Many years ago in the city of New York there was an organized
set of dishonest men known as the Tweed Ring. They stole
$51,000,000 from the State and city, and everybody knew it.
When they told Tweed that he was under arrest, he dared to say,
“Well, what are you going to do about it?” There was a merchant
in New York named William Sloane. They put him on the Grand
Jury. Because of his large business interests and the tremendous
demands upon his time, he said, “I can not serve.” But earnest
men said, “Here is the bulwark of sin and here is the need
of righteousness.” Immediately he said, “I will serve.” Now,
certain men on the jury had been bought up by Tweed. One man
in particular stood out. For twenty-three hours that jury sat
in council. They could not come to an agreement; this one man
would not yield. Finally, Mr. Sloane put his hand on this man’s
shoulder and said: “Do you know, sir, that the people whom we
represent know the character of this man on trial? They know
that we have explicit, convincing evidence against him. And do
you know that I will stay here until I die before I will go out
and say that this jury does not agree?” The man yielded, Tweed
was convicted, sentenced and committed to jail.
There has never been a time in the history of our own land or in the
history of Christendom when men standing for righteousness and truth
have not accomplished something. It may sometimes mean their death.
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=Convictions versus Cash=--See RESPONSIBILITY AFFECTS JUDGMENT.
=Cooking, The Art of=--See WASTE, THE PROBLEM OF.