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Editorial
December 8, 1837
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A list of ten pieces of advice to apprentices on selecting and sticking to a profession, choosing good company, reading wisely, imitating virtues, serving God, temperance, patriotism, honest industry, the golden rule, and thoughtful living. Sourced from Exeter News Letter.
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YOUTH.
ADVICE TO APPRENTICES.
1. Having selected your profession, resolve
not to abandon it; but by a life of industry
and enterprise, to adorn it. You will be
much more likely to succeed in the business you
have long studied than that of which you know
but little.
2. Select the best company in your power
to obtain; and let your conversation be on
those things you wish to learn. Frequent conversation
will elicit much instruction.
3. Obtain a friend to select for you the best
books on morality and religion, and the liberal
arts, and particularly those which treat of your
profession. It is not the reading of many books
that makes a man wise, but the reading of those
which can impart wisdom. Thoroughly understand
what you read; take notes of all that is
worth remembering, and frequently review what
you have written.
4. Select for your model the purest and
greatest characters; and always endeavor to
imitate their virtues, and emulate their greatness.
5. Serve God; attend to his worship; and endeavour
to set an example of piety, charity, and
sobriety to all around you.
6. Be temperate in all things.
7. Love your country; respect your rulers;
treat with kindness your fellow apprentices; let
your great aim be usefulness to mankind.
8. Get all you can by honest industry; spend
nothing extravagantly; and provide largely for
old age.
9. Do unto others as you would have others
do unto you.
10. In a word think much, act circumspectly,
and live usefully.—Exeter News Letter.
ADVICE TO APPRENTICES.
1. Having selected your profession, resolve
not to abandon it; but by a life of industry
and enterprise, to adorn it. You will be
much more likely to succeed in the business you
have long studied than that of which you know
but little.
2. Select the best company in your power
to obtain; and let your conversation be on
those things you wish to learn. Frequent conversation
will elicit much instruction.
3. Obtain a friend to select for you the best
books on morality and religion, and the liberal
arts, and particularly those which treat of your
profession. It is not the reading of many books
that makes a man wise, but the reading of those
which can impart wisdom. Thoroughly understand
what you read; take notes of all that is
worth remembering, and frequently review what
you have written.
4. Select for your model the purest and
greatest characters; and always endeavor to
imitate their virtues, and emulate their greatness.
5. Serve God; attend to his worship; and endeavour
to set an example of piety, charity, and
sobriety to all around you.
6. Be temperate in all things.
7. Love your country; respect your rulers;
treat with kindness your fellow apprentices; let
your great aim be usefulness to mankind.
8. Get all you can by honest industry; spend
nothing extravagantly; and provide largely for
old age.
9. Do unto others as you would have others
do unto you.
10. In a word think much, act circumspectly,
and live usefully.—Exeter News Letter.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Education
Labor
What keywords are associated?
Apprentices
Moral Advice
Industry
Temperance
Piety
Education
Profession
What entities or persons were involved?
Exeter News Letter
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Advice To Apprentices On Moral And Professional Conduct
Stance / Tone
Moral Exhortation
Key Figures
Exeter News Letter
Key Arguments
Resolve To Stick To Your Chosen Profession Through Industry
Choose Good Company And Discuss Useful Topics
Read Select Books On Morality, Religion, And Profession Thoroughly
Imitate The Virtues Of Great Characters
Serve God And Exemplify Piety, Charity, Sobriety
Practice Temperance In All Things
Love Country, Respect Rulers, Be Kind To Peers, Aim For Usefulness
Earn Honestly, Spend Frugally, Save For Old Age
Follow The Golden Rule
Think Much, Act Carefully, Live Usefully