The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-15
Advice to WOrkIngmen.


Henry Ward Beechcr, in one OF his
sermons, spoke to the working classes as
follows
There is tendency among the work.
ing class to shorten their hours Of labor.
/ syInpathza with this and | aohpr it !
sympathize with it in 40 far us It is one
Of the signs Of advancement among the
working classes of their attempt to aim
higher and n0llcr, and Rbhor il in so
far rs it is tending to make men feel that
work is not q good thing for them, that
they must shrink in equivalent and en-.
large in reward. Idon't believe the COM
mon people ne going to carve out indie
pendent fortunes by any combination ex.
cept bard knocks, and n good many OF
them, during good many hours OF the
day. Our fathers did so, and their chill
dren must learn that they have got to
work hard and long to achieve success.
should be GLAD to have wages paid for
by the hour, hy retail rather than by the
gross, but il men expect that eight hours
day Is going to be all that is necessary
for their support, they are wrong. My
own impression ia that there are very few
men that can make enough out OF eight
hours day to enable them TO educate
their children md lift their family far
higher than they found it. Politicians
say great deal about the interests Of
the workingmen, they are praised a great
deal in the papers, and Col forbid that
|, who have the blood Of blacksmiths in
my veins, should not think well Of work
ingmen. But they should love work for
its own sake, and their children must be
brought up to feel that thew must by work
make themselves independent. Do not
expect division OF your fathers estate.
Be honest =; he manly Cultivate spir-
It of independence, and by the sweat Of
your brow work out Your own salvation.
There is pride in this, and n just pride,
and ! honor man who can say, II am
not indebted 10 fortune for my prosprri.
tv; 1 earned it by the sweat Of my brow ;
I baptized every dollar Of II with that
sweat" Money so earned generally
stays by man, and usually Inns man to
stay by. (Laughier) Do not rely on
luck. It's asked, Do you not believe in
luck9 Yes, he that has n good father
and mother hns good luck. He whose
father and mother whipped him enough
had good luck. He that has common
sense has good luck. lie that rises early
and tolls late has good Luck. Men that
do not drink intoxicating liquor have
good luck. A man that does not quar-.
rel, but by kindness wins the love of all
around him has good luck. He that has
good faculties has good luck, but never
knew n man tim. was weak and changes
BILE hat had good luck. Luck isin work /;
do not trust to any other luck fools
trust to lottery, to superstitious luck.
Mr. Beccher then advised frngality, and
said that those were unhappy who were
so brought up that they did not have to
economist. II was not SO much the val.
nc of the money saved by frugality as it
was the moral benefit oil the habit, aud
the man in this country that knew how
to save was sure to become rich before he
died, nnless he died very soon. He
warned his hearers against habits Of self.
indulgence, and inculcated the necessity
OF seli.cuture, closing by adinriug the
audience in all things to have firm trust
in God, who would order all things for
the best.