The Sin of Indolence.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7665, 29 June 1896, Page 3

The Sin of Indolence.

VJii^the equrse of a very powerful sermon ads SJdressed ; -..Jo young people at St. Andrews yvvPi;eabyterian Church last evening, the Rev. |pi_Mri;9yburh, preaching from the text i';sv''; Whatsoever a ~ man soweth that shall he reap," made several pregnant remarks on fe|"; the. sin of indolence." ' He spoke first of yathe formationandgrowthofhabits, and of how jy-.oyeryi, aotion goes to form a habit, good or ;y|e«ili and leaves ah indelible mark upon our and consciences ; and after briefly V ivtonohing on first steps to the evils of injll temperance, and" other vices more subtle, is*?taore hidden, more' hideous than that," said £I; he -believed that indolence lay at the root of iiVa great deal ot the evil that was abroad at preson't time; 'He wanted to impress £y upon the young people present the necessity »sj.fof'talung,oare'of their' time. He thought tbat ''there waa nothing whioh was sapping |?"3fcfc&*. 'life of the youth of New Zealand so ! , much as indolence. To' begin' with the :'y 'young, and he spoke. to parents as well as to cfi^oung people, hb found that when the young !;Jipeople came home from school they had .nothing given them to do, and this led to A, .their .wasting their time. He did not underr>^Mtimdte_the'.value of recreation, but still he a' 'thought 'it better that the children should "ybe given something to do, and every parent yVahouli'knbw- where his or her children were ?'V : V spending their time and how the time was being y; spent, : Some people thought it waß wrong *,*-'-TO"put,their,ohildren to work, but' the more _f,^jyfpikj_', they were given to do the less time ;■' they would have for evil. Anil then as they :Ssisro,w ,n'p» how often was it that boys and fy girls thought that when they left school gifytaa \ the' : time that their troubles came fjftoj an"' end, and' that' they would have \ Vri'b ;'; more lessons ■to learn. They thought y they became their own masters and could do vy -as .they, 'liked. Thac was a most critical 'time in their lives ; their lives had scarcely y begun, and if they did not take care how ''ff. they -'made use of their, time they would y^then'con tract habits which might ruin them : J^i'life,'!.jS6 many a young man thought that £%j|ig- time', was to be frittered away, and bo f Vwith a etiok in his hand and a pipe in bis he lounged about the streets. He ? ; -said that such young men were acting in an way. It was not ' the right kind of -.life, to live. • If they wanted a walk let <;V*' ne,n 6° somewhere for a good healthy walk •;' and not wander aimlessly up and down the' iV>Atreet. . Let them set their minds to do Ky something, and 'occupy their time, so tbat j>r-!ri:tHey 'yfould, not.be forming habits of indo;':y 4 lence. . If tbey contracted such habits he y did not tbiuk they could beoome useful Jyfx members of. society. The lads who stayed vV afc, home employing their time would turn y . but useful men. If young people spent their y time in sowing seeds of indolence they would Sy .surely, reap a crop of vices. He believed "y that indolence and careless loitering about iyvihe. streets was with many young men the A,y' beginning bf the habit of intemperance. It y.was the same with young ladies ; the want "fyof proper occupation led to habits of frivolity. y j x;'-35e - . , ,wquld go further, and become very Vft'pVßotical.VHe' did not like to soe young ' V people .sauntering about the streets of X^Gisborne. on; Saturday nights and he V did not think parents should allow them 'yyfb'no-- without some special errand. This ■ i Saturday 'night promenade was becoming ;v^- r i;«iprt .of oarnivftl, especially in the larger 'i-ff6yrD»i .where..*, it waa known to lead f yj to- mucli' evil amongst the young people. y-ijf-Paasing on, the preacher next referred to yyindolence of mind. Many- young people j[;?,j/«eught' that when they left Bchool they had 'ff done with learning. It was a great mistake. Vy^bat. had been given tbem in the sixth not sufficient to carry them "£y through lif e. If they wanted to get useful IgiV-pqsUipns-in the world tbey would have to minds after they left school, and siy;lie urged';thera not to let laziness creep in. ip't&Toy, Christians he spoke of indolence in fy devotion as leading to deadness of soul, and yV He, appealed to ail youDg people to beware of l&i^tbat :one .sib. He reminded theni that it fcS^WM'ew.ier, to change their habits when they p&ywere. yonng than' when they were old, just f^^M'iit. was.easy. to bend straight a young k^ljaaplin'g and difficult to straighten a grown |!fiy tree }j and that it would be impossible when llfWthe^gbfe.old to live their lives over again. lfJ?#gixsblUingß is.now paid for a quart bottle KWof milk at Bulawayo, and eggs sell at 25s a |||p^?V'y. -j, '. ' y mm^E hV'inbth'er of King Prempeh, of Ashanti, fe^j^'.Veritable female. Bluebeard. She had all of whom were put to i^Sd^ithfrby i'-his."- orders except Prempeh's mM^fff' -' A the 'time to buy a .reliable watch |M#br;rfobk ;';2s' per cent, can be saved 1 The S^^i|w3M-boy; w> artiole of use and beauty ri; f y,fo^|hj9sihom^i for personal wear, or for a : pr^ent jf , An immense stock to select from. of S. McLernon, jeweller sS-'-^a Importer, Gladstone road, Gisborne, and