The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-10-06
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TO THE YOUNG GENTLEMEN OF CHAR
LorTE AND MECKLENBURG co.
LETTER l.
Nh Dear Young Friends.

LETTER |.
I Ny Dear Young Friends.
Permit an humble writer who desires
your highest happiness, in this world as
well as ~ the next, to give you few words
OF reason, warning and exhorlalion.-I
Should any one come TO me aud inform me
Of error that | had committed, aud on &C.
count Of their deplorable cons, quenc IS,
would advise me TO be more cifcumspect ia
future, should not deem it either Just or
becoming, to turn away from him, but
would rather acknowledge tina, he has un.
disputed claims TO he heard. As he profess.
es to be sincerely DESTROYS Of dung me
good, should feel under strong Obligations
TO lend respectful attention to his admo.
niiions and derive all the Advantage could
from them. With such desire in nv
heart for your future welfare, | would in.
vi'e your regard in the first place TO the i'm.
portance of economizing lime.
We take il for granted that you believe
~ the existence Of God, and iha, you
regard yourselves us accountable beings.
True 1t is there have been infiJels and
sceptics in every age Of the world, but II
is to be hoped that as the Christian Reli.
gion continues TO advance their number,
will materially decrease. Better things
are expected Of those young men Who have
been trained by moral and pious parents
and who have been taught not only to ac.
know ledge the being of God, but also to
pay decent and solemn respect to the or.
dinances Of his house. To such persons
the thought cannot be entirely novel, that
they are accountable for oil the talents
which have been entrusted to their caro-
Time Is the most precious talent u which
We are possessed. Were we duly sensible
that We are accountable for our time, We
would spend i, TO much better purpose than
We do. He who offers his services for q
stated time and for certain compensation,
is bound by every dictate Of honour and
principle Of law, TO reuder to his employ.
er an account Of the manner IN which he
has discharged his duty. Ii is nmaterial
IN what business he may engage, the prin-
c,pe will hold good. Ii he be renumera.
ted for experimenting the interests Of
farm he should feel hi. daily accountability
for the time lie has spent. His month, or
Yeas have been purchased by his employ.
or, aud he is therefore obliged to spend
them IN his service. Has he been sccc.
ted as a competent and fal,hfnl clerk in
commission house Every hour will brog
With II its appropriate duties, aud as surely
as The night sums ur the duties Of the day,
50 surely will he be required To repor, ~nh
what fidelity or rcmssuess he has perform.
ed the labours assigned him; leaving out
Of view the dictates Of inspiration, the
light Of nature would clearly Indicate The
truth Of what has been stated. Ia conEr.
m alton Of this We would state that many
VI, never perused the volume Of revealed
truth were remarkably avarioious and eco.
nonical of time. Feeling rha, lime was
bestowed on them Tor some useful purpose,
they successfully employed /, IN impros INC
their taste, rnd embeilishing their minds.
A Cicero would no, only spend number
OF hours in solitary study at home, but he
would also carry wiih HIM hts iavoutte
books into the country and TO the cities 10
which his professional dates called him.
In his beautiful gardens or IN his villas al
the Thur Sallus, would divide his time
between library avocaiions and the society
Of such friends as Lrcullus, Nessala and
Cornelius Nepos. A Socrates would per.
init not a momenito pass unimproved. lie
was always engaged either ia storing his
mind with wholesome truths or IN impar
ting instruction TO his interested adheten,s.
Plato vas unwilling TO be interrupted IN his
mental tolls, and tina, he nigh, avoid the
disagreeable company of un~elcome intru.
dcrs, wrote IN large letters above his door,
" None bat those st,iied ia Geometry cdn
find admiHdaee here"
We might multiply examples Of indus.
try IN avocation and ava ice OF time that
would be worthy the attention. and lmlia.
lion Of many young men IN this enlghten.
ed aud highly favoured land. But the
4 light Of revelation IS now superadded, aud
the sense Of accountability formerly SO fee
BILE, is strengthened aud confirmed. We
should therefore, endeavour to realize the
value Il time and engage 10 some employ.
meat that would no, only provide for our
wants but would also be fetal TO 9th
crs. Ii clerk or a superintendent, Of a
farm is accountable TO his employer, for
the time which he spends, much more are
we accountable to God who hath given US
existence. intellect and blessings wi'hou,
number. Much more strongly arc we oh.
li2atcd to use his gifts for the advance.
mcnt of his dccIarauve glory. The pro.
per study Of mankind is mau." II fullows
therefore that instead Of wasting our pre-.
cious and rapidly passing years IN ldleness
we should spend them in honest and well
directed eNcr,ions 10 amclIorate the con
dltlon Of our race.
remain, yours, &c.
SOLUS.
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