Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-06-05

rIge Tor q Christian m an 90 have nothing %
60. L0t him 20 out ani visit the poor, or
diS,rHlir tracts, or 20 aut read the Bible %
the -ltE. ur take ulr his New Testament and
be making his eternal fortune. 1t hin 20
into the hack Office and pray
SFuuk bBeE from illeness In yourself aul
In Others 10 sou would maintain richt posi-
tHal. Gaas oil Ashhnl Green at more than
eighty wears 90 age was found busy writing.
and some y1Ilg man aid tn hims "Why d.
v1u keep husys i; is time Tor y1l to rest D"
Ha answered q. Il keep busy 90 keep out OF
mischief 20 wNr Is strong a7ons0 TO DO
Are YOU fond oi pictures? II So. Iwm
show YOU one OF the works ot an old master.
Here Il Is: Il went by the field Of the sloth-
igI and by the vineyard 90 tho man void OF
understanding. and lo, Do was all grown over
with thorns, ai.l ne;tlrs had coyeredthe face
thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
IHou l saw and considered we'll. l looked
mon Il and received instruction. Yet lit
tle sleep. little slumher, a little folding %
tho hands 70 s,ee9. SO shall thy poverty
come as one that travelcth and thy want as
an armed man." don't know OF another
sentence in the Bible more explosive than
that. 1t first kisses softly, like the fuse OF a
cannon, and NJ last bursts like lity-iour
FOUNDER. Tho old proyerb was right, "Ihe
devil temp,s most men, but idlers tempt the
devil"
A Young man came TO q man Of ninety
years OF age and said 20 him, "HOw navo
vou'nale out to live so long ani be SD Weliy'
The old man took the youngster 10 an or
charl. and pointing to some large trees full
OF apples, said, ~ planted these trees when
was a boy, and do you wonder that now /
am permitted to gather the fruit of them2'
We gather in old ago what We plant in our
youth. Sow TO the wind, and We reap the
whiriwnd. Plant in early life the right
kind OF Christian character, and you will
eat luscious fruit in Old age and gather these
harvest apples in eternity.
lurce YOU Co avoid the perpetual pleasure
seeker. believe in recreation and amuSe-
ment. God woCld not have made US with
the capacity 10 laugh il He had not intended
us sometimes to indulge it. God hath hung
IN sky and set in wave and printed on grass
many n rOundelay, hut he who chooses pleas
ure seeking for his life work does not un-
derstaul for what God made him. Our
Rmusements are intended to help us in some
earnest mission. Tho thundercOud hath an
edge eXquisitely purpled, but with voice
that jars the earth it declares, II 90 to water
the green aeds' The wild flowers under
the fence are gay, but they say, I'VE stand
here to make room for the wheattlcid and 20
refresh the husbandmen in their noOning. 70
/ The stream sparkles and foams and trOli"s
and says: II go to baptize the moss. l lave
the spots on the trout. I slakc the thirst o.,
the bird. l turn the wheel OF the mill. |
rock in my crystal cradle mucEshaw and
water lilY." And so, while the world PLAYS,
it works. Look out for the man who always
plays and never works.
You will do well to avoid those whose
regular business il is to play ball. skate OF
I go a-boating. All these sports are grand in
their places. never derived so much adj
vantage from any ministerial association as
from ministerial CLUB that went out to play
ball every Saturday afternoon in the out
skirts of Philadelphia. These rccruatoas
are grand to give US muscle and spirits foI
our regular toll l believe in muscular
Christianity. 4 man is often not so near God
with a weak stomach as when he has q
strong digestion. But shun those wh"
make it their life occupation to sport. There
are young men whose industry and useful
ness have fallen overheard from the yacht
There are men whose business fell through
the ice Of the skating pond and has never
since been heard Of. There is a beauty il
the gliding Of a boat. in the song OF skates
in the soaring of well struck ball, and
never see one fly but l inyOluntarily throw
+ up my hands TO catch it. and so far from lay
ing an injunction upon ball playing or any
other innocent sport, | claim them all a,
belonging of right to those OF Us who toll il
the grand industries of Church and State.
|BlL Ele mo DQHiutSS OF pleasure SNehlba
always makes IN the end a criminal or a s0t
George Brummel was smiled upon by al
England, and his life was given to pleasure
, He danced with the peeresses and swuns
a round OF mirth and wealth and appaus
until, exhausted of purse and worn out o
body and . hanErgPt 5 59d 9d rfJRgtatIttopf JgtIt 1fo an
grocer and declared thas he thought dog
life was better than mans.
Such men will come into your ONCE, o
crowd around your anvil, or seek to de
coy you off. They will want you to breaI
out in tho midst Of your busy day to take
/ ride with them. They will tell you OF som
people you must see OF some excursion tha
, you must take, OF some Sabbath day tina
you ought to dishonor They will tell yo
Of exquisite wines that you must taste, q
costly operas that you must hear of wonder
full dancers that you must see, but befor
you accept their convoy or their companion
ship remember that while at the end OF
useful life you may be able to look back I
kindnesses done, to honorable work accom-
, plished, to poverty helped, to u good nam
, earned, TO Christian influence exerted, to
Sayiour's cause advanced-these pleasur
, seekers on their deathbed have nothing BET
ter to review than a torn playbill, q tickt
for the races, an empty tankard, and the cas-
out rinds of a carOusal and, as in the d,
lilium OF their awful death they clutch tn
4
the cup falling upon their tongue will beei
to hiss and, uncoil with the adders Of a
eternal poison.
D., Again, avoid as you would avoid the deaf
; Of your body, mind and soul any one VIII
, has in him the gambling spirit. Men VIII
want to gamble will find places just suite
l to their capacity, not only in the unde
!, ground oyster cellar or at the table bae
; Of the curtain covered with greasy cards, {
: in the steamboat smoking cabin, where ii
boated wretch with rings in his ears dea
=, out his pack and Winks at the unsuspeotin
. trayeler--providing free drinks all aroun
> but in gilded parlors and amid gorgeoJ
: surroundings.
This sin works ruin, first, by unhealthfr
! stimulants. Excitement is pleasurab
= Under every sky and in every age men hay
n sought it. The Chinaman gets it by smol
= ing his opium, the Persian by chewing ha
heesh, the trapper in q buffalo hunt, Il
sailor in q squall, the inebriate in the bolt
+, and the avaricious at the gaming table.
= must at times have excitement A thousar
voices in our nature demand it. 1t is righ
q 1t is healthful. 1t is inspiring. 1t is u
sire God given. But anything that fir
= gratitles this appetite and hurls it back in
= terrific reaction is deplorable and wicko
= Look out for the agitation that like a roug
i musician in bringing out the tune plays
a hard he breaks down the instrument CT
never Lldue III IL SLTOhS enough 10 e
% dure the wear and tear Of gambling e
=, element No wonder if, "fter having failt
3 i'll the game, men have begun to sweep
~ imaginary gold from the side of the tabl
y The man was sharp enough when he start
. at the game, but a maniac at the close.
:, every gaming table sit on ono side eestas
) enthusiasm, rOmance-the frenzy OF 10Y,
= the other side, ferceness, rage, tumult. T
> professional gamester schools himself IN
:, apparent quietness. The keepers of gam
- ling rooms are generally fat, rollicking ar
v obese, but thorough and professional gan
!. blers, in nine cases out Of ten, are PALE thiI
:, whee2y, tremuIOus and exhausted.
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