News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-19
A Practical, "Up-to-the-Tlmes q"
Sermon.

"Lnakages" was the topic of a
practical sermon preached by Rev.
RI. Nanton at the Methodist church
Sunday morning, and his text, the
scriptual words, land he that earn
eth wages, earneth wages to put it
into a bag with holes. y
The speaker said that some would be likely
to ask il the treating Of such a subject was
preaching The gospel, and to such he would
saw In u.s. I ne could tell a man way in
which to improve his condition financially,
lie was also telling him something that might
redown 60 the glory ,f God by "a better ser
vice from that man. Why is It that 50 many
work industriously from morning 10 night.
week alior week aud Yet do not seem tu .
on Il is because of thesmall leakages TAKE
care of the cents and the dollars will take
care of themselves. In secular things take
care Of the litt,c things in the home and the
rarger things viii take care of themselves.
The speaker dWelt at some length upon the
care in keeping from the weather the every
day implements used about the farm. The
results arising from slacknGss in this connec-
ton and the possibilities seen ia their better
care as seen in going by 20 farm where such
thorough. thoughtful practical care was
practieed The same TO he said also in the
house some wives and mothers turn every
thing to some useful purpose, while others
have not that faculty but throw out at the
back door faster than the iatberand husband
can carry In at the front. The practical ne
apssitv of good roads was shown by the
speaker. who pictured the old style of tenn
Dorary toggliug up of roads by those whose
only end la view, or chief end IS to work out
tEeir tax, and in this unsatisfactory condi-
ton more team power is required, with more
feeding as well. The tendency of the young
- LOO, 3, l,F ,,ffv
was also laid to considerable extent to the
moor, impossible roads cutting of communi-
cation among neighbors and from the village
With better permanently made roads, farm
yrrOperty would certainly increase in value.
The farmer would be in communication with
the earliest and most favora BILE market prices.
after once secured the cost to maintain
such permanently constructed roads would
be scarcely anything The demand for sub
urban and country property would be made
larger Another leakage with the farmer was
his teLde-c y to jealousy and lack of union,
G]v which he ia kept from coming into the
close touch with first prices in both buying
and selling. He is too often at the mercy OF
The middlemen. Money saved in all these
lays could be diverted into ways of reform
ard help the individual and the community.
The spirit OF jealousy as seen sometimes eX-
sting between the farming and village COM
Launity is wrong all have and should have a
common inte'est and purpose. Every i'm
Drovement in the village is a direct benefit to
Che whole community. Having advantages
5n the village that draw additional citizens
the more you lift the advantages into new
homes, gC cd schools good government, sewers,
water power. lights, or well kept Streets or
any of these things bringing a larger growth
and more abundant prosperity, the more the
farming community itself is benefited. and
the farming property enhanced in value. 1t
pays for all to wish well for the nearby viii
lagos Stop and think that this is an age of
progress; when something of improvement
and advancement is proposed in the village,
do not say II can get along without it,"
.lut put away all jealousy and encourage the
good work. Leakages from bad habits, from
the use of tobacco or liquor were treated
upon, showing where a good many dollars
go Ir-reiigiOn was the speakers summing
JIp point of the largest and most fatal leak.
age Religion gives us peace of mind there
IS no uneasness about the past or the to-
morrow. 1t gives guidance in all the walks
of life. Take it then and eff any man lack
Vgisdom let him ask of God" Learn of the
Great teacher rather than of bitter expert
ence. Religion stands by all conditions of
men and in all places and at all times. Bet
ter Christians will make better farmers, mer-
chants, mechanics Take the lesson and the
Hs0rld will be better.