The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-11
THE LEXINGTON INTELLIoRNoER. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IT, 1895


The breakers Of borrow.
nIhad orly = worldly weapon 10 use
ON this subject. / would give you the
fact. fresh from the highestauthority,
that 20 per cent. Of those who 60 into
wild speculation lose all. but l have a
better warning than a worldly warning
From the place where men have per
lshed-body. mind. scul-stand on
stand OIL Abstract pulpit discussion
m1st step aside on this question. Faith
and repentance are absolutely neces-
sary, but faith and repentance are no
more doctrines Of the Bible than COM
mercial integrity. "Render to all their
dues" ~owe no man anything" And
while | mean to preach faith and re-
pentance. more and more TO preach
them, I 10 not mean TO speud any time
In chasing the Hittites and Jebusltes
and G~irgashites Of Bible imes when
there are 50 many evils right around US
destroying men and women for time
aud eternity. The greatest evangeli+
tic preacher the world ever a q man
who died for his evangellsm-peeriess
Paul-wro;e to the Romans; provide
things honest in the sight Of all men;"
wrote 70 the Corinthians; do that
which Is honest;" wrote TO the Phil
ippians: "whatsover things are hon
est" wrote TO the Hebrews, -Willing In
all thlngs to live honestly" The Bible
q that faith without works Is dead.
which, being literally translated,
mea that II your business life does
not correspond with your profession
your religion is humbug.
Gathered in ell religious sssemblagex
there are many who have trust funds
II Is a compliment to you that you
have been so intrusted. but l charge
you. In the presence Of God and the
world, be Is careful Of the property Of
others. Is you are careful Of your own.
Above all keep your own private &c
count at the bank separate from your
accounts Is trustee OF anestateortrustee
Of an institution. That Is the point at
which thousands Of people make ship
wreck. They get the property Of 9TH
ers mixed up with their WI property.
They put Il into Investment, and away
II all goes. and they cannot return that
which they borrowed Then comes the
explosion. and the money market is
shaken. and the press denounces. and
the church thunders expulsion. You
have no right to use the property OF
others, except for their advantage, nor
without consent. unless they are minors.
II with their consent you invest their
property a well a. you can. and II Is
all lost. you ire not TO blame. You
did the best you could, but do not come
into the delusion, which has ruined 50
many men. Of thinking because q thing
10 In their possession therefore IL Is
theirs. You have . solemn trust that
God has given you. In any asemblage
there may be some who have misap-
propriAted trust funds. Put them back,
or II you have 30 ~helplessly involved
them that you cannot put them back.
eonfess the whole thing 10 those whom
you have wronged. and you will sleep
better nights, and you will have the
better chance for your soul. What .
sad thing II would be II. after you are
dead. your administrator should and
out from the account books or from the
lack Of vouchers, that you are not only
bankrupt In estate. but that you lost
your soul. II all the trust funds that
have been Incorporated should sud
denly hy TO their owners and all the
property that has been purloinsd
should suddenly 60 back 10 its owners,
1t would crush into ruin every city In
America.
A missionary in one Of the islands Of
the Pacific preached on dishonesty, and
the next morning he looked out Of his
window. and be Jaw his yard full OF
goods Of all kinds. He wondered and
asked the cause of all thiA well" said
the natives, -our gods that we have
been worshiping permit Us TO steal. but
according to what you said yesterday
the God Of Heaven and earth vii, not
allow this, so ne bring back all these
goods, and we ask you to help US in
taking them to the places where they
belong" II next Sabbath all the minis
tiers In America should preach sermons
on the abuse Of trust funds, and on the
evils Of purloining, and the sermons
were all blessed Of God. and regulations
were made that all these things should
be taken 10 the city halls, II would not
be long before every city hall In Amer
lea would be crowded from cellar to
cupola-