, 1875-08-01


cation as the FARMER sowed his grain. Tho |
young and the old had to receive tho eano seed, !
whether tha soil was adapted to it or not; and |
much Of it fell in stony places. and much on |!
rocks, and much by the whyside, and but little |
brought forth fruit. There Was much cockle,
chess, and tares among it, which had to grow
up with the grain. for tho seed was saturated |
with birthstone fire aud other solutions to keep |
the worms from destroying it in the ground and !
the crows from pulling Ii up after it had sprout-
ed. 1t WIS made exceedingly diatasteful to ain
ners; but the church and the children veza
made to swallow it, whether they liked it or not
Nov this ia = short outline Of how farming
and preaching we're carried on from fifty to
100 year ago; and any ono who can 20 back
with me as far as fifty years. will acknowledge
that the picture Is not too highly co!ored. The
weekly newspaper was carried to subscribers by
a .'postman," who came upon certa:n days OF
the week (when storms did not preyent), and
rode in one Of the old-fashloned wagons, or cut
horn along the way to notify supscriberH OF bus
approach, that they might be at the gate to re-
ceive their paper. that he might not Be numbered
On his journey. -
Now remark tho difference. Go with me to the
Bame old farm where hoed. and moved, anu
plowed see the polished steel plow, the shining
hoe. the moving machine, the horse-i rake, anu
the reaper just look at that fne span Of horses
which take the place OF the patient o1en- Come
and ride with me in the carriage hung On the
elastic springs, and upholstered 80 beautifully.
See that grain-dt1ll. that gcatters the seed 60
evenly examine the patent fork that nnoads>
the hay. anu the rake that gathers it up On the
fields. See 10 yonder barn the threshinSS-ma-
chine that takes the place Of the fail, and say IL
there has been no improvements on the old way
of farming. How do you think people OF the
present day would enjoy going to such churches
as they had fifty .yeala ago and how
wonld, the people Of that day h!.s have
Who would 20 to church DOW and hear the
plain truth told and hear such hard names
called us they called sinners aud eyil-doers
then ? Who OF US would receive tho GOOD seed,
all saturated with such dstasteful solutions as
moment, and realize what they mad that they
called good, aud to them was good, and COM
pare it with what We have that Is better, aud
still find fault with.
with calling minister to your village church :"
Ansver, nothing! was only telling you
| little story OF how things we're done when Was
boy, and trying to provo that what "as all well
| once was nol what would mako nil we'll now;
| but the pith OF my Argument ana the moIal
| thereof, is to follow.
| Look here, neighbor you are farmer, or own
| a farm, and want to h1re man to work Tor you
and take care Of your farm; and there comes
along an elderly man, say GO years old vino
@tb bm as voSe Of oxen that afe rather the
worse Tor wear, ana ~ NJ w ~ ~ hoa and At
| .nd anovel.- he halls YOU as you stand in the
sau sar ;th !. ne want TO hire hand aud team
4oot ~ ~ aa.ucn or course YOU say ''Yes! I"
d ~. -" ;non;r INV mnch he rill work for per day
.uu .aa,. snd tooia He saws. II you will board
WIZ s1 ~ tam viii work for Sd. 50 per day"
~" w. az tn;rl II ova7 few moments, and conclude
~ - nhe.o for the whole concern. and you en-
.an. sna. = h;n, na hc1ns to plow ind harrow, and
E;sSo E;So tha n .o nrettv hard. and the tools pretty
or nnos .u .na The oren rsthor weak, and the work
pool. aoh ~ IT. in The season he manages to get
ta e.o,s ~ Nav ho rests little, but the
Lbs @ I,c ~ 1T rast thew nush ahead, and the man
Wcyas 10 10y 49, sn5 nd m comes hill Of corr.
Pn'1 {ts III 'nT nn A lunch Of grass there, and up
no no1.' h;fs, ~ notatogs and so on, for the
SSsas Ssssnee e@e of Now harvest tne,
and now sman 'ne IAorn rordars 'vhv the
e@o'' eo9n is not fsTssr: ths a6ea. hs..is5,
sne oa1a uss'e' os s,, ~. nfanted corn where the
Inc 1aet -. ta1 aa tana haen sarn. ha haa soved
wheat snou3u ate,a'ss1d nate sni h;s nets arc
It wheat IN sno Foto.o,e1 80 - :. - 80,