The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-22

After deliberately svindling all the men /
Re could he puts the little money ne has
left in his wife's name. Then he enters
The bankruptcy court and asks the judge
to free him from all these financial ool-
cations Now ] care not what the bahh-
1nptev court nay say in such eases, but
ro honest man in the sight of God or
nan, can ever be morally freed rom
financial debt until that debt Is paid. II
Is a mans business to pay what he owes,
no matter how the bill WIS contracted.
One of the first signs of Zacchaeas' real
conversion was when he turned 10 lhe
Saviour and said Behold. LORD, the half
OF nv goods I give to the poor, and II
have taken any thing from any man by
false accusation | restore to him four
fold" In other words he said, IF | have
cheated any man out of hts just dues.
am ready not only to restore to him the
full. apot Mt Of money taken, but | VIII
restore to him double and treble and
ouadruple that which | have taken And
no man. in the sight of God can lac a
Christian until he first signifies his in
tention to repay to the utmost of his
ability al, the money borrowed by him
and to cancel his full obi. cations to every
one of his financial creditors. You can
rot love God and at the same time signify
a Willingness to cheat your FELLOW men.
It is told of Daniel Webster that James
young clerk, was sent TO collect a bill
from the great constitutional lawyer. Mr..
Webster turned to him and said: young
nan. / have no money. | never can pay
my debts. What is the good of your
coming around and bothering me? See,
here is my money drawer there is moth
ing in it." With that Mr.. Webster open
ed the drawer. and, 10. revealed within
HAS a big roll of banxnotos, Mr. Web
Of
great surprise. We'll, wellw he said
/ There is some money. l wonder where
1t came from Young man help your
/ self" With that Mr.. Webster turned his
back upon young Field and buried his
face in lawbook Mr. Field helped him
self, signed a receipt and left the ROOM
end Mr.. Webster did not look up for ono
moment to See what he was doing Dan
lei Webster may have been great
statesman, but he Was not q business
an. lie had no more right to ignore his
creditors like that than he had TO sell
lis vote in the United States senate. And
before God and man we have no right to
run up lot of bills which we have no in
tention Of canoelling. owe. no nan any
thing wrote the greatest preacher VIII ,
ever lived. That means pay your butcher
ana baker bills and rent Just as faithfully
as YOU ought to pay for your church pow
or your dues to the missionary societies.
A Pertinent Question.
In cIosino o,o,,,,1 M, -, -,
ers q nertina,t c,,ostia,, =, ION ny ne 'i
reason why you are unwilling to publicly
ii,in., rtah I'm %S"u . YOU nave not beeh
.aiils Ilsht win your FELLOW men and
WiIbIr f,banman III uenls Dr
told tbis innidnnt T., ,'illtN ~ was once
maetino ~ - 49, " - eNeaselsuc
among Tho a,g,,,,,r MpSNs tneie was
rreacbing a nam u,i,, Wi, ne iiau neeh
Christ DR. Cbanna, ",i'1 no. eonleas
/ sta,i5 ~ chapman could not under
~ IT. hu1 one n5shl inns man came
there beI, CO.. 40 o'iu' 'oeiot IS
stole ca ,,,an, -. ann uelaulter |
o,,,r,I,,,.o. ,,'''ns 'lousaHe oollars from my