The Adair County news., 1913-02-26

ing or so worthy as the achievement
of steady, faithful and fervent en-
ergy in trying to perform duty. The
labors of the faithful are never in
vain. The fruits will be gathered in
to his hand, while the hasty garlandS
of genius are fading away, and the
prizes of the merely fortunate are
turned into vanity.
The best kind of duty is performed
in secret, and without the sight of
man. There it does its work devoted
ly and nobly. 1t does not follow the
! routine of worldly wise morality. 1t
does not advertise its self. 1t adopts
a larger creed and loftier code. which
to be stbject to and obey is to consid-
er every human life and every human
action in the light of an eternal obli-
CATION to the race of man. Our evils
or careless actions incur debts every
day. that humanity, sooner or later,
must discharge.
Duty, pure duty without any
thought of personal reward or personal
happiness is the strongest, sweetest,
most sacred force that domestic life
possesses. And it brings with it our
consultations: not perhaps the cOnSOla-
tion it Graves. 1t is strange how
seldom Heaven gives us poor mortals
exactly what we desire, yet gives
something else in substitution.
Neglect of private duties is the
great reason why the heats of so many
are so dead and dull, so formal and
carnal so barren and unfruitful un,
der public ordinances. 1 would that
christians would lay this seriously to
heart. Certainly that mans heart is
best in public duties, who is most
frequently in private exercises.
Man should not live for himself
alone, he should live for the good Of
others as well as for himself. Every
one has his duties to perform, the
richest as we'll as the poorest. TC
some life is pleasure to others it is
suffering; but the best do not live fol
self enjoyment, or even for fame
Their strongest motive is hopeful use
full work in every good cause
The sphere of duty is infinite. II
exists in every station of life. VIZ
have it not in our choice to be rich Of
poor, to be happy or unhappy, but il
becomes us to do the duty that every
3 where surrounds us. Obedience tt
duty at all costs and risks to the every
: essence of the higher civilized life
t Great deeds must be worked for, dice
for, now as in the past.
He who is false to the present duty
: breaks a thread in the loom of life
< and will see the effect when the weav
e ing of a lifetime is unraveled. Quite
first, pleasures afterwards; let this b,
our lIfes rule.
!, The widest. field of duty lies outsid,
: the line of literature and books. Mel
l are social beings more than intel
a ectual creatures. The best part o.
/ human cultivation is derived from
. social contact; hence cortesy, self re
spect, mutual federation and self Sacri
flee for the good of others. Elk
perience of man is wider than litera
ture. Life is a book which lasts one
lifetime, but it requires wisdom to un
i derStand its difficult pages.
4 Seek net to please the world bu
S your own conscience. The man has (;
e feeling within him that he has dom
4 his duty upon every occasion is ia
1 happier than he who hangs upon tn
4 smiles of the great or the still
:. more tickle fayors of the multi
S tudes Life is q short day, but i
t should be working day, so let US d
our duty by doing what we CAN TO
: ourselves, our neighbors, our coun
0 try and our God. Activity may Leaf
: to evil, but inactivity will never Leaf
4 to good. Luck is ever waiting 70
e something to turn up: Labor and do
a ing our duty will turn somthing. Lucl
. whiEes, labor whistles, luck relies Of
4 chance, labor on character. Labor i
l the duty men owes to society. Rest il
, the duty he owes to his person, recrea
D ton is the duty he owes to his mind
Wednesday evening, the 9Th praye
2 meeting.
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