Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-31
BETHEL IMPROVEMENT
Meeting At Free silver School House
Paper on the Need far Men. :

Meeting at Free Silver School House
Paper on the Need for Men.
Bethel, October 2S.-The attendance
on the meeting Of the Bethel Improve
ment association at Free silver school
house last Saturday, was not quite 80
large as on several previous meetings:
butsstill there was a good representa-
ton of members out. Mr.. II. e. John
son, the vice president, presided. and
read the following paper on the ''Need
for Men,"
The way I see the need Of our COM
munity. our county and our state Is
the great need Of men-not what are
usually called men, as we see them.
human beings wearing pants with
cigarette In Its mouth, who IL they die
soon or live long. the community new
er knew they ever existed. 80 far as
anything they ever did for the better
ment of mankind is concerned. These
are IKE a summer cloud. They van
ish away in life leaving nothing be-
hind them. The world Is no better
by their existence In It. Today we
need men Of thinking
and working men. These make the
community better by their lives and
leave examples In the world behind
them. We need men OF principle who
live by their principles and II need
be, die for them. We need men whose
word is their bond-men to lead In
the community, in the county and In
the state. We need them In the
church, the Sunday school. in the of
fee, in the store, in the shop, and
more than any other place on the
farm. Men to lead. not to walt on
others.
John Ploughman says. "a hard
working young man with his wits
about him, win make money, while
others will do nothing but lose It.
Who loves his work and knows how
to spare, may live and flourish any
where"
"As to a little trouble. who expects
to find cherries without stones or
roses without thorns? Who would
win must learn to bear. Idleness lies
In bed sick Of the mulligrubs. Where
industry finds health and wealth. The
dog In the kennel barks at the flies;
the hunting dog does not know they
are there. Laziness waits till the
river is dry and never gets to mark
ct"
The greatest need OF the country to-
day is men who are not for sale; hon
est to themselves. their God and coun-
try, true to the hearts core. who will
condemn wrong in friend or foe, In
themselves as well as others. Men
who will stand for the right regard
less of the opinions Of others-men
careful Of Gods honor-men sound
from centre to circumference-men
who are as steady to their principles
as the needle to the pole-men who
are not for sale and who do not cater
to the applause of the world.
You need not be rich to be a man
men not too proud to be poor IL pay
ing for what they eat and wear, makes
them poor-men willing to make
sacrifice for right and justice-men
who love their country and feiiowmen.
You can. II you try, be man In any
station in life. The main thing Is
determination to be a man. With the
help Of God you can. You will reap
the reward in the future. Your infiu-
ence will live on after you are dead
and gone to your reward. Your life
and character will be held up to fu-
ture generations as an example to fol-
low.
My advice to young men is to
choose high ideals in life. Aim high,
young man, You may not reach the
goal, but you will be paid in full by
living upon higher plane. and bene-
fitting your fellowman. Remember
there is room at the top Of the ladder
and you have the opportunity to try
for 1t and obtain II.
The next meeting of the association
Is to be held at Belleview school house
on the second Saturday In November.