Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-07-01

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women rebelling at the injustice by
which others are trying TO live of the
results OF the sweat OF your brow.
Let me illustrate my thought by
drawing u verbal picture OF what we
all know 10 be true: There are four Of
US boys. all brothers. born In a humble
farmhouse away back I'm the country
Two OF my brothers and myself are
just happy-go-lucky boys. oh. yes. we
just as little as we can. and when we
have dollar we always spend the
whole dollar. III there Is IA country
dance. my two brothers and always
go there. IL leisure hour. you can al
ways find Us lying around the village
store or playing pranks upon the boys.
We are not bad; we are just ordinary,
happy go-lucNy. everyday boys. We
are like most of boys. We do what we
are told TO 90 ana do nothing more.
The Successful Mans burden.
But | have a brother Jack. The
young folks say lie Is queer and mean
and stinSy Some people say he Is
crazy. My brother Jack IL not lazy
He works just ms hard az we do. but
when he makes dollar. instead Of
spending that dollar as we do. he saves
IL or secs and buys some books. In.
stead ~ ioaiing about tho village store
In tie evening Jack Is always homo
study ing II lie Is not crazy. Jack Ii
certainly t.Gcer One day Jack comes
i'm and tells us he II going 10 teach
winter school In order In 20 to college.
We think then lie IN craZier stIll Aft.
er awhile Jack. by working all his sum,
nIers and NIL winters. gets through col.
lego, and then comes home and tells
us that he Is going 20 the law school.
We think he is craZier still After
awhile Jack. by years of self sacrifice
and hard work. is graduated. Then he
goes to New York city. After awhile
mY brother Jack pushes his way to the
front OF the New York bar. What is
the result? DO we boys praise Jack
for his labors? DO we say, III we had
worked as lie worked we could DO
where be isY' Perhaps. But that IL
not the general rule Of the average
family. We Immediately begin to COM
plain because Jack doc, not send us
money and help to support us. We take
from him all we can get And so,
when any man honestly tries 10 make
a success out OF life. be Immediately
has lot OF INDECENT. selfish. lazy folks
about him trying to live OF the results
OF his hard earned toll.
Some one listening TO me saws. yes.
that is So" Then you turn and say
What shall / do about my drunken
brothers family? Shall pay any
more money to let him keep OH drink
mgr What shall do about my
daughterf" says another. II do not
want her to leave her husband, and
yet ] certainly do not want to keep
on supporting both OF them I'm their
foolish extravRgnpces." what shalt
l do about my Maynard boyY'' says
another. shall l let him go to the
dogs and not support him any longer"
What shall I do In reference to that
lazy partDer?" says another. "He
won't work. and Yet he expects half
OF the profits" What shall | do in
reference to my husband?" SAYS n
troubled wife. He is always loaHng
around or entering into wildcat spec
ulations which bring US In nothing to
support the family what shall I
do In reference to my wifeT" says a
troubled husband. She spends my
money right and left. She is more In
tcrested I'm euchre parties than i'm the
economy OF the home. Shall 1 leave
her" What shall you do, my friends +?
Well, i am not here TO tell you I'm de-
tall. but this ] do assert I'm general:
Do not let the injustices OF the past
blind your eyes to the pressing duties
OF the present. Because your kith and
kin and business partners have been
and are now doing wrong 10 you, do
not you do wrong TO them. Be pa
tent BE careful. and II you must err
let 1t be upon the side OF mercy. God
docs not tell you TO weigh the past SO
much as TO copscientiously solve the
pressing responsibilities directly at
hand. Stand still' before you sn,tp
the golden cords OF affection which
bind you 10 that Maynard sister, that
hayward brother. that Maynard child,
that wssward husband. stand stir
II you do not know what 10 do. stand
still and see the salvation OF the Lord"
BE very patient when sickness comes
and old age comes and the wearing
faculties OF mind and body seem TO I'M
at you for the active duties OF life. Be
very patient when you seem to be like
an old. wornout horse turned out upon
the commons To eat n little and sleep
a httle and live LITTLE longer and then
die.
The RiEht Than. to Die.
But when the advancing years pass
on. and by sickness or old age we seem
10 be laid away upon the shelf as use
hess by busy world. then most OF us
do not appreciate the petition OF that
song prayer. We do not want 10 be
nothing. psthing." We want 10 be
something. something" and have that
something a very active something"
at the funeral of strong
man we see suggestive fiorai tribute
In broken column. That means the
man died in hls prime. That means.
most or ~ say. lis Ii not too bad that
he had To SO when lie had so much to
live forY' But do not think IL takes
nearly az much divine grace to die I'm
rour physical and mental prime as IL
lakes TO live OH In physical invalidlsm
ar In decrepit old age. In the first In
stance Christian man like n warrior
8 struck down at blow. In the sec
md Instance a man Is like an aced
veteran In n soldiers home. like Jobs
war charger smelling the battle from
ifar ann yet not able 10 answer the
ougle call for the grand charge. The
'&ddest scene during all my stay In the
vest was when In the Methodist Epls-
opal conferences i've noble men who
had served their church as bishops long
md faithfully were retired and PLACED
ipon the supers nnuated list. But az
Sod has placed some Of you upon the
Ireat waiting list" M physical or
mental ine1eetiyes. he patient. Trust
Inn. Even In your retired field of wait
ng you have n work TO DO. IL will
III come out right. Yes, sick one and |