Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-21
The Turn of Fortune.

ooh" but you say, "you do not know
who am. | am not pauper. | am
one of the leading business men in
this town. When I die | expect 10
leave my children enough money to be
independent. Why, my wife would feel
disgraced II sent my daughters out
TO work" Great mistake that, my
brother. The money you have saved
will never make your family independ-
emf of financial risks. The easiest
thing in the world to scatter is for
tune when it is gathered by the hands
of another man. And | want to tell
you something else. The labor market
today is simply glutted with the un-
skilled labor of the men and women
who were once denizens OF wealthy
homes. Your daughter may know how
TO drum upon the piano from now un-
til doomsday or paint upon some china
a few flowers which her teacher has
drawn for her, but such accomplish
ments in coming days of financial
stress will not gain for her her daily
bread. No man, | care not who he
NAV be. whether he lives in palace or
in hut. has done his full duty to his
children unless he gives his boys and
Girls the best education in his power
and teaches them how to become skill
ed workmen in some line so that they
can earn their daily bread. When |
have trained my children's brains and
hands to earn a living, ! have given
them the best boon on earth, next to
introducing them to my Saviour and
King.
| would impress upon your minds
today the old gospel lesson that our
mission should be to help those who
are helpless and to care for those who
are financially. morally and spiritually
triDped up in the battle of life. In the
old Roman Coliseum, when n gladiator
was flung. the angry foe standing over
him had first to look up to the vesta
virgins to find out whether he NIGH
spare him or plunge into his heart thu
| fatal sword. II the vestal virgins
wanted the PROSTATE fighter 10 live
they would point their thumbs to tn
heavens: If they wanted him TO Ole
they would point their thumbs down
So today by the lessons of the bargain
counter we hold the life and the dealt
of multitudes as they did in the Ro
man Coliseum. Shall we say Thumb
I'D" or Thumbs DOWN.
The Earl of Shaftesbury's Career.
Did you ever hear how the Earl o
Shaftesbury was led to devote hin
self TO his great life's work? No soor
ar did he enter parliament as youn
man of twenty-five than be at once b(
Gan TO look around to see whom D
could help. First he arose and ady'
Gated laws for the alleviation OF ID
sufferings of the insane in the publ
asylums. AS soon as the pitiful e.
istence Of these poor unfortunates wa
bettered he wrote in his diary, IAN
so by Gods blessing my first effort ha
been made for the advancement OF n
man happiness" Next he advocate
laws to better the condition OF II
poor paupers farmed out to work.
some of our states farm out their crln
inals to work in the mines. Then l
extended a helping hand to the po'
little children who as chimney swee
t ers were compelled to work for IL
ing Then this nobleman, noble n
{ only by blood, but by achievement
r started out to help the seamstress'
t of London and the bootblacks and
! last even. the criminals themselve
: And when he died the Prince OF wal
! as well as the London poor We'd WI
4 each other to show honor when u
: good Earl of Shaftesbury's body WI
q laid away among the honored dead
d Westminster abbey. All these mol
o philanthropies received their first II
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