Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-09-24
ReCollecti0ns Of Boys.
JOSEPH c., THE MECHANIC.

boys that were my school companions long
since forgotten time has great power IN eaeng scenes and cir
cumsances from the memory and although forty
boy and associated with boys and familiar with boys the
of of them have passed from recollection There
they little eccentric in tn boyhood others Of them
because they had pecuary either good bad when they
became men, among these is Joseph c. the mechanic; Joe
with school, but he had neither good traits bad
traits any way remarkable If he played uapt once in while
that nothing than what the of did, if he made
little lame apologies for his trant playing others Of US did the
thing if he elected his studies, here too many Of
the philosophy Of birch the 5ach ALL pretty ALL
had in this philosophy much liking
however 1t in his boyhood but in his manhood that
look for what is excellent in the character of Joseph @
he became remarkable for great sayings for good
dong and his good dongs have made him of mark and
the mark will stand indelible when he is gone.
When he years old Joe apprenced
iwrgh lie served his apprenticeship with ordinary credit
become healthy young To make him
self fully acquainted with the trade he had learned and
posed follow he travelled and worked several places
this way he ut two three wears and during these two or three
years he lived young people generally live very wicked
and making special preenSons to pey upon the whole,
herepced the Sabbath day He had been taught So and
he considered that the Sabbath day should be respected he
tended meeting generally when meetings convennt this
about far as he towards being christian and this
he did not make claim to christianity all so far its
power IS concerned
1T pass however that there alteration. In the
fall Of the year 1886 Joe had located in village which promised
to be something of place There good waerp there
and the watepoWer was being used to prope machinery
tISyment III Joseph C--s ne OF business was plentiful
Joe made his mind to settle here and give attention his
business and he considered excellent mechanic bus
multiplied his hands But what story
is that in that fall what the world calls "a religious excite
ment going that village fact deal of
revival Joe became Interested he attended the meetings. he
still and ultimate
he joined the little band of praying people that striving
raise in that place They Primitive Methoists and
that time Primitive Methodisn knew what was to he
cud, rIicued Iaduced All this did effect Joe any
other the
to te infant cause ana he became kind of center around which
the little band rallied iii the dark hour It shining
talking talent tnat Joe of mpo Primitive
Methodn in fact he not Of many words loud
liz his giving Some people thought aog lther
generous for his ma and of these gave him
tons OF IL and offered him ~ counsel caution lest he
might Jure hlulaet hut his family "Joe said friend
OF his II is possible give too much, you pru-
DENT joe mans ialnly has h hlst cialI Joe looked
dnomnatlon and sad doe "Nhlc dio ycu get your gos
pei my gospel teaches that God has lhe claim my
family the next This oes oeci and he acted upon it, and
somehow Joe not reduced to beggary did his family
Ter tht contrary the facts ne prospr MS business he
has property enough to serve m ne Is not broken down nn
yet hale and hearty at ve, he Is st III business he
stall gets he still gives aniy of six boys girls call
HIM ather man OF better standing or family OF better
standing in that section though there be richer
in money Joe has OF his money te Lord
the interest celestial coin Many struggle the little society
had to get church, they succeeded in three four years
taken from he through bundtr the writings let
GO said joe build BETTER I'll half of it myself"
built handsome church, nothing earth
to suit Joe better than be in his pew worshpng
the people and his family around HIM.
The highest position the Primitive Methodist denomination
that Joe has attained that of class leader and chapel trustee
and these he has filled for twenty years and very likely will
IL
Joe looked up father experience very
thirty has storm burst that society and
the connecton Joe has hard seges;
through the conduct of reckless preacher and oheed
that would medd and meddle miseraJ there
an ugly Joe eiung to the all had left but him.
wle and another woman Joe prayed ne paid money he kept
it going when nearly dead II Survived prospered and Joe
heart has many time been made glad seeing progress for
several There spot made green and kept green bv
the souefo of He don't boast don't joe
all he says is, have tried keep the thing along God
prospeed us Aye! God fails do what he promises
when work and him. Tell me, no heaven for
such Joseph c.: won't believe We if ye do tell me
there is not!
Boys read this story, it is Joseph was school
fellow with he has made his mark has Joe very quiet
the mark he has made will last when heis gone away awav
high up taken his place among the exalted Boys aim At
making mark-a good mark
The SuyDAYscHooL of LONDON ESGLASD-In the city of
London there 693 Sundaychool 1909 Sunday school
teachers and l90o79 scholars There training college
Sunday teachers conducted by Of eeelng
classes which aernat Is week In Of these
classes Biblical Illustration is the study in the other the Prin-
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