The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-06-14

the young men these four great
stock gambling schemes that they
may see to what length men
will go smitten of this passion. and
I want to show them how all the
best interests of society are against
il, and God is against it and will
condemn il for time and condemn it
for eternity. l do not dwell upon
the frenzied Speculations in Wall
street last month. You all have
enough remembrance of that fnan-
cial horror. / only want YOU TO
know that il was i'm procession Of
monetary frenzies. some of which
have passed and Others are to come
O men of Wall street and of all
streets. stand back from nefarious
enterprises, join that great COM
pany of Christian men who are
maintaining their integrity. notwith-
standing all the pressure of tempta-
ton. In the morning, when you
open business in the brokers office
or in the banking house. ask Gods
blessing, and when you close it pro-
nounce a benediction upon il. 4
kind of business that men cannot
engage in without prayer is no bust
ness for you. | wish that the words
of George Peabody, uttered in the
hearing of the people of his native
Danvers. MaSs.-I wish that
those words could be uttered in the
hearing of all the young men
throughout the land lie said;
Il i
UNMARRIED and universal success in
the pursuit of fortune in other lands
i am still in heart the humble boy
who left yonder unpretending dwell
ing. There is not youth within
the sound of my voice whose early
opportunities and advantages are
not very much greater than were
my own, and | have since achieved
nothing that is impossible to the
most humble boy among you"
George Peabody's success in busi-
ness was not more remarkable than
his integrity and his hearted
benevolence. l pray upon you Gods
protecting and prospecting blessing.
| hope you may all make fortunes
for time and fortunes for eternity.
Some day when you come out OF
your place of business and you go
to the clearing house or the place
of custom or the bank or your own
home--as you come out of your place
of business just lock up at the clock
i'm the tower and see by the move
ment of the hands how your life is
rapidly going away and be reminded
of :he fact that before Gods throne
of inexorable Judgment you must yet
give account of what you have done
since the day you sold the first yard
of cloth or the first pound of sugar.
| pray for you all prosperity Stand
,lose by Christ, and Christ will stand
close by you. The greater the tempta-
tion the more magnificent the re-
ward Bat. alas, for the stock gam
bler-what will he do in the judg-
ment? That day will settle every
Thing. That 10 the stock gambler
WI he 4 break at the first cali"
No smuggling into Heaven. No col
laterals" on which to trade your way
in. 60 in through Christ the Lord
or YOU VIII forever stay out. Cod
forbid that after you have douc your
last days work on earth and the
hnshed asse mbly stands around with
bowed heads at your obsequies-G God
forbid that the most appropriate text
f9r your funeral grafton should he:
AS n partridge stitch on eggs aud
Latchcih them not. so he that get
teth riches. and not by right. shall
leave them in the midst of his days.
and at the end he shall Ice fool"
or that the most appropriate funeral
psalm should be the words of the
poet:
Price OF many a crime untold
Gold. sold. gold, sold