The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29

young man. you must nave industry ol
head or band or foot. or perish. Do not
have the idea that you can get along in the
world by genius. The curse OF this copn-
try to-day is geniuses-men with large se'f
conceit and nothing else. The man who
PROPOSES to make his living nv hts wits
! an OK, plain and ploading aud useful. than
to he an eagle. high fvinc aud good for
nothing but TO PICK out the eyes OF carcasses.
Even in the Gar len OF E len il was not safe
FOR Adam to he idle. God made him II
horticulturist. and IL the married pair had
kept busy dressing the vines they would no.
have been SaunternC unip the trees. hank
erinC after fruit that ruined them and their
posterity! Proof positive Of the fact tina,
when people do not Rttend to their business
they get into mischief. $50 10 the ant. thou
sluCcard; consider her WAYS and be wise
which. having no overseer or guide. provi-
eth her food in the summer and Satbereth
her meat in the harvest" Satan is n roaring
lion. and you can never DESTROY him by gun
or pistol or sword. The weanons with which
you are to beat him back ara pen and type
and hammer ard adj and saw aud pickax
and vardsticS aud tn" weapon OF homes. toll.
Work. work. or die.
Another safeguard that / wart to p-nsnn:
10 young men is a nigh ideal of life. Some
times soldiers going into battle snoo. into
the grCun6 instead OK into the hearts OF their
enemies. They are 40: TO tnke aim TOO low
aud ii is very often that the cartar. going
into conflict with his men. will CIV out
Now men. aim hicn. The fac; is that in
lie great many men :aEa no aim 4. Ill.
The artist plans ont his cn.ire thought before
ne nuts II upocl canvas, nasOre ne thS -, up
III" crayor or the crisel. An architect thinke
out ;ne entire building before the wo-Kman
begin. Although evrr":hiu0 may seem to be
unorGauized. thu: archi!cci has in his mind
every Corinthiau cou-rE. every Gothic arch
every byzantine capital. 4 pos: thin:o on:
~" entire plot OF his posm h"fo-. be begins
To chime the cantos oc t;nkiinG rhythms.
And yet there are Il great manv 'npn who
start the important structure of life without
Knowing wnsthar il i going 70 be Il
rud" Tartar's has o. 4 St. MgrI's ca
thenral. and begin (" write owt tn" i1-
trica:e poem o. thci! lie without know
ing whether il j. 10 be 4 Hom"-'s "O;!vsSrv''
or rnvmsStere ootch. Ont OF 1900 800
hav" no life plot. Booted and squire and
caparsoned. they hasten alonc and ] run
out and say: Hello. maai Whittier away?"
"Nowncrr. they say. Oh. young man
make every days duty filling mp of the
great life plot. Alas. that :nere should hc
bound fo- no port! They are swept every
whittier by wind and wave. up by the
mountains and down by the valleys. They
sail with no chart They gaze on no star.
have nigh ideal and press to il. and it will
he u mighty safeguard. There never were
Granie- opportunities opening before yoUnC
men than are opening now. Young meo OF
the strong arm and o; the stout heart and OF
tae bounding step. marshal YOU to-day fo~
great achievement.
Another &ifeCu1-i j. a va.1nr; FOR the
SGuha;h. Tel mr how !. vounC man -"ends
ni> SABBATH and Will tell yoU wh1, are his
PROSPECTS in business ani ! viii tell Won
WHn: are his prospects for tn. eternal world.
God has thrust into our busy life Il Sacrei
day when we are Ia look after our soUls. l.
II tN7-';ant, aft"r -tvin; SIX days 20 me
.c2G:r ana c!OthN.. o: these D"rishan.e
h0di"s. ;ha; Goa snould demanl one dav
Tor IN" feeding AMI ciO.hinS OF the i.nmc-ta!
Scul?
There IS another Safeguard! that wtnt to
present. | hlv. save! i. Un:ii the las: hn-
ci.u-" / want It 10 M ;ac more nnpnatic
Ih" great safeguard for ty':v vounC man i
;hr Christian religion. Nothing lan take
IN" place a.. u. You r0rv Gav" .ra""fulness
eE1Igh - put I" blush Lord Chesterfield
You may hav- foreign language droppinc
from you- :On!:Lr. you may discuss laws and
literature. "oG may hir" Il pen o. Uca-
quai"d polish I3l nowrr. Won NAV hava SO
much business tact that voU can get the
largeS. Snlarv in Il banking house YOU NAV
u" ~ Sharp ~ HerOd AMI aS strong as
Samson. and wnh ~ long locks a. those
which hung Ahsalom. and yet you have no
safety acains. temptation. Som q! You
iooE forward 10 life with great dependency.
| Know il. 50" il in y"ur tn"es from time
TO time. You say, "All the or'upatiOns and
professions ar fail. and there's no chance
Tor me. On. young man. Chez up
| Will tell You nov you can make your
fortune. SeeE first the kingdom O.
q Oh and His righteousness. and ali other
things will be added. ] know YOU do not
want TO he mean IN This matter. You will
no: drink the brimminc cup Of life and tnnn
pour the dre..s On Gods altar. To "A yener-
ruS saviour YOU will no; act like that: you
have not the near. to act iik" that. Tha: is
not manly. That is not honorable. THAI j.
not brave. NOur i,rsa. want j. a new heart
and in the nam. oi the Lorl Jesus CHRIST
tell yon so to- lay ana the blessed Spiril
presses through thr so!"mnltIeS % this hour
- pat the cuuo. life 10 vour thirsty lips.
Oh. thrns; II not back. Mercy presents it
'r.s" al o:h"r friendships, prove rpcreaDt to
Ill other bargain. al: doSuse Coos low"
Tor y"ar dying soa.- 10 no: dc tnat. There
'p:n"s a crisis ~ II man life. and the trou:,!e
: he does no; i:rpw i; l. the crisis. ! cot II
ci;cr III winch L r!ar SAYS u me:
II >ta-: out low - rr@acn the gospel ..
'i2ai""uSn"s' an" ,e:uueranrc I" he people.
p y"n 'eiu"nh": ana: an the man WI"
inpea-"d at the clos" Ot the service when YOU
we're wOr>hiIiiiG in ne chnD.! after YOU
'nmn from Phii@l".pL % YOU remempr"
!. the close OF the service a mar coming l.p
- Nod All a-trcmoic with conviction. and
'ryint, out ior mercy. and telling YOU he had
| very bad n%siness and he though. he
Touid change il! rha: was the turning
point III my history. gave up my bad bus
ncSs. j gave my heart 20 God and the de
sire to serve Him has grown anon me all
hese year.. until ROW Woe is unto me il ]
rreacn not the = Sps!.
Tina. Sunday night was TN" t"rning poin,
}! that %oung mans nisIor This very Sab
na:h hour Will be the turning poin; in the
history OF ]Oo younC men III this house.
God help us. ! once stood on an auniver-
'ary platform with clergyman who told
his marvellous story. He said:
Thirty years ago two young men started
ou' to attend Par& Theatre, New York. to
see Il pisy which mad" religion ridiculous
and hypocrtical. They hal been brought
NJ III Christian families. They started for
N" theatre to see that vile play ana their
early convictions came back upon them.
!Eey let ii was not right t. go. but still