Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-11

The greatest cvangclislic preacher the
world ever saw. "a man who died for his
gclism-pccrle paul-wrote to the
Romans, Provide things honest In the
sight Of all men, wrote To tho CORN
thians, DO that which is honest: wrote
10 the Philippians. Whatsoever things arr
honest" wrote to tho Hebrews Willing
I'm all things to live honestly" The Bible
says that faith ,si.heut works is dead,
which. being literally translated, means
that il Your business life does npt corr
spond with your profession your religion
Is Il humhug.
Live within Your Means.
Here l. something that needs Ia bc
sounded into the ears Of all the Young
men Of America and iicrat,d aud reitcr.
atcd if this country i ever q bc delivered
from its calamiiicS and commercial pros
pcrity Is 10 h. established and pcrpctuated
live within YOUR means spend no more
than YOU make And lot us nd lust all our
business and our homes by the principles
Of the Christian r,'iig ion Our religion
ought e. mean just ;,s much on Saturday
and Monday a. on the day between and
not Ia he II nrrc psriphraSiS of Sinctiiy.
Our religion ought Ia first clean our
hearts. and then il ought To- clean our
lives. Religion is not. rs some seem &c
think sort of church dclcciatiun a kind
Of confectionery. "A sort ~ spiritual cara
mel or holy gumdr'p or slnciiflcd pepper
mint or theological anaSthrtic II Is an
omnipotent principle. all controlling. all
conqucring. You may g,f along with
something less than that. and you may
deceive yourself with IT, hut YOU cannot
deceive God, and YOU cannot deceive the
world The keen business man will put
on his spectacloS. and he will look clear
through To the back of your head and see
whether your religion Is fiction or a fact
And you cannot hide your samples OF
sugar or rice or tea or coffee ii they are
false; you cannot hide them under the
cloth of communion table. All your
prayers 20 for nothing so long n You mis-
represent your banking institutions. and
In the report OF the resources YOU put
down more specie. and more fractional
currency. and more clearing house certif-
Gates, and more legal tender notes. and
more loans. and more discounts than
there really are, and when you give an
account Of your liabilities you do not men
ton all the unpaid dividends and the
United States bank notes outstanding
and the individual deposits. and the OBJ
legations TO other banks and bankers An
authority more scru;luizng than that Of
any hank examiner will ~ through aud
through and through your business.
Gathered in all religious asScmhlagcs
there arr many who have trust funds 1t
Is compliment Ia you that you have been
80 intrustcd bat ! charge you. In the pres
cncc OF tod and the world, I've as careful
OF the property Of others aS yuuarc careful
OF your own Above Gll. keep your own
private account at the hank separate from
your account RS trustee of an estate or
trustee Of an institution That is the
point nj which thou-i. .dS of people make
shipwrcck. They get the property Of 9th
crs miXed ZIP with their own property
They put il into investment. and away IL
all gucs. and they cannot return that
which they borrowed Then comes the
explosion. and the money market l. shak-
en-. and the press dcnounccs and the
church thunders expulsion. You have 10
right to use the property of others. except
for their advantage. nor without consent
unless they arr minors If with their con
sent you invest their property rs we'll rs
you can, and IL Is all lost. you are not Ia
blame You did the best you could. but
do not come into the dclusion, which has
ruined - many men. II thinking because
thing Is In their possession therefore IL
Is theirs Nou have "A solemn trust that
God has given YOU In any nsscmblagc
there may be some who have misapprupri
atcd trust funds Put them back. or IL
you have So hopclsssly involved them that
you cannot put them back confess the
whole thing To those whom you have
wronwed. and You viii sleep better nights
and You will have the better chance for
your soul What . sad thing II would hc
II after you are dead your administrator
should find ont from the account books or
from the lack # vouchers that You arr not
only bankrupt In estate. but that You lost
your soul. II all the trust funds that have
been mlsappropiiaicd should suddenly fly
to their owners and all the property that
has been purluinod should suddenly 20
back 90 its owners. II would crush into
ruin every city in America
Dishonesty Does Not Fay.
A missionary IN one Of the islands of
the Pacific preached GA dishonesty and
| the nest morning he hooked out 81 his
window. and he SAW his ward fun of goods
of all kinds lie wondered and a .iscd the
| cnusc of all this We'll. said the natives.
''our gods TINT we have been worshiping
permit rs a. ~tv.l hut according q what
| You said yesterday the cod of heaven and
earth will NOT allow this. - We bring back
all these goods. ard Ne aSl, you Go help Us
In taking thcu - the places whcr, they
belong II next sabbath all the ministers
In America should preach sermons on the
abuse 81 tru>; funds and un the lis of
| purluinine. ana The sermons Hcr nh bless
I'd Of God, ald r.g.'lali aus wen, n,sdc hat
all these thiuls Should bciukcn q, ,ie city
halls. 1t would not hc long before every
city hall Ia AnrIica would la crowded
/ from cellar to GU ia
l.ct mo say Ia Inc most emphatic man
ner Ia all Young men, dishoccly viii nev-
or pay. An ahhOt wanted tn buv piece
Of ground. and thu owner would i.nf sell
/ IL, bur the ownor finally consc,tcd to let
/ II 10 him unHl he could raisr ore crop,
ana the abbot suvcd ueorns a CROP II POO
years, And tell yoU. Suung man. that
the dishoEustic> which You plant in your
heart and life will seem Co IL. very insig
niiicant, bat they will grow mp until thcy
will oVcrshadow you with horrible dark
ness. oVciShauuw an time ana AN eternity
I II will mot i, q cI"p ter 200 years, but a
/ crop for everlasting I~rs.
/ have ulso "a word al comfort for al
/ who suffer tlo,n tho ni..ltp. saiieruf others
and cNcly honest maH. wom!tn and child
/ ubiN SufltT lfln MUdt GbN~ tll ~ Ifttilf!ul
4 scampdum Soci,ty Is - luand together
/ that all tn" mi>fortuuvs which good l,cu
/ pie suffer in hUsi.css matters come from
/ the misdccds of others. Bear up under
distress strong in God. lie will see You
through, though your misfortuncs should
4 be ccntuplcd. Scientists tell uS that u col
umn OF mir - miles in height rests on cv-
cry mans head and shoulders. But that
is nothing COMPARED with the pressure
that business life has pat upon many OF
YOU ted made up his mind long ago
how many or how few dollars il wo.lld h.
best fer you Ia have. Trust 10 his appoint
mcnt The door will soon olcn 10 Let you
out and let You up What shock OF delight
for men who for 80 years have been in
business anxiety when they shall suddenly
awake in everlasting holiday! On the
maps Of the arctic regions there are two
places Whose names are remarkable. given,
! suppose. by some polar expedition. Cape
Farewell ana Thank God harbor. At
this last the Polaris wintepd in 1871 and