The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-10-05
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Aire There Is good deal in his plans
that will help But have not yet
reached definite conclusions in regard
to all the details. | am not enough used
to Jesus methods But see here.
Milton eagerly reached up into one of
the pigeonholes of his desk and took
out u paper.
II have sketched ont what seems to
me a programme such rs Jesus might
Igo by in business like mine. ! want
you to tell ME what yen think about
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WHAT JESUS WOULD PROBABLY DO IN
MILTON wRlGHT's PLACE AS A BUSINESS
| MAN
~. He would engage in business fc-
the purpose Of clarifying God and not
for the primary purpose Of ma..ing
money
80 All money that might be made
he would never regard MS his own. but
as trust funds to be used for the good
Of humanity
"3 His relations with all the per-
sons in his employ would be the most
loving and helpful He could not help
thinking of them all in the light Of
souls to be saved. This thought would
always be greater than his thought OF
making money in business
~ lie would never do u single dis
honest or questionable thing or try in
the remotest way to get the advantage
of any one else in the same business
rs The principle Of unselfishness
and helpfulness in all the details OF the
business would direct it's details.
"6 Upon this principle hc would
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 he was con-
nected
Henry Maxwell read this over slowly
1t reminded him of his own attempts
the day before to put into concrete
form his thought of Jesus probable &C.
tion He was very thoughtful as he
looked up and met Milton Wright's
eager gaze
"Do you believe you can continue to
make your business pay on those linesr
ii do Intelligent unselfishness ought
to be wiser than intelligent selishness.
dom you thinkr II the men who work
as employees begin to feel personal
share in the profits Of the business and.
more than that u personal love for
themselves on the part Of the firm.
won't the result be more care, less
waste more diligence more faithful.
nessY'
"Yes: I think 30. A good many other
business men don't. do theyr l mean
rs general thing. How about your re-
lations to the selfish world that Is not
trying to make money on Christian
principlesf''
THAT complicates my sction Of
course.
docs your plan contemplate what u
coming to be known as co-operationr
"Yes: as far as have gone. 1t does
Az ! told you. am studying out my
details carefully am absolutely con.
vinced that Jesus in my place would be
absolutely unseltish. He would love all
these men in his employ He would
consider the main purpose Of all the
nusiness to be mutual helpfulness and
would conduct it all SO that Gods king
dom would be evidently the first object
sought. On those general principles, as
I say, am working. must have time
to complete the details"
When Henry Maxwell finally left
Milton Wright, he was profoundly i'm
pressed with the revolution that was
being wrought already in the business.
As he passed out of the store he caught
something of the new spirit of the place.
There was no mistaking 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, he will
be one Of the most influential preachers
in Raymond. said Henry Maxwell to
himself when he reached his study. The
question rose as to his continuance in
this course when he began to lose
money by it. as was possible. Henry
Maxwell prayed that the Holy Spirit.
who had shown himself with growing
power in the company Of the First
church disciples, might abide long with
them all. and with that prayer on his
lips and in his heart he began the prep
aration of a sermon in which he was
going to present to his people on Sun
day the subject Of the saloon in Ray
mond, as he now believed Jesus would
do. He had never preached against the
saloon in this way before. He knew
that the things he should say would
lead to serious results Nevertheless he
went on with his work. and every SEN
tence he wrote or shaped was preceded
with the question, would Jesus say
thatf" Once in the course Of his study
he went down on his knees. No one ex-
cept himself could know what that
meant to him. When had he done that
in the preparation Of sermons before
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