PACIFIC CHRISTIAN MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1879.
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asks pecuniary aid, except when he is,, that underlies this. The value of all
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already insolvent, and it is best for that you possess grows out of the
The season is here when school both parties that such petitions should community in which you live ; there
terms end, and when many who go be answered by an emphatic no. Solo fore, you are its debtor. The justness
out from the study of books-go into mon says that " he who becomes sure of giving to others is to my mind an
more active occupations. Some grad ty for a friend shall smart,” and we obligation equal, if not superior to,
uate from the district school-house, or who have passed the meridian of the justness of paying debts contracted
the academy, and begin business life life know, this too well. Many years for self, but both are binding and
in earnest, even if very young To since, a gentleman of large experience sacred.
Change your situation—place yourr
these, -as indeed to all, we commend and great wealth, who has passed his
the following advice. It was spoken, three score years and ten, remarked to self upon an uninhabited island. Now
months ago, to the graduating class of me that the only enemies he had, and you have only one thing left to you,
Colgate Academy, in Hamilton, this who spoke ill of him, were those to that is, your individual rights. You
State, by Mr. James B. Colgate, who whom he had given pecuniary aid and can now do as you please. Gather
come from his banking house Wall’ to whom he should have, said a decid silver and gold, but silver, gold, and
street—from the splendid successes of' ed no. But it may be said, this will stones are of the same value to you.
a man worth millions^-to tell young make you very unpopular. No mat Now if you return to a civilized com
men plain truth about life as he knows ter. You had better do this than munity, carrying your gold and silver,
it and ‘believes it:
eoiuething worse. Beware of popular you will have in addition to your
rights and property, another element
I assert, without- fear of contradic men and fascinating women.
tion, that the tasis of all success is
Young gentlemen let me impress up to add, that is, one of duty. Your
truth. Even and exact truth is the on each of you the lesson, never de rights grow Out of self, your duties
foundation of everything good and ceive yourself. The man who cheats, out of your relation to your fellow
excellent. Our Savior asserts this himself is the worst cheated man in men. Your gold has value and give»
for himself, saying, “lam the way, the world. I should hardly suppose you importance and influence, because
the truth, and the life.” The Scrip that there is a student or graduate of with it you can purchase. What
tures teach us that the Devil is the this Academy who ever heard of such gives it this value ? Is it not your
father of lies, and just as sure as you a book as a “pony.” But I will not fellow-men ? Now so much as they
swerve from the truth, you ally your- illustrate in this direction. To de have added to you, by so much are
self’to t fro evil one. Christ says, ceive another is bad enough, but to you their debtor, and it becomes your
" Let your communication be ‘yea, cheat one’s self is the superlative of. duty to make just returns and pay
yea,’ or *nay, nay,’ for whatsoever is meanness. Yet many do this very up. And here let me add, and I do
more than this cometh of evil.” Truth thing by thinking of themselves and not want you to forget it—forget me,
is like the straight line in mathemat their affairs more highly then they but not this truth—that duties are
ics, the shortest distance between two ought to think. We see this in"every greater than rights. Duties grow
points. With the slightest deflection department of life—men without out of our relations to God and men.
it ceases to be straight. So truth is courage, not daring^to look into their The Scriptures are very silent about
equally, sensitive. With the slightest own"affairs as they really are, men rights, but are very pointed about
infusion of error, it ceases to be flattering themselves thAl~they are duties. A man is small who is ever
truth. No firm can be high-toned, solvent, when in reality they are asserting his rights, but is always
which intentionally deceives, nor is bankrupt. Thus by false representa broad when in the performance of his
tions they involve friends, in their duties.
any fortune with dishonest gains.
