Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-03-09

minds and improved their hearts. They
will get the fortunes after awhile, Thilo
those men who hang around their stores,
never engaging In any useful occupation,
will be as poor then as they are now. 1t Is
absurd for Christian man to cay he has
nothing to do.
went into a store In New York whore
there were five Christian men, and they
said they had nothing TODD. The whole
world lying In sin. Poverty to be COM
forted, sickness to be alleviated, q Bible In
the back office, every opportunity OF men,
tai culture, spiritual culture; every In
ducement to work, yet Christian man,
sworn before high heaven to consecrate
his whole life to usefulness, has nothing to
dol II you have not any business for this
world, my Christian friend, then you ought
to be doing business for eternity.
Again, counsel you, avoid the pleasure
seeker the man whose entire business 1t Is
to seek for recreation and amusement.
believe In the amusements OF the world so
far AS they are innocent. could not live
without them, Any man OF sangufne tenn
permanent must have recreation or die.
And yet the amusements and recreations
OF life must administer to hard work. They
are only preparative for tho occupation to
which God has called US.
God would not have given us tho capac-
ity to laugh IL He did not sometimes intend
us to indulge it. God hath hung In sky
and set In wave and printed on grass many
n roundelay. But oil the music and the
brightness OF the natural world. were
merely intended to nr US for the earnest
work OF life. The thundercloud has edges
exouisitely purpled, but 1t jars the noun
tain as it says, II come down to water the
flelds." The flowers standing unde- the
fence look gay and beautiful, but they say,
"We stand here to refresh the husband
men at the morning." The brook frolics
and sparkles and foams but 1t says, II go
to baptize the moss; I go to slake the
thirst OF tue bird; turn the wheel OF the
MILL in my crystal cradle l rock muck
shaw and water lily; play, but l work.
Look out for the man who plays and
never works. Look out for that man
whose entire business Is to play ball or
sail yacht or engage In any kind OF mer,
riment These things are all beautiful and
grand in their places, but when they be-
come the chief work OF life they become
mans destruction. George Brummel was
admired OF all England. He danced with
peeresess and went round OF mrth and
folly until after while, exhausted OF
VI lOpQSotiOby pi"7sN' -
soul, he begged a crust from grocer, de-
claring as his deliberate opinion that he
though that dogs life was better than
mans.
These mere pleasurists will come around
YOU whilo you are engaged In your work,
and they Will try to take you away. They
have lost their places. Why not you lose
YOUR place? Then you will be one OF them.
Oh my friends, before you 60 with these
pleasure seekers, these men whose entire
life is fun and amusement and recreation,
remember while after man has lived IL
life OF integrity and Christian eonsecra-
ton, kind to the poor and elevating to the
worlds condition, when he comes to die
he has a glorious "Reminiscences lying on his
death pillow, the mere pleasurlst has moth
ing BY way OF review but torn playful, G
ticket for the race, an empty taukard OF
the cast out rinds OF carousal. And as In
deliriu of his awful death he clutches the
goblet and presses 1t to his lips, the dregs
falling on his tongue will bsgin to uncoil
and hiss with the adders OF an eternal pol
son.
Again, beware OF Sabbath breakers. Tell
me how young man spends his Sabbath,
and I will tell you what are his prospects
In business. and will tell you what are
his prospects for the eternal world. God
has thrust into our busy life sacred day
when we are to look after our souls. Is 1t
exorbitant after giving six days to the
feeding and the clothing Of these perish.
able bodies that God should demand one
day for the feeding and the clothing OF the
immortal soul2 Our bodies are seven day
clocks, and they need to be wound
up, and II they are not wound up
they run down into the grave. No
man can continuously break the Sab.
bath and keep his physical and mental
health. Ask those aged men, and they
will tell you they never knew men who con-
tinuously broke the Sabbath who did not
fail either. in mind, body or moral prin-
ciple. A manufacturer gave this as his ex-
perience. He said: II owned factory
on the Lehigh. Everything prospered.
I kept the Sabbath, and everything went
on well. But one Sabbath morning l be.
thought myself OF new shuttle, and
thought would invent that shuttle before
sunset, and refused all food and drink
until had completed that shuttle. By sun
down I had completed 1t. The next day,
Monday, I showed to my work1uen and
friends this new shuttle. They all con-
graduated me on my great success. put
that shuttle into play. l enlarged my
business; but, sir, that Sundays work cost
me $50 900. From that day everything
went wrong. I failed In business, and
lost my mill. Oh, my friends, keep tue
Lords day. You may think 1t old fogy ad-
vice, but give 1t to you now: "Remembei
the Sabbath day, keep 1t holy. Six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy
work, but the seventh is the Sabbath OF the
Lord thy God; In it thou shalt not do any
work." A man said that he would prove
Al. III. fol nd M ha cafd
"I shall raise Sunday CROP" Aud he
plowed the field on the Sabbath, and then
he put in the seed on the Sabbath and cul-
tIvated the ground on the Sabbath. When
the harvest was ripe, he reaped 1t on the
Sabbath, and he carried 1t into the NOW on
the Sabbath, and then he stood out defiant
TO his Christian neighbors and said,
"There, that Is my Sunday crop, and 1t Is
all garnered." After awhile storm came
UP and great darkness, and tho light
nings OF heaven struck the barn, and away
went his Sunday crop. Beware, young man,
of all Sabbath breakers.
Again, l charge you, beware OF associa-
ton with the dissipated. Go with them
aud you will In time adopt their habits.
Who is that man fallen against the curb
stone, covered with bruises and beastlt-
ness? He was as bright lad as evel
looked up from your nursery. bis motner
rocked him, prayed for him, fondled him,
would not let the night air touch his
cheek and held him up and looked down
into his loving eyes and wondered for what
high position he was being fitted. He en-
tered lite with bright hopes. The world
hnckoned him, friends eheered him,
but the aIvhers shot ut him; vile
men set traps for him, lad habits hcoSei
fast to him with their iron grapples; his
ieet slipped on the way, and there he lies.
Who would think that that uncombed hair
was once toyed with by fathers fngers3
Would you think that those bloated cheeks
were ever kissed by a mothers lips2 Would
you guess that that thick tongue once
made household glad with it's innocent
prattlep Utter no harsh words In his ear.
Help him up. Put the hat over that once
manly brow. Brush the dust from that
coat that once covered generous heart.
Show him the way to the home that once
rpjoiced at the sOuni of his fOOteteD and