New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-03-06

/ named this --07i SUCCESS. As youus
zen, just entering upon the practice
. Of your profession, you all talk abou;
success, think about it, and aim at 1t.
What do yen really mean by success
| i Physicians success: r. II a R4ns.
a Fsplfafignl TIL, IS ono element of sue.
! cess; but many guack has obtained this
/ element. Is 1t the conscious mastery Of all
| that pertains to the tradee Many a general
20 endowed failed in battle. Is it the COM
parative perfection OF repeated practice +?
nat wonderful German doctor had this who
/ devoted himself 70 science so as tn excite the
admiration and wonder of competitors, vet
iagenlously managed to take the life O. those
who stood in the way of his continued inlul-
gence Of his passions .s was n remarkable
practitioner.
would not undertake to define success. or
70 TX upon standard for anybody but nv
seN. 10 ne il is cumulative-not some grand
miraculous cure, and then none; but cures
where cures are possible, alienation where
alienation i possible, discovery where dis
covery is possible; pile on pile, stone on
stone builds the structure. The hearing Ut
81 results IL what YOU want-reql result
I on nlay have fine house and comfortable,
living some day, and you may not. You may
nave an extended practice and become widely
known for your skill, and you NAV not As
look at the subject, if you should 60 to the
house of poor sick man in some obscure
alley 0! this city and be able to build him u
In health and cheer him In spirit, and you
should get no pay, and nobody should know
OF 1t but God, 1t would be 4 success. An old
medical friend Of mine, who is now dead.
used to say that he operated against a fever
or against other disease as I would operate
against an opposing army, with determine
ton TO exert all the powers at his command
70 conquer. II he conquered, 1t was n success.
Yes, and even when he was defeated, that
man mad an actual success; for he inspired
confidence and gave TO mourning friends the
consolati N Of feeling that everything man
could do had been done to save tie life or a.
leviate the suffering.
Surprising now we have Our ideal !,,t3r-
ons whose heart is in Gods keeping; one
who c0nscientiOusly aims at the highest mead
OF SUCCESS; ono who believes In emulatiug
practical results from day to day and from
year to year; what sort Of a life will he lead =?
answer. Just such life a. any successful
man has to lead, q life Of conservation to the
duty IL hand, till It Is thoroughly accom-
plished. It is life Of intense labor. Spring
up quickly at the call Of the door bell; no
little pain, no slight headache must deta;n
you. Know all about tie case that can be
known; master it at al! cost Of sef-sacridce.
But ain to have no pleasure, no amuse-
mant, no recreation? Yes, indeed, but have
them under complete control, and draw the
aweetcst OF them ia the faces of the grateful
love you will inspire, and in the contented
heart you carry with you, to brighten the
sick room, to transform the hospital, to lift
the soul Of the dying, and to deal real COM
fort to the bereaved.
Do not let nc confuse you, by too long
sermon. When the minister Ia done preach.
ing, if lie has fixed his text in our minds.
great object is gained. So with me. You
are going out TO practice the knowledge you
have gained; you are to meet poverty. per-
hapa, and be shrivelsd by it; to meet disap-
pointnent, and be cast down to meet preiu-
dice and hate, and be embittsred; to meet
failures, and be discouraged. Your life will
be labor, labor, labor, self:sacrifice and self.
sacrifice. Out Of 1t all, over it all, ike Peter
from the sea, like jesus upon the waves, you
will DO saved, you will be victorious, If YOU
always and everywhere make God your first
choice. For this scripture is always true, and
true for everybody, and true for you: young
men, "seek first the kingdom of God and bis
righteousness, and all these things" the
power, the money, the courage, the strength
for obtaining all the necessary earthly things,
" shall he added unto you"