Show integrity of character 1 whoever possessed it that did not derive untold advantages from frok it it ia is better than the gold of ophir it I 1 is of more value than diamanda I 1 and all precious stones and yet every man may possess it the poorest may have i it f and no power will wrest it from them to young men wo say with earnestness and emphasis look at integrity of character with the blessing it confers and imbibe such principles and such a course that its benefits may be yours it is a prize so rich that it repays every sacrifice an and every ekery trial necessary to secure it su suppose pose a mercantile community could be bt couns found whose every individual was known a an na J acknowledged to possess strict and uncompromising integrity the representations of each one were in strict accordance with truth his word as good as his bond such a community would have a monopoly of the trade so far as they had the mean means of supplying the demand the tricks of 0 trade whatever be their ap parit parent rit advantages impair confidence and ui in the end injure those who practice them thein far more than they benefit them it is a short sighted as welb well as a guilty fi policy oli Y to swerve any circum circumstances stances irom from rom those great principles which are of universal and everlasting ohi ohl obligation lation at iet let a man maintain his integrity at all times and he will ili iii be satisfied there is a bies bles blessing in it and a blessing ll essing flowing from it and a bless ing iz all around it |