH
't sabbath by SaoOath' preaching
Iolehees the majority OF WHOM N'Lo
HeSS men ana business Nou'e u
" al abstraction OF "ll''"
j." Ieal'y win when l am "'''
A'eu'
'he hrst place | remark that
ness HE was intended as school
mercy God gives us certain
unit ol raw material out OF "i''ch we
10 new our character. our 1acul-
are to be reset. rounded ana sharp
up Our young folks having grad
q from school or college need
er education, that winch the rasP-
OF everyday lie alone can
" Energy is wrought out only
ne hre. After a man has been IN
ness activity TO- 20. 30 wears. his
" Is not TO be measured py Welsl's