The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
AN HONEST

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I have never been so impressed by a
place where there was so little to see as
by Nazareth, once the home Of the one
whose gentle life and wise teachings
have so remarkably influenced the civ
iliz9d world. The place is not particu,
larly impressive, but ones thoughts are
tbronged with memories OF teachings
which began at mothers knee, then
continued in the Sunday school, church,
etc, and connected with every sacred
relation, as c~hristenings, weddings and
funerals. And here was His home!
We are treading the very streets that
H9 tired. The views thai meet cur eyes
in every direction arc scenes once
familiar to Him. YoHder plain of E5
draelon, which we crossed to get here,
was we'll known TO Him. Yonder noun
tain is practically the same now as it
was when it was a familiar in His daily
landscape. l went to bed shat night
with an impressive realization that l
was to sleep in tho town which was
once His home. And when leaving the
next day I often turned my horse
about to look again and again OF the
little town and its surrounding hills
and vaIleys-sceres Of His daily life.
In the last few years, during which
the Industrial question has assumed
such great Importance in our country,
my mind hos often gene back to those
scenes in Galilee. l have thought of
the principal actor, not Rs q teacher,
but as a Workingm3n-the Carpenter
of G alice. Miliionaires and multi mil
lionaires have become numerous in our
country, bringing in their wake an
army of unemployed, many of whom,
by force Of conditions. degenerate into
tramps and vagahonds, Both these
classes, the m~illionaires and trarnps.
are a detriment to the best interests of
our country. I have made a calcula
tion bearing upon the honesty of these
millions in private Golfers, and to help
us to realize what a sum a million dol
lars is and what it is to actually earn q
million dollars, all will agree that
when a working man can save 81 every
working day IN the year he is doing
well.
Our era begins with the birth of this
Carpenter OF Gaiilee. Let Us suppose
that he was able to begin work on the
day Of his birth and that e6ca working
day he vas able TO save 81 above his
living expenses. Let US suppose that
he never loses e day by sickness or bad
weather, and that his life and health
and strength are miraculously pro-
longed until he shall earn one million
dollars by saving 81 for every working
day. Tnen we will De able to realize
what an honest million is.
We will trace our workman who be
gan work on the day of his birth. At the
historic time Of his death, ct the age Of
80. what would he be worth3 TIE cal
culation is easy; 365 days minus 50
Sundays equals 3i3 working days in
each year. Multiply tb8s by 33 years
and we have TO, 329 days; but we must
add eight days for eight leap years.
This would make it 10 337-and 81 per
day saved would equal as many dollars
$40 337. Far from a million, yet
labor began at birth and eve a holi
day nor a day lost by sickness! Let us
suppose that he had lived the allotted
70 years; then how would the account
stand! Only $21, 1927! Oar workman
has a long and weary task before him
to earn SO large an amount as a mil
lion dollars. Our hero must trudge
along through summers heat and win.
ter's storms. Years and decades come
and go until they grow into centuries,
and still he works on, for his task is
only begun. He sees kingdoms and
empires rise and fall, but still he labors
on, for the greater part Of his task is
still before him.
Christians are prosecuted in various
countries, the Roman Empire disap
pears, the dark ages come and still he
labors on, his task not yet completed.
The crusades are fought, America iG
discovered, modern science awakens
the world from it's shroud of darkness