The Iola register., 1901-06-14

to surpass all, about 81 years ago. We
have the highest mountains and the
greatest cataracts and the longest riv-
ers, and, of course, we had to have the
largest swindle. One would have
thought that the nation had seen
enough in that direction during the
morus multicaulis excitement, when
almost every man had bunch OF
crawling silSworms in his house, out
of which he expected TO make for
tune. But all this excitement was
as nothing compared with what took
place in 1864 when man near Titus
Vile, Pa, digging for a well, struck
oil. Twelve hundred oil companies
call for billion of stock. Prom
inent members of churches, as soon as
certain amount of stock was as
signed them, saw IL was their privilege
to become presidents or secretaries or
members of the board of direction.
Some of these companies never had
foot of ground, never expected to have.
Their entire equipment was map of
region where oil might be and two
vials of grease, crude and clarified.
People rushed down from all parts Of
their hard earnings in the gulf. A
young man came down from the oil re-
sions of Pennsylvania utterly dement,
ed, having sold his farm at a fabulous
price because il was supposed that
there might be oil there-coming to a
hotel in Philadelphia at the time | was
living there, throwing down a $4,000
check to pay for his MONDAY meal and
saying he did not care anything about
the change! Then he stepped back to
the gas burner to light his cigar with
q $1,000 note. Utterly insane.
The good Christian people said:
This company must be all right,
because Elder So-and-so is president
of it, and Elder So-and-so is secre-
tary of it, and then there are three
or four highly respected processing
, Christians in the board of direct
ors." They did not know that when
n professed Christian goes into
stock gambling he lies like sin. But
alas for the country! 1t became a
= tragedy, and thousand million dol
lars were swamped. There are fami-
lies to-day sitting in the shadow
OF destitution who but for that
great national outrage would have
had their cottages and their
homesteads. hold up before
; the young men these four great
stock gambling schemes that they
; may see to what length men
|, will go smitten of this passion, and
l want to show them how all the
best interests of society are against
II, and God is against it and will
condemn it for time and condemn il
for eternity. | do not dwell upon
+, the frenzied speculations in Wal
street last month. You all have
o enough remembrance of that fnan'
cial horror. / only want you to
: know that it was in procession OF
n monetary frenzies. some of which
J, have passed and others are to come
Q o men of Wall street and of al
n streets, stand back from nefarious
!. enterprises, join that great com
= pnny of Christian men who are
o maintaining their integrity, notwith
r standing all tho pressure of tempta
p ton. In tho morning, when yor
}. open business in the brokers' Office
"A or in the banking house, ask Gods
l. blessing, and when you close it pro
o nounce a benediction upon it.
II kind of business that men canno
G engage in without prayer Is no bust
r ness for you. ] wish that the wordi
h of George Peabody, uttered in tn,
II hearing of the people of his nativ,
town-Danvers, Mass.-I wish tina
l. those words could be uttered in tn,
N hearing of all the young mel
:. throughout the land. He said
d Though Providence has granted III,
Il unvariod and universal success il
q the pursuit of fortune in other land
= / am still in heart the humble bo,
(. who loft yonder unpretending dwell
d ing. There is not a youth within
"a the sound of my voice whose earl,
r. opportunities and advantages ar
Il not worry much greater than wer
v my own, and 1 have since achieved
n nothing that is impossible to tn
l. moat humble boy among you.
~ George Peabody's success in bust
" ness was not more remarkable thai
y his integrity and his great-hearte,
It bensvolenoe. | pray upon you God
r. protecting and prospering blessing
"a | hopo you may all make fortune
II for time and fortunes for eternity.
d Some day when you come out o
n your place of business and you g
to tho clearing house or the plac
"a of custom or the bank or your ow
m home-as you come out of your pac
o, of business just look up at the cloc
=, in the tower and see by the move
10 ment of the hands how your life
n rapidly going away and be reminde
:. of the fact that before Gods thron
"a of inexorable Judgment you must ye
A. give account of what you have don
ID since the day you sold the first var
a of cloth or the first pound of sugar
"a ! pray for you all prosperity. Stan
q close by Christ, and Christ will stan
10 close by you. The greater the teL-p
,t ton the more magnificent the re
ward But, alas, for the stock gan
bler-what will he do in the judg
~ ment? That day will settle every
~ thing. That to the stock gamble
- xviu he "a "brealk" at the "frst call