The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-11-04
ance, vexar,on arer vexauon ana loss a,

are In commercial life who could say
ttuthfully, ''In all the sales I have ever
made have never .overstated the value
of goods, In all the sales have ever
made have never covered up an fmper. |
lection In the fabric, OF all the thousands |
of dollars I have ever made have not |
taken one dishonest farthingf There are
men, however, who can say 1t, hundreds
who can say 1t, thousands who can say II.
They are more honest than when they sold |
their first tierce OF rice or their first firkin
Of butter, because their honesty and
integrity have been tested, tried and
come out Triumphant. But they. re-
member time when they could have
robbed a partner, or have absconded with
the funds Of bank, or sprung snap
borrowed illimitably without any efforts
at payment, of got man into sharp
corner and feeced him. But they never
| took one step on that pathway OF nell nre.
| They can say their prayers wltnout near.
ing the chink OF dishonest dollars. Can
read their Bible without thinking OF
| the time when With lie on their soul ID
the custom house they kissed the book.
They can think of death and the judgment
| that comes after 1t without any hinching-
] that day when all charlataus ana cneats
and jockeys and frauds shall be doubiy
damned. me-.
1
vour Integrity cringe before present adj
yantages, IL you have ever wakened up In
| some embarrassment and said: NOW l Will
stem a little aside from the right path, and
no one will know 1t, and will come an
right again. It is only once" That only
once has ruined tens OF tnousands OF men
for this life and blasted their souls Tor eter-
nifty.
/ merchant In Liverpool got f5 Bank
of England note, and, holding 1t toward
the light, he saw some interllneatlons In
what seemed red Ink. He finally de-
ciphered the letters and found out that the
writing had been made by a slave In AL
giers saying in substance, "Whoever gets
this bank note will please to inform my
brother. John Dean, living near Carlisle,
that l am slave OF the hey OF Algters."
The merchant sent word, employed Gov
eminent officers and found who this man
was spoken OF in this bank note. After
while the man was rescued, who Tor
eleven years had been slave OF the hey OF
Algiers. He was Immediately emancipated.
but was so worn out by hardship and ex.
posure he soon after died. Oh. IL some OF
the bank bills that come through your
hands could tell all the scenes through
which they havo passed 1t would De a
tragedy eclipsing any drama OF SHAKES
pcare, mightier than King Lear or NAG
betbl
merchandise that they declared commerce
to be the curse Of the nations. and they ad.
: yised that cities be built at least ten miles
. from the sea coast. But you and know
! that there are no more industrious or higa
minded men than those who move In tue
world OF traffic. Some OF them carry pur-
dens heavier than hods OF brick, ana are
: exposed to sharper things than the east
wind, and climb mountains higher than
the Alps or Himalayas, and IL they are
faithful Christ will at last say 70 tnem
well done, good and faithful servant
4 thou hast been faithful over few things
> will make thee ruler over many Things
5 Enter thou into the Joy OF thy Lord
! We talk about the martyrs OF the Pied
mont valley, and the martyrs among thu
Scotch highlands, and the martyrs at Ok
ford. There are just as certainly martyrs
OF Wall street and State street, martyrs o
: Fulton street and Broadway. martyrs o
Il Atlantic street and CHESTNUT street, goln'
y through hotter fires or having their neck
under sharper axes. Then 1t behooves u
to Danish all fretfulness from our lives, l
u this subject be true. We look back to tn
X time when we were at school, and we re
member the rod. and we remember IN
hard tasks and we complained grleyousiy
q but now We see Ii was for the best. Bu.l
n ness life Is school, and the task
D, are hard, and the chastisements sometime
y are very grlevous; but do not complain
D, The hotter the fire the better the rel ming
of There are men before the throne OF Go
IS this day in triumph who on earth wer
"a cheated out of everything but their conf
II They were sued. they were ipprisonea io
debt. thew were throttled by constable
- with a whole pack OF writs, they were sol
y. out by the sheriffs, they had to comprom
r. ise with their creditors, they had to MAX
N assignments. Their dying hours were 81
I. noyed by the sharp ringing OF the doc
y bell by some impetuous creditor WI
u thought it was outrageous and impuder
n lthat q man should dare to die before
10 paid the last half dollar.
Ut / had a friend who had many mislo
III tunes. Everything went against MIN. ID
., had good business capacity and was 81 IL
Is best OF morals, but he was one OF tho'
nt men such as you have sometimes seen, =
II whom everything seems to go wrong. II
IL life became to him a plague. When
heard he was dead >, 1 said. "Good, got RI
~ Of the sberiffs!' Who are those lustror
ny souls before the throne? When the que
70 ton is asked, "Who are they?" the ange
US standing on the sea OF glass respon
so "These are they who came out OF gre
cd business trouble aud had had their rob
at washed and made white In the blood OF Il
u Lamb"
Iv Aman arose In Fulton street prayer nee
"a ing and said: ~ wish publicly to acknow
n edge the goodness CT God. l was In bus
va ness trouble. had money to pay, ant
~ had no means to pay it, and was In utt
despair Of all human help, and l iatd tn
y, matter before the Lord, and this morning
of went down among some old business frien
not had not seen In many years just to ma
Oh a coll, and one said TO me. why, am
ed glad to see you'll Walk in. We have sor
~ money on our books duo you good viii
To- but we didn't know where you were, al
eli therefore not having your address we cou
o., not send It. We are very glad you ha
* | comet" And the man standing In Fult
.ha street prayer meeting said, "The amou
~ thew paid me was six times what l owed
~ You say 1t only happened so2 You arc u
,en believing. God answered that mai
prayer.
ri Oh, you want business gracel Co
i'm: mercial ethics, business honor, laws
my trade are all very good In their place, :
lille there are times when you want somethi
has more than this world will give you.
ere want God. For the lack OF Him Sol
lall that you have known have consented
on forge, and to matreat their friends, a
pa to curse their enemies, and their nan
the have been bulletined among scoundre
u.s. ana-they have been ground to powd
YER while other men you have known have 60
ave through the very same stress OF c
I cumstances triumphant. There are 4
, II here to-day who fought the battle n
ash gained the victory. People come out
,ro- that mans store and they say, well,
oial | thera aver was a Christian trader, that