Year: 1879

| Written for tho OrISioN.l tD


Sermon by . I.nyman-Prov, xI''
| A prudent (wise) man foreseet


the evil and hideth himself, but tn


simple (foolish) pass on, and ar


punished, ttsl X u


Perhaps it may be thought out a


place for layman to quote a tex


of scripture as basis for q few re


marks; yet this passage often ap


plies more or less forcibly to all con


ditions of mankind. @ % . 'iH nd


Who that looks back on his pas


life, can fail to see numerous in


stances in which he must place him


self in the latter class


The prudent man will continual,


bestOw enrnest thought--not only


on the various miracles of his daily


business, but also on the moral bear


ings of all his dealings with man


kind-and daily acknowledge biz
dependence on God as his bounti


full benefactor. 1eH ...


When l see a man about planting


a field improperly prepared for thu


reception of the seed, or the pro.


duction of a future crop, | think


to myself he is one of the simple
nes, passing OH to punishment in


the failure of an expected crop.


When 1 see man spending day af
ter day at the corner grocery, or any
other place Of rendezvous for loaf
ers, loungers or tattlers, when the
weeds in his corn or potato patch
are drawing the nourishment SO
badly needed for the benefit of the
crop, 1 think to myself he is one OF
the simple ones on the downward
road to righteous punishment.


When l see a young man leave a
good farm for the glittering follies
and uncertainties of city or village
life, think to myself, young man,
you are one Of the simple ones, who
have fO0lishly surrendered your
a mess of potage.


When l see the owner Of a farm,
stocked with sheep, cattle or other
farm stock, spending his time run
ming after political stump orators
to the neglect of his domestic ami
mails, to that extent that their hides
and pelts adorn the collar beams of
his barns and other out buildings,
l think to myself, man, the society


for the preservation of cruelty to
animals, is in duty bound to chant
a requiem over the departed ones
of your heards and fiocks, and to
take those in which the breath of
life remains from the cruel care of
your simple but criminal neglect as
punishment for your folly. n !.


When l see woman who does
not regard Christ's command, ITO
save the fragments that nothing be
lost" but leaves every branch Of her
household affairs in such loose con.
dition that continual losses are in.
evitable, l think to myself, oh, sim.
pie woman! you are throwing out
at the window with teaspoon, fast
er than your husband can throw in
at the door with shovel.


When i see a girl constantly on
the street spinning street yarn, ap-'
parently taking more pleasure in
flirting with coxcombs than in aid
ing an overworked industrious
mother in household duties, think
to myself, oh, simple girl ! you are
the memerous faculties
God has given you, by not training
yourself to become a crown of glory
to some meritorious young man who
would gladly take you as a help,
meet for life, if your training, Omen-
tai and physiciaD had been such as
to warrant him in making the ven-
ture.


When | see man so neglient of
his own comfort or that of his fam.
lily as to let his wife cook his meals
an d perform her various household
duties over green wood fire, when
all that is wanting on his part is a
little foresight or prudence, accom-
panied by energetic labor, to poo
vide bountiful supply of seasoned
fuel, l think to myself, man, you
are one of the simple ones! not only
passing on to just and righteous
punishment yourself, but INJECTING
bodily injury on hard working in
wife. S Ff1#ffI


When l see young couple start
ing in life, ambitiously striving to
all others in dress and
think to myself, oh, ye
simple ones! you are thoughtlesslyl
passing on to that condition of pun
ishment caused by a needless and
debt which will har-
rass and perplex you to the day of
your death. Yet all the while you
beguile yourselves by the Sirens
-sag of Tomorrow shall be as this
,,,s as..s much more abundant in
'ne sooo "''~~- Of this life.r