The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-15
SALIENT POINTS
IN THE SERMON

HIN 111E SEAxGN1ON
= THE business man wants fair =
= treatment at the hands Of his fell .
low business men. Competitive =
= knitting Of neighbors in trade is as =
= unmitigated curse. .
= Permanent business can never =
. rest upon a basis Of commercial Z"
= sandbagging. or the shrewd ma =
= nipulation of a confidence game.'
Honest goods bought and paid =
= for at an honest price and handled /"
= at a fair profit is the standard of .
. the honest business man. =
I" And the man that undertakes =
to climb up to financial success =
" by n other way in my judgment =
= Is a thief and a robber, even .
= though the law may not so de- =
= scribe him." .
. .
That the churches Of a community
are in every significant sense an i'm
portant department of its business in
terests was emphasized by Rev. c. G.
Warner, pastor of Plymouth Congre-
gational church, at the union. services
in the Presbyterian church last night.
He said:
In Grand Forks they probably rep
resent no far from $4,000 in fixed
capital with something like $4,000
annual financial outlay. If the Y. NJ.
G. A. and Y. w. G. A. are included
this estimate is considerably too low.
People In business of other kinds are
very many Of them partners in these
enterprises of religion, either as men,
bers. or through their wives or chill
dren or clerks closely related to the
churches. The slur the church is de-
pendent upon the business men, in
stead of being such, is simply a mis-
conceived statement. The churches
ought to be the business men. We
ought to think of the churches !. in
their alliance with all other interests
of the community, as essential and
highly. valuable institutions. The
that are. If o please, identified with
his personal and business prosperity.
Aims in Common.
To urge this interesting thought,
Rev. Warner spoke of aims I'VE have
in common" saying:
THE business nan wants more
trade. He is trying to increase the
number of patrons over his counter.
Among all the influences that promote
the growth in a community of men
who will do business with it's mer
chants. the church of Jesus Christ
easily leads. Here the merchant de-
ponds upon the church far more than
the church depends upon the bust
ness
The church stands for Sabbath rest
with its call for clean clothes, a home
day. with the social privileges center
ed in the Sabbath. The church bell
calls to social worship with. the
prompting to the best possible acces-
series in dress and furnishings-ft-
tingly associated with the Creators
praise and honor, but meaning bust
ness'for many a tradesman. Then toe
there is h influence of the example
of the churchman which m%ultiplies
the number that rest on the Sabbath
and have their special social life and
the same refined outfit. That is to
say. no inconsiderable portion Of the
demand for the best things merchants
sell is created by the customs of re-
usual worship.
Rising Standard Sought.
The business man wants a rising
goods afford the largest profit The
untaught savage of the Jungle has
few needs and easily supplied. Send
him a missionary and with his first
lesson like Adam and Eve he sees his
nakedness and in swift procession
there follows the dry goods business,
industrial activities, and trade in
plows, cultivators and harvesters. In
tellectual advance means printing es-
Establishments. schools and higher
learning-religion in due time makes
The desert to blossom as the rose and
rude barbarism to give place to ad-
vancing civilization.
What is true as an open book in
world history is true as we'll in ev-
cry community's experience. The
church Is busy refining tastes.
David gathered a crude orchestra.
We have the finest of organs and pi-
amos. 1t is not the street loafer that
is lifting the standard of household
furniture. The patron of the beer
bottle is not commonly a connoisseur
of art or literature, or the possessor
of a growing literary collection. The
desire for the best things is steadily
stimulated by the church. Convert
ing a poor wretch of a husband
means changing the loafer into a
working man, a good husband. a
home provider, a welcome patron of
the grocery store, the butcher shop
and the dry goods or clothing mer-