The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-03-09

die. he has a glorious reminiscence ly-
ing on his death pillow, the mere pleas
urist has nothing by way OF review but
a tori playbill. a ticket for the race, an
empty tankard or the east out rinds
of a c~arousal. And as in dclirium of
his awful death he clutches the goblet
and presses it TO his lips, the drecsf fall.
ing on his tongue will begin TO uncoil
and hiss with the adders or an eternal
poison.
Again, beware of the Sabbath
breakers. Tell me how a young man
spends his Sabbath. and | will tell you
what are his prospects in business.
and l will tell you what are his pros
poets for the eternal world. God has
thrust into Il busy life a sacred duty
when we are to look after our souls.
1t is eNorbitant after giving six days
TO the feeding and the clothing of these
perishable bodies that God should de-
mand one day for the feeding and the
clothing of the immortal soul? Our
bodies are seven-day clocks. and they
need to be wound up, and if they are
not wound up they run down into the
grave. No man can continuously
break the Sabbath and keep his physic-
al and mental health. Ask those aged
men. and they will tell you they never
knew men who continuously broke the
Sabbath who did not fail either in
mind, body or moral principle. Aman-
ufacturer gave this as his experience.
He said: II owned a factory on the
Lehigh. Everything prospered.
kept the Sabbath, and everything went
on well. But one Sabbath morning |
bethought myself of a new shuttle, and
| thought ] would invent that new
shuttle before sunset, and | refused
all food and drink until | had com
pleted that shuttle. By shutdown | had
completed it.. The next day, Monday,
| showed to my workmen and friends
this new shuttle. They all congratu-
lated me on my great success. | put
that shuttle into play. | enlarged my
business; but, sir, that Sundays work
cost me $50. LOCO. From that day every
thing went wrong. ] failed in business,
and | lost my mill" Oh, my friends,
keep the Lords day. You may think
old fogy advice, but l give it to You
now: 'Remember the Sabbath day,
to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou
and do all thy work, but the
seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord
thy God; in it thou shalt not do any
Aman said that he would prove
that all this was a fallacy, and so he
did. 81 shall raise a Sunday crop
And he plowed the field on the Sabbath,
and then he put in the seed on the
Sabbath and cultivated the ground on
the Sabbath. When the harvest was
ripe, he reaped it on the Sabbath, and
he carried il into the NOW on the Sab
bath. aud then he stood out defiant to
bis Christian neighbors and said:
There. that is my Sunday crop, and
I isall garnered." After awhile a storm
came up and a great darkness, and the
Iightnings Of Heaven struck the barn,
and away went his Sunday crop. Be-
ware, young man, of all Sabbath break
ars.
Again, charge You, beware of assoc
with the dissipated. Go with
hem and you will in time adopt their
habits. Why is that man fallen against
he curbstOne, covered with bruises
md beastliness? llewasas bright-faced
lad as ever looked up from the nur-
,ery. His mother rocked him, prayed
-. him fondled him, ana would not
ct the night air touch his cheek and
leId him and looked down into his low
ng eyes and wondered for what high
position he was being fitted. He en-
cree life with bright hopes. The world
'eckoncd him, friends cheered him,
nut the archcrs shot at him; vile men
ct traps for him. bad habits hooked
asst to him with their iron grapples:
rs feet slipped or the way, and there
le lies. Who would think that that
'ncomDed hair was once toyed with
~ a fathers fingers? Who would
hlnk that those bloated cheeks were
yer kissed by a mothers lips? Would
'ou guess that that thick tongue once
a household glad with its inno-
ent prattlc? Utter no harsh words
n his ear. Help him up. Put the hat
yer that once manly brow. Brush the
uSt from that coat that once covered
generous heart. Show him the way
o the home that once rejoiccd at the
of his footstep. and with gentle
lords tell his children to stand back
s you help him through the hall.
That was a kind husband once and
n1nduIgcnt father. He will kneel with
hem no more as once he did at family
rayers-the little ones with clasnad
ands looking up into the heavens with
thanksgiving for their happy home.
'ut now at midnight he will drive them
their pillows and curse them
own the steps, and howl after them
$, unclad. they fly down the street in
garments, under the calm star,
ght. Who slew that man? Who
lasted that home? Who plunged
children into worse than or.
hanage-until the hands are bIue
nth cold. and the cheeks are blanchcd
18th fear, and the brow is Scared with
ruises, and the eyes are hollow with
ref? Who made that life a wrecl,
al filed eternity with the uproar of
doomed spirit?
Shake off the Sabbath breaker. Oh,
I'm your back upon these men. Shake
I the skeptic. Shake off the idler
1ake Off the pleasurist. Yon nav do
lis work of election in politeness, but
~ may do it firmly. You are not m.
'rany circumstances to lose all the re-.
emorance OF the fact that you are n
'ntleman and must always act ,bs
A young man said to a
lristian Quaker: "Old chap. how did
N get your money?"