The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-17
Sermons by Popular Preachers

n.g. nt.4y n struggle w.ta "r"f~ 3ni
naa8s a taft.- to establish III EEat
E..rg IA @1I bring a t- e
s.aID contest w.ia -HiF 4.i'-
Jesus could Lot lis- .u Isae "ttl
II.ate 4HI ta- rulers oi Jerusalem
paul could not lEe @u peace tta hFr
slave masters al Il Hesf.# re l
Rome How can Lincoln tl~ - i.Ae-
...sh Da4rla- anG Das lla. eal
lambs II.- ~ peace #.i8 *'t'tS (
when thr great hour ~ dtsSl'n .ss
llsrs 4 good man .43 lift az .i- t.a Is
and emit- iuiquifF and fols5 aAi #ttA41
aud stay the csI utlrist
must be attacked and e|NterHtlfhtt ~
The struggle against ignorance ast
miuet#e. ana 4rihSnu-~ ID q I'Ht-
iaaE paftg. la commercial institutions
I'D social customs. uu-t ~ ol la
aurIy. The man who leaves a ntt1e
and influence behind ufH f1 4 nero
and warrior who dies upon il- bat
teneld Of sin and Is carried Tome
upon his shield. II have not come ~
bring peace. bat a sword, said christ
paul Tc--choc1 the thoHsht on
.he Who'll armor OF God. IN thl-
memorable passage Shakespeare 'a-
pnaeizes. from his own viewpoint ths
Everlasting battle that man must
wage against wrong and Ina faEor IF
right.
Ia. Importance OF Good Advice ana
Criticism.
Another counsel concerns the u-r
of life for Us. By his fall ONE man mas
discoH cred the dangerous pit. rs
his ~hipHrack one man has discovered
the hidden rock and lifted up tae
warning. Either the poisoned fruit one
man has died and dying sent out l9e
cry of pain ana niger JuSt a~ a
book harvests a great mans ezpcsi-
ence TOR the Intellect, 50 through
conversation the youth may harvest
the wisdom Of his friends. 1t is given
10 the ear to become a granery ana
reasure GUS to receive gold and
gems swept together from all PARIS
Of the world. Criticism itself IS alG
able. The truly great man cares lit
tie for compliments: his work mat
abides speaks for him: but the eriti-
cism viii expose his danger point, his
unguarded gap in the wall that he Is
building. the weak joint in MS
armor. Not It cent for compliments,
cash paid for criticism! That is the
attitude Of every sound man apd goo.
worker.
The Apparel. the Manners and the
Man.
Now comes a counsel concerning
courtesy, the emphasis OF the imror-
lance OF s~elf-reSpect, good
careful dress, and the apparel that
proclaimS the man. Shakespeare n4d
gone to London All unknown youth,
and made his way UP the heights 81
esteem. He had made some strangers
to be his friends and some mems CON
fidence he never conquered. Expert
nee had been q dear teacher. In that
experience he had learned the art OF
lifting up his personality and bring
ing himself to bear upon his fellows.
He knew that q single mistake might
be fatal 70 a youths chances. Think
ing of the hour when young LaerUes
was to cross the threshold of some
great house and seek a foothoid
oil which he might climb,
dress, or manners, or speech. IL
babe the youth think we'll of his gar5
and see that it matched his person,
his purse and his POSITION. Dress
must be, first comfortable, the beau
tiful but always appropriate. Many
a yOuth suing for an Openin9 mas
been refused his chance 1t the hands
Of an employer who Would have hired
him, but FOR Il great spot on his coat,
the gaudy or the careless tie, the i'll
kept hat or shoes, the finger nails
that are in perpetual mourning. Care
less of himself or his garb, the youth
Will be careless in keeping the com
pany'S books, neglectful in promote
ing tie firms interests, negligent IL
conserving its welfare. God dresses
his flowers beautifully. God sees to
it that his birds have no dust on Their
wings when they leave the fountain
iii the morning. But many q youth
one week is q bOOr, and in another
mood is q fop and q dandy, and in
another he disregards all the gentle
cOurteSieS Of life. and he will find 1t
the end of his career that Il multitude
of little things. inconsequent IN them
selves, nave made n great bulk of
mistakes that have wrought irretriev-