The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
Whatsoever Man Soweth That Shall
lie Also Reap"

There are certain fundamental prin-
ciples underlying the facts and relations
of life which we need 10 keep constant
ly in mind. Since God said: "Let the
earth bring forth grass, the herb yield
ing seed, and the fruit-tree yielding
fruit after its kind, whose seed is in
itself, upon the EARTH" from that day
to this every plant has yielded 'fruit
after his kind" Christ recommended
this great principle when He said: "a
tree Is known by its fruits" ''Do men
gather grapes of thorns or figs of this
tlesP" and broadened its application to
all spiritual matters. "WhdtSoeUer man
soweth that shall he also reap"
Our farmers know this perfectly well,
and are now saving up their choicest
seeds for sowing in the spring. How
careful are they that all germs that
may-nay, that must-produce weeds,
smut, blight, rust, be removed from the
seed and kept out Of the soil! What
pains they take that in the fertilizers
they apply TO the soil these germs be
first destroyed, lest the harvest be in
jured They go over their orchards
and remove all diseased trees lest the
whole be infected. Their Hocks and
herds pass under review, and only
sound and healthy animals are permit
ted to live. And all this because they
know that every seed will produce fruit
after its kind.
The sower that went forth TO sow
seems to have had good seed, for when
it fell into good soil it sprang up and
bore fruit. thirty, sixty and hundred
fold. Part of it fell amo e thorns,
part Of il fell by the wayside. part of it
fell into stony places, but enough of it
bore fruit to reward the toll of the hus-
bandman. Nevertheless, had it all fallen
by the wayside, or in stony places or
among thorns, it was still the duty of
the sower TO SOW the seed.
In the morning sow thy seed, and
in the evening withhold not thine hand.
for thou knowest not which shall pros
per, this or that, or whether they shall
both alike be good"
"Cast thy bread upon the waters, for
thou shalt find 1t after many days. "
Blessed are they that SOW beside all
waters" Z" He that goeth forth and
weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless come again with rejoicing,
bringing his sheaves with him..
We are so much under the dominion
of the senses that 1t is not easy for us tc
grasp spiritual truth rs we grasp phys
ical fact. Though we know that each
seed must produce fruit after its kind il
the material world. we would fain tC
delude ourself with the hopes that the
seeds OF impatience, of neglect, Of disc
bedience, Of vice that we sow will no
produce their legitimate fruit. The self
indulgent parent leaves his child e
grow up as he may, and hopes tina
somehow he will come out all right
the student slurs over his preparations
or crams for examination, or evades tn,
rules, or tries TO persuade himself tina
il will be all the same hundred year
from now,h as though he did his duty
thoroughly and faithfully; the artisan
Sights his work, and says there is ne
wrong done; but in The day when "thC
lire shall try every mans work of wha
sort 1t IS" those who have been faithful
and diligent and conscientious in thu
uerformance of every duty and the dis
charge Of every obligation will iinC
heir work "abide." and receive thei
reward, For r'''whatsoever man sow
eth that shall he also reap"
is good time now at the begin
ming of the New Year TO take again ou
bearings. to correct our lines, to turI
over O. new leaf, TO start afresh upor
upward courses, 10 winnow again tn,
seed we SOW and make sure that II j
all "preeiousn and such aswill reioic
us in the harvest time. by all tn
traditions this Is q good time TO ceas
10 do evfl and learn TO do well, TO star
afresh on high courses, 10 strengthen
md build up ourselves in whatsoeve
hings are pure and noble and Of goo
report, and, laying aside every weigh
n1d every besetting ysin, 70 run wit
patienee The race SET before us, with ou
eyes fxedfipop< the goal, and the Ger
lainty lin our, hearts that at the en-
we shall receive crown Of life.-A
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