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

him 20 the University OF inrsus' "'S
The three great schools of the worm ID
his dav. and then 10 distant Jerusalenl
Ia receive instruction at the ieei Oh inc
learned samoliel. are filled out not Only
with celebrations to diligencein business
b,t also with his own experiences as
Ills trade was that Of teni-maker In
his Motive country of (ilicia there was
coarse strong cloth made Of the long haI
81 no uician goat. very suitable TOT
fonts The pc0pie in those Eastern lahus
Vent their Goods to market by caravans.
Nonv of the wandering tribes among
them never lived in houses at all anu 80
the merchants. travellers, ana drummer
of that dav. as well as soldiers on the
marches. we're obliged 10 use tents ioI
shelter When Paul on his travels came
a. gorinth he found a jew there namcu
Aouila with his wife Priscilla, Doth oil
whom had been banished from ltaiy
Az APOSTOLIC TENr-MAKEk.
paul was ont of money and out OF
,,nrl and so be came to Aquilla seek
i'm, employment They both bad Inc
so,no trade and soon came TO terms.
Paul was thus able in that strange Guy
IN support himself by his own labor
DO YOU ask how II happened that a
great preacher, q great apostle Ahe
paul had to live by working with MS
own hands instead Of being supported as
ministers are in our day, hy their
churches one answer is Christianity
was lust starting in the world then the
churches were few and the members
generally poor
Paul was not settled over any one con-
creation. But there was another Iea'
son Paul wanted 10 De independent
Though he said a minister was enilllel
IN a suppori by the people he preached
to be had a particular, personal reason
for earning ais own living. lhe heallie"
of that dav were hostile 10 Christianity
esnecially SO were the Greeks sharp, su-.
pjcious people ready 10 accuse PAU oi
irving 10 make gain OF goodness
and so Paul determined they should nave
no handle like that against him, ana lhal
they should never accuse him OF preach,
inc for money Here is what ne saia
about it Il preached the gospel 10 you
hnt | lahOrcd dsy and night that J mlehl
moi be chargo8hle 10 any OF YOU. ulo
NOT eat any man s bread for nought, hul
wrought with labor and travail night and
day.n Three years afterwards we heal
him say. Even until this present houi
we hunger and thirst and are naheu an.
are buiIcted and have no certain uWeh
ing place. and labor, working win oul
own hands" After that we hear him say
.Tbese hands mnistered To my necessl
ties and 10 them that were with me-.
Thus we learn several deeply interesting
particulars about him. One was that do
was sometimes out of work and IN want
f Another was that rather than 1--we on
charity or even receive the support whicl
the Churches owed him, he preferred 10
earn his own livelihood by the labor o.
his own hands. and that he was so uhsel
fish and generous that he was ready u
divide his scanty wages i'm minisienng u
the necessities of others.
What "A wonderful picture this give
Ms of the foremost man OF all ms Time
one of natures nOblemen, as we says
rabbi: a scholar an apostle, prelerfnl
10 earn his own living by his trade. Se
him late I'm the night bending over th
coarse hair cloth. with heavy shears cut
ting il into tent patterns, and then Will
needle and stout thread sewing it int
shane. A mechanic making tents; al
apostle building at the same time ID
splendid tabernacle of the Christian
church
DIGNITY OF LABOR.
In view of that example, who will ven
H.. lab. l. Il. q
will nut himself above the man VIII
works with his own hands and makes lll
living with the sweat of his face: fo
nv part | would rather make tents Wit
Paul that be "a guest in Nero palace.
is not the occupation that decides ID
standing of q man and makes him II
sDectable or otherwise. Ii is th
man who gives character and mono
TO the occupation If a man is cOars'
vulgar. rude, disrespectful, proiane, j
might be a Judge or senator, and ID
office would not make a gentleman q
him. fla man i'm any decent calling
NOT respected il is his own fault. II D
would be hOnOred and recognized by th
best people ne must have Pauls gentle
ness. poiiteness and kindness of manner
IA well as kindness of heart. He mu.
mot Doe ashamed of his business, thOug
he works with his hands The onl
thing fo be ashamed of is idleness, diss
patton and yulgarity of any kind A
honest labor is respectable, and homes
labor helps To make man respeciabl,
II promotes health and cheerfulness.
keeps "a man out of temptation. tn
idle man courts temptation. Laziness
a KEY that unlOcks the door OF ever
vice Laliness leads 10 bad company I
bad habits. to bad places. Rather tina
work he prefers to play policy, lar,
or buy lottery tickets. II crime
committed and the police try 10 md on
who the criminal is, the idle are Away
the first 10 be suspected.
sometimes YOU hear such men say
" The world owes them a living fal
did not think So lie said If ma
would not work, neither should IA
eat OF course he meant this only 10
those who cOad work. He knew Their
were some too old to work, TOO sickil
too inhrm and he had nothing but th
tenderest compassion for such II
would not hesitate 10 divide his wage
with such. and all through his epistle
he expresses the most loving sympath
for the suffering But be had no palienc
with strong, able-bodied men, who stoo
on street corners with their hands 4
their pockets feeling very much wronge
because other people were better OF
than themselves, and declaring th
world owed them a living The worl
owes no man living who does not ir
TO earn it, All that The world owes sue
men Is a grave in the paupers section.
sELF-REsPECT.
An industrious, hard working maj
learns to respect himself lie may b
poor, but what little he has he knows d
has come by honestly. lie may be poor
but poverty does not compel man o
woman TO live in filth and squalor | an
acquainted with poor widow woman
She has 10 work very hard TO supper
herself and her children, but when | yisi
her notice that the floors are wei
secured, the staircase is clean, the fufni
iure is neatly arranged. never saw ole
hats or old clothes stuffed in the win
dows instead of glass She has a har,
life in some respects, but she is Away
cheerful. She never complains but trie
TO make the best of everything.