Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-06

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There are mon before tho throne of God
this day In triumph who ON earth were
sheated ont OF everything but their cofin.
They were sued. they were imprisoned for
debt, they were throttled by constables
with a whole pack OF writs, they were sold
out by the sheriffs, they had to comprom.
lse with their creditors. they had to make
assignments. Their dying hours were an
noyed by the sharp ringing Of the door
bell by some impetuous creditor who
thought it was outrageous and impudent
that Q man should dare to die before he
paid the last half dollar.
I had a friend who had many mfsfor-
tunes. Everything went against him. He
had good business capacity and was of the
best Of morals, but he was one Of those
men such as you have sometimes seen, for
whom everything seems to go wrong: His
life became to him plague. When |
heard he was dead l said, Good, got rid
souls before the throne2 When the ques-
ton is asked. "Who are they2" the angels
standing on the sea Of glass respond,
These are they who came out OF great
business trouble and had had their robes
washed and made white in the blood Of the
Lamb"
Ing and said: 81 wish publicly to acknowl-
edge the goodness Of God. was in bust
ness trouble. had money to pay, and ]
had no means to pay 1t, and was in utter
despair OF all human help, and l laid this
matter before the Lord, and this morning l
went down among some old business friends
had not seen In many years just to make
q call, and one said to me. why, I am so
glad to see you'll Walk in. We have some
money on our books due you good while,
but we didn't know where you were, and
therefore not having your address we could
M aand n We Glad have
comet" And the man standing In Fulton
street prayer meeting said, "The amount
they paid me was six times what I owed"
You say It only happened SO? You are un-
believing. God answered that man's
prayer.
mercial ethics, business honor, laws Of
trade are all very good In their place, but
there are times when you want something
more than this world will give you. You
want God. For the lack OF Him some
that you have known have consented to
to curse their enemies, and their names
have been bulletined among scoundrels.
and they have been ground to powder,
while other men you have known have gone
through the very same stress OF cir
cumstances triumphant. There are men
gained the victory. People come out OF
that mans store and they say, "Well. II
there ever was a Christien trader, that is
one." Integrity kept the books and waited
on the customers. Light from the eternal
would flashed through the show windows.
Love to God and love to man presided In
that storehouse. Some day people going
through the street notice that the shutters
OF the window are not down. The bar of
that store door has not been removed.
People say, "what is the matter?"
You go up a little closer and you see
written on the card Of that window,
"Closed on account OF the death Of one
of the frm." That day all through the
circles of business there Is talk about how
q good man has gone. Boards OF trade
pass resolutions OF sympathy. and churches
OF Christ pray, Help, Lord, for the god
ly man ceaseth." He has made his last
bargain, he has suffered his last loss, he
has ached with his last fatigue. His chill
dren will get the result OF his industry, or,
II through misfortune there be no dollars
left, they will have an estate of prayer and
Christian example, which will be eyeriaSt-
ing. Heavenly rewards for earthly dis
cipline. There "thc wicket cease from
troubling and the weary are at rest"