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

Of tho various churches. which is one OF
,be charactcristics of Richmond. The
following we're the most interesting
fealurcs of the day.
pr Hoge In Old Market Hail
fncportod for the DAILY TIMES
WORN AND WAGES.
Tfxr-Acts xviii. IS. AFTER these things
paul came 90 COriuth. and found Ccrtlin jew
,,sr,cd Aquta wiil his wife Priscilla. ANA
lcrquse he was oi tho samc trade lrcNscd Ncr
-. ~ he ahOio with them, for uy thcr occu
pa'ion hes we're tcai maker. a., 49,. 90, ans.
TuFss iIl. p. ~ ithrl nii We rh' any
MAJ. bread for nou4hi' but wrought WIN
las r and travail. oay md night
cannot tell You how anxious am TO
select lust such subjects. and then 10
sneak on them i'm such plain ana IA
mfliar way az 10 make them interesting
and useful 90 al who attend these ser
vices have lately been calling yonf
attention 10 the great themes OF repent,
auce and faith. to the tenderness OF
Christ and the sympathy of good men ID
the spiritual welfare OF others.
Tonight have quite a different topic
from any l have discussed this winter. ]
want 10 sneak Of some of The humber
duties which religion enJoins. 10 make
practical sermon on the Affairs OF every
dav life. chiefly for The benefit OF me
Young and for those who have the train
ing of the Young. IL does not degrade
Christianity 20 make itapply 20 our daily
business II we bring Christianity down
10 these earthly interests 10 Is only 10
ballow them and lift them up 10 the
plare Of Christianity.
Christ himself gained new glory ny
His condcsccnsi0n IN coming down l"
Garth But while He did not degrade
Himself in taking 0n Him our humanity,
Tie exalted our humanity in bearing lt
with Him i'm His ascension 10 Heaven.
50 Chri-fiani.f p rJt dishOnored IN tax
ING un IFS abode in The homes oil the
humb.cst and poorest, or in becoming a
patuer I'm honest TOLL but, on the con-
irarv. gains new distinction in hallow-
inr thc home and i'm blessing the toll.
There IS something very sweet ana en-
cOnfaging in the thought that we DO not
rob religion of its sacredness when Weput
secular life under It's wing, while we
give sacrcdne-s 10 secular life in blend
Ing it with religion.
s0LoNON's VAIL.
When Solomon in his old age said.
"Au things are full of labor we detect
tone of deep sadness in the complaint.
n f. the moan of weary heart. "A j
things are fun of labor and would
Solomon have 10 Otherwise He did not
i'm his better moods. When he was IN a
more cheerful frame of mind he said.
"ln an labor there is profit My heart
reioiced ia an my labor The labor OF
the righteous tcndcth 10 life IL is "A
good thing for the world that ii Is full
OF labor. I'm Eden there was no toll, but
that was before sin came into the world.
In mans state of innocence WEAKNESS
i'm work was unknown, for then iOO1
was plentiful as flowers, but when the
earth brought forth thOrns instead OF
cranes then fl had % be cultivated by
he industry of men. The law OF labor
is sometimes called a curse. but the curse
,not i'm the labor bat i'm the sin which
made IL necessary. The labor carries g
blessing in its bosom. 1t Is Ike
rod i'm the hand of wise and loyln.
father. not the rod of anger, but OF cor
rectiOn: not the rod of despOtism, but o
discipline Man is safer and happie
now i'm having to work for his breaC
than he would be if il dropped down II
daily abundance as the mamma did II
the wilderness Ii is universal law
and therefore we NAV be sure a benihcen
law. In the sweat of thy face shall
thou eat bread and il some break ol
evade the law 10 is an injury 10 them
selves and nm imposition on others, for d
one man face is dry it is because other
are sweating 90 exhaustion under the tol
which he has shirked.
HOW CIVILIZATION Is BUILT Up.
God might have arranged 10 otherwise
had lie 80 chosen, but il would have beer
no gain, but rather loss 10 Us. Every
wear when the winter Is over the spring
returns. then the grass carpets the earth
and blossoms adOrn the. trees, without
any help from man. And 50 without
mans aid when autumn comes Goo
could have filled the fields with grain
ripeuina of itself. and plentiful a. The
leaves OF summer. But that Is not COD :
plan lie gives man the field, bni ther
man must cultivate it If he wouli have
crop He gives man the seed. ana h'
must SOW and reap il If he would have
the harvest lie puts the earth IN man
keeping in such state that he has, by
industry and toll, 10 get out of II what he
needs for his support and conf IT. -
he has 10 quarry the stone and cut dowi
the trees with which he builds IN
houses lie has To dig in the mines To-
the cOal--the fuel that warns hlm-anC
Tor the iron with which he builds his rail
roads and ships lie has 10 shear the
sheep and raise the cotton and the fla,
with which he makes his clothing Anc
there must not only Doe labor, but Ill
vision of labor The same man cannot
Tin the ground and work in the mines
and sail the ships, aud build the houses
and weave and make the clothes he needs
So the work Of the world is divided
one is a farmer, another miner another
is d carpenter, another an engineer, An
other is a manufacturer, another sailor
another merchant, another lawyer
physician or preacher, ana one man
exchanges what be makes, or does, iOl
what another man makes and does, and
thus the wonderful framework OF civilila
ton Is built up-cach one making his con
tribution to the completion of the Who'll,
fabric. So the safety, the comfort, anC
happiness of society is secured Now
IN this mighty, common toll every man
must take his part. The idle man, The
lazy man, is nuisance, pest Don't
say he s. nobody enemy but bis own
He Is everybody's enemy. He defraud'
the family 20 which be belongs II be j,
father De robs his children; if he is a
son hc defrauds bis father; 10 De is a
ncighhOr or a citizen he is defaultcr To
the whole community. He is like a
deserier IN the army He is like a
traitor IN the government. He is like a
drone in the bee-h hive Do you know
what the busy bees do to the drone.
They all turn in and sting him and thrust
him out OF the hive, and that is just
what the lazy drones Of society deserve
FRUITFUL MOTHER.
Not only is idleness curse and a
crime, bat industry is the mother of q
thousand virtues The decree which
demands that men should win their bread
by the sweat of the brow, and which
makes civilization itself depend on toll,
develops foresight, self-reliance, self-de-
NAL. self control ingenuity, invention
al - "a. f.Hs