Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-27

aud suns 10 the Great White Throne and
nmiis; The songs OF angels and the shouts OF
, saiuts commuuos with Godr' Possessing
these capabilities are not the highest. the
noblest, The pnrcst aims alone worthy OF his
efforts? Surely nc one who realizes his pc
culiar mission aud destiny will content him>
with an impure or unworthy aim.
The wise Father has seen proper 10 be-
stow talents TO his creatures in very different
degrees-to sone greater and TO others less
mental capacity, and MS orr aims must b. IN
accordance with our capacity, it follows that
| they mus, differ widely and essentially.
No one is so poor mentally that an honest
steady aim wall not inspire to greater and
moro honorable deeds. And no one is SO
rich in noble purposes that a high and God
like aim will not prompt to greater etlieien-
cy aud usefulness.
But it is necessary that judgment shorld
be exercised in choosing an aim-that is be
not so low aud easily reached as to render
the putting forth Of any e~xertion unnecessa>
~. And that il be not so high as to mysti>
~ and bewilder us with its giddy nights,
thereby discouraging all attempts to reach
it. But let il be the golden medium" best
suited to the inclination and mental capaci.
~ Of each one.
Having then q goal for our ambition il
remains to reach it. For success comes not
to us and be who would have it must seek it.
But he must not be surprited il, in the pur.
suit of it, the road seem lined with dangers
seen and n%nseeii," obstacles great and ir>
surmoua,able, and ions fierce and formulas
BILE looking, in the way. But if he will only
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gers to be helps in disguise, steps carefully
out over his insurmountable obstacles, and
his lions chained.
Mrs. McConaughey says -" There is a
strange perversity in the human mind which
seems to require the force of opposition to
wake up all its energies" And the seeker
after success will find that if he fearles,ly
meet and overcome all these difficulties they
will strengthen him and do him good. They
will give him confidence in himself and will
tecch him 10 rely on himself; they will rouse
him to y consciousness Of his manhood and
will make him nobler and better. But in
order to overcome these difficulties, he must
haue a trm tciN-aswill which no difficulties
can dauut, and no opposition can turn from
its chosen track-a will determined uuyield>
ing and powerful, swaying its sceptre with
an energy and might which convinces, and
subdues by its s.eadfastness, and earnestness.
And be must exercise this power. A pi ce
Of machinery may be admirable aud beauti.
iul but it Is of no use till it is applied. And
so mans power, though it may be perfect
and allsntticient in itself, yet without energy
and tact in the application Of it it will avail
nothing.
Dedieating himself with his talents and
bis capacity to the attainment Of his object.
let him leave no resource ~unapplied to, no
stone unturned and no opportunity, however
slight, ~disregarded. And let there be no
clumsy management Of those resources and
opportunities but. possessing himself OF them
promptly, lei him handle them carefully and
skilltully that none Of their value be lost.
And finally, having put his hand to the pillow
le; him not turn back, but pressing onward
through prosperity aud adversely with cour>
age, faith and hope lighting up his way and
cheering him on, let him strive and yet more
earnestly strive TO reach the mark to which
his higher impulses have prompted him to
attain. And ifhe do thus strive he viii sue
coed. Il he DO thus exercise those faculties
which bis Divine Master has vouchsafed to
him, le; him res; assured that q victory hon.
orahle and glorious awaits him aud that f.
nallv success will croxn him with her @iaurels
ard be will have the blessed consciousness
within has breast tina, his life has no, been
in vain. O.