The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-19

Ltlal. II you want. pearls. you must
olve for them. If you want gold, you
must dig for it. The richest parts of
California aud Australia are under
ground. Depend upon it, If no prrln-
ing, II: trdlt; no climbing, no elevation;
no oattle, no victory; no cross, no
crown. Had there bCCn no Nebucha,I
nezzar, there would have buen no Dan
lei. Even so it has been in all ages.
The flames that have flashed up from
the stake have been 50 many illumina-
lions OF Christian triumph.
AGAIN let the story of Daniel teach
us the beauty of that youthful charac-
Ter which remains umblemiShed and
upright when away from home. Had
Daniel, on arriving in Babylon, plunged
INTO every excess. his friends in ,Jerusa-
lem would never have heard Of it. His
dissipation and rcnunciatiOn of relig-
ION would not have cast one sorrow on
the family hearth where he had lived
or the old family Bible which he used
to read. But, though far away from
nome, he knew that Gods eye watched
MN and that was enough. 1t is not
every young man who maintains the
same character when absent that WAS
maintained at home.
frederick watching his fathers sheen
among the hills or thrashing rye in the
barn is far different from Frederick on
the Stock exchange. How often does
inc KIND, retiring spirit become bold
e1lrontery, and the accommodating, self
sacrificing disposition once exhibited
among brothers and sisters becomes Il
cold and unreSpOnSivc SeliiShneSs, and
economy, wastcfulneSS and Open hand
ed chaFlty, tight listed stinginess, aud
the keeping Of good hours is changed
10 midnight revelry.
| probably address young men now.
distant from their fathers house, and
others who, still under the parental
roof, look forward to Il time when they
Will depart alone 20 conflict with the
world ana among strangers be called
20 build up characters for themselves.
iiarpy Tor you, oh, young man, if you
Shall, like Joseph, br the same Whrn
living with wicked Pharaoh as with
piouS jacob, Or Daniel rs pure in Baby.
Ion us N Jerusalem. There is no pas.
sage in Il mans life OF more. thrilling
interest than the Gay in which he
leaves home and goes Off to seek his
fortune. The novelty and romance
connected with the departure may keep
the yonng man from any poignant sOr-
row, but parents, who have seen the
destruction among strangers OF those
who were considered promising youths,
cannot help feeling that this step is full
OF mOmcntous Importance. Before the
youth left home all his conAucU was
under atlcctionate guardianship.
OutburSts Of folly, carelessncss and
lmprOprlety of manner and looscness
OF speech were kindly reproved. and al
though the restraint Sremed sometimes
too severe, yet hours of sober reflection
have convinced him that it was salu-
tary and righteous. But behold how
the scene changes. The father, through
the lntercerdlng of metropolitan
friends, has secured the son Il place in
some bank or store or Office. School
mates, on the night before his depart.
ure, come to take their farewell Of the
young adYenturtr.
That morning he takes a last walk
around the old place, ard going past
some loved spot Il sly tear may start,
but no one sees it. The trunk is on the
carriage, and after q warm gOOdbv
away they speed over the hills. Set
down amid eXcitemtntS and among
companions not 0verScrupulouS as to
their words or deeds, temptations troop
around the stranger. The morning
comes. but no family altar, and the
Sabbath, but no real quiet, aud perhaps
at the sanctuary the faces are al
strange and no one cares whether he
goes to church or whether he does
not go. Long winter evening ar.
rive, and how shall they Ge spent? On
his way home FROM his place Of husi-
ness he saw flaming placar'i5 announce
iug rare performances and tnnt this
was positively the last night.
At the door of his cherries boarding
house no one greetS him, and the even
ing meal is inSipid. for no enc cares
whether he eats or does not eat. The
room in the third story that evening
Snatchcd up from the stand proves 20
be dun, for GO sister is there TO look
over with him. In despair hr rushcs
out, reckless aS to where he goes, If only
he can see something that will make
him only stop thinking. That night
may be the turning pointin his history.
Once within the fatal circle Of sin, and
the soul has no power to reprl IT, ON
that dark sea he is launched, where the
gleam OF Joy is only the flash of the pit
and the roar of laughter is only the
of the gates of tn" lost
In many a country churchyard is now |
the grave of some youthful spirit that |
went away 1.-the and bounding, but
came home diseased and crush, q and |
blast ed to disgrace the stpulcher of his
fathers. Yet this exodus must he
made. AS from far distant bills rivers
ind their way through tunnrIs to great
cities, so from far distant points Of the
it is necessary that a &tream Of
population shall ronr into
DIR great thOrOughlareS to keep them
pure and manage the traffic OF the
world. Multitudcs OF such arc con
'tantly making their departure from
home.
Tomorrow morning all the thorough
fares leading toward tn" great cities of
our land, on steamboat and rail ear,
there will be young adVcntCrcrS for the
irSt speeding away from their homes
in order to try their fortune in town.
The Lord stretch forth his arm for
he dcliverance OF these Daniels away
down in Babylon. Wherever your lot
may be cast, in far inland town or in
some great seaport, maintain in your alb
ScnCe the same principles Of morals
and religion which may have been in
Stilled by parental soliCitude.
And while you may feel in your heart
and life the advantages of early relig
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