The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-03

demand for labor 10 great, It is impossi-
BILE to meet the demands Of the public,
or do work with that prOmptness and
perfection that would at other times be
possible. But there are mechanics whOss
word cannot be trusted at any time. No
man has a right to promise more work
than he can do. There are mechanics
who say that they will come Monday,
but they do not come until Wednesday.
You put work In their hands that they
tell you will be completed In ten days, but
1t is thirty. There have been houses
built Of which 1t might be said that eV-
cry nail driven, every foot Of plastering
put on, every yard Of pipe laid, every
board nailed on, every shingle ham
mered, every brick mOrtared, could tell
a falsehOOd connected Herewith. There
are men attempting to do ten or fifteen
pieces OF work, who have not the time
or strength to do more than five or six
pieces; but by promises never fulfilled,
keep all the undertakings within
their own grasp. This Is what they call
nursing the job" How much wrong
to his soul and insult to God a mechan-
ic would save, II he promised only so
much as he expected to be able to do.
Society has no right to ask Of you i'm
possibilities. You cannot always cor
AOOAy OoAoAAoSOb anu yOu Auhy AaAA Uo-
cause you can not get the help you an
ticipate. But now am speaking of the
willful making Of promises you know
you can not keep. Did you say that shoe
should be mended, that coat repaired,
those brick laid, that harness sewed,
that door grained, that spout fixed, or
that window glazed by Saturday, know
ing you would neither be able to do 1t
yourself, or get any one else to do itp
Then before God and man you are liar.
You may say 1t makes no particular diff
ference; that II you had told the truth
you would have lost the job, and that
people expect TO be disappointed; but
that excuse Will not answer. There is
q voice Of thunder rolling among the
drills and planes and shOe-Iasts and
shears which says: "All liars shall have
their place In the lake that burneth
with fire and birthstone"
/ next notice ecclesiastical liars; that
Is, fRlsehOOds told for the purpose of ad-
vancing churches and sects, or for the
purpose Of depicting them. There is no
use asking many Calvinist what an
Arminian believes, for he will be apt to
tell you the Arminian believes that q
man can convert himself; or to ask the
Arminian what the CalVinist believes,
for he will tell you the Calvinist be-
lieves God made some men Just to damn
them. There is no need of asking a Pc
dObaptist what a Baptist believes, for he
Will be apt to say the Baptist believes
Immersion to be positively necessary to
salvation. 1t Is almost impossible for
one denomination of Christians, without
prejudice or Misrepresentation, to state
the sentiment Of an opposing sect. Ifa
man hates Presbyterians, and you ask
him what Presbyterians believe, he will
tell you they believe there are infants
In hell span long. 1t is strange how
individual churches will sometimes
make misstatements about other indi-
Vidual churches. 1t Is especially so in
regard to falsehOOds told with reference
to prosperous enterprises. As long as a
church Is feeble, and the singing Is dis
cordRnt, and the minister, through pow
erty OF the church, must go with thread
bare coat, and here and there q worship
per sits In the end of a pew, having all
the seat to himself. religious sympathi-
GERS Of other churches will say,
What q pityp But let q great
day OF prosperity come, and even min
listers Of the Gospel, who ought to be re-
Joiced at the largeness and extent Of the
WORK, denOunee and m1arepreSent and
falsify--startinR the suspicion In regard
to themselves that the reason they do
not like the corn is because Il is not
ground In their own mill. How long
before we shall learn to be fair In our
religious criticisml The keenest ieal-
0ustes on earth are church jeRlOusies.
The field Of Christian work Is SO large
that there Is no need that our hoe
handles hit. May God extirpate from
the world ecclesiastical lies, commercial
lies, mechanical lies, social lies, and
agricultural lies, and make every man
the world over to speak truth with his
neighbOr.
Let Us all strive to be what we appear
to be, and Danish from our lives every
thing that God will yet reveal to the
universe what we really are. To many,
alas, this life Is masquerade ball. AS,
at such entertain nnlenJs, gentlemen and
ladies appear in the dress of Kings or
Queens, mountain bandits OF clowns
and at the close Of the dance throw of
their disguises, so many all through life
move in mask. Across tn
trip merrily. The lights sparkle along
the wall or drop from the ceiling, q very
cOhort Of firel The feet bound, gemmed
hand stretched out clasp gemmed hand.
cleaning brow bends low to cleaning
brow. On with the dancel Flash and
rustic, and laughter and immeasurable
But the languor of
death comes over the limbs and blurs
the sight. Lights lowerl Floor hollow
with sepulchrsl echo. Music saddens
into wall. Lights lOwerl The mask
ers can hardly be seen. Flowers ex-
change their fragrance for a sickening
odOr, such as comes from garlsnds that
have lain In vaults Of cemeteries. Lights
lOwerI Mistsalll the room, glasses rattle
as though shaken by sullen thunderl
Sighs seem caught among the curtains.
Scarf falls from the shoulder OF beauty
"a shroudl Lights lOwerI Over the
slippery boards In dance Of death glide
jealousies, disappointments, lust, de-
spsir. Torn leaves and withered gar
lands only half hide the ulcered feet.
The stencil Of smoking lamp-wicks, al
most quenched, choking damps, chill
ness, feet still, hands folded, eyes shut,
voices hushed. Lights outl