The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-07-06

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neanest intellect could infer one
thematicaI position from anoth-
err. That the works ofNeuton and |
La Place were made Of such infer
ences. That it requires no more In /
tellect to lay the millionfh brick
than it does the first, so it does not
require more to make the miIIionth i
inference. And that Newton differs /
from other men only IN this, shat |
they are soon exhausted, while he /
could continue. Indeed, Newton
himself perceived this, for he like
Raphael, told one who compliment |
ted him upon his genius, that his
discoveries were owing to patient |
attention than any other talent.
Bacon implies that al men, with E
quail attention are on a level. Buff
fon calls genius a protracted pa
thence. Cuyier calls it "the pa
thence of a sound intellect" and
Chesterfield teaches it is the power
of giving attention to a single OBJ
iect, As in the high walks of sci
ence, so in the church and the world
the blessing is given to those only
who cast in the two mites, patience
and industry. And these gifts are
| so rare in their full Development.
] Spasmodic efforts are easy but reg
Observation-Disclosures is hard. So
many man would march boldly to
martyrdom who cannot take up his
daily cross. Many a youth makes
a heavy sacrifice to 60 to school, but
it is all in ruin because he will not
make the little hourly ones necessa-
~ to learn. Many a farmer who
nearly kills himself when in a push
and who after all makes nothing, is
forced tosee that a little timely self
denial would have made all the diff
ference. It is 50 everywhere.
Children do badly because parents
and teachers do not do a little light
work at the right time. So with
farms and crops. So above all, prea-
cheers and people who try to build
up churches by spasmodic revivals,
find their churches declining. And
Christians decline because they do
not daily pray and read. The law
of life seems to be that the man who
does not work gets nothing. He
who works as he is compelled, gets
a little. And he who works when
it is not necessary, and before he is
forced, gets all.
Another lesson taught by these
, lives is, that good management OF
house and farm, and Christian ac-
) tivity naturally go hand in hand,
God has joined together diligence
, in business and fervor of spirit
And the union still exists. A few
indeed sin by neglecting their fam
lilies for the outside duties. A large
number wholly irreigiOus, succeed
in worldly business. But it is true
as a general rule, that those active
in the church are the best mana
gers at home. On the other hand
if there is dust on the seat at church
/ there is likely to be dust on the fur
: niture of the ill-regulated family
and weeds in the neglected crop
Those parents who can do nothing
: Sunday on account of their children
Z as they allege. most frequently al
low them to grow up in ignoranc'
: and neglect, while they spend thu
: week gadding about, or longing 3
. round. "God wants no man to serve
J Him for naught." And if Christi
anity is ofHim, there must Of ne
cessity be more elements of worldly
y success in His faithful servants
than in others. So it was in thesI
two noble lives. So it has beer
witnessed in untold numbers. AnC
so to all it can be said, "Seek "
first the kingdom of God" and al
these things, yea, even worldly gift
Z shall be added unto you. W. S.