Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-05-28

Amid the rush, roar, push
and drive for dollars and cents
there is something better and
higher than all these. True
friends and good neighbors are
more precious than rubies and
"1nore 70 be desired than gold
yea, than fine gold; sweeter also
than the honey with the money
comb" and in the getting OF
them there is great reward. A
president or king without his
friends is a slave to the con-
dition of thugs. A politician
without his friends will chit the
grit" sooner or later. | fear
sometimes amid the greed for
gain we have lost sis hit Of the
fact that mans wealth consists
III noble friends and good neigh
bors. Money has very little III
it to bring happiness. Greed
in itself is disintegrating and
visits upon men a Thousand
slings and arrows. No man is
SO poor as he who has lived to
make all men his enemies and
robs himself of true friends. No
man is so rich as the man who
is EN- balmed in the hearts Of a
grateful community.
We get social preterme1lt and
dollars and cents as the result Of
selfish aims and selfish ends by
doing for ourselves. We make
true happiness by doing for
others. Peter the Great, Charles
magne and Napoleon tried to
conquer the world with swords,
but each of them died a con-
quOred wretch himself at last.
Jesus Christ lived for others,
served for others, did for others,
and died for others and there are
millions of men to-day who
would die for Christ. He cons
quored by service, by sacrifice,
by benevolence. Not long ago |
attended Will Witman's large
Sunday school class in Atlanta.
He gave to each of us a card at
the conclusion of the lesson with
the following inscription there's
on: Il expect to pass through
this world but once, any good
thing therefore that | can show
anybody, or a word that l can
speak for Jesus, let me do it now;
let me not neglect or defer it, for
l shall not pass this way again
If every human life were cons
Quoted after the lesson given her
what a world of friends this
would be! Some one has said if
we would have friends we must
show ourselves friendly. The
common courtesies OF life, a
kind word spoken, a helpful
word given, a kind deed that
costs little IN sacrifice or effort,
has made undying friends for
many a man. Some one has
said: 81 would rather have a
dog for my friend than to have
him as an enemy" Who would
not make all men hiso Who, as
a matter of choice, would rather
have an enemy than a friend?
There is another old adage who
says: "a friend i'll need is a
friend indeed" We may reach
the point when we do not need q
friend in dollars and cents; we
may reach the point where we
90 not need a friend to protect
us because danger is nigh: bu'
who can say: Il will neve1
need the sympathy and kindnes:
which man can show to mani
When the hours Of grief and be-
reavement, when the hours o
sickness and death shall come
then the priceless value o
friends is shown to us; then dol
lars and cents and houses anc
lands but mock us in grief anc
torment us in our sorrow.
We should make friends o
everybody at the expense O
everything except principle. Th
friends we lose in standing III
for the right were not our friends
and would be hurtfu1 to us it w
considered them so. A frien'