In conclusion, young gentlemen, if
Another important element of suc Own ruin. It shows itself in living
you
wish to be broad in the true
cess is perserverance. Determine in beyond one’s means and trying to ap
sense,
make yourselves familiar with
your mind, carefully and with great pear what one is not. Should your af
the
teachings
of Christ. “ He spake
deliberation, the profession you intend ter life have gained the confidence of
to follow, whether, it be among the the community to such an extent-that as never man spake.” -Avoid, as far
learned, or in the departments of trust funds are placed in your hands, as possible, creeds, articles of faith,
trade, manufactures, agriculture or be faithful and never abuse such a and catechisms, which are only the
commerce. When this is settled to trust. There is a sacredness about work of men, and not binding upon
your own satisfaction, make it your trust funds which belongs to no oth the conscience, but turn to those prin
life work. Give to it your best ers. Let no temptation induce you ciples taught by our Savior, which
thoughts.and pursue it with diligence. to use these funds for your own pur are alone inspired. Have them in-
Discouragements will arise, and dis poses. Cut off your right arm rather wrought in the very fiber of yeur
appointments will beset you on every than do it, holding your honor too nature and affections; then, your
minds being free, can have full play
hand. But toil oh, for you will con sacred to be tarnished.
Young
gentlemen,
be
careful
of
to
receive truth and give it forth.
quer in the end, remembering the
your
personal
habits.
It
is
said
that
Avoid that religion which boasts
French proverb, “ Everything comes
every one born with a good constitu of its liberality. In one sense all
to him who waits.”
Do not stumble on the rock on tion has an * expectation of life * of truth is illiberal. In fact, there is no
which thousands have broken theii fxuteventy years, , casualties excepted. liberality in truth. It can afford to
Jo die short of sixty, partakes of the make no compromise.
All true
brightest hopes,striving to do to much- . To
Upon every young man leaving my nature of suicide. This can be done science and religion are based upon
employ and entering on business for by smoking, drinking, irregularities truth which will not admit of a
himself, I have endeavored to impress of life, dissipation, keeping late hours, shadow of a turning. Error can
the wisdom of our Lord’s prayer, and, not the least, indulging in im afford to compromise, but truth never
" Give us this day our daily bread.” pure thoughts. The heart should be can. Truth, however severe and nar
No one can eat the bread of thirty the consecrated temple for the in row, is not incompatible with the ten-
days in one. Therefore be satisfied dwelling of the Holy Spirit; not a derest love. Our Savior was stern in
with a day’s fare. I have seen hun chamber for impurity. Each viola his rebukes, terrible in his woes, fear
dreds ruined in vainly endeavoring to tion of the laws of health, carries ful in his denunciations of sin, yet
gain in one day that which should be with it its penalty, shortening one’s with the tenderest love he could weep
gained in a month or year, while days. You may flatter yourself that over Jerusalem, and die for the sins
those who toiled, each day taking it is not so, but like the silent snow of the world.
In your voyage of life take Him
care of the small gains, have in the flakes, falling one by one, until the
end achjeived the largest success. roof is crushed beneath the accumula for yOur captain. Make Him your
Keep within your means by self-reli ted weight of thousands, so with a personal friend. Be careful of your
ance, and trust not to the treacherous life crushed beneath a thousand viola characters. Keep them clean ond un
tions of law, each one seemingly by spotted, for when you die, you will
support of others.
itself almoat insignificant A life of leave your wealth, your influence,
Young gentlemen, if you embark
effeminacy and dissipation brought your reputations, but each one of you
in the pursuit of trade or commerce,
the gifted poet Byron to an untimely will carry your character with you.
my experience is that it is far easier
end. At the tender age of thirty- See to it that it is pure and unspot
to make than to save. It is said, and
five the world lost the’brightness of ted.— Rural I/ome.
I believe it, that only one in ten can
his genius. How plaintively he sums
make money, and of these but one in
The King In His Beauty.
up his own dissipated life in those
ten can save it. These are not very
sad, touching lines,
encouraging facts.
