Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1899-03-17
RISING TO
luFLUEug;E.
PERUSE CAREFULLY.
The Man Received one Talent
and hid it in The Earth Re
ce1ved no Reward.

1t is quite proper that ever,
one, like the Apost!e Paul
should Il, arm III. whatsoeve
state !i- IS, Herewith to be con
tent" And yet it is just as pro
per for every one called to tht
performance Of very hum bic ser
VICE to aspire 10 higher anc
more honorable position. The
apprentice wishes to become q
journeyman, the journeyman a
master workman, and the mas
ter workman proprietor. And SO
in every department Of worldly
business which it is lawful for a
Christian to pursue; he is not to
be blamed if he desires to better
his condition by meritorlous
promotion to higher position.
Jeroboam, king Of Israel, rose
from a very humble condition to
the highest position of worldly
honor possible to any one OF his
time. Both his father and moths
er were obscure persons, who
would never have been heard Of
had not the son gained distlnc-
ton. lis father died while he
was young, and his mother lived
in widoWhood on the mountains
of Ephriam, dependent upon her
son for support Jeroboam, when
a young man, vas employed by
Solomon, and "rep"ired the
breach of the city of David" "
He did his work so we'll, and
displayed so much industry and
skill, that Solomon promoted
him to a place of higher honor
and greater responsibility. "And
Solomon saw the young man
that he was industrious, and he
gave him charge over all the
labor of the house Of Joseph. "
This young man Jeroboam
started in life with no greater
advantages than are possessed
by most of young men. He was
industrious and energetic. Sol
ONION, wise man that he was,
had an oversight of his servants
and workmen. He observed that
Jeroboam acceptably perform ed
the duties devoiving upon him
in the subordinate position
which he occupied, and be
therefore gave him charge over
all the labor in the house Of 10
seph. Jeroboam continued to
rise, until he became king of
ten tribes, and would have been
1ext to David and Solomon in
the majesty and glory of his
kingdom, if he had walked i'll
Gods ways and kept his com-
mandments, as David did.
The rising Of Jeroboam, from
the umblest position of his
youth until he became the 1uler
of his people, began with Solo,
onions recognition OF his indus
try in building the wall of Je>
rusalem. He was in fact "the
architect of his own fortune .
His filling the lowly position
we'll won for him the higher
place.
Andrew Carnegie, like Jero>
boam, the son of poor widow
was an office boy, and occupied
other menial positions, but he
like Jeroboam, was industrious
and performed all his humble
duties faithfully; and there al
ways seems to be a higher plac'
for those who are conspicuousl,
useful in an humble position.
And this suggests to us tha
the right way, the sure way, tn
honorable way to rise in th
world is to "do with our nigh
whatsoever our hands 6udeth t
do" The man who receive
one talent and hid it in the earth
received no reward, but was cas-
off ga wicked and slothful SCI
want" The man who receive
five talents and gained othe
, was industrious.
EJ9onderfu1 Discovery.
The last quarter of century record
| xnanu ,rondnrf,l dic6nror;o in rnadinin.