Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-11-28
JoHNSONTOWN NEWS.
Rain is abundant.

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On Monday morning when we aros
we found the ground carpeted beautl
full with a little snow which tells u
that winter is at hand.
A bridge over Johnsontown Cree
has been finished. and is an excellen
job. Messrs. John w. Miller, VIM
Kidney and Samuel Keesecker di'
the work. It is built substantial an,
above high water mark, and will b.
a convenience to the community il
general as we could not possibly ge
along without one.
Rev. Ross has been holding a pro
tracted meeting at this place tor
week, but without much SUCCESS.
Rev. Negeley is holding a protract
ed meeting at Providence Church, near
this place, with some success. There
has been twelve penitents at the altar
for prayer and two conversions. Pre-
siding Elder Hics has been present fol
several days, and preached some very
able sermons.
If people are willing to work, there
is no reason why there should not be
a good time.
There is an ancient fable of man
whose wagon vas set fast in the mud,
urgently praying for Hercules to come
and lift it out for him. The statement
is that Hercules came and told him to
put his own shoulder to the wheel
for he would not try to help him until
he began in earnest to help himself
Providence rules overa all things and
rules by assisting our personal exer.
tions.
1t is the blessing of God which
maketh rich and addeth no sorrow
Herewith. And this blessing has al
ways a connection with our endeavors.
The hand of the dilligent will prosper.
Seest thou a nan slothful in business,
there is more hope of a fool than OF
him. We should recollect that large
and beauteous and well furnished as
this globe of ours is, it is rather a lab
ratory than a storehouse. The things
we see are not exactly what we want /;
they are rather materials, and tools and
indictments towards the productions
OF our own enjoyments. He who pre-
pared Eden for man, did not author
ize him to loaf and take his ease there,
but He put him into the garden to
dress and keep it. There were fruits
and flowers, and many things no
doubt which were all of luxurious
qualification to every sense !; but these
We're all of a nature to run wild and
spoil if left to themselves. Intellect
ual mind was necessary to keep them
in proper order, to give them their
sweetest beauty, to produce their
most gratifying effect, and especially,
to continue their beauty. The history
of the world is full of testimony to
prove how much depends upon indus
Try. Success in every ART whatever
may be the natural talent is always
the reward ofindustry and pains. But
the instances are many, of men of the
finest natural genius whose beginning
has promised much, but who have de-
generated %wretchedly as they advance
ed because they trusted to their gifts
and made no effort to improve. If
Cicero and Demosthenes had never
made their persevering effort for I'M
provement, their countries would
have been little benefited by their
genius, and the world never have
known their fame. They would have
been forever lost with the number
who do not improve their talents.
Every individual mind that God
brings into existence is placed where
little can be obtained by ignorence,
but much by skill and labor. Activi-
ty will bring health wants will bring
invention, invention will produce &C
commodation accommodation will
give leisure, and leisure which avoids
the fatigue of labor, give opportunity
for thinking. 1t has been said that
the being who lives idly, lives rebel
liously, contrary to natures first law
and purest feeling /; and he must take
as his appropriate punishment, power
ty, ignorance, misery and want.
Nov. "a. J. P.