Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-07-10
uon. lym. Lawrence's Sl'tscch
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Hon. NVm, Lawrence'S Sp3ccii
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until il has crushed oat all opposition
dictated policies and systems Oh nlofalS !,
nf industries, and governm ent, ana
coasecratel them all to the glory oI
GnI. and the good of His Children,
These policies and systems are now
ooinp about doing good, and theii
songs of praise and good VIII 10 men
po m 10 God from the far OF shores o.
Alaska, from the Golden Gate where
the breezes eff the Occident Kiss the
waves of thesPacific, and their echoes
are heard on the snowy summit Of
every Rocky Mountain peak, and
AWAY down in the earth where miners
dip for coal. and iron, and lead, and
cj1nabar. and silver and gold. They
are heard in the shrill whistle OF every
Ioeo,notiye that traverSeS The cOnti-
ueDt. they are reflected from every tel
Graphic wire on which the lightning
is harnessed and "taugnt to speak the
English tongue" and soon their tri-
umphant strains will be
.The whole boundless continent is ours
Success may often depend upon the
iudicious use of opportunity-actloa al
the proper time or adapted to eircuIn-
stances. This truth is taught by an
authority whose surprising VISION
leaves no room for doubt.
''To everything there Is "a reason,
and a time to every purpose under the
heavens Feel. l. "Fhe race Is not to
the swift nor the battle to the strong,
but time and chance happeneSh to them
alI," 8 Eccl., IL.
Within the temple dedicated to the
worship of Apollo at Delphi were IN
scribed the sayings or m0ttoes Of the
seven wise men of Greece, and among
them these: Gtsolhi KdriOR, know thy
opportunity. Horace in his art OF
poetry teaches, ''Semper in adjunctis
aevoque morabimur aptis." Shaks-
peare knew the force of these truths
when in his Julius Cesar he makes
Brutus exclaim
sour cause is ripe"
There is tide In the affairs Of men, -5-
Whichtaken at the fiood leads on 10 fortune;l
omitted all the voyage OF their life
* bound in shadows, and in niiseries-
ON su IN full sea are we now afloai;
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures"
All this is expressed in homely
maxim, 'tilne and tide wait for no
man."
Wordsworth proclaimed the same
idea when he said:
Miss not the occasion, by the forcloek taSe
That subtle power, the never-halting time,
Lest mere mnnIent's putting or should make
Mischance almost as heavy as crime .
And again it has been said:
..rIie golden opportunity is never offered
twice - #---
Seize then the hour when fortune smiles, and
duty points the way;
Nor shrink aside TO 'scape the spectre. Fear,
Nor pause though pleasure beckon from her
bower,
But braveiy bear thee ownward to the goal"
The productions ofOur own 'Quaker
poet" John q. Whittier, have found
more readers, have accomplished more,
rcai goud, than those of any other Wrr-I
ter OF siIailar merit, because he sang OF
themes for which all were prepared
and when all were eager 10 listen.
Harriet Beecher Stowe chOSe we'll her
opportunity when with Uncle TonfsI
Cabin, she touched Il responsive chord
in the human heart, and achieved Il
wondrouS popularity. --,..
I4. r. Locke in his "Nasby letters"
has secured IA somewhat similar result.
Henry Ward Beecher may attributed
his success in part at least To the time
ly discussion of topics exciting the
public mind. More than Cne member
of Congress has, like Byron, "walled I
up one morning and found himself
famous" by one grand effort ON some
Il: III, lr-
claimed the public observation-disclosures :
utandfof the hour, secured the atten
ton alike of those who believed and
,isbeiieVed his theories, and masie him
President. One great debate with
Alexander Uampbeli made John b.
Purcell AN archbishop. That element
of success which kuoWs and embrac css
opportunity is by no means limited tol
literary pursuits. The merchant WhOI
buys-thc goods adapted TO the market;
the farmer iShp plaets, and sows, ana
,eaps- in season, and can foresee aud
neeta demand for his products; the
iabricator whose IactureS meet the pub
lie need; the physician who watches
the approach OF mAladies and meets
them with SURPRISING knowledge and
skin; the minister of God who leads
the skirmish line in the blttle for thel
ght;--tITeSe are tife pienzwho befonei
master of the situation, while stiiei lag
gard who nexer acts on the a@gressiyel
accepts medieerity as his position If he |
docs hot merit Contempt, Occupeti
c.rileHl;ts7t Scaa6ieS-p ~
Let fit,as,4sn then defer the perform
ance of duty beyond the appropriate
hour.
'.ProcrastinaIion is the thi Il Of time,
Year after gear i steals, 'Iill all are fed,
And to tie mercies of a moment leaves
The vast concern Of an eternal scene"
Another, and a compound siefnent of
success is that which enables men toI
act ''sudciIef IN DsO1d, tcrtiter IN re-"
1t is that dignified courtesy, which with |
unruffietl temper carries courage intOI
the performance of every duty. It'll
condemns the cringing sycophancy
which invites the contempt it SO rich
ly deserveS-Which
-"crooks the plant hinges of the knee, |
Y'h:.t Thrift may follow fawning."
Itis the outgushing of a noble i'm
pulse, which breathes good will TO men.
it Judges the humble and the lowIy, |
and those with higher aspirations BY
the only true standard of merit. Its |
IN element OF success because he who is |
destitute of courtesy, or courage in the
right, can neither deserve or have the
respect or hearty cooperation and aid
of those with whom he mingles. 1t is
an element of success because ii pre-
servcstiie balance of all our powers,
ard gives them iorce.
Ail eminent jurist in speaking of the
duties of an advocate says "he should
most carefully aim 20 repress every
thing like -exeitability or irri.ability.
When passion is allowed to prevail the
Judgment is dethroned.n- illegal Eth
les. 10.)
And this is equally true in every
vocation of lie.
Among the elements of success /
NAV name another-PUNCTUAL