But facta are
“ Thine eyes shall see the King in
His beauty," is the promise. Here on
facts, and we must meet them. I " My days are in the yellow leaf,
The flowers, the traits of love are gone,
earth there was “no beauty that we
have made this statement to impress The worm, the canker, and the grief
should desire Him.” Yet even then,
upon you an important lesson. It is
Are mine alone.”
to leai n to say no. This is one of the
Again, let me urge upon you to be in his early obscurity and humility
most difficult of all lessons to learn. generous» It is a duty. If you defer and in his later suffering, he was a
It will save you from a thousand giving until you are well off, I fear king, and when the people made for
troubles. The man who always says you will never acquire the habit It him their simple and spontaneous
yes is a coward-, and has but little should be a habit early formed. No triumphal procession, it was not
respect for himself. I almost believe matter how little you earn, put by a merely a whim of theirs to call him
that ninety-nine out of every hundred percentage for the good of your fel king. Nor can it have been only be
prayers we offer to our Heavenly Fa low-men. It may cost you a sacri cause they remembered the prophecies
ther he answers with a “no.” But fice, but there is no good without sac which spoke of the Messiah as royal.
will a son ask for an egg, and his Fa rifice. It is often said, " be just be ■It must have been, surely, because
ther give him a scorpion ? Nay, but fore you are generous.” This has they felt and were confident, from his
in most of our prayers, do we not as k passed into a proverb. It has much look and manner, that the title be
for scorpions, and our Heavenly Fath of truth in it, but more of a lie, and longed to him. But few, indeed, were
who conceded it to him here.
er gives us bread ?
that kills it •• It is easy to feel, but they
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It is a sad fact that a friend seldom more difficult to formulate, the error Now, however, in the heavenly realm,
Truths for Youths.
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he said, after a few moments, leaning
on his fork, and looking at the child.
“ It ’ll be pretty hard, but it's healthy
(work, and you ought to learn how to
do better this year—this garden was
a disgrace last summer.”
“ Oh, what is it, Sam ?’
“ What do you say to my planting
radishes and beets, parsnips and car
rots, with a little, parsley and leeks,,
How Marion Helped.
in this ground of yours, and then you
raise
’em for the minister ?”
▲ STOBY FOB YOUNG AND OLD.
^arion's face grew sober. It was
“I do- wish wo could do some- such a little thing ! Besides, she had
‘
4
thing ! !' ”
learned by two years’ experience that
“ I do wis we tould do somefin’
if you want things to grow and do
echoed Alleu, as he always did echo well, you must work, and Marion was
whatever Marion said.
not very fond of work. Then, too,,
The two children were seated on jshe would have no flowers of her very
the back piazza, Marion’s arm thrown own to pick when she pleased.
lovingly over Allen’s »shoulder as she
“ Plenty of posies in the woods and
sat thinking, while Allen, who gener hedges,'Miss Marion,” said Sam ; “and
ally let u sistter ” do the thinking, was though it a’n’t much, if you really
wondering how those bees managed to want to do something, I don’t see’a
make little heaps of sawdust under there’s any better way. You a’n’t
the piazza-railing.
veryilhandy with your needle, are
“ Mamma said this morning that if you ? Or else, there’s some talk of
everybody, no matter how little they sewing for the minister’s folks.”
had, would give a little, the minister
Marion remembered the half
would have enough. Allen, what finished handkerch’ef which she had
have we got ?”
been hemming for the last fortnight,
“ There’s Shep
said Allen, not and knew that her needle would in
that he had any idea of giving his deed be little help.’
great big dog, bnt he caught sight of
“ Well, I’ll do it
I’ll take care of
him, and hoped that Marion would - the things, and weed them, and water
jump up and start a game of romps them for—”
with the dog, as she was fond of
“ Not for Mr. Leigh,” interrupted
doing.
But Marion, though* only Sam, “ or you’ll give out; it’s going
seven years old, was very much in to be hard work for such a little girl,
earnest.
and Bub there will hinder you more’n
“ Shep wouldn't help—he’d only be he,ll help. But do it for God, Miss
another one to feed !”
Marion, and you’ll get strength to
“ Hello, little ones ' Going to have stick to it.”
a garden this spring ?” The children
The child's face grew bright at the
juuped up, delighted. Sam Roberts thought.
