Telegram-herald., 1890-06-23
MISTAKES .EN MAKE
Rev. Er. Jackson breaches An
Interesting Sermon
on NECHlylCS WHO ARE INSPIRED
lie says We often 5Iis, Osr Vocation be-
Life ~ Not Puttiuz Our Trust iu God
a Mechanic Wiu "a a3t MaAe sac
eessful Preacher AID Nlce Versa.

TIE Rev. John l.. Jackson u. D. de-
Ilgeled am interesting and instructive
sermon as the Fountaia-streel Baptist
Church ash evening. II Was entitled
The Inspired Mechanic" During the
q sc3urse Mr.. Jackson endeayorcd %
show how many young men through
heed lessness and inaltenuon 10 the
voice of God nnss their vocation, and
only awaken 70 their mistake when u is
too late
The text WAS taken from ExOd}.''
chapter XIV, where Moses sad unto
the children of Israel that the Lord had
called Bezalcci and filed HIM With the
Spirit of God in wisdom and under
standing to do all kindsof curious work
IN gold. silver and brass.
Good gives 10 the mechanic iswork,
the merchant E.s work, and the banker
has work, the same as he did Bezaleel -
began Mr.. Jackson. 81 believe he calls
the minister Of the Gospel 10 ms work,
as be- does the tradesman. Before a
young theological student heglns hls
studies, he bias TO give an account OF
/ his conversion, 50 as u can he aScer-
/ tanned ID De j. fitted for the profession
/ he isah0ut % follow.
I GLOW many young men who have
I been ambitious 10 follow a mercantile
7 life have been suddenly called by God
+ TO serve him ~ the church, How hard
I has % been FOR hm TO give up ms old
/ associations. So is in every instance
I and all times. / believe the time j;
+ coming when the clerk behind the
counter and, in fact, all men VIII bl
preaching the Gospel.
/ "At CurAiav aunlycrsary n young
/ man from Boston, who has gwen large
| sums OF money 20 charity. told me thai
! Do had heen hs ambition 70 enter thC
University, but being pOOr he wa
! obliged 10 enter the merchantlie busi
ness. he commenced as clerk, anC
today he = the proprietor Of the store
! Who IS thCro who wall say God did no
! do this. Tie chances are that If ne haC
/ not been obliged % give up the on
dear ambition Of hls early life he wOull
not have been in the position to DO th'
good for hi, fellow beings that he j
dong today.
How many make mistakes in thei
calling and what pity. And hON
much more Of pity ls 10 when they dC
not learn their mistake until they grOg
old. As an illustration YOU often see
father endeayOung 70 make his sol
adapt himself g. his trade when he Ia
no taste for il. The young man, how
ever, may hc given 10 writing and Tn
father finally tells him 10 60 and ear
bis living with bis brains. He sees %
VIII never mako q mechanic. We ma
look ut the revere side of the question
a Young man is sent to college to pro
pare himself fOr profession when b
has no taste for study. He would pei
haps makea sucCessin life meChani
but as q professional man wOul
always be q failure. a man often make
mistake in the choice of wife, an
when be docs ltls one of the graves
mistakes in his whole life. It Is so j
all Things. 4 mistake is often hard 9
rem, d.. You VIII perhaps ask me ho'
vOu are 20 know what YOU are adapte
for. ! answer, study Gods prOvidenc,
Put Yourself into his hands. He som,
times leads Us up against a closed doc
but IL will open At the right time. 70
llhrA lIdf-' NOIl0tii ldTNiNt lil 'fDQ
hands. He Will helpyou in your worl
= lie gives the carpenter wisdom as we
| as the banker. heiawyer and the me
chant. You viii ask why Is IT that
wicked man succeeds in business Will
. n good one fails. answer that thel
, , must Dee some good in him. It NAV
, ! concealed by bis rugged exterior. If (
: placed his faith i'm God, however,
: | would bc eminentlv More successful.
IAN artist can not paint a masto
{ piece unless his soul i pure and goo,
. for he must put that soul in his wori
: And so e Is with the mechanic. The
I j. too wide q breach between the wOr
= shop and the church. The work Of Il
y church is 20 inspire us to 60 into II
: shops and to our stores and DO bctt
r work. IF man sights his work
. ruins his character. DO your wo'
q right aad see how u Will reflect beck
the same. BAD work makes bad ma
Put charity and worship in your dai
work and Won will be the happier for
It's said that # two angels were - It
tine earth To work and one was 10 >0e
: cross-wa Ks and the other to rule
empire. both would be equally pro,
i. Of their MISSION"