The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-03-22
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make sale? They'll put an English
label on goods and declare its the latest
importation when they know it is false.
This piece is from France, so it is, 2OOC
miles, it never saw France. Clerks are
taught to lie and often they become SC
adapt, that they can fleece the EN-.
ployeer
The average young man when enter
ing business is a novice without any
theory of his own. He gets his ideas
from his employer and a few tricks
from inexperienced clerks. He must
succeed ana in the eyes of the employer
that means money in hand. He mis-
represents, cheats, lies all for the sake
of his place, eXcusing himself with, oh,
they all do it, it's all right, and the
curse of the Almighty rests on such a
business.
They are getting off the track when
they advertise to sell at less than cost,
yet are making from 10 to 20 per cent.
Best goods in town. yet every store has
as good. Nothing like them in the CITY,
yet others have the same thing for sale.
Here's an excellent piece, as he unrolls
the goods. the best we ever had. will
never fade (Which Is true if you keep it
in the dark So he makes his sale,
then goes to mis- employer laughing, to
tell him he has gotten rid of the goods
at last. Was afraid he never would
get them off his hands. He receives a
smile of approval and the promise of
recompense for his fidelity, but the
Lord says to the angel who keeps the
records, write the lies against the
clerks name and in the day of judgment
I'll ask about his acts. Write over the
doorof that store, "ichabod" for will
not bless business that is carried on by
fraud, and against the employers name
write, weighed in the balance and
found wanting"
He may be proud of his smart clerks
who can bring in so much money but its
poor rule that will not work both
ways, and some morning he will look
awfully blue and his blood will be I'M
comfortably warm, his eyes will flash
and he'll grit his teeth in suppressed
rage because the safe mas been cracked
when he was enjoying his sleep. He
dosen't make provision for that prln-
ciple. He schooled his clerks to steal
from customers on the small scale, now
the clerk applies the rule to the en-
ployer and retires with a we'll lined
pocket.
Treasures of wickedness profit moth
ing. When you see a man building
fine home on small salary, ard in
creasing his expenses rapidly, look out.
There's a screw loose somewhere. Cor
porations that steal from God and man
get theil retribution in part, by the
frauds practiced upon them. Even cor
porations and nations can't escape the
judgments Of heaven. Get out, at once,
of the place where you are taught iniqu-
itious practices.
Better break stone on the pike for
scanty living than stay there and pro-
woke the curse of God. | know that
employees shrink at the thought of los
ing place, fearing they can't get an
other or maybe they have mother or
a sister, or family dependent upon
them. No matter, say, come out of
such place and keep your garments
clean. Throw Yourself with all you
have on the mercies of Him who will
not look upon sin with the least degree
of allowance, cast your burdens on the
Lord and He will sustain you, trust Him
who has promised TO be the father of
the fatherless, and whether you believe
it or not no one ever lost by such a
course. In the end you will come out
well. l lay down this proposition-and
you can't disprove it-that he that
trusts in the Lord and does right: who
keeps His commandments and honors
his laws, he shall not want any good |
things. He who will not break the |
Sabbath to please his employer, has
friend in God, who will do by him a
hundred fold better than the man who !
demands that he sell his soul for the |
)aitry sum he gives for his work. Sup |
pose you agree to work for man for |
$40 per month. Does that mean from
he first day of Jan. to the LIST day of |
February? No. God keeps every
seventh day as his, and you have no
light to sell it, nor has any man right
o demand it of you. Sell that day for
money or pleasure, instead of using it
or the purpose for which it was given,
md you sell your health. soul, honor and
manhood, and make Yourself slave to
our employer. 1t is dangerous to do
wrong. 1t is safe to do right. | don't
ay all young men go down. far from it.
have no doubt there are those who,
lnder the storm of temptation like the