The Washington herald., 1918-06-09
The Herald's Sunday Sermon

, sia he could stand ana warm nj,
hands at the open crate OF a besuti.
full Parisian palace ana thinking a,
his dead soldiers coldly remarked
What are 10000 men 10 me?" Ther.
are Nspoieons OF finance and Napo-
Icons Of commercial affsirs who ar,
Just a. brutal and heartiess.
Years ago some one gave thnes
prescriptions for becoming a million
aire: First. spend your life 30 get
ung ana keeping the earnings OF other
people: second. have no anxiety about
the worrtnents. the losses, the dls-
appointments OF others; third. do not
mind the fact that your vast wealth
implies the poverty Of q great many
people"
There are certain lines Of busipes.
which are absolutely without God. No
wholesale liquor dealer shall inherit
the kingdom OF God. A distiIler IN
heaven would cause derision In hell.
A brewer in Paradise would bring q
Satanic grin TO the face OF every fiend
In perdition. The man who makes a
living out OF human weakness has
secured a berth for the bottomiesss
He may move In. so-called. good So
ciety here. but over yonder an angel
would blush to be seen looking at
him There Ia in the whole scale Of
human morals nothing lower than the
genius who presides over a liquor
trust.
Charles @. Finney. in one Of his re-
ligfous Campaigns. met a man VINO
seemed. for some strange reason, 10
be lacking in peace OF mind. His sed
face betokened melancholy and woe.
Finney talked TO him for half an hour
without ever getting his spiritual
scalpel even near the obstruction Ia
the mental anatomy Of his mysterious
inquirer. Then the great evangelist
suddenly turned and said TO the trou-
bled soul: Let US pray together-I
will offer the prayer and you repeat
each sentence after me-" So the New
England evangelist began: Il will
give Thee my life." and the inquirer
repeated the words-'I will give Thee
my talents" and the response was
again prompt and hearty-'I will give
Thee my friends" and again the sup
plicant was fervent in repeating MS
prompted ejaculation-'T Will give
Thee my business" was the last SEN
tence dictated by the earnest evan
gelist. bu. the inquirer hesitsted. The
petition and promise was too much
for him. The evangelist had UNIV. -
tingly touched the spiritual sore spot,
Rising. suddenly. from his feet, the
perplexed inquirer exclaimed: God
does not want my business He had
been living on the sppetites and
weaknesses Of his fellow men.
Nothing ia life will bring you so
much genuine satisfaction as a fixed
principle. Better lose your place Jhsn
lose your soul. Lord Macaulsy said
to the politicians of his day: ''GcI-
tlemen. IL is not essential that ! go
TO parliament. but il is essential that
retain ny self-respect." James A.
Garfield vas speaking in the same
vein when he said: There is one
man whose respect must have AZ all
hazards. and his name il James A.
Garield-for must room with MIN.
work with him, walk with him. eat
with him, talk with him. commune
with him-live with him" Marx
Twain in the hour OF his financial mis-
fortune and commercial distress. eX-
claimed: Il cannot afford to compro-
mise for less than one hundred cents
on the dollar" An old English farm
er. leaving his sons r small legacy.
remarked. apologeticany. There is
not a dishonest shilling in the whole
OF it."
II you would enjoy a good standing
in the world-stand well with your
self. keep on the right side OF your
conscience. Let the record OF your
life be clear. clean and straight Look
every man in the face and have the
facts OF your life right. Carl SchUrz
pays a splendid compliment to Charles
Sumner. the American statesman:
His life was so spotless, his integrity
so intact. his character so high, that
the most daring glances OF calunuy,
the mot v-anton audacity OF insinus-
ton. standing on tiptoe, could not
touch the soles of his shoes"