Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-06-16

1t is an admirable quality wherever
found. Sometimes it is developed in
wronr-seeking and wrong-doing, when
the regret is not that the man is perse-
vering, Tut that he is so to his own and
society's injury, and not to their we'll
being 1t is a great pity that Chris
tians do not feel more Importance of per-
severance; If they did, much more of
blessing would be had. Ifit has done so
much for the world in matters that per-
tain solely to the world, will it not do
much in matters religious if honestly
exercised by Christians? AS to what
it has done an exchange says, THE
worlds history abounds in proofs of the
excellence and utility of perseverance,.
It is condition of success with nations
and individuals, in public enterprises or
in private affairs, in things temporal OF
in things spiritual. 1t has been in all
ages the motto of Gods servants; nor
has it been unknown to heather poets
and orators. 1t has built the works of
antiquity. and pushed forward the en-
terprises of modern times. 1t has filled
heaven with jewels. and polished those
Jewels to their brightness. 1t was perse-
verance with which Columbus pushed
through prejudice and ridicule to the
discovery of the newworld. Itcrowned
the dethro1ed King Alfred with restor-
alton to his kingdom and throne. 1t
enabled DIR. Franklin to triumph in his
negotiations at the court of Paris. 1t
enabled General Washington and his
soldiers. after eight years of most har-
RAISING warfare, to achieve American
independence. Fulton. Morse, Field,
and many others have shown WI at per-
severance can do in Introducing inven-
tions. It appears in the triumph of
sentiments once the most unpopular.
The repeal of the Corn Laws and the
disestablishment of the Irish church;
the political reforms wruug from Louis
Napoleon; the redress obtained by the
long oppressed Hunganaus; the success
of Christian missions; the building up
of great institutions of Earning; the es-
tablishing of influential periodicals-all
are so many proofs of the power of per-
severance. Again we reaffirm: it is one
of the essential conditions OF every great
success. Neither is full success always
attained by the perseverance of one gen.
Grafton. Often generations build upon
the strata of former generations, as the
coral insects did in the tearing of great
islands and banks. It il only the last
generation that fully sees the glory of
the achievements of generations past, as
ouly the later generations of the coral
were able to rise above the waves of the
sea.
Perseverance is the only test which
can prove the value of any other quality.
A man may be brave for an hour; but
will his bravery stand the test of time
and trial2 Patriotism, honesty, truth,
valor. skill, love, generosity-even re-
ligion itself-are tested by time and per-
severance.
Perseverance in wrong is self-de-
struction; but perseverance in the right
is fullsof bounteous promise. 1t is sue
cess to the saint in his strivings after
holiness. 1t is salvation to the sinner in
his return from his wanderings. 1t is
the precursor of triumph to the reformer.
1t is the star of hope to the heralds of the
gospel. 1t is the surety of eternal life to
the dying saint. He that endureth to
the end shall be saved"