The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-26
The Law Of Labor.

Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. Hor.
ace Cook, preached on the above subject
Yesterday morning, taking h's text from
thessalonans l., foarlh chapter elev-
enih verse. The speaker said there
was no instinct so universal as that of
seeking happiness. Philosophers had
sometimes said that it was the predom,-
nanl instinct Of human .natate. In re-
gard to no other impulse had so many
mistakes been made. Men had sought
happiness in every conceivable way.
They had bought it by the exercise Of
single faculties and bv The exercise Of
a variety OF faculties. They had soneb,
it by avoiding ec,iv,v. Moderate and
excessive efforts in every form had been
prac,iced. He did not believe there
was any such thi"g as happiness for II
man who was not hc'ive-acrive with a
firm purpose and intent Mechanics
know very well that = machine wears
more by lying still without using than
BY moderate nsr. II II man had no da-
~ tasks which he WAS obliged to per-
form, he would not live halrhls davs. If
he spent his time in regular industry he
would be apt to be long lived. There
was no way IN which man could be
dilapidatcd further than bv Incidence
and inactivity. There c,nld BE- no Wig
or, robustness aud hnnvance nf snir,ta
without suitable exercise or activity,
Che universal law Of usrfulnrss was that
n man should be useiu! first in proper
ton as he was active. An impression
prevails among tho young that some
men were endowed with a certain facul.
ty which was popularity called g.nins,
and consequently they derived their
knowledge without study. They in.
aglned that it a man was smart ether
in politics, scholastic affairs or any other
walk Of life, he did things easily and
without effort. But the reverse OF al
that was true In proportion as man
was useInl he WAS continually indus
Irous. There was no man born so great
that l!c coul'i afford TO be IDLE. There
was no man, though his head were "a
massive rs Daniel Webstcr's, but need
ed to study. There was no man, though
he were gifted like Angelo was-,hr
most industrious man Of his age. 1t,
was activity that ma,o mans talent
ard usefulness. Every man should
make IN his mind at the beginning to
keep whatever faculties God had given
him IN ceaselcss activity. There was
an almost universal rcplning among
men when they were obliged to labor.
Tho young man nst entering on !ic
Said--"l am obliged t., rise early and SIT
up late and labor necessarily. bul | am
looking forward to II better Time" In
nine cases out Of ten lha. better time
was the evil paradise Of lazness. tIe
pointed 10 the favored sons OF rich pa.
rents, who were not bern to work-who
were more than useless to socirty-und
he cnvled their e OH fortune. But he
(the prenchc) told them that good for.
tune had been heir min and labor was
the salvation OF those who prac,iced it.
Instead OF bemoaning their condition
they should thank God for tho exercise
ol labor-for tue exercise of the brain
and the bone and the sincw. He loved
to soc some sturdy blacksmith or some
deliver in the earth eleva,ing his voca.
lion and making svcry man who came
alter linn better mar, because he had
left an honorable name bohind him.
There was no reason why man who
had to be constant v at labor should not
be refined in his manner There was
no reason why man who had laid
brick could not BE- perfect gentleman.
There was nothing III labor lhn; was in.
consistent. 1t was the elimination Of
all the highest traits which bcau,tied
and adorned l'ic-N. Y. Herald. ~
a COMMON DhcoRArlox FOR CON-
rEDERArE AND FEDERAL GRAvss.-
Headquarters. Post 10, Grand Armg of
The Republic, Department Of Pcnnsylua
mia, May II, 1860 Comrades of Post
l9,-The day Sc, apart (May 29) for
decorating The graves Of orr fallen COM
rades will soon be here X x y
Wishing to bury forever the harsh feel
lngs engendercd by the war, Post 10
has decided not to pass by The graves of
the Confedera'es sleeping in cur lines,
but TO divide each year between the
blue and The gray the first floral offer.
'nSs OF common country We have
no powerless foes. Post 10 thinks OF
the Southern dead only as brave mon.
y. R. CALHOUN.
Post Commander. a
aug. II. ,SuUyman, Adintant.