The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-03-29
OUR SUNDAY SERMON.

II 10 the doom of xil men 10 die. IL u
the destiny of most men to be married. We
have Q few words of advice 10 give young
men Who are not YET married, but probably
will be. Many Of them are needless and
wssteful OF their earnings and income. sDd
careless az 10 whether they spend every
cent they earn or not. We have seen 20
much hesrtreDding misery resulting from
such views and habits thst We are moved 10
say something on the subject. With the hope
that the young men may be benefited there
by. A young man gets married. He has
no vicious or bad habits. He earns good
wage-, awpie for his support, but he has
never put by any thing, and he has nothing
by inheritance. He hes q pretty and we'll
educated young wife. hut hri parents were
only sble to furnish her = fair ordinary
outfit. The young people begin their mar
ried life hopeful, conieuted and happy.
The husband .obers down and earns little
more money than when single. The slight
increase IN bis income. however, 10 no more
than sufficient TO meet his nov increased
expenses. He doss not get ahead any Pc
cuniariiy. He goes On from month to
month, and from year TO year, paying all
HE liabilities promptly, and gradually in
creases his income ss he improves in ex
perisuce and skill. Still the outgoes keep
pace With the incomes, and increase step
by step correspondingiy With it. Children
grow np, making home more cheerful and
happy. But children, though trey are not
bought, cost something. The habit of lay.
ing up money. which the husband and
father did not form when single, he has
never established aince. There has never
been any convenient and OPportune time
for Beginning il since he got married. The
good vile has always been prudent and
economical, always self denying /; but boys
and girls have many wants, and il takes .
good bit Of money to supply even their ne.
Gee titles. They are happy in themselves, and
they do not have much company. But sud
denly there stalks in among them an unin-
vited guest. They have never eeen him
before, and at FIRST they do not fully recog-
nice him. His features are harsh, and
his meme rs Death! He lays his hsnd on
husband srd father; he prostrates him on
Q bed for few DAYS, and then he besrs him
away forever. Up TO this lime the family
have never known want. yet they have &C
cumulaied nothing. There is hardly
money enough on hand 10 defray the fu-
neral expeneea and then what dreary
proepec' lies before them! The children
Who hsve been seen 20 happy together must
he separated from their mother and from
each other. One goes 10 one place and an
other 10 another, TO earn . scanty hveli-
hood, or to subsi.t on cold and meagre
charity. Home exists to them, therefore,
only in memory. In years pact events
like these have frequently come under Our
own observation. Our object 1t this writ
ing IL to recommend 10 young men just en-
tsring upon the business of life the adaD-
ton of such rule of expenditure and saw
ing ~ will effectusIly guard against the
possibility Of such calamity to those who
msy hereafter be dependent upon them.
The rule is very simple, and consists in al
wsys laying aside certain percentage or
proportion of your income, n0 matter
what the income 10. Besides being pro
lection aeains, future want, there are other
decided and great advantages in this habit
of saving. II requires . certain amount OF
self deniel, and il discipiines and strength.
ems the character. Every one who knows
YOU respects you Tor it. II creates ADD
cnnfirms systematic habiie, which are m
element OF success in business. 1t Is mo-
necessary, In order to be economical, TO be
etingy or mean. On the contrary, people
Who are prudent in their own expenditures
can ali the better sfford to be literal and
charitable toward Others. When you have
q sufficient sum accumulated. buy q place
somewhere, which, however humble it mag
be, will serve, in case of emergency, for
home for your family. Tsose cannot be
regarded a. altogether desolaie who have
shelter, fuel and food provided for them,
end . small sum secures thees in the
country.