The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-18
Was It to get life insurance so that

Sc&!s.;in SacGuc. am Just giving yrl
fact l knew. Tile sister OF this wu.
Ian, although she was ~ very poor
sill, w"$ not TO he cclipSrd. &ri 81
she went 10 w"rh day and might ana
trilrl ana ;":!2I ;inI tu:icd almost in
II the grave uu,it she yo, i $50 seal
Skin SacGuc Wen. the news wc2t
ahvoal ali tl:"C;;h the street. Mes;
Of the p2op,c Cn that street were la.
boring. hard working people. aEi they
were Eot 20 hc outShonc IL this way.
AMI they all went - work III The sam"
direction and practically said. though
not literally, "Tho"@h the heavens fall.
we il,:st have a scaiS!iin sacITr.'
\ clergyman in Iowa tod me th3t
his church ana tie c;.tirr rHi@hhor.
hood lad hrcn rUimVl 10y the fact that
the people murtGaSCl their fav:.iS ~
order to go down 10 the philadelphia
Centennial in 1876. First. CT" family
woull 20. then another family. AMI
finally il was not Respectable net - ~
TO the Centennial ut Philadelphia. aul
they murtga-cd t!:cir rari!s. The
church and the nci-hhorlIooi ruined
II that way. Now, hrlTcrn such fools
and FaEpcr!Sn :hrrc is only vr"N
short step. In ;i;ur Of peace prepare
for war. IL time CT prosperity prepare
Tor advvrsi;y. Yet lew many i!ir."
are WHO I:ivc on the Verge of t.:r
prccipicC, aud 1T tie .,a>t touch of ac.
ciirnt or sickness over tn"y 30. Nh.
my friends, ii Is not right. it - not
honest. lie that p"0vil"th not for His
own. ani especially thuSc OF his own
household. is worse than ~ !ntilcl. y
man las ~ right to live il luxury AMI
have all comforts ana all brightness
around him. taking his family with
him 1T that ratc-rlrrvth;u- bright
and beautiful and luxurious until he
stumblcS against Il tombstone and fails
in. ANA they all go to The poorhouS".
That is not common honesty. am no
advocate OF sknilint saving. ahhor
it. But plead for Christian provi-
dencc.
Savings n:.nLs.
Some of the older persons rcmcm.
Der very well Abraham Van Nest of
New York. one OF its Christian mcr-
chants. II" WIS often called mean
b"cauSc hc calculated so closely. Why
might have the more TO give. There
WAS not Bible society OF Il tract So
ciciy or rcfnrmatory institution in
the city OF New York but lie had his
hand in supporting it. He denied
himself many luXurirS that lie might
give To others the necessities. He has
been many years rcaping his reward IN
heaven. but | shall never forget the
day when |, n green country lad, came
! TO his house and spent the evening,
ana 1T the close of the evening. aS
was departing, he accompanied me 20
the GDor, accompanied me to the steps.
came down off the steps and said:
| Here, DE Witt, is $40 for books Don't
say anything about it," 1t is mean or
ii is magnificent To save according rs
you save for Il good or lad object.
| know there are many people who
have much TO say against savings
banks anl life n$urancCs. | have TO
tell YOU that the vast majority of the
homc>tcais in this country have been
the result # such institutions, and |
have To tell you also that the vast ma
J"r!tN OF the hDmCStradS OF the future
Tor the laECrn~ classes will he tl:r
result Of such Institutions 1t will IL,
great dag fo" the workn" classes ot
England and the United States when
the Wu"liin-m:n can buy Il barrel Of
il"Ur instead nf flour by the small
sack; when hH can buy n barrel of
sugar instead % sugar l:y the pound;
when he can pay cash for coats and
hats ana shoes rather than pay an adj
diliGa%l amount for the reason that he
has 10 get ii all charged.
Again | remark: Great relief is to
come for the luhoring classes of this
country hy appreciation on tho part OF
employers that they lad better take
th"i" employees into their conlidcucn.
can sec very easily. looking from my
standpoint what is the matter En-
pl"y"yS, seeing the employer in seem
Ing prosperity, do not know all the
straits. ;ll tn" lHr,lshiDS. ali the loss
cS. al! ;h" annnyHnc"s. They look mt
hilh. anal they think, "Why. he las Il
easy. AMI we have 1t hard They IL
not km"w HAT ut that very ronrnt
I'll" employer .S 1T the last point Of drs-
n.i"i,pn - moo; his ENGAGEMENTS
| Know Il gentleman very well WHO
has over LOCO handS in las employ.
~".d TO him some years ago whnn
the" was great trouble in thr labor
ma ',"t "iiow are YOU getting on with
your lArnt' oh" he said Il have no
trouble" "Why." said, "navc not
You had any stji,"S.' "Oh. no. lie
,"i1 II never had any tfouhlc.'
"N hat plan Go you rursuc| lie sad: