The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-28

An authentic story is told of a GER
tain clergyman, poorly paid but con-
scientious, who was won't Friday even
ings to borrow a $40 bill from good
natured, favorite parishioner. Regu-
larly as Friday evening came around a
polite note requested the favor of the
temporary Loan regularly as Monday
morning appeared a second polite note
returned the bill with due and grate-
full thanks.
The good natured parishioner. pres
entity noticing that the clergyman sell
dom left his study on Saturday. while
he, of course. did not do shopping on
Sunday. wondered greatly. BY and by,
when the thing had been going on for
years, he took to marking the bill
loaned the minister. When this iden-
teal bill had for six months longer
passed and repassed between them he
could contain his curiosity no longer.
He bluntly inquired of his pastor the
reason for the weekly loan.
| Because" answered the clergyman,
smiling and signing, Il am but man
and find it easier to formulate unpleas-
ant truths when not quite penniless.
On Saturdays 1 write my weekly SER
mons. on Sundays 1 preach them
With the $40 bill in my pocket I have
more moral courage. think less of
what would happen should my plain
speaking set me adrift in my old age
i Money Makes Independence
L Sociolovioal vorkers Darticularly
those interested in the less wealthy
!, classes, claim for this story a good and
, reasonable basis. Even the slightest
financial backing, they contend, helps
toward moral courage and brave indie
/ pendence of thought and action. Taker
on the highest plane, the citizen with
money in the bank feels more keenly
the responsibilities and duties of clear
and decent living, of community inter
ests, of civic and municipal improve
e ments and ideals. Taken on the loves
s plane, the man or woman with money
0 however little laid by, is not SO abso
i lutely dependent upon the food ant
v work of the day as the less thrifty fel
d low toiler. Certain philanthropic stu
s dents learned much from the conduc
of certain wolkmen during recen
e strikes
l. Those families. of which one or NOR
n members had saved a little money. en-
n abling them to pay their rent and liv
for a week or two without assistanc
e or danger of starvation, were muc
more quietly courageous about up
= holding the principles and remaining
e true to the standard Of their leader
g than the families that had followed tn
e hand to- mouth method of existenc,
n Right or wrong. the bank people" wer
ID more loyal to that which seemed. o
1t had been represented to them. as
Is commendable line of conduct than sue
p Of their fellow workers and associate
as had no acquaintance with the save
lie penny. Even such small sums as tel
st found to exert a decided moral effect
lie Saving Remedies Character
lg The young business man or woma
I'd who is systematically saving none,
however little, Is almost invariabl
Ill found. other things being equal, to /
to on the right side of most serious ecc
er nomic. social. or moral questions. l
ne more than one instances an endow
ce ment insurance policy has proved II
st means of practically remodeling a nor
& too sturdy character. The sense. II
be feeling. of being worth somethir
at financially seems to react well on Il
moral nature. With every dollar iegi
40 ~