The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-08-18

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never exchanged one word will riseup
and call you blessed; and there viii
be a thousand fingers pointed at you
in heaven. saying; That is the man,
that Is the woman who helped me
when l was hungry and sick and wan.
derlng and lost and heartbroken. That
Is the man, that is the woman" and
the blessing will com down upon you
as Christ shall say; Il was hungry
and We fed me, ! was naked and ye
clothed me, l was sick and in prison
and ys visited me; inasmuch as ye did
Il TO these poor wallis OF the streets
ys did 1t unto me-"
Again, in all these cities | am i'm
pressed with the fact that life is full
Of pretension and sham. What subter-
fuge, what double dealing, what two
facednessl Do all people who wish
you good morning really hope for you
a happy day? DO all the people who
shake hands love each other? Are all
those anxious about your health who
inquire concerning il? Do all want TO
see you who ask you to call? Does all
the world know half as much as 1t pre-
tends to know? Is there not many a
wretched stock OF goods with a bril-
liant store window? Passing up and
down the streets TO your business and
your work. are you not impressed with
the fact that society is hollow and
that there are aubterfuges and preten-
sions? Oh, how many there are who
swagger and strut and how few peo-
pie who are natural and waikiki While
tops shipper and fools smoker and sim
pletons giggle, how few people are
natural and laughl / say these things
not TO create in you Incredibly or
misanthropy, nor do / forget there are
thousands of people a great deal bet
ter than they seem. but | do not think
any man is prepared for the conflict
Of this life until he knows this par
ticular peril. Ehud comes pretending
to pay his tax TO King Eglon, and,
while he stands-in front Of the king,
stabs him through with a dagger un-
til the haft went in after the blade.
Judas Iscariot kissed Christ.
One Of the mightiest temptations in
commercial life in all cities to-day is
in the fact that many professed Chris
tian men are not square in their bar
gains. Such men are In Baptist
and Methodist and Congregational
churches, and our own denomination
Is as largely represented as any of
them. Our good merchants are fore
most In Christian enterprises; they
are ~patronizers Of art, philanthropic
and patriotic. God will attend to
them In the day OF His coronation.
| am not speaking OF them, but OF
! those In commercial life who are set
ting q ruinous example to our young
merchants. Go through all the stores
and Offices In our cities and tell me in
how many OF those stores and Offices
are the principles OF Christ's religion
dominant? In three-fourths OF them7
I No. In half Of them? No. In one
P tenth Of them? No. Decide for your
self. The impression Is abroad some
how that charity can consecrate in
$ iquitous gains and that II a man give
n to God a portion of an unrighteous
bargain then the Lord will forgive
him the rest. The secretary Of a ben
It eyolent society came to me and said:
,e "Mr. So-and-So has given a large
amoun of n to the missionary
cause" mentioning the sum. I said:
= ~ can't believe it," de said: at 1,
IT 80" Well, 4 went home, staggered
and COMPOUNDED. l never knew the
IL man 10 give anything. But alter
awhile | found out that he had beer
m engaged in the most infamous kline
OF a Swindle, ana then ne promised tC
compromise the matter with the Lord
lie saying; NOW here is SO nueh 10
Z thee, Lord. Please TO let noe on!'
be want to tell you ina the churel
In OF God is not a snop ior receiving
be stolen goods and tnat II you nav
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