The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-06
/, DELAWAR RE MONDAY. FEBRUARY G. 1899

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all eoss, end thsv sanAot sstuxn tAAt
which thsv borrowed. Then comes ths
EXPLOSION, and the tnonsy market h thAk-
"a, and the pres dsnouAeeA and ths
ohuzuh thundsrs expuision. You hsve no
right to'uss the property Of ethus, except
for their advantage, nor without CONSENT
unless they are minors. Il with their con-
sent you invest their property ~ well -
you can, and II ID all lost, you are not to
blame. You did the best you could. but
do not come into the delusion, which has
ruined 90 many men, Of thinking because
o thing is In their possession therefore II
Is theirs. You have q solemn trust that
God has given you. In any assemblags
there may be some who have misappropri-
ated trust funds. Put them back, or II
you have 10 hopelsssly involved them that
you cannot put them back confess tho
whole thing to those whom you have
wronged, and you will sleep better nights
and you will have the better chance for
your soul. What sad thing 1t would DO
If after you are dead your administrator
should find 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 suddenly fly
to their owners and all the property that
has been purloined should suddenly go
back to It's owners, 1t would crush into
ruin every city in America.
Dishonesty Does Not Pay.
A missionary in one of the islands Of
tho Pacific preached on dishonesty, and
the next morning he looked out Of his
window, and he saw his yard full Of goods
Of all kinds. He wondered and asked the
cause of all this. 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 will not allow this, 20 we bring back
all these goods, and we ask you to help US
in taking them to tho places whore they
belong" II next Sabbath all the ministers
In America should preach sermons on the
abuse Of trust funds, and on the evils Of
purloining, and the sermons were all bless
ed Of God, and regulations were made that
all these things should be taken to the city
halls, 1t would not be long before every
city hall in America would bs crowded
from cellar to cupola.
Let me say In the most emphatic man.
ner to all young men, dishonesty will new.
or pay. An abbot wanted to buy piece
Of ground, and the owner would not sell
It, but tho owner finally consented to let
1t to him until he could raise one crop,
and the abbot sowod acorns a crop Of 2O0
years! And tell you, young man, that
the dishonestiss which you plant In your
heart and life will seem to be very insig.
nifcant, but thoy will grow up until they
will overshadow you with horrible dark.
ness, ovcrshadow all time and all eternity.
1t will not be crop for 200 years, but a
crop for everlasting ages.
have also II word of comfort for all
who suffer from the malfeasance Of others,
and every honest man, woman and child
docs suffer from what goes on in financial
scarlpdom. Society is so bound together
that all the mlsfortuncs which good peo
pie suffer in business matters come from
the misdeeds of Others Bear up under
distress, strong in God. He will see you
through though your misfortunes should
be ctltupled. Scientists tell us that col
umn Of air As miles in height rests on ev.
cry mans head and shoulders. But TINT
Is nCEnlfB cbIhpHreG WIN tHe pressure
that business life has put upon many Of
you. God rlade up his mind long ago
how many Of how few dollars 1t would be
best for you u have. Trust to his appoint
ment The door will soon open to let you
out and let you up. What shock Of delight
for men who for 80 years have been in
business anxiety when they shall suddenly
awasc In everlasting holiday! On the
maps OF the arctic regions there are two
places whose names are remarkable, given,
suppos., by some polar expedition, Cape
Farewell and Thank God harbor. AT
this last the Poiaris wintered in 1871 and
the Tigress in 1873. Some ships have
passed the cape, yet never reached the har.
Dor. But from what know Of many Of
you HAYS concluded that, though your
voyage Of life may be very rough, run inte
by icebergs Oh this side and icebergs OF
that, you will in due time reach Cape Fare
we'll and there bid goodby to all annoy
ances and soon after drop anchor In TIN
calm and imperturbable waters of Thanh
God harbor. "There the wicked ceas'
from troubling, and the weary are at rest. ,