The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-03

wife at that time were enerSeticaliy
devoted to Sunday school work. But
try as he would he could not bring into
the Sunday school some of the poorer
children. Their parents did not have
money enough to buy shoes for their
children, and they did not want the
feelings Of the little ones to be hurt
by being the only shoeless children III
the school. So Judge Carter thought
the matter out. He went to his own
boys and girls and said: children, l
would like you to go barefooted to
Sunday school. 1t is not to save the
shoes and stockings, but to save the
feelings of some other children" Then
the poorer neighbors said, "If Squire
Carter can afford to let his children go
to Sunday school barefooted, we can
afford to let ours go ALSO" SO the
poorer children sat every Sunday side
by side with the rich. That was
beautiful thing to 90. II AS worthy
of a follower Of hi@l So made him
self of no reputation. ~ we men OF
that kind in our intercoIl. with our
fellows? Are we willing 10 go bare
footed for Christ's sake? Are we Will
ing to associate with the poor? Are
we ready to spend our lives In trying
to help our fellow men to the cross:
In your daily intercourse with your
fellow men are you living for God!
How are you different from the man
of the world in his social intercourse
| with his fellow men?
Leaving the subject, let me ask how
we differ from the world in our finan-
| cial relations. There is an old proverb
which says, when you touch
mans pocketbook, then you find that
mans heart is turned to stone so,
too often, when you touch a mans
| pocketbook then you find his love for
| God is turned to stone. The Bible
represents Satan as saying that man
will give everything for his life. That
| is true in one sense. but false in an
other, for too often man will sur
render not only his earthly life but
his spiritual life, for gold.
Here. for instance. is merchant
down in his store. For years he has
| been a slave to business. He always
talks poor because he is always put
ting his money back into the business.
The store grows larger and larger.
Now it takes up half block. What
are you working for, merchant! 10
make a larger business? What is the
good of that? Have you not enough
money saved up to live upon?' "Oh,
yes. l can never spend all l nave.
But have pride in my work. must
keen on increasing the size of my bust
ness" So year by year he works. He
never thinks of the spiritual welfare
of his employees. He never thinks OF
the good he could do with his money
He never identifies himself with any
philanthropic movement, for which his
business training has so marvelously
fitted him. But he works on piHng uE
his gold until his health begins tC
break. One day he goes to the doctor
and the physician says, my friend, il
you do not stop working you will die
saTben die must" he answers, ''fol
nv business is my life" Are you to
day in your devotion to business doins
any differently from the Pharisees ant
the publicans? In what way have yol
ever let your money rebound to thu
cause of Christi. Show me any differ
! ence if you can between yourself ant
the selfish, mercenary man of TIT
| world. There is absolutely none.
You say that your love for gold doe
, not diminish your love for God. Well
we will grant this If you will answe
, Alright two or three questions. 70
+ some years 1 have heard you denounc
some of the leading financiers of gu
, great trusts or business monopolles
> a collection of thieves and robbers
j, You saw these men have done more t
, debauch our legislatures and jud1clar
and to undermine the moral and spil
. itual life of our country than any othe
: single means during the last centur!
Suppose you had grounds for you
o statement and that what you said wa
true. The highwayman who place
!, the pistol to the forehead of the pedes
: trian and demands that he surrende
!. his all is not more of scoundrel tina
! is the man at the head Of monopol
! who crushes5 De opposition of his riva
a but now that he is between the mil
! stones himself who has your syn
d pathy?
S The Sin Of the Monopolist.
e But, though the evils of these tru'
Y monopolies may be all that you depic
d answer me this question: Suppose thu
s today one Of these tr1st magnatt
Il should offer to give you stock In Il
IT company worth 100000, would yt
e take it? Then suppose this stock pa
e an annual dividend of 80 per cen
u would you at once dispose of it b
o cause it was made out Of the wreck
s. other fortunes? Or take another illu
a tration: Suppose next Sunday mornlI
8. by breaking the laws Of the Sabba
n day you could sell piece Of real
e tate and make 81, 500 on the deal, wou
o you stay away from the house Of G'
1t In order to do it? How Is your Ii