Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-05-16


/ have little To do II they have nothing
clsc to To. they can read and improve their
minds aud hearts. These times aro not
always Ia continue business Is waking
up aud the superior knowledge that Ia
this intcrrrgnum ~ work you may obtain
will b. worth $50 000 Of capital Tho
large fortunes 81 the next 20 years aro
having their foundations laid now by the
young men who are giving themselves TO
self improvement went into sturu IN
New York aud saw five men, all Chris
tianS. sitting round, saying that they had
nothing to de-. IL Is an outrage for n
Christian man 20 have nothing to do. Lot
him ~ out and visit the poor ur distribute
tracts or go and read the Bible 10 The sick,
or tnkc ont his New Testament and DO
making his eternal FORTUNE. Let him go
into the back Office and pray
Shrink back from idlrnrss IN yourself
and In others II You would maintain u
right position. Good old Ashhcl Green at
mnru than 80 years 81 age was found busy
writing, and suinc young man said tu him;
why do you keep busy: II Is timo for
you to rest" lie answered. II keep busy
20 keep ont ~ mischief oman Is strong
enough to bc idle
Arc you fond 81 pictures? II 50, will
show you one uf tho works ~ an old mas
ter. Here II Is: II went by the field Of tho
slothful and by the vineyard Of tho man
void uf understanding, and lol II was oil
grown over with thorns. and ncttlcs had
covered the face thereof, and tho stone
wall was broken down. Then | saw and
considered we'll locked upon II and ro-
colvcd instruction. Yet little sleep, "a lit
tie slumhcr, little folding ~ tho hands 90
slccp. - shall thy poverty como ms ono
that travclcth and thy want as an armed
man" don't know Of another sentence In
the Bible more explosive than that. II first
misses softly, like the fuse of a cannon, and
at last bursts like - FOUNDER Tho old
prnvcrb was right. The devil tempts
most men, hut itllcrs tempt tho devil. "
The Harvest Of Eternity.
a young man came to u man Of 80 years
OF age and said Ia him, "IIow have you
made out IN live 50 long and he 50 welly"
The old man took the youngstcr TO nn
orchard. AMI. pointing to some large trees
full 81 apples. said. 81 planted these trees
when was boy, and do you wonder that
now am permitted to gather tho fruit Of
thcmf" We gather In old agc what wo
plant In our youth. sow To- the wind and
We reap tho whirlwind. Plant In early life
tho right kind Of Christian character
and you will eat luscious fruit in old ago
and gather these harvest apples In eternity
urge you 20 avoid tho perpetual pleas
uru seeker / believe in recreation and
amusement. God would not have mado
us with the capacity to laugh II he had not
intended us sometimes to Indulge It. God
hath hung In sky and set In wave and
printed On grass many roundclay, but no
who chooses pleasure seeking for his lifo
work does not understand for what God
made him our amusemcnis arc intended
To help us In some earnest mission. Tho
thundcrcloud hath an edge cxquisitcly
purplcd. hut with voice that jars tho earth
1t declares, 81 go To water the green
fields. d" The wild flowers under the fence
are gay, but they say, I'VE stand hero TO
make room .or tho whcatlicd and to re-.
fresh the husbandmcn In their incoming"
Tho stream spnrklcs aud foams and frollcs
and says: II go to bnptizc the moss. l
lave tho spots on the trout slnko tho
thirst OF the bird. turn the wheel Of the
mill | rock In my crystal cradle muck.
shaw and water lily. 2 And SO, while tho
world plays, II works Look out for the
man who always plays and never works.
You will do well to avoid those whose
/
90 u boating. All these sports ara grand
In their places | never derived so much
advantage from any ministerial nssocla-
ton rs from ministerial club that went
out to play ball every saturday afternoon
In the outskirts OF Philadelphia These
rccrcations ARE grand to give us muscle
and spirits for our regular toll. believe
In muscular Christianity. A man Is often
not 81 near God with weak stomach MS
when he has n strong digestion. But shun
those who make 1t their life occupation TO
sport. There are young men whose indus
try and usefulness have fallen overheard
from the yacht There arc men whose
business fell through the Ice OF the skating
pond and has never since been heard Of.
| There Is - beauty In the gliding Of "a boat,
In the song of skates. In the soaring Of u
well struck ball, and | never see one fly
but inyOluntarily throw up my hands 10
catch It, and, so far from laying an in
junction upon hall playing or any other
Innocent sport, claim them oil as belong
ing uf right u those of Us who toll In tho
Grand industries uf church and state
But the life business Of pleasure seeking
always makes In tho end q criminal or a
sot George Brummcl was smiled upon
!
pleasure. Ilc danced with tho pceresscs
and swung n round Of mrth and wealth
and applause. until, exhausted Of purse
and worn out Of body and bankrupt OF
reputation and ruined Of soul. hc begged a
biscuit from II grocer and declared that he
thought dogs life was better than a
mans.
Such men will come into your Office, or
rrntcI nrntuI vnur nnvil IN I,.rnv
you Off. They Will want you 10 break out
in the midst Of your busy day To tako a
ride with them. They will tell you of
some people you Must see, Of some excur-
sion that you must take, Of some sabbath
day that you ought to dishonur. They
will tell you Of exquisite wines that you
must taste, Of costly operas that you must
hear, Of wonderful dancers that you must
see, but before you accept their convoy or
their companionship remember that while
at tho end Of useful life you may BE- nblc
10 look back 10 klndnesscs done, 10 honor
ablc work accomplished, 10 poverty helped,
70 u good name earned TO Christian inilu-
enco exertod, 10 u SnViuur's cause advanced,
these pleasure seekers ON their dcaihh IDS
have nothing better to review than torn
plnybill "a ticket for the races, an empty
tankard and the east out rinds Of ca
rousal, and as In the delrium az their aw.
ful death they clutch tho goblet and press
Il To their lips the drcgs Of the cup falling
upon their tongue will begin To- hiss and
uncoil with the addcrs Of an eternal poison.
Again. avoid ns you would avoid the
death Of your body, mind and soul any
one who has In him tho gambling spirit.
Men who want To gamble will find plnccs
just suited To their capacity, not only in
the underground oyster cellar, or at the
table back OF the curtain. covered with
greasy cards. or In the steamboat smoking
cabin, where the hlOatcd wretch with rings
In his ears deals out his pack and winks 40
tho unsuspccting travclcr-pruyiding fire.
drinks all around-hut In gildcd parlurs
and amid gorgeous surroundings.
Avoid Unhealthy stlmnIants.
This sin works rain first by unhcalth-
full stimulants. Excitement Is plcasurablc
Under every sky and IN every ngc men
have sought II, The Chinaman gets II by
smoking his opium, the Persian 10y chew
Ing hashccsh, the irnppcr In "a buffalo hunt,
the sailor IN squnll, the iucbrintc IN the
bottle and tlr nyaricious at the gaming
table We must AZ times have excitement.
4 thousand Nuicvs IN our nature demand
It. II Il right II Is hualihful. II Is inspir-
ing II l. a DESIRE God given. But any.
thing that first grntiiics this appetite and
huri. N lnei Ia a tarrinf. r.nrtfnn Il A