The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-29
An Agricultural Sermon,

Cicero, Paul or The maJchlcss ordcoiy
IF our own inimitable 5. 5. Prentiss,
Ill of whom could sway the multitude
rs with magic wand, by the irresista-
BILE power of their influence, we would
use it not viva voce because we could,
not reach all, but through our columns
to urge our people to stand by their
farms and farming on new and sue
cessful line. Did you ever think that
If the earth were to cease to yield her
fruits for year or two, that grass
would grow along the railroad tracks
and in the streets of cities, and ships
would rot upon the seashore? Ii You
have. then You will realize how impor-
tant part you farmers and your pro-
ducts play in the great drama OF exls-
tence. Yet with all this potential and
absolutely essential factor in the
worlds affairs you are held almost IN
contempt, and in real bondage to
other classes. ard why? Simply be-
cause you are a laggard in cultivating
your minds and your farms. 1t you
were to put the close study and apph-
cation to your business that other men
do their callings, you would instead OF
being the druages and butts for rldl-
Guile of others, be absolute masters OF
all people and callings. Lord Byron
that trauscendant genius, that lifted
athwart the sky like a brilliant meteor
in the intellectual world, when urging
the Greeks to final effort for liberty.
said, Hereditary bopdsmen, know ye
not he who would be free, himself must
strike the blow" You must strike the
blow, and it must be in the direction
of food production and abstinence from
debt: which is vertible hell on earth.
Let no delusive dreams of abundance
of money, better luck or times deceive
Won. YOU must make all of these your
self. Your house and lands will soon
pass from you into the hands OF aliens
unless you resolve right now to begin
the work of salvation by planting the
greatest abundance of food for man
and beast.
..While the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
Whatever has been your process IN
the past, return now before it is to late
to the only personal agricultural sa
vior, home independence. Agriculture
is to-day the safest, best and most in
dependent calling for both young OF
old Young man, do you want tt
leave the farm?-listen-we know
Young man of fine family, and with
| personal friends and parents to hell
him, who wants to learn to be a prac
teal machinist. He went to larg'
city to apprentice to machine shop
He was requested to enter for nv
wears and to receive z cents an hou
for actual time employed at work
which for a months labor lacked TIVE
dollars of paying his board. Five cents
per day was to be retained during hi
entire time of apprenticeship, and hi
father was required to forfeit 500 !
he left. Think of this when you ar
idle most of your time, but living IL
comfort most of your time. The coun
try is full of unemployed young men
ION the road" We see them every day
Go to work boys, go to work an
s.stick" to the farm and your parents
Each will prove the best friend yo
ever had. Grow and ripen in physica
thought and moral integrity, if in afte
wears you may follow other callings
The CLINT and glare of the city light
and a touch of city life has been tn
: undoing of many life that sought it
dangerous currents too soon. Let tn
Shibboleth of every farmer be HON
supplies and home independence
Remember little yeast put ont
l sight in the dough, soon gives evidenC
of it's energy by the swelling of tn
whole mass, so your personal industr
and home supplies will soon raise yor
> financial loaf to astonishing demel
sions. Expect, and plant, and spen
for cent cotton and clincn your teet
and register vow in heaven, and kee
it, that you will never. come veal
woe: fail to raise corn, meat AND oth'
u things, so as to never have to buy an
: more. and you will be redeemed.
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