Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-02
Order and Regularity.

All our employments should be pursued
with order and regularity. Order promotes
industry; but confusion arrests its progress
How it is with others know not; but with
regard to myself can safely affirm, that l
can do nothing without a well-digested plan.
Nor is this all: for if nay books or papers |
be scattered in confusion about my study, |
or if anything about me be out of order, |
can do nothing with comfort. In these
cases, the state of my mind, like things
which surround me, is all confusion and dis
order. This remark may excite smile in
some of my welI-informed readers; but otl ers
whom wish to instruct, may profit by it.
In every wo,k there is beginning,
progress, and an end; and those who wish
10 end well, should make good beginning.
He who starts fair, keeps in the right path,
and goes steadily forward, will arrive at the
mark, and gain the prize; but he who COM
mits an error, either in the commencement
or in the progress of his work, completes
nothing Some mar all they do by pushing
on too last, and others by moving too slow
ly: but let Us endeavor to observe the golden
medium. There is proper time for every
work, and prudent maxims to be observed IN
doing it, which, when carefully regarded,
enable US 10 proceed rapi lily and success
fully; but if we miss the time, or hurry on
Without caution, everything fails in our
hands. While the mind carefully contrives,
and the body diligently executes, the various
plans of action, prosperity crowns the whole
and our works are admired by men of taste
> and judgment.
t A sIoven in one thing is generally slover
5 in all things; and he who is neat and order
ly in one thing, is generally neat and order
4 " in all things. This remark should be at
tended to by parents in the education o
i their children. Much depends upon early
: habits. A child vino is taught the necessity
e of order, in what may be deemed little things
+ will apply i, to greater things as he advance e
e in life. Accustomed to regulate his hour
n of olav, TO adjust every little matter in nj
e room. aud ia his person and apparel; whe
h he enters upon business, he will apply ihes
d orderly habits to every part Of it: but II
a be suffered, hen child, 10 do everytnin
Is at random. and in sloveniy way, he WI
b do the same afterwards in, the great cor
tn Germs of life. ,zf 81 5f6f
I'd How soon a want of order ruins tradei
J. man, What confidence can oez zplaeed II
~ fhim Whi,e his business accounts and pa.
l. men,s are all confused and irregular! Tt
er roor mechanic who neglects the rules
II order and regularity in the beginning OF tt
ed week, nearly destroys himself by the siolel
le, exertions which he is obliged to make,
he redeem the time which he has thous
nd sauandered away How much more plea
n ant would it have been to have wrought,
RS proper time. the work of each successi
les y! Ifregularity is one reason why
led mauy fail in literary pursuits. Nor can
led free many professors OF religion IRON tn
sis charge. To-day they are mere trifiers;
te' morrow they seem to ouiiiy the wind.
as we see anything like this in the works
in God! Survey them with care. The s
ers rises and sets at his appointed time;
'ful moon and stars move in their orbits itht
on, variation; and all the seasons return in RI
ork ular succession. And he who is taught
at duty by these observations, is taught OF &
18th, who is the great manager and guide OF u
aSe versal nature.
and Oder. IN all our undertakings, grea
1gh forwards the despatch of business WI
ftiu- we have we'll formed plan, and walk
up rule, we find time for ey everything, and, in
the most intricate and complicated affairs
ace, life, proceed on our way with ease; but
lbor who acts without previous plan, and
e OF sues his way without rule, is always il
of hurry and hustle; and, after all, brings M
the inc to perfection. A man OF order and
ity," ularity has his proper work for every da
.rIlla the week, and for every hour in the da.
ages lie is calm and deliberate, and his progT
the though rapid, is go regular that he scar
be- seems to move at all; but at the conclu
up of the dsy, his work is done, and ne relo
hon. in it. Thus the velocity of the heav
after bodies, though inccnceivably great, i
gnity recular that the most careful observer
!, the no, see them move: but he sees at the
Wall pointed time, that they have run their
dish, and accomplished the designs OF Him
artics guides them by His hand'-Edm0Has
Fifth Self Government. ..- ...