The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-11-21
Nrcu,x1cs' AssoclAriox,-on SOtur-

MECHANICS AssoCIATloN,-On ShtNf-
day uigll; last II number OF mechanics ol
4, Winchester and vicinity met TOR the pNf-
pose ofinaugurating IN association WIN
A yiewtto mutual Improvement ana th'
advancement Of mechanical interests we
wish tucm u~nboundcd success. By care
fully eschcwing all personal n po''""'
mnttcr.. and working together III h"r"ho-
nv. there Is no telling the amount Oh Soo''
innueur. thpy can exert. And these lonR
winter nj tlts cannot be more pr"nl''oly
rmplo, ed. They propose to es'"o''s'' I"
reading room, ut which can be io'ho val
mnLle books and papers, ana mc'l'Oe'N o'
RI. ossoriution Will have free access to
Them. Occasionally Il lecture may bc de-
Iivcrcd upon some branch OF mechanism
and thuswill the project prove Il rccrea-
tlo,. to laboring men Alio are tired oftl'e
DAYS luior and need some sort of re'aNl-
ZION. How many. too, may thus he III
Lucrd to foreyo tie so-cnlled recreation
OF lur-roOulS! And the cause oI i"oo'
ought to be advanced-onSht 10 ne m'oe
mnrr r,snertublr. III the sight OF God II
IL rrsuectable and Is commanded But
tI,o,,. il II rotten. contcmptible lristorrAry
of idlrness which turns up It's nose NJ IL
mechanic. There are young men W''o
are ashamed to learn II trade. Now, the
world is lull Of useful clllinTs, and every
Young man should 1T himself for one OF
them. Which of the calllngs chosen
makes but little difference, provided 1t Is
useful To the worlI and to mankind. ana
exactly suited to his taste. And. (ln the
language of anotllcr) Ayoung man may
be rich and have ample provisions for II
life of ease and idlrneSS. still that does not
excuse him in the least Fortunes are
trcacIlerous things, especially in trcaclirr-
Gus times like these. and hence great
changes, like great earthquakes. are liable
to come upon us when we least expect
them. But even suppose no change OF
fortune ever comes the man VIII Ger
tainly be none the less II m N. and, there
fore, none the worse for knowing how IL
do something. 1t will be rs an insurance
policy against want. and hence. although
it may never be drawn upon, 1t Will Ger
tainly afford him more o comfort t'rougt
life to knew that such Il policy has II fcAl
existence.
We repeat it-cycry young man should
perfect himself in ONT calling. whether
he follows it or MOTT he follows it, all
all the better. The world was not made
for droncS no more than Il cab was made
for the enjoyment OF the boysWho run in
behind it and steal Il ride by clin2in% ON
to the tlil-boarl. Don't he Il drOnc,
Don't ride through the world on the tail
oarl ofacab, because your parents hap
pen to have money enough to intimidatc
the dri> or from whipping You OIL. C'oos"
II business; bend your energies to it;rn-
large your Lnnw ledge Of it; 90 to WORN
resolved to excel in it, and We give YOU
our word that you will never regret the
steps taken. when the autumn OF lite comes
upon you. finding y"u snrronndc" 10y
health, happiness. iionors and ease, all OF
yourown making.
Wrsil"ll give earnest encouragement tt
this movement among mechanics. We
are Il mechanic ~ourscli, and are proud 0
it. and we think wcare bcne.i,iir SOci
ty and doing some good tor mankmt
when We use influence and the inlu
rnrc ofour paper in this direction. I0uu.
men must not he ashamed to work and lit.
Dor deserves to he accounted more rr
spectacle than it j. ut present. Mechanic
as Il elias, also. tcSvrvr more consideration
II all ot rs wouIf strive to elevate Labor
and make idlen,ss ~dishonorahlc we wonl'
o % have more prosperity in this lane
and fewer crimes would he committed
IdlcnrSs induces crime. An idle brain
is truly the devils work shop. and wlIcl
we create Il strong public scntimcn
against idlrnrss we shall sre fewer youn4
men attempting to live by their wits
which is only Il soft way oftclllng tia
they live Ivy rlscHlity.
There will he another meeting of me
%clanirs ext Friday night.