The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-15

outstanding. and the individual depos-
its. and the obligations to other banks
aud bankers. An authority more scrI-
tinizin: than that of any bank examin-
er will 20 through and through and
thrcu.h Your BUSINESS.
\ missionary III one of the islands
of the Pacific preached OH dishonesty.
and the next noru!ng h, looked out Of
his window, and he say his yard full
Of goods Of all kinds. lie wondered
end asked the cause of all this
Well, said the native, our gods that
We have been worshiping permit US to
steal, but according to what you said
Yesterday the God of heaven and earth
will not allow this, so we b~ing back
all these goods, and we ask You to help
lis in taking them to the places where
they belong, If next Sabbath all the
ministers in America should preach
sermons on the abuse Of trust funds,
aud on the evils of purloining, and the
sermous were ali blessed OF God, and
regulations We're made that all these
things should be taken to the city halls.
it would not be loug before every city
hall in America would be crowded
from cellar to cupola.
Let me say in the most emphatic
manner to all young men, dishonesty
will never pay. An abbot wanted to
bay piece of ground, and the owner
would not sell it, but the owner finally
consented to let it to him until he
could raise one cop, and the abbot
Sowed acoraS, crop Of 200 years And
tel! you, Young ,uar, that the d!Shon-
estes which You plant in your heart
anG life will seem to be very insigniti-
cant, but they will grow up until they
will uvershadow you with horrible
darkness, overshaiow all time and all
eternity. 1t will not be crop for 200
years, but crop for everlasting ages.
| have also word of comfort for all
who suffer from the malfeasance Of
others, and every honest man, woman
and child does sutF,r from what is going
on in financial scampdom. Society IS
so bound together that all the misfor-
tunes which good people suffer in busl.
ness matters come from the misdeeds
Of Others. Bear up under distress,
strong in God. He will see YOU through,
though your misfortunes should be cen
tupled. Scientists tell US that col
umn Of air Is miles in height rests on
every mans head and shoulders. But
that is nothing compared with the pres
sure that business life has put upon
many of you. God made mp his mind
long ago how many or how few dollars
it would be best for you tc have. Trust
to his appointment. The door
soon open to let you out and let YOU
What delight for men who for 30 Y ~,
have been in business anxiety N;.cu
they shall suddenly awake in everlasting
holiday! On the maps Of the arctic re-
gions there are two places whose names
arc remarkable, given, suppose. by
some polar expedition, Cape Fare veil
and Thank God harbor. At this last
the Polaris wintered in 1871 and the
tigress in 1868. Some ships have passed
the cape yet never reached the harbor.
But from what know of many Of you
I have concluded that, though your
voyage of life may be very rough, run
into By icebergs on this side and ice
berg on that, you will in due time reach
Cape Farewell and there bid goodbye
to all aunoyances and soon after drop
anchor in the calm and imperturbable
waters of Thank God harbor. There
the wicked cease from troubling, and
the weary are at rest.