Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-09-03
This purpose is his own glory, and his peo-
ple's good. Both then, should be be kept
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pies gOOQ. BOln Jnen, SnOulQ DC De kept
pure. (See Rom. 18th chapter.)
From our actions, we might conclude
that the State is foreign power; and that
other. Such is an erroneous conclusion.
Each one emanated from the same source.
God rules in both. We are amenable to
him in the one just as we are in the other.
What is sin in the church is sin in the State,
and vice uersu. AS we look into the State
and examine our works, we have reason to
fear that here is a vast bunch of cheat with
not only its thousands but even its millions
per centum of increase. Ought we not to be
as cautious in selecting rules for the State
as for the church? Is wicked man eli
gible for Office in the State, under the prin-
ciple of right? Are not the wicked trans
gressors of the law?
In our elections / fear we give this thought
but little attention. Nor are we careful
how we conduct our elections. Party spirit
often runs too high. That the more we can
cheat the better. While this thought is
passing before the mind, l would note the
fact, that there are millions of dollars used
in our State and national elections for the
purpose of buying votes, which practice at
least savors Of dishonesty. The man, or
the party, who will buy votes to get into
office is not too good to sell theirs when in
office. Alas! has it come to this, that men
expressing desire to serve their country,
are willing to ride into Office on the merit
of few gallons of whisky, or few dollars,
rather than risk their chance on their own
merit? Have such men any manly merit?
Are such honest, and should they be allowed
to hold positions of trust in government
which had it's origin with God?
God is the head of government, and
should be so recognized, that everything in
government might subserve his purpose.
AS one Of the powers of God, we have stamp
ed on our silver dollars, this sentence, 'In
God we trust" While we recognize him as
the Supreme Sovereign in theory, do we in
practice? On this point remark, there is
not week that the government does not
criminate itself by allowing railroad trains,
&C., to run on the Sabbath day. Again, on
least very slow to act, although men are
openly, wilfully and wickedly violating the
laws of both God and man. And last, for
the present, but not least, take the subject of
prohibition. Here language fails to describe
and thought conceive the evils and woes
connected with the sin of intemperance.
Eternity only can reveal the evils and suf-
fering on earth and in perdition, caused by
this one thing. Yet, Notwithstanding this
sin and all the sins brought about by it, it
is claimed that it is unconstitutional to pass
q law sweeping this curse from the earth.
And not only this, but government goes still
further, and gives men liberty to make and
sell intoxicating drinks, while the cry ofthe
widow and orphan all over the land, the
wall of millions from the regions of despair
and the voice of God from the throne, pit
eously ask for the passage of such law,
that this work Of death might be stayed in
the land. What is constitution worth,
which fills the land with suffering, and hell
with convicts. Although our motto is, "In
God we trust" in action we say, "Who is
the Lord that we should obey him?" What
a reckoning awaits US, as people, and what
an awful reward ours will be for permitting
wrong in some of it's most prolific forms,
when, under the laws Of Heaven, we could
rightly take hold and sweep these sins from
the earth. We have rank punches of tares
and cheat, in both Church and State, bring
ing forth their thousandfold increase, which
we daily cultivate. w. w. R.
LYING IN BED.-One of the most useful
and neglected of all the arts is that of lying
in bed. The damage which is done by per.
sons getting up is past all reckoning. All
the mischief of crime, the counterfeiting
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petrated by parties who persist in getting
up. Not only individuals do wrongly by
leaving their beds, but rivers as well do an
immense amount of damage. What man
was ever dunned by creditor, had his eyes
put in mourning by too close proximity
with some ones fist, broke his leg on Slip
perry pavement, was run over by an omnl-
bus, who lay in bed?
What great achievements have been ac-
complished in war, in poetry, in literature,
by genius abed "Coming events cast their
shadows before''-one of the most memora-
BILE lines in the English language-origina-
ted with the gin-loving poet, Tom Campbell,
one morning before he had risen. Longfel-
low thought out that exquisite poem, 1.-THE
wreck of the Hesperius," after he had re-
tired. Ben Franklin said, "Early to bed
and early to rise makes a man healthy,
take. People who rise early are sure to
catch the malaria. The ground is full of
half-hatched poisonous worms; the sun is
not up and has not warned them into life,
giving them wings and set them adrlft.
Poor, mistaken man, he rises, inhales them
all; they fructify and poison his entire sys-
tenn hence chills, fever, malaria, and half
the ills that human flesh is heir to.
Rise before the sun,
And make breakfast of the morning dew,
Served up by nature on some grassy hill;
You'll find 1t nectar
Was ever more arrant nonsense written ?
Fancya man gettingup on a cold, rainy morn
ing and climbing hills on an empty stom-
ach and leaving his French coffee and hot
rolls, poached eggs and oysters to eat
what? Why, dew! How long would that
fellow last? Wouldn't he be a fit candidate
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Yes, but the sharp boy knocked the delusion
on the head when he said: "Father, there's
the point; what in thunder did the worm
get up so early for?" He trifled with desti-
ny he tempted fate; he should not have
done it. The boy was benefactor to the
human race. He was sound on the lie-a-bed
question.
FACTS ABOUT TCOFFINs.-Therea are in the
United States about forty coffin factories, To-
Gated principally west of the Alleghanies,
where suitable lumber is more plentiful and
cheaper than in the east.
The largest concern is located in Cincin-
natl, and there is another at st. Louis, which
has a flooring space OF So,oO0 square feet,
and employs 100 men, besides several wO-
men, who are employed in making burial
clothes and shronds, e business that is of re-
cent date and which is rapidly growing.
The coffin manufacturers of the United
States are banded together under the name
of the National Burying Association. They
meet four times year, in different cities,
and probably they can control the price of
their products better than any similar Or
ganization.
A few years ago there was quite a rage for
metallic burial cases, but of late the prefer
ence is for coffins.
A considerable number of American cof-
fins are shipped abroad, mostly to England,
South Africa, Cuba and the South American
States Those made for eXnort are of the