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April 13, 1910.
own advance, making a
progress subservient to
and making impossible t
to secure?national relij;
tolerate such an un-nati
onies." The attempt b\
opinions of the people,
iorms oi worship, into c
formal acquiescence on
tive revolt against the
bind the conscience of fa
HONESTY IN
It is a great reproach t
would scorn to be regarc
or dishonest in their dea
obligations just becaus<
insignificant, small in siz
for that reason postpone*
pay scrupulous attention
not mean to reoudiate th
est and sincere and mean
the little obligations are
the debtor, and too small
nels of collection, they a
venient season. They ca
time, it is thought. But
these small amounts arc n
is to many a man his all.
living of men or women,
milkman, the iceman, the
the publisher who sends
are due to receive but a
living depends upon that <
which is so scrupulously
nectcd with some specuk
enlargement of business
property. The little deb
fort of one's neighbor, an
est business. It means f
bis children. The negle*
obligations is not intentic
to the sufferer. It is b<
has, in the course of tim<
rcction of something wor
ference. The indifferenc
tempt results in resistanc
pudiation. The aggregal
ated in the end is probah
of the ereat debts which :
Of those* to whom such
suffer more than all other;
of papers may be put in tl
the vast majority of peo
understand how careless
to the duty of paying fc
of the "pink" and "yello
often call attention, wou
were given the power oi
discomfort, worry, pre
ti i rrli c o n /I r\nrb o r? A*itt
ni^iiiO) auu pv,i iiiiai
sent names, too, which ii
hear.
THE PRESBYTERIA
ill social reform and religious
its own political supremacy,
lie one thipg it was appointed
jious unity. They would not
onal establishment in the colr
legal enactments to cast the
on doctrine, government and
?ne mould must result in mere
the part of many, or in posiattempt
of civil authority to
ith.
SMALL MATTERS.
o a vast number of people who
led as unfaithful to their word
ilings, that they neglect many
2 those obligatoins arc very
e, easily met at any time and,
d in settlement. These people
to the large debts. They do
e smaller ones. They are honto
continue to be <sn Rprancn
too small to be pressing upon
to be placed in the usual clianre
passed over to a more conn
be easily attended to at any
to the one due to receive them,
lost pressing. Their sum total
Oftentimes they are the entire
The servant in the home, the
: boy who delivers your paper,
the weekly through the mail,
small amount each, but their
small amount. The great debt,
looked after, is as a rule con
itive venture or investment or
facilities or extension of real
t represents the life and cornel
the continuance of his modood
to his family, clothing to
ct of attention to these smallsnal
dishonesty, it is the same
Drn of thoughtlessness, but it
a strong tendency in the dise.
The neglect creates indife
begets contempt. The cone.
The resistance leads tc ree
of small debts thus repudi?ly
greater than the aggregate
are in some way got out of.
i small debts are due, and who
5, it is likely that the publishers
te front rank. It would amaze
pie if they could be made to
and thoughtless many are as
>r their weekly paper. Many
w" labels to which editors so
Id tell a tale of woe if they
: speech. They would tell of
;ssing obligations, sleepless
collapse. Thev would rf?nr*?
: would astonish the world to
lN the south.
notes in ]
By B<
The Rev. Dr. E. M. Stires,
Episcopal Church, New Yor
Sunday, called attention to
Church members in a plain an
fcrred to the fact that many s<
them women, opposed the eli
teatur^ from horse racing in
And went on to say that, "Vi
of church members on Sutida
tain preparations going on.
prise the hostess will say, *\\
bridge on Sunday?' "
In Texas some of the bitter
ination of the gambling featui
m pmhprc onrl enmo
O) U1IU OV11IV. U1 11IC1J
Their plea was that it would
business. It was very clearly
it was better to improve the 1
but the dollar was held so ne
see the point. Since the pas:
the dangers they so greatly fe
ialize.
The Herald and Presbyter
cent number on "Sunday Bas
us look a little at the argurr
day games. The game is sai
it is for those who play it. 1
their desks six days in the we
none except as they exercise
games are not played for exer
players are salaried men wh
week. It is their work, just ;
ing or a coal shoveler's work
games are a business?just as
the door receipts, or as a gro
on sales. When ball plavers
late the law against common
the week. There is no more r<
from the provisions of this
storekeepers, or plasterers c
which commends itself to rea<
A life failure does not con
just at the moment when eve
a little longer stay. Many ye
with the work of preparatior
been laid, and results are just
world is just beginning to un
service rendered, and to expre
workman is called from his ea:
er plane of usefulness. Men ri
a pity he could not have beer
off ill the mulct r\f t-lic rlnuc 1-.O,
?
longer his life would have be<
that is all wrong. He had <
building trades there are mer
to laying foundations; such n
tires because they do not comj
the work of other men. A lif
crying need and splendid opp<
ning and going on to build a Y
laid the foundation for a skys<
451
PASSING.
jrt.
,of St. Thomas Protestant
k, in a sermon on Palm
enmn menncicf
oviuv UIVUIIJIOIVIILICS UI
d pointed manner. He reD-called
Christians, among
mination of the gambling"
the State of New York,
sitors going, to the homes
iy afternoon will find cerWhen
they express surrhat's
the harm of a little
est opponents of the elimre
from horse racing were
i officers in the church,
destroy the fairs and hurt
pointed out to them that
ireed of men than horses,
ar the eye they could not
sing of the law, however.
ared have failed to materhas
an editorial in a re>eball."
It says, "But let
lent used to defend Sund
to be fine exercise. So
'he poor clerks who sit at
;ek and need exercise, get
their lungs. Sunday ball
cise, but for money. The
o play every day in the
as an actor's work is actis
shoveling coal. The
; the theatres are run for
eery is run for the profit
play on Sunday they violabor
on the first day of
eason for exempting them
la"' than for exempting
>r blacksmiths." All of
;aii O *-? r\ 1 nof
JV/II ftllU JUOllV-t.
sist in leaving the world
rything seems to demand
ars may have been taken
i, a good foundation has
beginning to come. The
derstand the value of the
ss its approval, when the
rthly workshop to a highlsh
hastily to say, "What
i spared, he has been .cut
1 he only lived a few years
a great success." But ?
completed his work. In
1 who give all their time ^
len can not be called fail- ,
ilete the building. That's Q
e failure is not to see the _
Drtunity for a new begin- 1 ,r>' ?
lut, when you might have
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