Rensselaer Union and Jasper Republican, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1876 — A Sermon of Buddah. [ARTICLE]

A Sermon of Buddah.

[From the Pall Version 01 the.Butre mu.] Ahd what are the six means of dissipating wealth? Strong drink, young man, and theater going, and evil companions, and dicing, and wandering about the streets at night? and idleness—these six bring a man to poverty. There are six evils, young man, in being addicted to strong drink—poverty, strife, disease, loss of character, shameless exposure of the person and impaired sacSix evils attend on him who wanders about the streets at night. His life is in danger, his wife ana children are uncared for, his property is unguarded, he falls under the suspicion of frequenting places of evil resort, false rumors circulate concerning him, and sorrow and remorse follow in his train. Six evils wait upon him who thirsts after worldly amusements. He is ever crying: Where is there dancing? where is there singing ? where is there music? where recitation? where conjuring? where public showß? Six evils wait upon the gambler. If he win, he begets hatred; if he lose, his heart is sorrowful. His substance is wasted, his word has no weight in a court of justice, his friends and his kinsmen despise him, aad be. is looked upon as ineligible for marriage—for men say a gambler is unfit to support a wife. Six evils attend on him who associates with bad companions. Every gambler, every libertine, every cheat, every rogue, eveiy outlaw, is his friend and companion. Six evils attend upon the sluggard. He says it is too cold, and does not work; he says it is too hot, and does not work; he says it is too early, and does not work; he says it is too late, and does not work; he says, “ I am hungry,” and does not work; he says, “I am full,” and does not work; and while he thus lives, ever neglecting his duties, he both fails to acquire new property, and that which he possesses dwindles away. Some friends are only boon companions; some are hollow friends; the true friend is the friend in need. Sleeping after the sun has risen—revenge, malevolence, evil communications and avarice, these things bring a man to ruin. He who has sinful friends and sinful companions, who is devoted to sinful practices, the same is ruined in this world and the next. Gambling, debauchery, dancing, and singing, sleeping by day and wandering about at night, bad companions, and avarice—these six things bring a man to ruin. Woe to the dicers, to them that drink strong drink; whoso follows wickedness and honors not the wise, he shall fade like the waning moon. He that drinks strong drink is needy, and destitute, ever thirsting with unquenchable thirst; he plunges into debt as one plunges into water, ana will quickly bring his family to nothing. Poverty overtakes tom who says, ’Tis too cold, ’tis too hot, ’tis too late, and neglects his daily work; but he who per. forms his manly duties recks not a straw for heat or cold, his happiness shall not decay. —Cotemporary Review.