St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-30

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ments. TO the Lar. farthing, have gone
for the buildineeepf Christian institu-
tions md snppSssing the church OF
God" Would frat the same energy
put forth for thu worid could be put
forth for God. Would that thousand
men in these great cities who. have
achieved fortuac. could see Il their
duty now to do o. business for Christ
and the alleviatis', Of the worlds suf-
fering! s.
. school Of patience. In your every
day life how manss things to annoy and
to disquiet Bargains will rub. Com
mercial men wiz sometimes fail to
meet their engs dement's. Cashbooks
and money drawel will sometimes quar-
rel. Goods ordered for n special emer-
gency will come eco late OIL. be damaged
in the transportation. People intend
ing no harm Will 20 shopping without
any intention of!purchase, overtnrntng
great stocks Of gods and insisting TINT
you break the dozen. More bad debts
ON. the ledger. More counterfeit bills
in the drawer. More debts to pay for
other people. More meannesses on the
part of partnerssin business. Annoy
ance after annoyance vexation after
vexation. and loss after loss.
All that process swili either break you
down or brightcH you up. 1t is .
school of patienss. You have known
men under the process to become peta-
liant. ami choleris. and angry, and pug
nacious, and cross. and sour, and queer,
and they lost thei customers. and their
name BECAME dctestation.. Other men
have been, .brightened up under the
process. they wSre toughened by the
exposure. They we're like rocks, al the
more valuable for. being blasted. AT
first they had t. choke down their
wrath, at first asy had to bite their
lin, at first they thought of some sting
ine retort they wespld like to make, bat
they conquered tEesr imratience. They
have kind words now for sarcastic
filings. They have gentle behavior now
for unmannerly customers. They are
patient now with unfortunate debtors.
They hsSe Christlan reflections now for
sudden reverses.. Where din they get
that patience? ssy hearing minister
preach concerning. it on Sabbath? Oh,
no. They got it just where you VIII Get
tiff you ever &c. 1t At alEselling lats.
.liscounting notes, turning banisters.
blowing corn, timing roofs, pleading
causes. Oh. thai amid the turmoil and
anxiety and evaporation Of everyday
life you might Lear the voice OF God
saying: an patishce possess your soul.
Let patience haze her perfect work.
/ remark again: that business life is
school of useful knowledge. Mer-
chants do not read many books and do
not study lexiccns. They do not dive
Into profouuds Of. learning, and get
nearly ali through their cccupatiens
come to understand questions OF
finance, and politics, and geography
and jufisprudence,s and ethics. Bust
ness is q severe sehoolmistress. 1t pu-
pills will not learn. she strikes them over
the head and the heart with severe
losses. You put $1,000 into an enter
prise. 1t is all gene. You say: THAT
is a dead loss" Or, no. You are paying
the schooling. That was only tuition,
very large tutitien-I told you it was
severe choolmistress-but it was worth
it. You learned things under that proc
ess you would MT have learned in any
other way.
slradersfn grssn come to know some
thing about foreign harvests; tradersin
fruit come TO lnow something about
the prospects Of tropicalf production;
manufacturers & American goods COME
10 understand yhe tariff on imported
articles; publishers Of booksmust come
20 understand he new law OF copy
right; owners sf ships must come t.
know winds an.i shoals and navigation
and every baleseof COTTON and ever,
raisin cask and livery tea box and every
cluster Of bananas is so much literature
for a business ivan. Now, my brother
what are you going to do with the intel
ligence? Do yod suppose God put yo'
in this school Of information merel.
4 that you mighJ be sharper in trade
that you might DC more sslccessful g
wording? Oh no. 1t was that yo'
might take that useful information ant
use it for Jesus Christ. =
Can it be thst you have been dealing
with foreign lnnds and never had h
missionary spi i. wishing the salvation
Of foreign people? Can it be that yo'
have become acquainted with all tn
outrages infiic3 ed in business life ant
that you have1 never tried to bring t
bear that Gosr ! which is to extirpat
all evil and correct all wrongs and Il
illuminate all anj save men for this worl'
and the world darkness and lift up al
wretchedness F. come? Can it be tina
understanding all the intricacies
business You know nothing about thos
things which Sin last after all bills Q
exchange and sconsignments and ir
voices and rers. rolls shah have crun
Piled mp and bSn consumed in the fire
of the last gretf day? Can it be that
man will be wiz for tine and q fool 70
eternity?
H. remark alfo that business life +
school for integrity. No man know
what he will 10 until he is temple,
There are thoTands of men who hav
kept their int krity merely becaui
they never b. been tested. A ma
was elected tt1asurer Of the state {
Maine some ys3r. ago. He was distil
guished for hi; honesty, usefulness an
uprightness. Mt before one year hs
passed he had Taken Of the public FUND
for his own private use and was hurle
out OF Office in disgrace. Distinguish
for virtue bef$re. Distinguished *
! crime after. Ye1 j can call over the name
of men just ill that. in whose honest
you had complete confidence. but place
in certain crifes of temptation the
went overboarA.
Il Never 50 msAy temptations to scoul
drelism as noxt Not a law on the sta
.. ute book butE has some back de-
through whsct "a miscreant can escap
All, how manH deceptions in the IA
ric Of the gcoss! Sc much piunderir
in commerciak life that If q man Ia
about living al te of complete CONNIE
I cial integrity sfhere are those who a
cribe it to grk.nness aud lack OF tai