News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-01


the new model community.
"Thsre will be . meeting house for
ALL" said Mr.. Norton. "There 10 no
special Bible for each denomination
and divisions OF the Lords people. I
will favor meeting house for all the
people, and II one will not hold all,
two may be built. or more II neces
sary, but they will all have the same
rights and privileges. There are de.
nominations not any older than lam,
and these churches are organix ID by
man. The subdivision of the Lords
people IL wrong. To build two
churches where only one ia needed In
not of the Lord. There will be no di
visions Ia heaven, and there ought
not to be any divisions here. Love
unites. and sin separates. 1t costs
more to serve the devil than the
Lord. II people loved one another
more we should not require 40 many
meeting houses. Two should not be
built where one would do. No one ia
a Christian who does not do the best
he knows how. and to be Christian
one must do the best he knows, and
do the best be can to know. The
people In my new town must live as
they believe Christ would ask them
to live" #...
"Win you invite only married men
to join your colony 2" Mr.. Norton
was asked.
"Well. it IL the duty of everyone TO
marry. People should not marry
when too young, but they must not
put it off too long. People do
not save until they marry, and
married people will do most in max
ing our colony prosperous. l always
give advice to the young, and also
to old bachelors and old maids. not
to quit counting until married."
" nile Mr.. Norton was speaking, a
woman entered the store and asked
him to contribute to a treat to be
given to the poor children by a mis-
sionary society. She explained that
the society had everything it needed
for the treat except 25 pounds of
candy.
$50 to the candy counter and take
Just as much as you think | ought to
give" Mr.. Norton directed You
will find sacks there, aud if the clerk
at that counter is busy, just help
yourself" The woman did as d.
rected
Mr.. Norton was never known to re.
fuse person in need, and be never
stops to consider whether they are
deserving or not. e 1t is better to
help SIX unworthy PERSONS" he SAID
ethan to refuse one worthy one
A woman approached Mr.. Norton
one day last week and asked for a po-
sition in his restaurant as a waitress.
1t SO happened that there was no VA
cancies, and when Mr.. Norton told
her this, she was much disappointed.
ct takes money to buy food and
have no monty and no work." said
the despondent young woman.
" Well" replied Mr. Norton, cit
won't cost you anything here, and
you can eat at my restaurant until
you eau find something to do" The
girl was surprised and overioyed.
She ate at the restaurant Tor two
days without charge and then she
obtained employment.
Mr.. Norton has been very successful
with his business conducted as he be-
lieves the Saviour would conduct it.
He attributes his success solely to
the fact that he has lived up to his
belief in the honesty of human kind.
Six weeks ago he opened large de-
partment store, which is one of the
largest in Marion. The restaurant is
on the second floor of the department
store building. Articles that are sold
in other restaurants for five cents are
sold here for three cents. 1t is said
that no day passes on which Mr.. Nor
ton does not provide free meals for
many hungry persons. MIR. Norton
says he will not sell anything which
his family will not eat, and he and
his family take all their meals in the
restaurant. The employees Of the
restaurant are not permitted to re-
ceive tips" from patrons. Mr.. Nor
ton says he pays his hel Q what he be-
lieves is right, and he will not permit
his mattresses in the restaurant to
receive additional money. He be-
lieVes that "tips" are an annoyance
to patrons, and he always instructs
his employees to render faithful ser
vice without receiving these favors.
Mr.. Norton gives employment IN his
various stores to more than one hun
dred persons, and each of them is
paid one days salary at the close Of
each days work. Mr.. Norton says
that they have earned their pay, and
he has no right to hold it from them
until the end of the week or the
month. MIR. Norton's department
store is one of the largest and bust
est stores in the city, but he delivers
no goods. His twelve stores repres-
ent an investment of several thou
sand dollars, but he does not carry
one cent of insurance on any of his
He pays cash for all goods
received from Wholesale houses, and
he receives cash from his customers. |
No books or accounts are kept in any
of the Norton stores.
Mr.. Norton has received hundreds |
of letters from all parts of the world. |