The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-09-10
ASATURDAY
%& NIGHT
/ SERMONS
BY
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BEING A BEE.

1uc MOlmOnS CHOSE q DecuAc lVt
their symbol which choice is one of a
number of wise and significant things
our Mormon brother has done How
ever, ! think the bee inclines tc social
ism The beehive is perfect equali-
tartan product of state socialism But,
most Of all, bees illustrate the success
ful working of the republican, prin-
ciple That beehive constitutes re-
public--not IA monarchy The queen
bee Is simply Il mother bee. AL the
population Is the issue of common
mother and any bee of TIM: family may
become IA queen-that is to say. a
mother beef it receives proper nonr
ishInent and becomes by popular cleo
ton head of the little republic The
beehive would make Il fine symbol for
our Suffrayettes That beehive is II
city of $1,000 to 10000 population
There You will find streets. but no
pavementS. for the residents walk
along the walls No windows for each
house has only a door In this wonder
full city each citizen obeys the laws.
going or staying only when it is legal.
The drone is the male bee. supported
by the labor of the workers-the female
bees Not the workers of human So
ciety accommodating honey or money are
to be dreaded. 1t is those who inherit
the drones enemies of wealth, labor
and society
"A Human little Fellow"
No other member Of animal creation
shows greater home love than the
honeybee. no matter how humble or
uninvitins his hive may be. The
guards patrolling the trout door at the
end of the day show how keen is their
sense Of ownership rights. for whic!,
they will freely give their lives. Some
times they light out" take French
leave" for parts unknown, hear the
"call of the wild" and they leave you
and your glittering civilized hive for n
hollow log in the forest. Wonder if IT
| Is the back to nature" movement that
we higher folks get now and then
We think Of a bee as always mad. in :,
| towering rage over something. RuZZ
ing doesn't always mean anger How
ever. when bee buzzes angrily or n
woman scolds it is wiser to walk
| away. Usually the bee is the most
| pleasant. social and good natured lit
| tie fellow you ever Eet. Yes. if you
| pinch him he will sting you. But I
have had church members who would
| sting you before you would pinch
| them. After Il rain. when they are
| idle, bees get cross and vicious. I've
| seen strikers in the coal region of my
| state in that condition. When Il bee is
| stealing honey he stings-reIinds us
that ''the thief goes armed You
can tell robber bee by the cool and
wicked way he stings you. When he
| approaches hive he has Il SLY and
| guilty look. If another bee is coming
out he quickly lodges back. THUS
conscience doth mtke towards of IT.
all" If he gets in. his outconlin. is ii,
| hurried, guilty manner. and he is al
| most always wipin. his mouth. like Il
man coming out of !, saloon.
Stinging-Honey Gathering.
Bees cannot bite like dogs kick likt
mules or hook like cattle. hut to Il per
son Stung the first time he would gath
er be bitten, kicked and hooked alto
eether than get the full, keen and OK
quisite pain of an enraged or rohbel
bee. The pain is harder to bear II you
keep thinking about it, Indeed any
pain is The hardest sting rs injustice
and ii becomes worse II you brood oveI
| it, DO not stand in front Of Il hive nor
get in the way of wnrkmen at Il fac
| tory. They'll jolt you or swear ut yu'l
| Perhaps singing Is 81 bees way 81
| swearing ut you. AS a puslnr oyeI
many people the more see SoIirc folk:
the more think Of some bees The he:
is all right If he is Kept busy. In love
| and understanding he Is sometimes sad
ly lacking. When sillitten OH one cheek
he doesn't turn the other. He is no
headed and quick tempered. However
know folks who are not only busy
sting on very slight prevention On
the other hand, near me is Il cherr!
tree that has not borne fruit for years
Last year it bore Reason Il ncighlmI
had started q hive Of bees: they car
ried the pollen needed to fructify and
fertilize the blossoms I've bad church
members who couldn't preach them
selves. but they could carry the truth
How they enriched the sunday dinner
table and the prayer meeting. What
suggestions they brought to the pastor
and Sunday school superintendent from
other fields!
Humble 5ees-Unknown Service.
II the humble bee died so would on,
clover. In Australia clover wouldnr
grow till Il human head brought he,
head and Il glover head together Thes,
| humble bees 90 about doing :, lot OF
good for the world they know nothin:
about. No one can tell the Influence OF
any act of our daily toll The bee toll.
d season-his whole life for hall
teaspoonfnl Of honey. which you eat n
Il siugle meal Marvellous sacrifice
| The honey of two or three flower.
would suffice himself but he visits 20t
IN an hour for treasure lie will never
taste. Ask him why, he knows no an
swer. Neither does the genius know
| why he works and dareS and does fol
a good that is yet unborn. He lives by
| faith. OF the power that leads til,
worker on he knows not much more
than the bee. He hears the voice
Arise and get thee hence. for this is
not thy rest So he tolls on by dark
ness or dawn. through heat and cold
From humblest mother to worlds Re
deemer. he who gives most gets least