The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-23

tuted. \ precious truth 90 tn scll,w-
ship Of l Lord with al =; .|1rit.'s
common people, IS RAP ap I'll ,no
fact that Mary and Jos. IN oG,. i. at
the dedication Of the Eabc whs Ms L,
he h~umanitys Hero. Example. -,lcn-
81 and kedeemer, only I've vnur ftir-
cons. Thus early was n .d.ats.cd
with the ordinary men ana v"n .a ~
the world.
This is the gospel of labor.
oh. ring il. ye bells ui TIA, HivN.
Tor the Lord of Love,
Came down from ahoN,.
To live with the men who W"ra."
The Babe at the temple has II mes
sage. The old fashion o. Il. lc..tin-
children in infancy u God - mol as
prevalent Us il one. : : one reason
gwen why there are So few Young
men Offering themselves IS preachers
IS that they have not been de3t,.ttd
10 God since infancy, and reared in
the atmosphere Of conSecr4t}on. Nod
ern parents want their sons to t.. rich
and great. whereas the one supreme
requirement Is that they be Gods,
seeking to live the life that CORES
ponds TO his will.
The Marvelliny Mother.
Whenever you lay your hand upon
a child's head you lay ii upun the
49, q "As>E a A -
words or Simeon at the presentation
OF Jesus meant most to Mary. She
and Joseph maryelled at the things
which We're spoken Of him. What
light these wonderful words shed upon
! her own deep dreams and desires no.
body knew. Who has pluinbed the
depths of a mothers heart?
from this career Of motherhood
many women are Wilfuily turning
aside in our time. They do not want
to he troubled with children. The
best Of them tif there IS any real diff
ference in the whole Selfish, thought
less lott want time for books and
music and art and public scrvice-as
II any education could be equal to that
impaired III Gods own school Of moth
srhOod; and as II any public service
could for an instant compare with the
rearing rf sons and daughters into
roble men and women The worst Of
the lot avoid motherhood because they
want to be fire." 70 pursue pleasure,
and the V;tni,ics of life; little foresee-
ing the emptiness and munger Of heart
that await in the days to come when
there ire neither children nor grand
children to drive away the loneliness
Of age. When God ordered human
society, and set the solitary in famf-
} lies, he knew what he was about.
True, 4 sword was propnesi.u tor
Mary's heart. for mothers suffer more
in chl!drens SORROWS than children
suffer themselves What Of that?
I Who that knows life would exchange
/, the .sufferinss Of Iove-thr fears. the
} separations, tn, physical pains, the
: bereave1nentS-f for the barren ease OF
q loveIess life? The Very SORROWS of
love lave a joy al their OWE. Well
: could the widow Anna, and tn" pro-
' phet Simeon, and the childl.:Ss Eliza
G beth, hail Mary as blessed among wo-
III men. She WAS =: InOtEtr: and her
/; Son was also the whole worlds So
! Viour.
1 SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
! He is happicst. b.. nc king nr peas
ant, who finds peace i'll his own home.
e Goethe.
q Ii there is a harNcs; ahead. even Il
distant one. it is poor thrift 70 b.
! etingy of your seed cOrn.-(arlyic.
$ Aspire, break bounds, l Say:
E1ndeavOr to be good. and better -ti!i
And best. Success Is fought, and en-
deavOr'e All.-BrOWninS.
To spare q step in thc path Of pict,
: i, 10 spend money in the rock, rnat
to misery.-1hOmas Fuller.
Genuine greatness is marked b,
simplicity, Observation-Disclosures. self
fOrgctfulneSs, Il hearty interest In 9th
crs, a feeling OF brotherhood with tn
II human Notwithstanding.
The secret OF life Is not to 10 WhA
one likes, but TO try TO like that which
g one has to do, and one does like it
in time.-DinAh NuIo<.h Cfaik.
Sad will be the day for any MAJ
when he becomes absolutely cO%nt,ntes
with the life he is living, with TIN
thoughts ne is thinking and the deed
: he is dOing-when there Is not for.ve
heating at the doors of his soul >Onl
great desire to do something large
which he knows he Was meant AM
Il made to do because he il IL child o
t God.-Phillips Brooks.
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