The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-09-02
Continued from 5M page.
neglect these fence corners of moral

neglect these fence corners OF moral
training.
I am not endeavoring to throw stones
at others when am living in glass
house myself and bringing up family,
and am much interested in the question
of their morals and feel it is worthy of
my thought and attention. No farmer is
worthy of imitation who does not give
his time and attention to his calling and
produce something out of his work and
experience of life worthy the considera-
ton of others. The farmer who neglects
his farm and business ought not to be
initiated, and yet they may be source OF
comfort to others who do not do as we'll.
We want to farm well, to attend to bus
mess in a. commendable, praisevorthy
manner, be honest and good and thereby
lift some others up to better and higher
doing and thinking.
How many of us give God thanks for
the crops? 1t is true we feel COED = when
all goes we'll with US, and-=thsesin ean,ss:
just enough and mot too much, ! aud the
crops are not too large and just large.
enough to command big PRICES But did
we thank God when things went well
with us Nowrwien thihgs are appars'
emily going against us we are complain.
ing. Yes, itmay be our sorestemps atious
in which we are yielding Or not yislaiingS
for it is easy to complain against ever
God and ourselves and neighbots apd yet
be no better for SO doing 'Bad esops yoiles
say. but have left my good healtha and
have not come to want and 4 have not,
yet turned against God.S5H Hopeful, iissi
not. may hap have learned The lesson
of selfdenial and economy. II am sure 7
want my children to learn ecouomR9and'
am sure it is good for them but I.donst
want too much of it for myself viz: the
lesson of denial and economy. s
Bad crops may be the result of bad
farming, or bad seeds, or bad fertilizers.
or bad care, or cyclone, or flood, or mul.
titude of things, but when man has put
forth an honest effort and cast in the seed
at the proper time and no results have
shown up, such man has met his trial
and temptation, and here it is he may
lose his courage and complain against
God and lose his faith. But let him not
do SO but remember that all the trials that
come to us may be even more severe in
the lives of others when the comparison
is made.
Rockefeller has offered 81, ooo, 900 for a
good stomach SO he may enjoy life. Lots
of us farmers still have good stomachs
and can enjoy life if we do not have the
million dollars. Let us be thankful for
health, the comforts of life, friends, for
the family about us and for the church of
God in our midst-the best institution on
the face of the earth, for the community
in which we live and the privilege of
holding up the standard of religion,
morality and honesty.
1t is plain case that farmers have
their trials and disappointments as well
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the Lord of heaven and earth aud he has
not turned against the farmer; that the
farmer has as much right to be man OF
faith and prayer as any man, so that in
the trial of too much rain, a short crop,
ETC., may the niche for his moral strength
and the show for his religious life and
stretch of his faith.
Said farmer some time ago, half
crop is more profitable to the farmer than
too large a one. But who shall deter
mine the size, the farmer or God above,
who sendeth the sunshine and rain
sometimes too much and sometimes not
enough.
The whole object of this paper is to
have us know how to clean out the fence
corner of Encouragement, and another of
possible disappointment, and still another
of selfshness, and it shall not he by the
way of the dissipating cup, but by calling
upon God and depending upon Him and
teaching our children that He is to be the
source of their help, for He has promised
to be with as in our troubles. Most peo-
pie will join us in our pleasures but God
promises to join us in our troubles.
1t was NOV I'd and carried a vote
of thanks be extended Mr.. Camp.
bell and that his essay be embodied
in the minutes. Considerable COM
ment was then INDUCED in on the
topics suggested by the essay.
Mr.. II. s. COudon presented the
following resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Cecil Farmers
Club endorses the action of the County
Commissioners in offering reward of
$500 for the capture of the muir.
derer of Mr.. Albert Constable and
we hope that no effort will be spared to
secure his arrest and conviction.
After going into special session