The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-02-20
LAB RIG MEN.


who after the rest aud worship Of the
Sabbath, enter upon the work Of the
new week, do 50 with Zest aud vigur-
Gus ability to work, which in itself is
u witness Of the wisdom OF God j"
granting the Sabbath day TO ma" and
demanding its observance. There IS
no nubler sight than the spectacle Ut
honest men at work striving to obtain
means for the susten'tnce aud con-
fort Ut their families, aud for tue full
1iIling Ut their pant as members Ut the
community. The tenn "iabor,ng
men" should bo i broader one THAN is
suue times allowed. The majority Of
nlen are laUUring men anu sU,ne, wl'u
are Thought u have little ~ DO, labor
longer and more iucessantiy, with ~
kreater expendatiie Of vital'energy,
than those who envy their lot OF sup
posed ease. There are mahy colnpIi-
cations arising between employers and
employed; partly from Necessity and
partly from hjus ice and unreasUh-
ableness. No "sal.d iot' orator Can
settle these but quiet, reasonable,
thinking and patient endurance will
more likely bring about peace and
prosperity. The employees Ut bodies
Of men arc often responsible for
trouble and discomfort which some
times occur. Thoughtlessness. selfish
ness or lack OF principle may often be
traced as the cause. Being all labor
lug men, as we are, we should be care.
fui III helping each other not to harm
one and all. So the chronic grumOler,
the cynlc, the man ready to walk right
into temptation or to throw it il tho
way of others ought not to he listened
to. All laOoriug men are debtors ~
those people aud Influences that ward
off danger, increase purity, intelli-
gence aud refinement. These men
are enemies to hemsrives, if they lend
their influence to measures THAT under.
niue character. Schools. chu, ches,
temperance PRINCIPLES and acts tend
~ bring comfort and happine > to The
labOring mans home. A loatrr does
not get his name from helping to feed
tho physical or spiritual man.
A laboring tDan should have the
courage to stand up for principle and
not ~ Influenced by others who would
destroy his home and his neighbor's
home. Miss MulOck in "John Hall
fax, Genlleu,an." well illustrates this
point. John, first rs farmer, then
helper il Il tannery, had becume AL
employer If men. An important 4ues-
tion came up which called for their
individual suffrage. ihe man, who
wanted this WAS an unworthy mai,
and would use any means to gain his
end. John stated to thu men ''thAt u
mans vote ought to he the expression
Ut his own conscientious opinion; aud
that for him til sci; it was scarcely less
vile than to traffic in the liberty Of his
ur the honor IT his daughter" One
10y one the farmers were casting their
votes for this bad man, Vermilye, when
Jacob coming up asked to speak and
said, ''Sir, l be \ poor man, l lives in
one of my lords houses. l hanna paid
u" rent for a year. Mr.. Blown Zays t.
me, he zAys-''Jacob, vote for Vermil'
ye, and I'll forgive the relt. and> hert
he two pound ten to start again we."
$50, rs 1 z.ys to Matthew H"les, (l''
l,u Mr.. HAiifAx's tenant. your honor
aud my lords steward, ha' paid III
. nigh four pound f"r his v"te.) l sure
va he poor men, and his lordship u lore
and all tl'al-ils no harm, / reckon.