National Baptist world., 1894-10-19

doing well, l am satisfied. aud when
am made to suffer, [ was contcnted
am contented when at liberty, and !
have learned to be contcnted Whcn q
prisoner in chains; am contented W hen
blessed with prosperity, and am con
tented when SIN mtten with adversitv; in
whatever state am, am content; these
passages he. p to throw light Oh the text
stddy to be quiet.
A great many Christians who are
restless and dissatisfied, always gruinb-
ling and com claiming. This is the class
to whom Paul refers III this passage
study to be quiet. There are tnose for
instance, who used to have regular en-
piuymcmt, making thcIr two and three
dollars per day lhat can hardly gel suf-
flcent 10 make livelihood now; and,
because Of this they are ulI confused,
IT. ubied and all broken up. They are
gong from post to pillar in search Of
work, spe!tdng what little money they
dc accumulate looking for better things:
now, to such Paul says, study to be
quiet, do the best YOU cal and leave
| the result with God. There is q certain
/ Christian who cannot bear for her name
to be assalled without being all in
fever of excitement without ever allow.
ing herself to wait long enough to find
out the truth about it, but she is all in
arms 10 meet the false accuser, to fight !
II necessary, or to make them take back |
that thing. There is another who !
hears an evil report Oh a certain brother
and she is all excited about it, and be-
fore she has had time to find out the
facts i'll the case she has whispered il
into the ear of every one in the entire
These are things that Paul
and rebukes thus, study to be
quiet. There is a certain brother who
suspicious that everything is not moving
exactly right in the church, and he
meets III the first business meeting and
he raises great howl about it before
he has learned the truth about that
matter; study to be quiet, there is a So ,
Der, quiet and peaceabe way to get at
everything, and we want to learn that
'ule, study to be quiet.
To keep cool is true old adaee, but ,
low, let us turn to the second require
ne It, do your own business; this i'm
'llcs first, that we should have bust
ess OF our own. The majority of us S
ave no business of our own. And bv '
business we do not mean a commercial
BUSINESS simply to open store. a gro G
cry, a restaurant, a saloon or a barber e
hop, but one can make q business of
ny honorable occupation in life. Have
business of your own if it be no more =.
IAN gardening, poultry raising, dairy -
'ork, stock raising or laundry work.
Whatever your hand find to do. if you CT
ave nothing better turn your attention Je
} that and make it a business. That is &c
le thing; have a business. There NAV sc
: but little pay i'll it at first, but stick to dt
. Improve it and add on to il until if ne
Ill bring you i'll a handsome little in
'me. Start business. Take your tb
oys off the streets, away from the sa- da
ons and pool rooms and gambling mr.
ms and give them position in your or
lslness. 1t it is not a clerkship Give fin,
EN- hoe, pIow, an ak, a saw and oo
anc and put them TO work. Idlenes> no
degrading, contemplate, and the su
ater or tramp is looked upon with Sa
om and disdain. Our people have fri
It learned to diversity. They have one w,
lde and if they cannot follow than an,
by then .ey do nothing. Have more OIL
an one thing to depend upon. Learn the
make livlihOOd of several things; Go
ur own business; secondly, it implies
1t you should do your own business We
q not depend upon some one else to wv
it for you; do it yourself-then if It
lot done right you can lay the blame ''''
the feet of no one else. There is an '"'
adage that goes the rounds like this. '0'
you want thing half done, depend ''"'
on your neighbor to do it for you, ac'
ifyou want it done right, do it your -
=" Our misfortune is often found '''
t here; as slaves our fathers learned i0"'
depend upon the white man to man 0"''
for him until it is a difficult matter ''"'
oW themselves upon their own re- '0''
fces to do their own work and to be o''l
il own bosses, Overseers and manag P'0'
We must get out of this if we ever viz
'e to be a people. Doyour own bus
IS and depend upon it for support,
vever meagre the income; but thirdly
Dlies that you do your own business ~
not your neighbours business ,oou
re are a class of people that are al. ,.ro,
IS ready to try to do their neigbbOr's e. ,
mess; he is always meddlng with .o,o
that concerns others and not him.
When you find one of his stripe, o,Ir,
k you, he has neglected lis own :. =