The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-23

, | Hebrew prophetn, and now III yOl
wish to understand one OF the great
est events in our Slstory, look at thi
picture. 1t Is Hkt of a Kentuck.
youth, his arms grs tired after chop
ping all day, YET ae sits up till tho
midnight hour, snd as the snow-we
logs crackle on the hearth and blaz'
up the chimney, he reads from thi
grand old Book, the Book. that IL
after years made him leader, Whose
administration subdued a rebellion o
eight million people, and the emanci
pator whose pen struck the shackle'
from the limbs Of four million slaves
neither in this country nor elsewhert
in the world shall ever dies the mem
ory OF Abraham Lincoln.
/ heard Rev. John Mavity say one
time that in his younger years he
used to preach that II a man had a
right heart every thing else he did
would be right; but, said he, "of late
years, | have concluded that a man
needs not only a right heart but a
right head" There Ia some truth In
this statement. Isaiah tells us, we
must learn to do we'll" Paul says
Study to show thyself approved OF
God"
man and woman, you ought to have
| the very best education possible,
would also say, let the Bible be TO
you the Book OF Books. Nearly all
the great men Of the past owe their
| greatness to this Book. It Is almost
| impossible to name any rule by which
men have succeeded In life that has
not its foundation in the Bible. The
Book OF Proverbs Is especially full OF
| such rules.
John Quincy Adams made the Bible
his constant companion. Amos Law
renee, the millionaire merchant Of
Boston, had inscribed on his pocket
book, the text, What shall 1t profit
man If he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?" No wonder he
gave thousands Of dollars to the cause
of Christ.
But what about the men who reject
the Bible? Why, sin lieth at their
door. The superstitious life Of Byron,
or the dying words Of Voltaire will
prove this statement.
III. The third step In well-doing
Is to be honest.
Your Book, the Bible, says, "Thou
shalt not steal" or in other words
be honest
1. Be honest with God.
You have accepted Christ as your
Saviour. and taken His Book as your
guide: the Book tells you what Is eX-
pected Of each one of His followers.
and He tells you just the work what
He wants you personally to do. Have
you met both these requirements?
2. Be honest with yourself.
You have a soul to save and body
to care for. You will be rewarded &C
cOrdiDg to your works.
3. Be honest with your fellow
man.
A man would steal dollar on the
same principle that he would steal a
pin. Watch the little things; gnat
choked Pope Adrian; a nail turned
a ship out of its course; a fly by
walking from tree to tree revealed to
the onlooker that the supposed dis
tant landscape was only a picture.
Said wholesale merchant to
customer, as he pointed to one of his
clerks: THAT young man, sir, is my
banker, he handles every cent OF
money that passes through the store.
He could cheat me out OF thousands
Of dollars every year If he wanted to,
but | am not afraid to trust him, he
has proven himself to be strictly non
est"
Said merchant to one OF his
clerks: "Why didn't that lady buy
those goods?" Because, sir. she
wanted Middlesex cloth. why did
you not show her the next pile. and
call them Middlesex?" Because,
sir, they were not Middlesex." We'll,
said the merchant, If you are as par
ticular as all that you will never do
for me-" VERY WELL" said the young
man, 'if I have to lie to keep my po-
sition will lose it"
When Abraham Lincoln had charge
Of Orfuts' country store, he walked
two miles TO give a lady six cents that
he had overcharged her by mistake.
Another time he made mistake and
sold a quarter of pound Of tea for
half pound. AS soon as he discov-
cred his error he could not rest till
it was made right. After he was ad-
mitted to the bar it was said of him
that he would never defend person
whom he believed to be in the wrong,
even II they offered him a large
amount Of money to do so.
He undertook the Paterson trial,
believing the man accused of murder
to be innocent; but when the trial
was half through he changed his
mind and dropped the case, refusing
pay for his services.
When the time came in our history
as a nation that the people began to
distrust the corrupt politicians who
were governing in the interests OF
slavery, the only hope Of saving the
ship of state was to place an honest
man in the Presidential chair. Hon.
est Abe Lincoln was the man selected.
From a spiritual point of view we
are debtors to all men, let us try and
pay this debt, not only by our lives
but by giving our substance to the
cause OF Christ throughout the world.
w. The next step in well-doing is
to be men and women of Tact, Push
and Principle.
Upon these three qualities depend
the success of every man or woman
from a business point Of view. Sam
mol Rudyett the great English mer-