Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-02

what are YOU going 20 do with the intel
igence? DO YOU suppose God put you
In this school OF information merely
that YOU might be sharper in trade.
that YOU might be more successful "a
worldlirg2 Oh. no. II was that you
might take that useful information and
use Il for Jesus Christ.
Can II be that YOU have been dealing
with foreign lands and never had the
missionary spirit. wishing the salvation
% foreign people? Can il be that YOU
have become acquainted with all the
outrages indicted in business life and
that YOU have never tried 20 bring 20
bear that Gospel which Is 20 extirpste
all evil and correct all wrongs and 81
Eliminates al and save men for this world
and the world darkness and lift MP all
wretchedneSs 20 come? Can II be that
= understanding ali the intricacies OF
business you know nothing about those
things which will last after all bills OF
exchange and consignments and in
voices and rent rolls shall have crum-
pied ND and been consumed 10 the nr,s
Of the last great day2 Can II 6c that a
man will be wise for time and fool for
eternity?
remark also that business life Is a
school for integrity. No man knows
what he viii 10 until he is tempted.
There arc thousands Of men who have
kept their integrity merely because
they never have been tested \ man
was elected treasurer OF the state %
Maine some years ago. lie was diStin-
grui.ned for his honesty. usefulness and
uprightness. but before one year had
passed he had taken ot the public funds
FOR his own private use and was hurled
out cf Office in Disgrace Distinguished
for virtue before. Distinguished for
crime after. \ on can call over the names
OF men just like that, in whose honesty
YOU had complete confidence. but placed
iu certain crises Of temptation they
went overheard.
r Never SO many temptations 10 scoun-
dreii,in a. now. Not law ON the sta &
ute book but has some back door
, through which miscreant can escape.
r All, how many deceptions iu the faD-
, ric OF the goods, - ctuch piunderir z
= in commercial life that II a man tax
about living life OF complete conmcr-
cial integrity there are those who as
- cribc IL TO greenness and lack OF tact
4 How many men DO YOU suppose thert
i are IN commercial life who could say
- truthfully. In IA the sales have evei
: made have never overstated the value
: OF goods: in all the sales I have eve.
p made have never covered up an imper
= lection in the fabric; iB al the thou
sands OF dollars / have ever mads Eav'
!, not taken one dishonest fsrthing {?
= There are men. however. who can "a.
a. D, II
> who can say it, They are more homes
i than when they sold their first there
- OF rice. or their first frkin of buttei
- because their honesty and integrity hav
been tested. tried and come out IT
umphant But they remember tim
when they could have robbed a partnel
=, or have absconded with the funds OF
bank. or made false assignment, c
:, borrowed illimitabiy without any e
: forts az paymeSt. or got q man into
sharp corner and heeced him. But the
: : never took one. step on that pathwa
= OF hell fire. They can say their pra.
ers without hearing the chink Of di
honest dollars. They can read the
Bible without thinking OF the tin
y. when with lie on their soul in q
a. custom house they kissed the Boo
= rhey can think Of death and the Jud
a ment that comes after IL without al
ainohing-that day when al charlatal
. and cheats. and jockeys and frau
shall be doubly damned. IL does u
-, - make their knees knock together, al
il does not make their teeth chatter
- read las the partridge sitteth on eg
and hatcheth them not, so he that ~
- teth riches, and not BY right, sh'
leave them In the midst OF his days, a.
at his end shall be = fool"
NJ What a school OF integrity busin'
-. Nfe is. II you ever have been tempt
>. to let your in egrity eringe before Pr
=. ent advantage, IL you have e'
NC wakened up in some embarrassing
q snd said: Now. ! viii step lit
,a~ aside from the right path and no @
- will know II, and will come al rig
~ again, IL Is only once" That only OF
= has ruined tens % thousands OF M
:. for this life and blasted their souls
rsr- eternity.
A. 4 man arose IN Fulton street prs,
a.. meeting and said: II wish publicly
~s, acknowledge the goodness of God.
-, was in business trouble. had MOI
-, TO paw, and | had no means TO pay
r. and l was in utter despair. Of all hun
-; help. and 1 laid this matter before
~. Lord, and this morning | went do
,rar among some old business friends