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THE MORAL MARKET

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 18, 1866

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 28, No. 16.

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THE MORAL MARKET.

By Wm. S. Foote

The following report of matters in the moral market has been made. We hope it is not entirely correct:
Honor—Scarce. Old stock exhausted, and the new will be a complete failure.
Virtue—Old growth nearly consumed. Young growth—prospects very unpromising.
Honesty—None in market.
Patriotism—First quality scarce; none to be disposed of. Second quality easily bought on speculation at a 100 per cent. discount.
Prudence—All in the hands of old stockholders.
Modesty—Stock badly damaged. None for sale.
Vice—Market overstocked.
Pride—Market glutted.
Politeness—Cheap. Holders unwilling to dispose of stock at present rates.
Scandal—None at wholesale. Dealt in chiefly by hawkers and peddlers at retail.
Religion—None genuine on hand. Stock generally adulterated. Very few investments.
Love—None offered—except for greenbacks.
Talent—Scarce article. Sold exclusively for cash.
Consistency—Out of fashion.
We can say that we believe the above a true picture of the times in which we live; let those who doubt it, compare it with 2 Tim. iii, 1–13.
Wm. S. Foote.