Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-14
GOLDEN RULE TOBE
APPLIED TO BUSINESS
Loving Service, Rather Than
Individual Gain, Keynote of
Commercial Alliance.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening.

ny Associated Prcss to Every Evening.
Kansas City. Mo-, March l4.-With
the object to practice ''the Golden
Rulc in all commercial relations be-
tween ourselves and all men," the
Business Mems Christian Unity Is or
gnnizins on a national scale and now
has branches in nearly twenty large
cities
with no dues or assessments. and
the bond OF membership the accept
ancc OF business creed that I'VE
are banded together to help one an
other i'm all ways. but especially to
realize that God is the source of all
our prosperity and that we must, In
the end. all demonstrate His laws In
our. Affairs" the scope OF the associa-
ton is declared TO be the commercial
relations of the whole world"
Loving service shall he the key
note OF our commercial ambition,
rather than personal gain" says the
preamble Of the organization. which
has associations in New York, Chi
caso. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington. ST. Louis, Spokane, Lincoln.
Neh; Tulsa and Pawhuska, Okla;
Omaha. Sioux City. Seattle. Los An
geles. Oakland. Denver and Kansas
city. Others are forming.
Conceived as an organization OF
Christian business men in one city,
the Idea sponsored by the original as
sociatior spread TO other cities, until
now the movement has become nation
wide. and II being organized on an
extensive scale.
The declarations adopted by the
Kansas City association. which are
similar to those used In other cities.
follow:
THE object Of this association shall
be 10 practice the Golden Rule In
business. Gods fundamental laws as
taught and demonstrated by Jesus
Christ shall be the foundation and
rule Of action OF this association.
The primal aim and object shall
be TO search out and apply the laws
81 God in all commercial relations be-
tween ourselves and all men.
The scope of this association shall
be tho commercial relations OF the
whole world. 10 the end that uniform
prosperity. efficiency. equity, honesty
justice and fair dealing shall be es-
tablished everywhere and IN every
relation of life.
Loving service shall be the key
note OF our commercial ambition
rather than personal gain.
We are banded together TO hell
one another in all ways. but especially
10 realize that God is the source o.
all our prosperity and that we must
IN the end, all demonstrate His law
I'm our affairs.
An members agree 10 make tn
Golden Rule: DO unto others A. yo'
would have them do unto YOU funda
mental in their relations with one an
other. and with all people.
The teaching OF Jesus, as given Il
the New Testament. and as reveale,
by the Spirit OF Truth promised h!
Jesus, When He. the Spirit OF Trutl
is come. He shall guide you into al
the truth shall be our guiding Ugh,
In all meetings OF thi. association
a chair shall be reserved for Jesu
Christ, the unseen guest, whom w
acknowledge 10 be the directive hea,
e OF our work.
'ln all cases where the rule OF &C
tion il in doubt, the matter shall b
submitted in prayer 10 the Holy Spiri
with the central thought, Wha
would Jesus do?'
News reports have previously car
ried announcements that the a. Mas
Manufacturing Co. OF Cincinnati, an
the American Cast Iron Pipe Co. c
Atlanta. had adopted the Golden Rul
and the teachings of Jesus Christ a
the guiding rule in their business deal
ings. with other commercial house
and with their employees. and ha
made signal success even in dul
times.