Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-23

burning his ships and leaving himself
without support in far-off heather
land. His Astounding success In the
conversion of thousands and by his
foresight saving multitudes from death
by famine and the subsequent full en-
dorsement of all his doings by the mis-
sionary board, amply prove the wisdom
of Mr.. Vtnton's unworldliness. He had
cast himself and his work entirelyupon
God, and he was abundantly sustained
in every way.
Mrs. Vinton says that during their
troubles with the board she dreamed
OF standing by great troe when sew
eral men came with axes to cut 1t
down. Having nearly severed the
but it fell not; so one man took an AK
and cut the tree entirely through. and
still 1t did not fall. While they ap-
peared 10 be all standing watching Tor
the tree to go down, Mrs. Vineon
seemed to hear voice saying, 'They
cannot cut it down, for 1t is rooted
in heaven" and looking up she saw
that the branches went through the
clouds.
Though Russell Sage was sometimes
must always be remembered Of him
he was absolutely trustworthy. His
word was as good as his bond, and
Whatever he undertook to do was as
certain of accomplishment as the
coming of the tide up Solway Firth.
This reliability was large factor in
his phenomenal success
In the early days of this country
when Norwich, N. Y. was a mere
struggling village, a party wishing to
erect good building, contracted with
q New York builder to construct 1t.
New York city to. do the work. One
of the men had forgotten his hammer
and his first business was to look up
the village smith to make him one.
Make the best hammer. you can
such one will cost you something"
| good one The hammer was made,
and seemed perfect in handle and head.
poise, weight, swing-every way just
r1ght-and the builder was delighted.
In few days, while the men were
working on scaffolding. one dropped
to go down, laid hold of his neighbours.
Why. William, where did you get this
hammer? IT is the most perfect tool
| l ever saw. William told him that
the village smith made it. IT must
nave one It was made exactly like
Ing them could not resist the tempta-
| ton to each get a hammer that 1t was
| a pleasure to use.
| When the contractor went down in
short time to see how the building
progressed. his men We're enthusiastic
over the hammers, resulting in an or
der being placed for six dozen for the
New York shop. They were delivered
| IN due time and found to be-every
one just like the first one made-per-
| feet. Very soon other carpenters heard
Of them. and orders We're sent to the
little village for hammers, and it was
not long before the country smith
found his whole time occupied in maxi
ing these useful implements, and was
obliged to put up large shop for their
manufacture. The integrity to type
was always absolutely maintained and
David Maydole has long been dead, but
the Maydole hammer is still famous In
the land.
No man does or can do his best UNI
less he leaves his affairs each night, as
he retires to rest, in such shape SO
far as possible, that no one shall suffer
loss through him, and that others can
| take up the thread of anything unfln-
ished, CARRYING it on to completion.
How many men seemingly in good
business-in easy circumstances-ov
taken by sudden death, have left their
worldly affairs in such inextricable
confusion that family and friends, used
to comforts and plenty, have been UNI
necessarily reduced to want? Yet
little care and forethought and few
| instructions left to survivors would
! have avoided 1t ALL
Ihen. too, in the great matter Of our
Christian duty, both to ourselves and
| others, how much is lost by not doing
today what We should and could do.
| That lawyer was no fool who wrote
/ the following letter Of advice: A
farmer had grown into comfortable
circumstances and thought he womld
like some counsel with q lawyer.
| Mell, said the lawyer, about WHAT"
On. nothing particular, just give me
some legal advice" Taking sheet Of
paper. he wrote the old adage, Never
put on TIL tomorrow what you can
40 today, put it in an envelope, closed
It up soiemnly, charged him s. and
tne o Gh1nntry hn;a went away happy;
looked little like rain. A field of
nay was out, but the farmer was tired
ana tne men busy II don't want to
| 20 at II, Mary. said he to his wife.
What does the lawyers letter adviser"
=. LOOK az IT, SAID the wife. He opened
l!.read 1.-THE hay was put up by 10
o CLOCK. Before morning came drench-