Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-21
APPLY CHRISTIANITY
TO DAILY BUSINESS
integrity Of Morals Chief Fac
tor In Prosperity Worthy
OF the Name.

The Christian 'EndeavQr topic this
week il drawn from tho subject. do
Christian principles apply to buying
and selling?" The ScrIptural refer
enccs are: Proverbs 20: 10 and 13;
Amos 4; 6; Luke 8: 3s; Romans ~
II. Much value, on tho topic can be
secured from the Scripture reference
and tho Illustrations contained In the
following quotations. w. J. Lacey In
Masters OF Tomorrow" says.
Alexander r. Stewart. Of New York,
was probably the greatest merchant OF
his time. He built up his vast fortune
by concentration OF purpose. and By
exercising the qualities Of the born
man. He began life as a school
assistant, but soon saw greater pos
sibilities In storekeeping. Without hes
!tatiun he made the change which
some might have thought n step down
the ladder. For years his working
hours were from fourteen to eighteen
per day. lie carried out on his own
shoulders the goods he sold. and thus
saved the wages OF porter. The store
his industry, zeal and capable perse-
NPTHnCt 11ldut Illfi ~ 1llillDudlfs IN
tegrity OF morals is very often a chief
factor In preparing any prosperity
that deserves the name. Stewart had In
his establishment the fixed trading
principle, Honesty between buyer
and seller He was materially helped
| by the popular knowledge Of the fact.
! w. II. Dalinser says: "The mite OF
the widow was more than the gold OF
the scribe. And why? Because motiv,
is more to God than matter, though II
be gold. The broken cry OF the publ.
can was a truer prayer than the self.
satisfied cadence OF the Pharisee. And
why? Because motive. not method
however beautiful. is what the grea
Father sees. Let, then. any man.
care not who he may be, bring himsel
into an intellectual condition In which
he feels that religion is essentially d;
round OF outward service only. an,
whether that man perform his service
in a Quaker westinghouse. In Meth
odiet chapel, or in a ma jestic minister
he is simply reducing religion into
meanness that is less than human
and ahstractlng from 1t every ele
ment that makes II Divine and up
lifting. But, on the other hand. any &C
ton done nobly and In Christ's spirit
whether in the snithy. or in tn
steamboat, or in the market -plac
may be sacred"
j. NJ. Wilson says: "If any one say
that in business one cannot be a Chris
tian because II would involve loss {
be so, ask what right has he to ex
pect that any special department &
life such as business. shall be exemr
from the operation OF a few whic
governs the whole? OF course It wi
involve at times a sacrifice and a los
to do the right thing, and / do nc
soc how any Christian can expect any
thing else. The sacrifice must be mad,
the loss borne. as cheerfully and cour
, aEeously as we should expect an oi
ficer TO hear the summons TO a pos
of danger or OF death. This Is III
; necessary correlative and consequenc
> Of regarding business as a vocation
l and as an honourable service OF men
Christian Endeavor Notes.
The c. r. anniversary service wi
be held at Second Baptist church O
. Thursday evening. February 2. c.
Hamilton will be here and all Wi
. mington Endeavorers should not mi.
the opportunity Of meeting him. NJ
!, Hamilton's address will be entitlt
: "Forty-one Years Young"
The Wilmington City Union is
hold a meeting at the Home of Me
ciful Rest, Lowering avenue and Unio
street, on Sunday afternoon, Januai
= 29, at p. m. All those who care
> attend will be most cordially welcom
and all societies that can do so a
: urged TO come IN a body.