The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16
CBv William T. Ellis. !

noIitical conference in a huff, openly
expressing his disgust with the peo-
ole. Every leader has occasion to
grow angry at the popular MISTAKES.
There are strange slumps in puoilc
opinion. Times without number the
people turn their backs on the bet
ter and choose the worse What is
sometimes ture Of most persons is
always true Of some. Even in the
highdays Of life they turn to low
aims that can be frustrated from al
most every decade.
If we try to apply reason TO the
situation Of the old Israelities camped
on the Plan OF Sinai while Moses was
nm the Mount, we fail to find any
logical ground sufficient to warrant
their conduct. They simply ought not
to have gone after that golden cal1.
They were waiting at the foot OF the
Mount OF the Law. Their leader was
in conference with Jehovah, their w
vow Of allegiance was still hot upon
their lips Nevertheless and not
withstanding, they contributed their
jewelry to make an image. What a
dramtic picture there Of the way the
sublime and the Sordid crowd close
together in life. In the very shadow
Of the smoking mountain a foolish
golden calf like those Of Egypt was
Set up.
When People Are As Monkeys.
The great satire of Kiplins's
JUNGLE BOOK portrays society as
folk could never hold to one idea
for any lengt hof time. They were
in q made race for some new sensa-
ton. Tree-top chatterers, they were
wholly lacking in the stability and
steadfast purpose Of the strong
jungle folk. These e~mancipated
Jews were sadly like the Bandar-lOg.
The fprtC dave that MncoS fhoir
leader. was on the FOUNTAIN seemed
a long time to them. They could not
hold fast to their vows for hat
many days. They needed something
in the fashion Of a diety to fill theil
vacant eyes.
We must so slowly here lest W.
rail unduly at people. To be pa.
tient with our kind is one Of tn
first lessons Of maturity We mus
make allowance for folks. Human
nature is exceedingly human. Al
Of us. like Omar Khayyam; at som
time or other long
"ro grasp this sorry Scheme O
Things entire,
Would not we shatter it to bits
and then
Remould it nearer to the Heart
Desire
We desire to conform the rest O
the world to u standards, wherea
the batter way is to be patient wit
peoples shortcomings and limita
tons. We must live with the peoDl
who are now on this earth with a
their deficiencies and ~lOp-Sidednes
Perhaps sees through their eyes w
ourselves are not as perfect as W
take it for granted the world know
us to be.
The Old Life That Clines.
"A familiar. ira Cic anec6Ofo ro1ats
how a man, released from prison, ha
lived an exemplary life in a CON
munity where his past was n,
known Then an enemy, who kne
him as a convict. appeared, and
the presence of other persons SUI
denly called the convict's old nun
Der. Involuntarily the ~ex-convic
now a respectable citizen, made il
slant answer as he used to do with
prison walls. The deed was a cru
one out the illustration is true. TT
old life still clings.
The curse of Israel's slavery
Egypt was that it had given them IL
state of mind of slaves. In that d
based period of their life they h:
learned the insidious practice
tdolatry. Now in his new hour
emancipation, the old life rose up al
bound them with it's chains. That
the curse OF the past-itwon't st
past. II insists on coming up al
being the present. Therein lies t
blight OF al the bad habits Of you
which manacle manhood. A Christi;
publisher gave employment to a har
ened gambler who wanted to reforl
The question arose as to the nur
Der OF wrappers an ordinary work
could address in a day.. In%voluntar.
the ex-gambier offered to bet the pu
Usher q dollar that he could addrs
more than the normal lumber. T
moral lapses cave scars.
This detection of the old Jews
egyptian idolatry meant more tn
the mere worship of an image. Alo
with the setting up of the idol WI
. carousai. We do not understa
some of the implications of idolat
until we are informed upon the il
morality which has always been
sociated with il. If this western wol
could for one Illuminated hour
the real meaning Of idolatru In 4