Evening journal., 1916-01-08

charge more for their goods to make
up for the amounts they lose Their
faYOrite song is "A Charge To Keep
] Have" | have more respect for the
burglar that will break into a store
at night than l have for the sneak
thief who will live extravagantly and
buy goods on time and never intend
TO pay for them.
! have all sympathy for a person
that is in debt and is trying to pay
un. I have never known a creditor So
hard hearted that il a debtor when
his bill was due would come to him
and explain the true condition OF af-
fairs and then make payments. no
matter how small. as fast as he could.
but that creditor was willing 10 make
satisfactory terms. But the fact is,
that many after they have contracted
a debt will avoid the man they owe.
and when they get any money. will
so elsewhere to spend IT, We need a
revival Of outright. DOWNRIGHT com
mon honesty Near the close OF re-
cent campaign, one merchant said,
More than a score Of people who
have owed me for a long time, from
whom / never expected TO get a dol
lar, have come In and squared up
their accounts. as a result OF the
tabernacle meetings.
DO you not suppose that that con-
version OF Zaccheus made a great stir
in old Jericho? The next morning
you can imagine he sent out one OF
his clerks to another business place
with a check for ten dollars. The
man was surprised and said. How
did he happen to send thatg" "Once
he had a business deal with you and
beat you a little" replied the clerk
land he wants 10 make il right" Then
he goes TO another man with a checl
for a hundred dollars. or its equiv
alont IN the money of the day. and
the man says, who is il from?" Il
Is from Zaccheus." 4" How did h,
come to send me that?" said the man
astonished. We'll. do you not re-
member that he traded horses Will
you several years ago. and he palmet
off on you an old wind-broken. ring
boned. spawned horse and cheated
Won about twenty-five dollars" Yes
I remember it we'll" replied the man
"and ! have always vowed I would
get even with him." But listen, says
the clerk "Zaccheus has been con.
verted 10 Christ and he is making
restitution four-fold" well. whai
10 you know about thati" exclaims
the man. believe that did more e
wake up Jericho than when Joshua
and his army marched around the
walls blowing their trumpets. Moth
ing would do more, in this city. tC
convince hard-headed. hard-heartet
men of the reality OF religion thar
for every church member TO pay VI
his debts.
But there are many people that are
honest with men that are not homes
with God. I said to a man. one even
ing, Are you a Christian ?" He said
NO. but ! am living an honest life.
I said. You are doing nothing OF th'
kind. You are dishonest, and ] car
prove il" Said he. Indignantly. 'T d,
not owe any person a dollar" "Bu
there are two kinds of relationships,
/ replied. ''Not only the horizonta
but also the perpendicular" Yol
have an obligation, not only to you
fellow man. but also TO God.
In these addresses on the com
p, mandments. ! have not dealt with tn
two which. Jesus said. we're tn
greatest i'm the law. There is tina
first commandment. Thou shalt low
the Lord thy God with all thy soul
with all thy strength and with all tn.
might" and there is that other. Tho
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Many are like the ITishman that ap
piled to a music teacher. wishing Z
take lessons. How much will the
cost?" he said. "F~charge $500 70
after that" Then" said Pat. Il vii
begin with the second lesson"
There are many Gentiles that snee
at the Jews and call them "Sheenies
and yet every true. honest Jew put
aside a tithe OF his income for re
ligious work. II every professe
Christian would do as well, would dc
vote one-tenth OF his income to tn
cause of Christ. our church treasure
would be filled TO overfiowing. tn
women would not have to get u
bazaars and rummage sales Of all sori
to keep up the church eXpensei
There never will be a great religion
revival in this country, sweeping owe
this land. till church members ar
converted from their stinginess an
get honest with God. Is IL not tru'
my friends. that the Lord has bee
good 10 you? He has given you mel
cies and blessings unnumbered. An
yet some of you have never show
your appreciation or gratitude b
yielding your lives in loving obedienc
and service. You have not don
right You have been untrue and di
honest with Him. Thou shalt nc
steal" "Thou are weighed in tn
balances and are found wanting"