The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-03-23
PRESENT DAY THOUGHTS
THE ADVANTAGE OF DEBT.
# Net Tco Large it is a Stimulus
to Best Effort.
BY G GROsyENoR DAVE.

To Young Men-Debtors In the /,
case of churches it has been proyed
thousand times over that church III
debt 1s a church alive. The burden
of all unites the purpose OF all
if not the methods. The danger OF
all is In the strength of all through
the effort to lift the burden. Ihe
church under pressure is usually the
one that has the least time for weaken
Ing dissenslons. The public burning
of church mortgage is therefore by
no means promise OF future prosper
ity. It may really bring On the great
er danger that comes when WORKERS
lie down in their tracks and the eye
has time to wander from the old pur-
nose and grow critical regarding this
one idler, that one gossip, and the
other hypocrite. Thus with no deot
at all laziness, criticisms, jealousies,
eart-burnings, soul-wrongings, dam
age.
Yet on the other hand there are ex-
ceptions for in some cases the deot
saddled on a church by ambitious of1l-
clals In a wild religious competition to
equal or surpass the edlfice, or TIE
organ. Or the ritual OF nelghborirg
church, proves so dlscouraging that
the greater number OF the members
I give up in despair. Thus with too
heavy debt---indifference, absenee
of principle, presence of sheriff, shame
ful comments by the worldly.
But one must not dwell too long
upon the modern complicated church
that has grown up, or away, or down
whichever word you choose to use)
from the simple doctrines of simple
teacher. I merely want you to look at
the church as picture OF yourself
one body, many members.
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For young man it is better to owe
!. a thousand than to own it. A good,
honest debt imparts good, honest
impulse so that the desire for the
qualification of the stomach at the ex
nense of the back, or of both at the
expense of your kindly creditor is sub
ordinated to the one purpose OF max
Ing full repayment and thus being ablt
l to hold the head up in free air again
+ Easy come and careless spend do no
nut the backbone of good sense int
man, nor DO they place him in sym
pathetic touch with the great strue
= Cling mass of burden bearers who con
r stitute such large proportion OF th
d world.
,. Yerat the same time it must b
u conceded that a heavy debt contracte
by young man through needless IL
y ing, careless thinking, foolish eftor
vs. has a large element of d1scouragemer
a in it and has driven many men to tt
ID camp of the tramp, where no deb
are paid, no good done, and no servl'
rendered to mankind-where, as wit
~ the ravens, food and free air are 6
go that are asked, here to-day, away t
ho morrow-heedless, careless, foo!is
ci- self-gratifying as before.
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Freedom from debt and discourag
ment through debt remind one OF t
3 a conditions of life in the tropics and
nd the polar regions The dweller in the h
moist regions of the world worries lit
about food and even less about cloth
ne Dame Nature, really unkird to hi
drops food into his open mouth. mu
ion as Mistress Robin will be doing w
The her f1edglings in few weeks: Con-
ir- tions around him are too easy
re- bring him to the best that is posi-
ag. for human being. His NAV may
cit, deed be distent with food, and his be
y. we'll nourished, but he is no type
Ugh man to pattern after. Less food lot
ice, by lying on the back, and great q
more effort would be good for him, {
yer, tend to make his feet move IN mar
mo time with the real workers OF
world.
avy On the other hand the paralyz
5eus influences of darkness and cold IN
10 20, polar regions are just as danger
was Their effort is all negative-avoid
death rather than grandly Aylng'
ambition save to have big piece
blubber or, as an occasional treat
lille bite from tallow candle, no care
ois' the great world, no interest IN Its
told dens, no appreciation OF other CO
.om- tions of life, no care to know N
alb no more to care for than mere
Die tence.
little -
elous It is the temperate zone Of mod'
st a responsibility that is best Tor "
hma, ,ho.o ,.tnra is neither too
g al man w.
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