The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-12-07
THE GADABOUT EVIL.
DIR. Talmage Deplores the Prevail
ing Spirit of Unrest.
Christian stability the Source of USE
fuIness and Happiness-Value of
Fixed Spiritual Con-
ditiOu
Copyright. 1900. by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington,

unrest winch chdracterlZeS so man
people, and shows them the happines
and usefulness to be found in stability
text, Jeremiah 2: SO: why gaddest tho
about so much to change thy way?"
Homely is the illustration by whic
this prophet of tears deplores the vacil
1ation of the nation to whom he wrote
Now they wanted alliance with Egypt
and now with Assyria. and now witt
Babylon. and now they did not know
what they wanted. and the behavior o
the nation reminded the prophet of
man or woman who, not satisfied will
home life, goes from place to place, CAD
ding about, as we say, never settled
anywhere or in anything, and he erie.
out to them: "Why gaddest thor
about so much to change thy way?"
Well. the world has now as many CAD
abouts as it had in Bible times, and ]
think that that race of people is more
numerous now than it ever was. Cad
abouts among occupations, among re-
ligious theories, among churches,
among neigh borhoods, and one of the
greatest wants of the church and the
world is more steadfastness and more
fxedness of purpose.
1t was no small question that
Pharaoh put to Jacob and his sons
when he asked: what is your occu-
pation?" Getting into the right occu-
patton not only decides your temporal
welfare, but may decide your eternal
destiny. The reason so many men and
women are dead failures is because in
stead of asking God what they ought to
be or do they. through some vain ambi-
ton or whimsicality, decide what they
ought to be. Let me say to all young
men and young women in homes or in
school or college do not go gadding
about among occupations and profess
sions to find what you are fitted for,
but make humble and direct appeal to
God for direction.
While seeking Divine guidance in
your selection of a lifetime sphere ex-
anime your own temperament. The
will tell you your mental
proclivities. The psychologist will tell
you your physical temperament. Your
enemies will tell you your weaknesses. |
II you are, as we say, nervous, do not |
become surgeon. If you are coward
y. do not become an engineer. If you
ire hoping for large and permanent
income, do not seek governmental |
position. If you are naturally quick
do not become a minister of
he Gospel, for while anyone is disad-
antaged by ungovernable disposition
here is hardly anyone who enacts such
IN homogeneous part as mad minister.
IAN you make fine sketch of ship
II rock or house or face? Be an artist.
10 you find yourself humming ca
ences, and do the treble clef and the
MUSICAL bars drop from your pen cas-
ly. and can you make a tune that
harms those who hear it? Be musi-
ian. Are you born with a fondness
Or argument? Be an attorney. Are :
GU naturally a good nurse and es-
ecially interested in the relief of ,
ain? Be physician. Are you inter
sted in al questions of traffic and in !
argain making? Are you apt to be 6
1ccessful on small or large scale? =,
e merchant. Do you prefer country f
fe, and do you like the pillow, and do =
ou near music in the rustic of a har- :
'st held? Be farmer. Are you fond =
machinery, and are turning wheels 6
you fascination, and can you follow n
it'll absorbing interest new kind of q
Irashing machine hour after hour? h
mechanic. If you enjoy ana Lying n
natural elements and a laboratory a
uld entertain you all day and ali +,
ght, be a chemist. If you are in +
IIsitive about other worlds and in =,
rested in all instruments that would n
ing them nearer for inspection, be II
astronomer. =,
IL you have no one faculty DOM h.
INT and nothing in your makeup OF
ms to point to this or that occupa- w
H. shut yourself up in your own II,
I'm, get down on your knees and rev. of
'ntly ask God what He made Won Ia
;. and tell Him that you are willing M
DO anything He wishes you to do. hf
fore you leave that room you will ar
out. But for the sake of your ri,
fulness and happiness and your he
nporal and eternal welfare do not mr.
that crowd of people who 90 Ba
lding about among business and ia
upations, now trying this and now tn
ing that and never ACCOMPLISHING tn
thing. sci
asst summer man of great genius isf
!. He had the talents of 20 men in VIC
Bical directions, but he did not like
gerry. and he wanted to be a tn,
acher. He could not preach. I tht
him so. He tried it on both sides tn;
he sen but he failed hnrn,,.a l. -