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tegrity is the important factor in the sue
cess Of commercial enterprises. In one OF
our large cities corporation was or
ganized under the name of Fidelity
Trust Company" A very good name. and
there were many good men connected
| with It, but one official was unfaithful
and stole over 100000 from the funds
Of the institution. 1t is not the name
We read in the proverbs OF Solomon
Chapter 2o:8O, Most men will proclaim
every one his own goodness: but faith
full man who can find7 The just man
walketh in his integrity; his children are
blessed after him.
There is a great lack Of fidelity in the
| world. large portion OF our popula-
| ton are ever waiting and watching for
opportunities to rob, steal or sw1ndle the
honest and Industrious out Of their hard
earned acquisitions. It will be a very
happy day to this world when general
respect is paid to the eighth command
ment.
A story is told Of a robber who. having
taken q mans watch. money and what
he supposed to be valuable papers, found
among them q sermon on the text. Thou
shalt not steal" The coincidence struck
his attention. and the sermon alarmed
him as he read 1t. He restored the stolen
property to the minister and became a
reformed man.
Faithful as our ministers are, there are
not near enough sermons on that SUBJ
JeCt 10 reach around TO the tHleVS6 plying
their vocation in business dealings, to say
nothing of the great army of porch
climbers and pickpockets.
In our meeting this week We should i'm
press upon the young, who are soon to
| have part in the business world. the i'm
portance OF fidelity to the principles OF
square dealing, by reminding them OF
the Scripture proverb that divers
weights and divers measures, both OF
them are alike abominati0n to the Lord
Home and Society.
There is a very large field for the ex-
ercise Of the virtue OF fidelity in the
domestic and social life.
Faithfulness in acts Of politeness, in
the observance Of amiable courtesies adds
q refreshing atmosphere to the circle in
which we move. In the home life It is
even more important than in society to
show careful consideration to every
member of the household. ]. Hudson
Taylor said: "A light that doesn't shine
beautifully around the family table at
home IL not At to take long way on
to do a great service somewhere else
Some of the wise men OF Greece have
give ntheir opinion OF what constitutes q
happy home as follows: Scion thought
the house most happy where the estate
was got without injustice. kept without
Q1SlEu6I anu spent WilAOQl representatives..
Bias said: THAT house is happy where
the master does freely and voluntarily at
home what the law compels him to do
abroad Thales held that house most
happy where the master had more leisure
| and respite from business. Cleobulus said,
THAT in which the master Is more be-
| loved than feared" And Pittacus wrote.
THAT home Is most happy where super
huities are not required and necessaries
| are not wanting" To rule the home in
accordance with any OF these views the
utmost fidelity to the law Of love on the
part Of each member Of the family is de-
| manded.
A Lacedemonian once desired to estab-
fish q democracy In the city. and Lycur-
gus said to him: go you, friend. and
make the experiment first in your own
house."
To establish a perfect democracy in the
home. wherein the rights and privileges
Of each member are faithfully conserved.
IL an accomplishment made possible only
when the virtue OF fidelity has attained
its highest perfection.
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