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by John Edmund Haggai A n outstanding man was em ployed in the leading bank of was he in appearance, mentality and personality. The members of the Board of Di rectors were so impressed they de cided to promote him. This promotion was to mean to the young man pres tige, greatly increased income, much authority and above all, grave res ponsibility. One of the directors was absent from the meeting when the action was taken. However, he was approached by one of the other di rectors. He was shown pictures of the young man and informed of his capa bilities. Announcement was made to the members of the Board as to the time of meeting when the young man would be formally promoted. On the day of the scheduled meeting the director who had been absent lunched at the bank cafeteria. He had just sat down when his eyes were riveted to a young man in the cafeteria line. From the picture he had seen he made immediate identi fication. He watched the young man closely. When the young man got to the butter he took a two-cent patty of butter, lifted up some of the mashed potatoes and slipped it in where it couldn’t be seen. The cashier checked his items and asked, “Is that all?” “That’s all,” he replied. At the meeting one hour later the director who had seen the dishonesty arose and said, “Not only do I de mand that this young man be given no promotion, but I demand that he be fired immediately.” Then he told what he had seen and added, “A man who will steal a two-cent patty of butter cannot be trusted with millions of dollars.” Today that same man is black balled and cannot get a position in any leading U.S. bank—all because he stole a two-cent patty of butter! Is God any less exacting? What about when we rob Him of His tithes, steal His time, and misappropriate His talents? Have we been so dishonest in the small things' that He cannot entrust to us great responsibilities? Christian character (honesty, industry, punctu ality, spirituality, etc.) is mandatory if we are to win His approval. “Because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I w ill make thee ruler over many things
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