The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-17
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ent railroad, striking it at Star Furnace,
some 800 yards east of Tropic.
Next I went to Star Furnace. Here
are four engines. A large and powerful
one drives the great bellows. These are
two powerful cylinders, and a great pres.
sure is constantly had on some one OF
more of the interior of the four cylinder
heads. When the two valves in each of
the cylinder heads open to-talxe in air,
they make loud moaning noise, like one
would suppose to be the sound of the
dying agenies of some giant animal.
The compressed air is forced through a
strong cast iron pipe into the hot blast
pipes, where it is heated with flaming gas
to perhaps thousand degrees, when 1T is
forced with great power through four
tweersinto the Furnace. Then there are
two engines to raise the coal. and one to
pump the water from the coal mine.
The fire was flaming in the forge of the
blacksmith shop, and a man at work
there, and the men who rakad the stock
and those who filed the Furnace were
all whom I saw at work. met one of
my old pupils, who attended my school
at Horeb Church in the winter of 1889.
He was very little boy then, but now
his whiskers are quite gray. and he told
me that two of his daughters are married.
We had pleasant talk about the schools
of then and now.
Next went to Triumph On the east
of the jamestown graveyard brickyard
has been commenced, and the shaft for
the coal has also been commenced,
in the bottom, little east of south
from the graveyard. and near the end
of the point of land running south
from the graveyard.
Inext crossed the bottom and visited
Fulton. Here all was going on smoothly,
and no unnecessary work or noise could
be discovered
Now few words as to the necessity,
propriety or expediency of running Fur
naces on Sunday. There will soon be
six in blast within the corporation, and
very likely several others will soon be
projected, and it is matter of some inn
poFtance to know whether it is necessary
to run them on sunday. Nearly all the
accidents have occurred on Sunday.
Twice the boilers have exploded at
Orange, and both times on Sunday. A
terrible accident occurred at Fulton a
few years ago, when Ezekiel Cavett so
nearly lost his life, and this was on Sun
day. Now do not believe in miracles,
special judgments, or visitations of
Providence; but think all things occur
in consequence of the observation or VIC
lation of natural laws. All the works OF
creation, even the descent of man" re
suit from the operation of fixed laws.
in this. Show me the man who thinks
that this earth, with all its coal veins, its
pebbles, animal remains, and sea shells
in the rocks at the tops of the mountains
were created in six natural days, and ]
Will show you the man who will be keen
to get rich in six days by investing in
lotteries or any other schemes of chance
The true teaching of nature is, that al
1 that is great is accomplished by tht
steady and persevering operations o
natural laws. But to come to tn,
peint. Men in charge of machinery
get drunk on Sunday, and neglec
their business. Destruction of prop
erty, and often of life, must be tn
natural result.
Did you ever think of the great low
of the Creator, manifested in all Hi
works Every law laid down by tn
Father of All, whether natural or re
vealed, if obeyed, tends to secure the
happiness of all His creatures It is I
natural law thatzif tooth decay unit
the nerve be exposed, great pain will re
suit. This is a wise provision. A de
cayed tooth ought to be taken out. If
were not for the pain, old teeth woult
remain. Put your hand into the fire
and the pain caused will compel it
withdrawal If the nerves did not tele
graph to the brain the danger, our bodie
might be mutilated and finally destroyed
Here is what I mean. It is revealed
law that labor must not be performed Of
the Sabbath day. Experience ha
abundantly proved that our physical an
mental, as well as our moral natures
require a rest of one seventh of our time
And so it is proven that this is natura
law also. 1t has been abundantly den
onstated that those who the most strictl
observe this day, prosper most abundant
in worldly wealth. This is in strict a,
cordance with the natural law, which rt
quires periods of rest. One third of lif
for sleep, and one seventh of the balanc
for rest from labor, is just about what
demanded.
And there is my little sermon, the rt
suit os my Sunday among the Furnaces
HON. JOHN T. WILSON.
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