Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-17
Why People Backs1ide From God
EyangAst Morning aBuhngA

Union man at neart, and the thoughts
of the possibilities of the dissolution
to this nation fill me with chagrin,
but 4 consider 1t my duty to cast my
lot with my home state. / must bid
you, sir, General Scott and the Union
farewell" and Gen. Robert Il. Leo
followed that cause, and he watched
the glad Utopia, which he had pictured
that government for the establishing
of which and the principles for the
propagating of which. thru govern
ment affairs, he had lost all and suf-
fered privation, and he stood at last.
saw that broken, dismanted. overturn-
ed irretrievable ruin at his feet, and
in that hour severe trial, that In
fernal, contemplate, octopus of Hell,
the Louisiana State Lottery, approach
ed Robert e. Lee and the management
said General, we want you to be
president of this institution and we
will pay you salary of $4,000 a
year." Said Robert E. Lee: Gentle
men, don't understand the business"
They said, We'll, General. we under
stand the business; all we want is your
name and its influence and for that we
will pay you a salary of $4,000 u
year."
Robert Il. Lee arose, prematurely
old man, mis- property at Arlington
confiscated by the government, poverty
and want staring him in the face He
buttoned that thin grey coat across
his shriveled form. He looked from
beneath those shaggy eye brows, he
folded his arms and said, Gentlemen,
my good name and my reputation are
all have left me from the wreck. and
they are not for sale, sirs; you can't
buy me, l bid you good day." and he
bowed himself out of their presence
a true man if he did wear the grey,
and for $1,000 a year he taught the
young men of the south the principles
higher principles, mathematics and
the natural science 1 admire a true
man even if he does differ from me
in politics or religion.
Too often 1t is a matter of price;
too often a mans Influence too often
his vote hangs as a marketable com
modify. 1 know of church members
that are giving their influence to the
forces that are against God and these
iiiCStilA5S. hLloW lUSIIl, anu hIlOM
their names and their influences are
for sale, and they have sold out to the
devil for the smile of some of the
devils gang, for some tritling thing
thank God that there are men and
women you can no more buy thar
cause the sun to deviate in it's course
l thank God there are men and womer
that all the millions of the multi mil
lionaires Of America cannot buy; but
too often there are too many whose
! honor and influence hang as market
able commodities in the butcher shop
and you can purchase it.
Suppose I should come as a CONNER.
cial traveller, and would go down the
street to sell a bill of goods Here
| is a young fellow just starting in bus
| mess. He wants to buy a large ordel
from our house. I look him up IL
Dun and Bradstreet and find him ratet
low. go to my old friend. the mer
chant, and say, What advice woul'
you give me about this fellow? Brad
street and Dun rate him low" NJ
friend, the, merchant, says, 'Sel
him all he wants. He Is faithful bus
mess man, and his name is as good a.
a government bond in any bank for
wants. Everybody admires and re-
| spects him."
| l thank my friend, the merchant
and go farther down the street and fine
another man who wants to place {
large order. 1 look him up in Dun ant
Bradstreet and they rate him high
come back to my friend, the mer.
chant, and / say, "What about thi!
man? He wants to place large or
der. and Dun and Bradstreet rate hin
high. Is he good credit?" My oil,
friend. the merchant, says, you lool
out for that fellow. He fails ever,
six years, and the six years will be III
! the first of June. He always goe
out with more money than when h,
went in"
Stand High With God.
| Which would you rather, stand higi
In the estimation of the people tina
know you and be rated low in TIL,
books of Dun and Bradstreet, or would
you rather have them rate you higl
and have the people that know 70,
not trust you? You say. Il don't car,
a rap what Dun and Bradstreet say o
me if my neighbors trust me-" Would
you rather stand high on Gods bool
and have the world taboo you or b,
rated high on the books of the worlc
and have God turn his back on you
You say, Il don't care what the worl,
says" and l say 1 don't care VIVA
the backsliding, good-for- nothin,
church members say against me. l an
aWfully anxious to stand high will
God. and I have every reason to be
| lieve l do, so L don't care whether tn,
world dimes or damns me, Misses o
applauds me. i will testify that it,
deeds are evil.
meet man and say, "How do
you do?" ! ask rs he a member of
secret order?' Yes" "a Mason?'
YES" IAN Odd Fellow" yes
Knows the lesson of David and iona
than and the Good Samaritan? Yes
Will share his last dollar with a need,
brother. is he an Elk? Yes, and ;
number one man. True? Yes. ! an
glad to shake hands. Is he a married
man? Yes. True to his marriag,
vows? Yes. He would stand up an,
let regiment Of soldiers fire at hin
before he would be false to his mar
riage vows. Good. love to see a maj