The record-union., 1897-08-02
TEACH YOUR CHILD A TRADE.
THE LESSON TAUGHT BY PAUL
AND THE JEW.
An Interesting Sermon Yesterday
by Rev. Mr.. Buck on Work
and Workship."

1ect Of Work and Worship" l have
the pleasure of speaking to you this
morning, he said, on a topic suggested
by the current Sunday-schOoI lesson.
Paul came to Corinth and found a GER
tain Jew named Aquila and his wife
Priscilla. And because he was Of the
same trade, he abode with them, and
wrought; for by their trade they were
tentmakers. And he reasoned in the
synagogue every Sabbath, and per
suaded the Jews and the Greeks.
(Acts xviii, 3-4)
From these words I obtain my sub
ject, Work and Worship" Every
child should learn a trade. Though a
Jewish child received learning or
wealth, he was taught a trade. It is
stated in the Talmud, the teaching of
the great Rabbi. Judah: He that
teaches not his son a trade is as if
he taught him TO be a thief" Paul,
though Pharisee. and educated in the
famous school Of Gamaliel, yet, hav-
ing in his youth learned to make tents,
he did not by neglect lose the art.
Though he was entitled TO a main
tenance from the churches he had
planted, and from the people to whom
he preached, yet he worked at his call
ing to get bread
That is more to his praise than to
the peoples. l presume he was
master Of his trade He was a master
Of whatever he undertook. Yet he did
not disdain to work at days wages
along with Aquila and Priscilla, even
though he did not thereby get enough
to meet his necessities. He was will
ing TO do the best he could under the
circumstances, and trust God to do the
rest And he learned the lesson, hav
ing food and clothing, Herewith to be
content.
Labor is essential to the mental and
physical development of man. If man
does not comply with the law of labor
he rapidly degenerates. The Bible is
the laboringman's book. Through all
Ats pages we see religion walking through
city and country, the guide and helper
of busy men. There is hardly a maxim
Of business success that was not sug
gested by the Book of Proverbs. The
father who has in mind only the world
1y success of his sons and daughters,
the merchant who wishes to give only
the secret Of temporal prosperity to his
clerks and employees, cannot do more
appropriate thing than to give each Of
them a pocket edition of the Book of
Proverbs for their guidance.
Where can you find better notices for
shops and stores and offices and farms
than are given in its pages? THE hand
Of the diligent shall bear rule The
hand of the diligent maketh rich"
THE thoughts Of the diligent tend only
to plenteousness BE thou diligent to
know the state of thy flocks. and look
Well to thy herds He that tilleth
his land shall be satisfied with bread"
''Seest thou a man diligent in his busi-
ness? He shall stand before Kings;
he shall not stand before mean men"
He becometh poor that deaIeth with
a slack hand AS vinegar to the
teeth. and as smoke to the eyes, so is
the sluggard to them that send him
OF the good woman, it says: She look
eth we'll to the ways of her household
and eateth not the bread of idleness.'
We thus see how idleness is de-
nounced by the Bible. Not only does
the idler suffer, but society suffers on
account Of him There are too many
parasites who do not work, but have
to be supported by the honest toll of
those who do. 1t is a dignity and an
honor TO labor. There is no rea-
son on earth why the sO-called labor
ing class should be looked upon as an
inferior class because of their having
to labor. But, if they are improvident;
if they make no effort to accumulate
wealth or learning, then they are in
ferior Labor should be enlightened
and elevated. There should be such
division between employer and en-
ployed that each may receive, not
only the three essentials of existence,
food clothing and shelter, but also
ability to live in comfort, to educate
the children and TO lay by something
for advancing age.
This viii not be accomplished by add
ing higher wages to spendthrift hab-
its Men must be taught to save and
to get the lever Of a bank account under
ignorance and squalOr. The pipe and
the glass and the saloon and wasteful
habits degrade American labor ten hun
dred times more than the tyrannies Of
capital There are strikes that are or
ganized in the interest of more dissipa
tion and bestiality rather than because
of pressing need for better food and
shelter.
O, that men would yield to God. and
let His love drive out the demons Of
selfishness and lust and general deprav-
ity. and exalt man until he is worthy
To bear the name of man, made but
little lower than God crowned with
glory and honor" The demon of sell
fishness would wreck our whole indus
trial system and destroy the social fab
RE. Social war viii never cease until
the employer ends his effort to get as
much labor possible for the least wages.
and the employed ends his purpose to
do the smallest amount Of work for the
most wages.
Only the other day a large employer of
labor was showing friend over his
works. Pointing to a workman, the
employer said: That man earns me $25
a week What wages 90 you give
him?'' asked the other. Il pay him 81
a week" was the astonishing reply. All.
toe many men become rch by exploiting
the brains and labor of others, giving lit
tie and taking much, taking advantage
of the ignorance or the necessity of those
with whom@ they deal 1t is only an
elaborate system Of theft i is the ele-
walton of larceny to a fine art. To them
apply the words of the Apostle James,
"Go to now. We rich men. weep and howl
for the miseries that shall come upon
you. Ye have heaped treasure together
for the last days The cries of them
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