Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-18
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Admonition,

Ny Dear AdolphUs Il have been thinking
for some time of writing you, and having leis-
ure this evening, 1 will take Time by the
forelock." syou are just starting out in the
world to make your fortune, and as i am 50
much older than you, have thonght that it
might not be amiss, or thankless task, should
give you the benefit of my expcrence-tell
you some of the things have observed-some
10 be desired and sought after, others 10 be
despised and summed And in this, my first
letter, have thought it best to say few
things about Money-its uses and abuses
Now do not think for one moment, because |
have chosen tbs Suycet fist Of all, that re-
gard money or moncy making, as of first im-
portance, or The "chief end Of man"-though
| am sorry to say, for poor humanity's sake,
that l have seen good many people who liv-
ed and acted daily, as if it were; many whose
motto seemed to be Get money, get riches
and with all your gettings get money" They
bowed, most humble suppliants, at mamotlls
shrine six days out of every seven, and grulg-
ingly gave to God the one-the Sabbath And
what has been we see daily repeated. To Sc
cure wealth, we see men rising early and ST.
ting up late. No laboI is too hard; no diff,
C llties are too great; no trials are too severe
Nothing retards them in the eager pursuit of
their golden object. Need l tell you how Ina
ny have seen thus pursuing ii for years, and
in the end, find il like chasing shadow up
the mountain side TO its top. where it sudden
ly was lost to view, or like grasping O bubble
which quickly vanished into thin air." Or,
if the coveted object is finally secured, how
many are the ways in which it is snatched
from their grasp! How often do "riches take
10 themselves wings and hy away:" How
many ofF0rtuncs favored ones, as they proud
ly survey their broad acres, ornamented
grounds, palatial residences and sumptuously
furnished parlors, think and eXclaim in Ian
guage almost the same as did tina. foolish old
King in Babylon-"Haye not got all these
things 10y the might of my pO,cer-for my own
pleasure and honor?' All such like him
ought "to go to grass until seven times pass
over them; or until they learn that il is God
who sctteth up one and putteth down another;
that it is He who giyeth prosperity or sendelh
adYeFsity that He hath said-"The silver and
the gold are mine, and the cattle upon tLou-
sand hills" and that whatever they possess is
a gift, a loan, for The right use Of which they
will be finally held to a strict account.
But do not misunderstood me. l ana not de- |
crying wealth or money making per- st. Not /
at all Money sis "A good thing to have in the
house" and | would advise you 10 gel it--ifit |
can be obtained by honorable means and rea-
sonable efforts. In all look well TO the me- /
tives which influence your actions. Iii they |
be pure, then will your efforts be right. But |
do not make wealth your chief end and aim. |
"NIay not golden lading, too profoi and, j !
Risk the souls bark TO starry hayen bound 7"
Do not think, as many people do, that a |
mans life has been success only so far as lie |
has succeeded in accommodating this worlds !
goods, and il he fails To do This, his life is a
failure. .. ........ 80
God hath created nights
As well as days TO deck the ynried globe; atr.sS
Trace comes as of clad in The dusky robe
)f desolatiOn, as in white attire 1t. .. rr.i /
Theirs is the lOioest ideal of lile--of its true
inns, objects and purposes, for they look al
t only from money standpoint They take
lot that higher. truer. nobler view of life
They think not that his life is the greatest sue
less which answers best Gods purpose in pla-
cling him here-who best fultills lifes great
mission, by cherishing in his heart supreme
owe TO God, love to man, and manifesto it dai-
y by deeds of love, mercy and charity. HE
most lives, who thinGs most, feels the noblest,
acts the best"
mans life is a book ofhistory;
The leaves thereof are days
The letters, mercies closely joineds d.. ..
The title is Gods praise"
know we often hear people who have in.
lsritsd all that they posses, speak sneeringly
If those who have less worldly goods than
the latter have had to rely upon
heir own exertions whereas, if the former
lad been obliged 10 rely upon their own brains
md hands their relative positions might have
,een retersed-thelr might have been the
atnns Quantity 70 aoli sIa'H5r5l. aanso :.