Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-21
w. G. T. u. NOTES.
The Second Annual Convention of the 10th
District w. C. T. u, will be held at Freder-
icktown. No., on Tuesday and Wednesday,
April 10Th and 18th.
DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

oy UeOTge II. Scott.
AsTaEzA Too many people dc
NgfHER good when they feel like
AHHMsEN it, and do the other thing
SANAHA when they do not feel sc
I1N happily disposed.
To be good only when
you feel like it, practically means to be
bad at all other times.
A Christian should be good from
principle, and not allow himself to be
be governed by feeling. Few people
always feel like attending the regular
meetings of their churches; and if no
one should do SO except those who feel
strong desire to be there, the prayer
meetings, xper:enee-meetings and
class-meetings would be thInly at
tended.
Duty and not feeling should be the
governing rule as to when to go to the
House of the Lord, as well as in other
matters.
Suppose a mother of family should
see to it that breakfast, dinner or sup
per was prepared for her hungry fami-
ay only when she felt like it? The re-
lion or starved family. Duty de-
mands the preparation of three meals
day; and, as rule. they are provid-
ed with the greatest care.
Think of a world whose inhabitants
were all governed as to what they
should do by the feeling of the moment.
For one / should want to get out of 1T
as soon as possible. What trouble
would be the lot of every body. The
baker would come with his bread
when he felt like it; the tailor would
make your clothes when he got ready,
the butcher would serve you with
meat when he pleased; the glaizer
would put in your glass after the storms
of Winter had given place to balmy
Spring; the farmer would neglect TO
till the soil, and everything would be
ga day after the fair"
Meyer say, 81 don't feel like it," Do
what is your duty. and the feeling will
come with it.
1t is terreble thing to be lazy. Did
YOU ever have the disease? had 1t the
morning after the election. For fe"
hours did not feel as if l was called
t, do anything more for cause that
had worked night and day to make
popular in this country. But the lazy
stroke did not last long, for duty soon
made a call upon me, and in the act OF
responding to its demands l was heal
ed.
Feeling is hardly worth talking |
about--it is only the froth that comes
to the surface and passes away. But
duty is everything. Like the fire I'M
der the boiler of an engine it Keeps up |
steam, and thus forces into action the |
brains, arms, legs, hands, and tongue
of those who give duty tull sway in
life.
1t is hard work to feel lika paying |
back debts. hard 10 feel ike pral&i''s
those who have use yen spiieiuIA;
hard TO feel li;e asking a biessl''g Oh
those who come iRto business coEpeli-
ton with you; mara 10 Ie"l ii''T 'l''~
the man s.r woman who ISLANDERS YOU;
hard to fe i Ike kissing the hand that
smltes yau; hard To feel kl"dty TO-
wards those who critici,e yeu. Oniy !"
strong DIT rminat.on tu do year DUTY,
bv the aid of Divine grace, will e',ab!
YOU to come up to the true Christiui
life.
Less feeling is often good ind'ca-
ton of more settled thought an'i de-
TEL m alton. a g'ntlai has some
times tn pre- pare i"r tatlle wine" lie
would much rather lot. lie feels u't-
well .r DIS outraged, tut LIS hU~int -
is to plan so "a to win tie victory;
That's his dufy. 7 he feeling of eSl!!-
aration will come with the oiiurt.