The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-03
w. C. 7. U. U.COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. l.. HoBBs.
SOW ONLY GOOD SEED.

Nv subject is found in the llth
chapter and "A part OF the 9th verse
of Eccesiastcs in the morning
sow thy seed, and in the evening
withhold not thy hand. To my
mind this is very beautiful and IN
structive declaration, worthy OF all
acceptance. 1t is not declaration
bat acommand. and from one quail
fled and authorized to command.
1t addresses itself To those who
have seed TO sow, and commands
"Sow Thy seed in the morning, In
the springtime, in the planting
time; and in the evening, In the
harvest time, in the reaplng time,
withhold not thy hand-gather the
seed that thou hast sown. =
The writer Of this command
speaks in terms plain and simple,
easily understood by those acqaaInt'
ed with planting and reaplng.
While he speaks in these simple
words he gives to Us a deep under
thought OF great importance to the
youth of to-day. We are each,
consciously or unconsciously, sow.
ing seed. Permit me to name and
briefly discues some of the seed that
we may be sowing; or how they
grow, of their influence, and what
the harvest will be.
trust that we each are sowing
1.-THE seed Truth. Herodltus, the
I ancient historian, tells us that IRON
elthe age of j years to that OF ~ the
lPersians instructed their children IN
only three things, namely to man
age a horse well, to skillfully shoot
with the bow, and to speak the
truth at all times and under all con
lditions. This shows how by all
means we ought to fix this vlrtuous
d habit upon our minds. Without
I. This attribute our character can
amount to but little. iftruth had
been the guiding star Of individual
action i'm this country, how mucf
farther advanced socially, morally
, financially, politically and every
way, would we have been as indl
Ividuals and as nation. Too otter
d do we sacrifice truth for money, 10
y fame, fol position, and numerous
Iother things. Oh, that we coulc
see what noble seed this Is, anc
he importance Of sowing and cultl
waiting it. that we consider nothing
,Iof greater value.
b If. on the other hand, II we SOW
8 the seed Falsehood, if we cultivate
il and allow il to become a part Q
: lour nat.,re, what evil fruit we VII
bear. | have seen those who hav'
sown the seed of falsehood. |
made them dishonest to such al
extent that they could not concea
IL. as soon a. Others discovers
THAT they were dishonest the
lost confidence in them, Ihel
word became as sounding brass
without meaning. True is tn
proverb, "Woe to falsehood.
. gives the breast no relief like truth
4 it gives no comfort, pains him wh
! forges il, and like an arrow drecte
edIby a god, flies back and wound
on the archer
The next viltuous seed that WI
speak of is Honesty. hope TN;
we as seed sewers are sowing IN
noble seed. 1t has been said Tn;
strict honesty is the crown OF one
early days. The old adage says
, .'Honesty is the first step to grea
7ness." Yes, | believe that we ca
safely 90 little farther, and sa
}. that this attribute in itself Is grea
.ulness. This seed must be plantt
nj in our hearts in youth and cultivate
atlas we advance in years. Honest
means sincere, true that whatsoev
! we do we intend it for the best, sh
" our acts be such as will bring u
highest good for ourselves and tho
n whom our acts concern, that
av ~ have fixed principles and are true
on our principles. If we know thu
nd to be right, that we stand firm
a. that conviction; if our friends try
80 dissuade us, that we be not move
William Lloyd Garrison believed I
~ institution of slavery was nation
sin; he spoke and wrote against
men tried To turn him from this
lief. but he would not be turne
they tried to stiile his conscIen'
clo.e his mouth, and stop his pc
bv persecution, but this did
daunt his courage nor turn
course. He was sincere and tr'
and at length he saw the fruits
his labor-the land free from chat
cs slavery 1t means uprightness
business, in whatever transact
~ we may have; that we cheat not,
Y matter how pertinent tie opp