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IDLE IN THE MARKET-PLACE

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Sep 25, 1856

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 8, No. 21.

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"IDLE IN THE MARKET-PLACE."

By L. H. S.

MATT. XX, 3.

Idle in the market-place! Poor day-laborer, can this be? Who thy daily bread shall earn? Who thy wages give to thee?
Idle in the market-place! When the wearied reapers bend, Wrestling with the bearded wheat, And the harvest soon will end?
When the ripened field is wide, And the morning flies apace, How, contented, canst thou stand Idle in the market-place?
Listen to the toiling ant; "Work," she murmureth, "and be wise;" "Work," the unresting waters say; "Work," the fruitful earth replies.
Nature in a thousand forms Gives thee counsel, not in vain; Heaven, that highest teacher, cries, "Work," and thy salvation gain. [L. H. S.]
From the ADVENT HERALD