Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-08-20
President KitcheI's Bnccaiaurcaie.

Ivy Rev. Pcsident hltchel on sunday AZ
ternoon in the Congregational Church.
The house was crowded 10 its fullest ca
pacity. The sermon was complete and
analysis and faithful APP
plication of a single truth recognized in
the text, We can give but brief alb
straet,
The passage selected was Matt. xNy.:
IS. Take, therefore, the talent from him,
and give it 10 him that hath ten tall
ents."
The subject developed was this That
in Gods scheme for the conduct OF this
universe it is 50 ordered that all power
all gift, Of capahility and opportunity are
evormorc drifting into the hands OF the
faithful; that all We include under that
broad term-taleut, all the forces and
chance, for achievement are forever slip
ping away from the weak and irrcsolute,
and finding their way into the hands of
hun who has purpose in him amt the
spirit % faithful work, Talent, truly
used. gathers increase disused, it resents
and aycugcs the wrong, and presently
.,,;.s a.. ,,,,-,,,sal.ss and ip,on.tant soul
~, ,'', liz, a'ha ,,.;li ,,ri,e ma
use H. This process is continually going
on. taking away from this man and Civ
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hearted, charging every well-employed
power, multiplying privileges and oppor-
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5~,r..l tIc Lr,vo IL. r.snIptr. the
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Ey ,L% v,.,rLiu.-. If ,I5. law CHANGE.
trc continually going On IN human so
.i,i, Tho ,Ntrrme- are constantly in
tr.r'.i,i..,I som, me- ,a,inl, M while
,,l.,r-. ..r,, ,,,i,,, down. In the course of
,,,., .r tjrr, .,..,..r.,ti,u. .~a,j,ty will
h. t.uul worry largely to have trans
n.,-rl i,.rlf the first becoming last. and
lie l.,,.tir.t
The practical inquiry is. what are the
lr,crutaipg elements in this process of
.layg. The elements of this prevalent
! character are these three: decision. sin
! rIrur,>., ,,,,ifa.tne>,-the capacity Of
: .,ru,,L.t,. .drhl,iyc choice. sinElencss OF
f ann and ,tsadfast perseverance in pursuit.
/ E,rb ,t thr,, hy itself yiyes power. Com
hin, tl.m and Won have the character
+ which within the limits OF human
achievement. command success.
/ S,p,. MN ,ffar,dnly w.i.shiua \ mat.
FIR IN il. reasons. come to n decision and
,,r AHA "a li>mis. from view the motives
~, different decision. Others choose in.
c,,,rlu.ivrlv and meyer settle down upon
tl.,.. 5..;,i,n The result i, that they
s,,nl themselves IN half rurno>e, and
49,, rn5r,yors
Tlr ..r,nd ana kindred on,litv If the
.,1ant cI,,,,,,, .iny,Ienrs. If 6urnose
= emily ,,,ruiiaI 10 the highest success
/ On.t man ,n,s.,s all his forces NJ the noin,
i af u single purpose. and carries it. while
another distributes himself miscellaneous
F.. IL over broad surface. driving before
/ him, whole flock of Good purposes, but
ro,yLfre str,n,, in fnll .wern Of mastery
efficiency
Thrr, r..m,ip. the tLirl quality. stead.
f,.n,,, Of nurpose--an essential eIement
lnf success. More than all else this make.
The difference in IN, attaiunpnts and ac
ro,nplishmcnts Of men. Ii is lust thi,
mower in some men to fix their purpos,
and bond all to it with patient persever
ance, that crowns them kingly victors il
the battle of life. The lack Of this doom,
linen to futilitv and defeat
Prevalent power thus stands in thi,
triple strength Of complete, single, stead
fast purpose What can be done, it car
lido. Success is its birthright.
But this strength stands not simply b,
itself His five talents will presently b,
ten. He grows with his work, findin.
his strength as his day. Rare possibili
, ties. All that was but gristle of capacit,
hardens into bone of power. His dill
gent self-improvement puts the man a
better than compound interest.
1t will also happen that all the chances
as we call them, play into his hands
Z The opportunities which weak souls fai
!, to see, or dare not grasp, pass over to him
e So it comes to pass that the talents, wher
| ever they may fall at first, are never a
home, and win not stay with any but tn