Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-05-08

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to preach what he practices.
The child which gets a switch
to be used on its playmate:
back, generally gets it first, ano
many times those who, to have
revenge, dig pits and lay traps
to catch those against whom
they hold malice, find themselves
caught in their own traps.
If church members would stop
robbing God there would be nc
need of side shows, lotteries, etc.
70 raise money for the Lo:d's
work. Think of a man stealing
a horse and then soliciting char
ity from his neighbors that he
might be able to give to the one
from whom he had taken.
Some persons load up with
old fashioned obstinacy, label il
perseverance, and then strut uI
and down the earth like lords Of
creation thinking they should
receive the praises Of men for
their so called stickable-agres>
siveness. Perseverance and OBJ
stinacy are not children of the
same parent, one is the child OF
will and the other of won't. And
the last parent has large family
in this country.
Do you want success to follow
you in this life? Then you must
not listen to all you hear. Never
lose time and energy kicking at
all of the ours that growl at your
presence. No gentleman would
insult you; and you should not
believe the other grade of men
capable OF giving you an insult.
Let the people talk but be sure,
yourself, to be good, keep sweet
and walk in the middle of the
road.
Poverty is no disgrace but we
find it rather unhandy. The
conflict between an empty purse
and rich mind leaves its work
The great efforts put forth tc
keep up appearance are the
things that rob us of our sleep
If we could only scrape uE
enough courage to appear pow
erty stricken the victory would
be ours, and then like Paul we
could say, 81 have learned III
whatsoever state l am, Herewith
to be content
Some churches have theil
plllpits filled with wax preach.
ers; just the kind they can pres:
into their own little 1noulds
They select their texts and con,
struct their sermons not so much
to suit the NEEDS of their people
as their WANTS. Of course, with
their church or churches they
are popular. The people are
pleased, because they have mar
to order. But before God, the
preacher and church are ar
abomination. If our pulpit is te
be pure and OF power i'll the
world, the man who fills it mus
be man, free man, man Of
convictions, pluck and piety
Without these he has not the
stamp of heaven, and must
eventually fail.
Is it not true that III this fast
age there is growing desire on
the part of the people to do every
thing with hop, step and a
jump, and instead of doing what
they undertake, they only do at
it? A thing worth doing is worth
doing we'll, and to do a thing
we'll we must have time. Did
you ever know a man who was
always in hurry that WASH t
always behind hand? A hurry
ing, clustering, tretting, Tuning,
spluttering fellow seldom accom-
plishes what he undertakes
There is with him, always, plen-
ty of steam, confusion, putting,
sweat ng, etc, and generally the
work he has begun, if ever fin
1shed, must be by the hands of
the cool, deliberate, cost count
ing person.
Rev. A. J. Diaz, the Baptist
missionary who was arrested in
Cuba and released by Captains
General Weyler, arrived Friday
last at Tampa, Fla.