The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
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system Great and marvellous are Thy works.
Lord God Almighty was years ago In
New Orleans nj the exposition rooms, when
n telegram was sent to the President ot the
United States. at Washington, and we waited
some fifteen or twenty minutes, and then the
Presidents answer came back. and the pre-
siding officer waved his handkerchief. and
the signal was sent to Washington that we
were ready to have the machinery Of the ex-
position started, and the President put his
finger on the electric button. and inst tantlv the
great Corliss wheel began to move. rumhlng,
rumbling. rolling, rolling. II was overwhclm-
ing. and $4,000 people cnpped and shouted
Just one finger at Washington started that
vast machinery. hundreds and hundreds Of
miles away, and I thought then. as I think
now, that men sometimes touch influences
that respond in the far distance, forty years
from now, nftv years from now. 1000 years
from now, 100000 years from now-one
touch sounding through tho ages
We also learn from this story the propriety
OF laying mp for the future. During the
seven years OF plenty Joseph prepared for
the famine, and when II came he had
crowded storehouse The life Of most men
In n worldly respect Is divided into years Of
)lenty and famine. II Ia seldom that any
man passes through life without at least
seven years OF plenty. During those seven
wears your business bears rich harvest.
You scarcely know whore all the money
comes from, II comes so fast. Every bargain
you make seems TO turn into gold. You
contract few bad debts. You are astonshcd
with largo dividends You invest more and
moro capital. You wonder how mon can be
content with n small business. gathering In
only n few hundred dollars while YOU reap
your thousands. Those are the seven years
Of plenty. Now Joseph has time 90 prepare
for the threatened famine for to almost every
man there do come seven years NJ famine.
Nns1 1.tHt1I h,
vou will be defraudcd, there will he hard
times. you will be disappointed. and IL YOU
have no storchouse upon whirh 20 fall
back you may 10 famine struck. We have
no admiration for this DENYING oneself all
personal comfort and luxury for the mcto
pleasure OF boarding up, this crasping.
grnspny for the mere pleasure of SCENT how
large pile you can get. this always beng
poor because "a soon ~ n dollar comes In 10
IL sent out to see II II can find another dol
lar. so that IL can carry Il home on it, bark.
We have contempt for all those thing-. but
there Is an Intelligent and noble minded fore.
cast which we love TO SEQ in mcr who have
families and kindred depending upon them
for the blessings of education and home
God sends us 20 the insects for u lesson
which, while they do not stint themselves in
the present. do not forget their duty TO fore
cast the future. 500 90 the ant, thou slug
gard. Consider her ways. and be wise,
which. having no guide. overscer or ruler
provideth her meat In the summer and gath
creth her food In the harvest"
Now, there are two ways Of LAYING nm
money. One oi these IL to put IL IN stock
and deposit IT in bank aul invest IL on bond
and mortgage. Tho othcr way To- lav up
money is giving II away He IL the safest
who makes both Of these investments There
are in this house men who II they lose ev nv
| dollar they have in the world would be- mill
ionaircs for eternity. They made the spirit.
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