1
had come to make the garden for
"I’ll try, Sam, and you’ll tell me
•papa, and now for day» they could just what to do.”
help (or hinder) him, chatter with • “ The first part ’ll be pretty hard—
him, and hear him talk, for Sam was you must wait; Instead of my filling
a wonderful talker, and so good a your bed with posies, I’m going to
man that Mrs. Kent let.the children drop seeds in, and for a week or so
be with him as much as they chose.
yon must n’t touch the bed-^-you hear
Part of Sam’s work was to spade that, little fellow ?—must n’t touch !“
up a comer for the children, and set
The boy grasped his shovel tight,
out pansies, verbenas, and other and repeated, “ Mutten touch.”
pretty, bright flowers for them. He
“ No; but then in a week or so the
knew that in a few weeks the plants straight rows will come up, and you
would be half killed by digging must keep all between the rows clean
around the roots, or neglected and of weeds, and all through the sum
choked by weeds; yet he enjoyed mer, if it's dry, and you want Mr.
starting the children’s garden.
Leigh to have a fine lot o’ things/you
“ O, Sam, can you make our garden must water ’em. Luckily there’s that
to-day ?”
bar’l round the comer, and you can
“ Run and ask your mother; I dip up water handy.”
never work without orders.”
All the rest of the day Marion and
In a moment the children were Allen were chatting about their gar
back with permission to have their den, and over and over again did
garden made, and soon Sam was at Marion tell her little brother of the
work spading up the ground with his " heaps ” of'-’beets and parsnips they
digging-fork. For a while Marion would have for the minister.
quite forgot Mr. Leigh and his need
The hardest time proved, as Sam
of help, but something Sam said had said, to be the week of waiting.
about the Sunday school lesson re One day Allen had nearly spoiled all,
minded her.
for Marion had found him in the act
“ O, Sam ! what are you going to do of planting a lot of flowers which he
to help keep the minister ? Papa had picked, right in among her pre- 1
says everybody must help now—he cious seeds. At last the pretty green
can’t pay all, and if we don’t all help, and reddish rows appeared, and never
Mr. Leigh will go away. What will were common vegetables hailed with.*
you do;t”
► .
—*= such dejight. They were carefully
" Well, I’ve been turnin’ that thing weeded, and tended, and papa pre
over in my mind ever since last Sun tended to be very jealous of the way
day, when your pa told us. And I’ve in which Marion’s garden throve—it-
made up my mind that nights and certainly did better than the large
momin’s I’ll give an hour’s work to a one, and the little girl did not know
little spot of ground that I’ve never how many times Sam had come and:
worked much, and whatever that hoed her vegetables for her.
brings in I’ll give the minister.
At last, one lovely afternoon in-
’T won’t be much, but it’s the best I early June, Marion was allowed to go
can do.”
to the parsonage with her precious
“ What can I do, Sam ?”
offering of pretty round radishes. " I
The big man looked at the little hope you have no radishes on hand,”
figure before him, and felt'jhclined to Mrs. Kent had written in a little
laugh at the idea of her doing any note, "for my little Marion haa
thing. Besides, was not her father watched and tedded these for you."
paying more than half of the minis
It was not much—only a few
ter’s salary ? But Sam was a Chris radishes, which even the minister
tian, and he knew that if Marion, er straitened as he was, could have
any other child, is to grow up a strong bought—but the thought that one of
Christian, she ought to learn at once the little lambs of his flock had cared
to work and give. So he did not enough for her pastor to work for him
laugh, but tried to think if there was was very comforting. Mrs. Leigh*
anything little Marion could do for carried the little basket into thb
her minister.
study, and told its story, and in a
“I'll‘tell you what you could do,” moment the minister came out to
he receives his royal honors. And in
all the majesty of his infinite conde
scension, he welcomes to himself his
own, to be with him and to share his
glory evermore.
Courage,
then,
Christian, no matter how wearisome
the present ! “ Thine eyes shall see
the King in his beauty.— rCongrega-
iitmalint.
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