Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-03-04
Educational,



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Said an elaborate writer, love Ia
Dor, you do not want it for food, yol
may for physic,o and again, "witl
ont industry none can be rich; ant
with it few would be poor" and still
farther saith the Scriptures, "See's
thou man diligent in his bushes
he shall stand before kings; he shall
not stand before mean men," 1t il
an acknowledged practical truisu
that a habit and spirit of industr!
are highly important in every grad,
of society, from the prince to thu
peasant. They are inseparably con
nected with worth of character an(
the active possession of moral virtue
True. a man may be industrious an(
yet morally bad, bnt he cannot bt
voluntarily idle, idle merely through
habit and be yirtuous and respected
for idleness is vice. Idleness is the
nursery of crime. 1t is condemned
by tho whole economy of nature and
severely reproyed by the precepts OF
religion.
Wherever the voluntarily idle man
turns his eyes, he is put to shame ;
beasts, birds and reptiles rise to con-
denim him, $50 to the ant thou slug
gard consider her ways and be wise."
Idleness is a species of criminal neg
lect and contempt of the means,
with which man is furnished, for the
parpose of enjoying the blessings of
providence therefore, like an armed
man, poverty and disgrace shall
overtake those, lurking in haunts of
ldleness and dissipation. An idle
man produces nothing for the gener-
al welfare; nothing for the susie
nance of himself and of his fellows !:
does nothing to carry out the great
object of his creation. A mere con-
sumner of what others produce by
their labor, he is in common parlance,
styled a gentleman. But, is he a
gentleman
Industry is necessary to health; ex-
cesslye action, and too long continu-
ed action, without regard to proper
intervals of rest and refreshment, is
injurious to health. But, industr-
GUS activity, regulated by reason, is
as necessary to health as wholesome
food, while idleness brings in its
train numerous horde of diseases,
debility and bodily ilk that make life
4 burden, for none but the healthy
can enjoy life. And again, indepen-
denee is intimately associated with
Industry, and none are more free
from dependence on others than ag-
ricultuFists. This the reward for
their industry ;land in good condition
and the seasons favorable, the far
mer is not dependent on daily, week
" or monthly wages for his support, |
nor subjected to the uncertainty Of
being regularly paid, or not paid at
all. His living, and luxurious one,
with the wealth he may accumulate,
and does, he can bid defiance to adj
verse fortune, the happy result Of a
life Ofindustry. Industry is emphati-
cally necessary to happiness. 1t is
that state ofmind which will enable a
man to avail himself of the highest
degrees of happiness, which sublu-
nary things are capable of affording
as well as to meet the yearnings OF
the immortal soul. The industrious
man, then, wisely pursueS a course
which leads to still greater enjoy
ment and preserves a state of mind
and an activity, in lawful pursuits,
which gives a relish to every scene
of life. An honest and industrious
pursuit in lawful calling, with a
consciousness of doing his duty, faith
fully and usefully, affords a degree
of happiness to which the idle SEN
suallst is an utter stranger. None
but the Industrious can enjoy real
happiness. for health is promoted,
often wealth accumulated is bestow-
ed to charitable purposes or left to
survivors-the rich reward of toll.
Industry is connected with honor.
What man ever rose to eminence,
to an exalted rank in society, with.
out industry? The life of DR.. Frank
lin was distinguished by the most
untiring industry. To it he owed
his elevation from the depths of
poverty and obscurity to rank,
not only among the first of his coun-
trymen, but among the first of man
kind. The life of Washington, also,
was marked with unwearied industry
But, true honor is not confined to
exalted stations. The honest and
industrious man is the useful man
and the useful, the honorable, al
thOU0h destined to walk in the com
mon paths of life. To be general
he must be brave, a quality to be
acquired by industry /; to be states
man man must be wise. Politica
wisdom is also acquired by industry