The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-06-01
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turning point ia your history.
Fifth-Again: ZEE in nv subject IN Il
lu.trAtion Of the beauty Of female Industry.
Behold Ruth toiling in ths harvest Held M
DIR the hot sua, or at noon taking plain bread
with the reapers, or eating the parch ID
corn which Boas handed her. The customs
Of society. OF course, have changed, and
without the hardships and exposure to
which Ruth WAS subjected, every intelli-
gent woman will ind something to do.
know there Il . sickiy sentimentslity
! on this subject In some families there
are persons Of no practical servics to the
household or community; and though there
| are 30 many woes all around about them in
the world, they apsnd their time anguish
ing over . new pattern, or bursting into
| tears At midnight over the story Of some
| lover who shot himself. They would not
dsign to look at Ruth carrying back
the barley ON her way home TO her
mother-in-law, Naomi All this fastid-
lousness may seem to do very well
while they are under the shelter Of
| their fathers house; but when the
| sharp Water Of misfortune comes,
what Of these but'erfiissl Persons under
induIgent parentage may get upon them
selves habits of incidence; but when they
come out into practical life their soul will
recoil with disgust sud ch-rgin. They will
feel in their hearts what the PIE: %
severely satirized when he said:
Folks are 50 awkward things 20 impoiite,
They're elegantly panied from morning until
night
Through that gate Of incidence how
many men and women have marched, use
less on earth, to q destroyed eternity!
Spinols said to Sir Horace We're: 'Of what
did your brother der 'Of having moth
ing to do" was the answer. "Ah," said
Spinola, ''thars enough to kill any General
Of u.s." o! can It be possible In this world,
where there 10 % much suffering to be
slleviated, 50 much darkness . BE enlight-
enei, and 90 many burdens 20 be carried,
that there is any person who can not IND
something to dol
Madame de Stael did . world 1 work in
her time, and one day, while she wss seated
amid instruments Of music, all Of which she
had mastered, and amid manuscript books
which she had written, some one said to
her: How do you f1nd time to attend to oil
these thlnRsr' TO-" she replied, 'these
ara not the things am proud VI. Ny chief
boast 10 In the fac. that have seventeen
livelihood IL necessary" And IL in secular
spheres there IL 90 much TO b done, In
spiritual work how vast the field! We
want more Abiga IL, more Hannahs, more
Rebecca.. mere Aarya more Deborahs con-
secrated-body, mind, soul-to the Lord
who bought them.
S.xth-Once more: I learn from my sub
jsct the value Of cleaning. Ruth going
into that harvest field might have said:
There Il . straw, and there Is . straw.
but what Is . straw cant get any bar
ley for myself o. my mother-In-law out Of
these separate strsws." Not % said Ruth.
She gathered two straws, and she put them
together, and more straws. until she got
enough to mako . shsaf Putting that
down, she went aud gathered moro stFaws,
until she had smother sheaf, AND another,
AMI another, and another. and then she
brought them oil together. AMI she thresh-
ed them out, and she had IN ephah VI bar.
ley, nigh . busheL On, that We might oil
be cleaners
EIihu Burritt learned many things while
toiling in q blacksmith shop. Abercrom-
bic, the world renowned philosopher. was
philosopher in Scotland, and he got his
philosophy, or the chief part Of it while, As
physician, he was waiting for the door Of
Tue slck room 70 open. Xet now many
there are in this day who say they are
50 busy they have no time for mental
and spiritual Improvement; the great
duties Of life cross the field like
strong reapers, and carry OF all the
hours, and there is only here and there .
fragment lefs that IL not worth cleaning.
All, my Trends, y,u could go into the
bus est day and the busiest week Of your
life and apd golden opportunities. which.
gathered. might At least make Q whole
sheaf for the Lords garner. 1t IL tae stray
Of portunities and the stray privileges
which, taken up and bound together and
beaten out, will 1t last I'LL you with abound
ing joy.
There are few moments left worth the
cleaning. Now, Ruth, to the field! May
each one have q measure full and running
over! o. you cleaners, to the field! And
II there b. In your household an sgei one
or sick relative that Is not strong enough
TO come forth and toll in this field, then iet
Ruth take home to feeble Naomi this sheaf
Of cleaning: He that aosth forth and
weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall
doubtless como again with rejoicing. bring
ing his sheaves with him. May the Lori
God Of Ruth and Naomi 10 our portion for
ever!