The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-18

is done with this. A wise builder
will take care that the first brick ia
well laid, and SO make ready for the
second, and SO on until the first story
is completed, which naturally fits
the structure for the second story.
What would we think of & farmer
who in the blowing and seed time, in
stead of discharging the duties Of the
season, by properly, blowing and SOW
ing his land, would spend his time
and labor in making roads and plan
ing how he should get his prospective
crops to mill. Would we not reason
ably expect that man, thereby, to
neglect the proper putting in Of his
crops in season, and as consequence
have little or nothing to taketo mill,
when the milling season comes? But
had he acted upon our motto; one
thing; or one World at time; know
ing that there is a time to pillow, a
time to SOW, time to reap, time to
thresh and time TO go to mill, and
contented himselfwith fully discharg-
ing the labors and duties of each as
they come, the miller would have
been assured. That is to say, the
proper preparation of the soil would
have fitted it for the sowing. The
proper sowing would have fitted it
for vigorous and golden harvest.
The reaper whould have fitted it for
the thresher and the thesher, for the
mill. Order is Heavens first law,
it is well enough to be sure, to pre-
pare to climb the hill before you get
to it, but it is not wise to try to climb
it before you get to it, so too we re-
cognize the wisdom as well as the
duty of preparing here for the next
World, but that preparation in our
opinion, should consist in doing our
whole duty here, then, as the golden
harvest is fitted for the sickle so will
we be fitted and prepared for the
next life by properly discharging the
duties of this, as they arise, for we
owe duties here to that good Being
who brought and keeps us here, and
that duty here has, in our opinion,
no more reference to reward and pun :
ishment in the next world, than the
sowing of the wheat has to the gol-
den harvest. This life has, and owes
its duties; so will the next life too,
in obedience to the will of Him who
will bring us there. But can we
take ourselves there any more than
the wheat can take itself to the mill?
The Great God doubtless laid His
plans as to this ere the world began,
and enjoined on us and all created
matter, duties and laws that will
govern our relations to Him through
all eternity What his plans and
purposes are, is not given to us to
know Except by faith J and therefore
it seems to us reasonable, that all the
time we spend in trying to scale the
walls of Heaven, or finding out the
hidden ways OF God, and what He
wills of us in the future state, is but
trying to climb the hill before we get
to it; and serves no other purpose
than to render us less able to climb it
when we do get to il. Then gentle
readers, learn the philosophy Of our
motto, Zone World at Time"
While in this World let us diligently
work for this World, that is, try to
faithfully discharge its solemn duties
because that we owe them here to
Him, to whom we should in all things
give thanks; and trust to Him for
the consequence. We must see to it
that our accounts are squared here,
as we go along. We should do our
duty here, to the exclusion of our
idle movment; because it is right and
because it is demanded of us here for
Gods goodness and mercy to us here
below; and not because of either hope
Of reward or fear of punishment in
the next life; and we believe that
Gods wisdom, love and mercy will
supply all else. Then in conclusion
we repeat our faith in the motto, zone
World at a time."
FREE THINKER.