ALTEMUS' ETERNAL LIFE SERIES. _Selections from the writings of well-known religious authors' works, beautifully printed and daintily bound in leatherette with original designs in silver and ink._ _PRICE, 25 CENTS PER VOLUME._ ETERNAL LIFE, by Professor Henry Drummond. LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY, by Rev. Andrew Murray. GOD'S WORD AND GOD'S WORK, by Martin Luther. FAITH, by Thomas Arnold. THE CREATION STORY, by Honorable William E. Gladstone. THE MESSAGE OF COMFORT, by Rt. Rev. Ashton Oxenden. THE MESSAGE OF PEACE, by Rev. R. W. Church. THE LORD'S PRAYER AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, by Dean Stanley. THE MEMOIRS OF JESUS, by Rev. Robert F. Horton. HYMNS OF PRAISE AND GLADNESS, by Elisabeth R. Scovil. DIFFICULTIES, by Hannah Whitall Smith. GAMBLERS AND GAMBLING, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. HAVE FAITH IN GOD, by Rev. Andrew Murray. TWELVE CAUSES OF DISHONESTY, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. THE CHRIST IN WHOM CHRISTIANS BELIEVE, by Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks. IN MY NAME, by Rev. Andrew Murray. SIX WARNINGS, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. THE DUTY OF THE CHRISTIAN BUSINESS MAN, by Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks. POPULAR AMUSEMENTS, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. TRUE LIBERTY, by Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks. INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS, by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. THE BEAUTY OF A LIFE OF SERVICE, by Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks. THE SECOND COMING OF OUR LORD, by Rev. A. T. Pierson, D.D. THOUGHT AND ACTION, by Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks. THE HEAVENLY VISION, by Rev. F. B. Meyer. MORNING STRENGTH, by Elisabeth R. Scovil. FOR THE QUIET HOUR, by Edith V. Bradt. EVENING COMFORT, by Elisabeth R. Scovil. WORDS OF HELP FOR CHRISTIAN GIRLS, by Rev. F. B. Meyer. HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE, by Rev. Dwight L. Moody. EXPECTATION CORNER, by E. S. Elliot. JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER, by Hesba Stretton. HENRY ALTEMUS, _507, 509, 511, 518 Cherry Street, Philadelphia._ [Illustration: HENRY WARD BEECHER.] Twelve Causes of Dishonesty By Rev. Henry Ward Beecher Philadelphia Henry Altemus COPYRIGHTED 1896 BY HENRY ALTEMUS HENRY ALTEMUS, MANUFACTURER PHILADELPHIA TWELVE CAUSES OF DISHONESTY Only extraordinary circumstances can give the appearance of dishonesty to an honest man. Usually, not to _seem_ honest, is not to _be_ so. The quality must not be doubtful like twilight, lingering between night and day and taking hues from both; it must be day-light, clear, and effulgent. This is the doctrine of the Bible: _Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord_, BUT ALSO IN THE SIGHT OF MEN. In general it may be said that no one has honesty without dross, until he has honesty without suspicion.