The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-18

4 cheated loses something by The trans
action. but the cheat degrades himself +
and awakens a voice in his own BOSOM /
always saving. you are mean fellow, /
and Won know it," What dreadful /
thing TO have 10 carry about with MIN
wherever hc goes the consci0usne-s lhal +
he knayci Honesty lies az the ionnda- +
tion of a GOOD character, and character
il the best capital q man can have III
business.
P4rifg. too has It's place. ] night say
ifs central place, in the formation oi 81
noble character Purity is laughed ~
except by good women, very pions men,
holy angels. and the God OF angels an"
men. The popular notion about 1t Is eA-
messed in the old proverh, "a reformed
rake makes the best husband. Ihere j.
a prevalent notion that young man
hot blood must he cooled by q niue M
dulrencc and after running wild Tor
Cow wears he will settle down INTO p
moral steady, safe citizen. We are told
tha; we must not expect young men io
live like seminary students-that some
ncr.onal experience OF the wickcdnc-s oi
Inc world. some practical acquaintance
with ifs pleasant vices is necessary 10 inc
formation of robust, reliable manhood.
This doctrine of making sin a prepafa-
tion for virtue is a false, dangerous.
deadly doctrine The theory that "a year
or two of immoral life is safeguard
agains, future prohigacy, is contrary To-
All analogy-to all common sense.
Does passionate man learn 20 govern
his temper by blazing away as whatever
initiates him. Does an Incorporate man
CONQUER his love of liquor by tipping 2
Does an ayaricious man become goner-
GUS bv boarding and usury: W hen the
fire gets too hot do you cool it oft hy
pourinr kerosene on IT, After qualiins
The cup of prohigate pleasure IS the love
of il extinguishcd hv rinsing the mouth
with some virtuOus mixture, u is irue
/ all our rraces are strengthened by cNef-
else and gain yig0r by being tried. hut
the strength comes by resisting iempia
ton at the beginning not by yielding 10
II and then struggling 10 recover from
the fall The trial and the triumph oi
virtue consists in refusing to pluck The
forbidden fruit. not in trying 90 spit ont
the Juice after 10 has been tasted. he
youth whose life is frecst from the faint
of sin and whose heart is puresi VIII
make the strongest. freshest, iIafe-i.
tmest. safest man. And as for the Wo-
man. purity is Der very life When ihai is
cone an Is gone ON may mend the
broken lutte. Won may rekindle tine eAim-
ruisbcd lamp, but can you restore life q"
the pmCkcd flower or recover iis depart
ed fragrance
Nor is fddty less important ihan hon
estv and purity The faithful man D..
one who keeps his word. sticks io hl-
barrain. and does his work thoroughly.
SO matter how hard Che times are such "a
man will never be long out OF employ
ment | knew q man once whose nick
name was "Old Solid Column. iic was
so upright. so downright. so outright So
W right that they called him '0oiiu
Column" lie was an Old-tlme Virginia
farmer. one of ihe best magistrates inai
ever sat ON bench brave as julius
Cesar. gentle a- % woman Hc Kept 1000
open house for forty years with eenef
Gus hospitality bHt never was known lo
invite mean man tO visit him. 100 mat
fer how rich or disiingui he'd he might
be. lie feared God. kept the Sabbath
paid his debts. and hated the devil
Such men are like granite piers io 81
bridge. They uphold the laws. thc'
give strength TO the State, they maintain
the kingdom of truth and righteousness
in the world.
Can PREACHERS ADVISE,
Yon must not conclude. however, tha
b Paul did his hardest work with his hands
The sweat of the brain is more exhaust
ing than the sweat of the brow. PAN
had the care of all the churches. ll'
was a hard student, q deep thinker q la
borious writer The professional man
an earnest worker Sometimes yod sag
wish had as easy time as preacher
Well if You could Try 10 You would in'
out how easy IL u.s.
If YOU had the sick to visit the dead Sc
bury: the bereayed TO comfort if you
had hundreds Of letters 10 write au'
hundreds of people 20 visit. if You hat
10 take a hand i'm every good enterprise
that is started: committee meetings %
y attend speeches % make, three or iou
sermons TO deliver every week YOU
e would find out what an easy time preach
ers have The pastor of a large churci
: haa as much writing TO do as a clerk. %.
much speaking as lawyer IS many
visits to make AS q doctor. / avn not
model Of diligence, but am awake an.
, al work every night for hours after you
/ are asleep. never go 20 bed before
' o'clock in the morning In the daytime
] am not limited 10 eight hours on Cd
, ten 1 wOnld willingly change place.
! with any blacksmith In the city, witt
u any workman I'm the lrcdegar
:. $50 far as real labor of The hard
est kind is concerned Don't sag
= therefore that what comes from d
preacher about work has no weight De
cause he has no experience OF h. as
p sure YOU he has. Ii would rest him if Doe
j could take turn about with you. Bu
=, while he works hard he does NOT com
, plain of IT, He only complains That h'
has not time TO do il better
Now. conclude by pointing you Cd
the reward of the earnest Christian
4 workers.
THE GROWN AZ LAST.
o have said this much about work an,
p It's wages, about industry and its rewards
p But this same apostle says "dilisent 10
business, fegvent in spirit. slrlmg az
- Lord That is summary of human
= duty Ii is not enough 10 make pro
q vision for bodily wants of tic neces-i
! ties of our families We are 90 look to
r. future life and while here work out ou
! salvation with fear and trembling. Dealt
/ will strip las Of all our earthly posses
I sions whether we have little or much
I We brought nothing into this world am,
: we can carry nothing out eXcep
= character, and Mal goes ont into The
: eternal world because character IL par
+ of the soul
Death strains ont everything else Ih'
other day YOU saw an account of the fu
neral of Rudolph Crown-Prince of Aus
tria Ills body was pun in splendid
] coffin he is buried in p stately tomb
3 but there is no difference after death ir
+ the body OF a king and the body of q
, pauper. except in IFS surroundings
! There will be no difference in The
} judgment passed on the soul Of the king
and on the soul of the pauper, except The
difference that character makes. The
Bible tells us about "mtttntN for the
Inheritance of the saints in life'-that is
fitness, the qualification In grace gives