The New York herald., 1877-02-12
DISSECTIONS OF SUCCESS.

FAITH, 1STEdnIrY, THRIFT AND KINDNESS EN-
JUDGE BRADY AT COOPER INSTITUTE.
''May you 10 six months in heaven before the dvil
knows you're dcad'' the laughing bcnedicton with
which Judge John X. Brady last nigh, dismissed tho
audience which had assembled at Cooper Institute 10
hear him lecture upon ''EIcncnts Success for tho
benefit OF tho Young Mems Catholic Lyccum an cx-
ccllcnt institution created and managed by Rev.
Thomas Duccy. Just before the speaker intro
duccd Mr. Solomon Hofhcimer entered and placed
upon the reading stand a magnificent basket
OF flowers Aner making hts bow Judge
Brady looked upon tho beautiful present
remarked to tho audience that the handwriting OF
the sender on the card was unknown to him, and
the which had accompanied similar present on
occasion Of the only other lecture he had deity
ercd-that with tho text May good digestion wait on
appetite and health on both" Ho could not tell he
said playtully, whether Il was written by man or
woman, but hoped was tho latter. Tho lecture was
ntcrspcrscd with humorous sorics told in the mimi.
table way which has gwen His Honor such cnviabe
reputation aitcr-d'nncr speaker, and not point
was lost upon his hearers.
SUCCESS Is
The ttc of his lecture he remarked In beginning
was suggestive of personal history aud also many
modes OF treatment lie asked what wcro the Gle.
mcnS OF success, ana no answered that H. depended
upon ccsupon the object that the asprant
mad In vicw Success not always TO the advantage
of n IL might be golden lcadcn as the event
pronounced The elements OF success varied, accord
ing tho object sought to DO attained what would
sorvo poct would tho chemist The first
requisite was faith. Next In the group, ing forth
tho contral nguro Tor worldly grandeur resting on
faith, integrity, without which the fabric that man
bull Dis rearod upon u running stream that as IL
travels to tho sea, bears away tho trcs thrown upon
It's bosom. There was no permanent reliable result
without tho presence OF this qua ity Example wins
tegry wnlked hand inhand, faith loading and solving
tho doubt whom integrity hcsitatod how 10 act These
were tho major elements Of success, and embraced all
tho attributes which In tho rdnary Affairs Of life
called into play and without which zach man s
life must bo like unfinished dny In Juno,
with shortened hours ind Insufficient light
SUCCESS WITHOUT FAITH.
Success In tho Christian world. might DO said, had
been accomplished by somc upon whom the treasures
OF aith wcro not bestowed because they would not
seek them or, seeking would not bo convinced such
Instances wore low In number and unworthy oil imta-
ton. II the minds OF these mon could be analysed,
tho speaker contcndcd that thcrc would be found In
each a strong sonsc OF some unseen, unknown power
TO which yielded, and which kept them alivc 90 the
dictates OF conscience II would DO found also that In
tcgrty with them ruling motive. and IN the
sphere OF that word thero existed many OF the Offices
of iaith from which II Is an ofIsboot and by which
II becomes what II s Culture was IN most cases an
element OF success. yet thcrc were not wanting cx
amplcs OF great results achieved by unettorcd men,
In this connection the speaker related briefly the ca
rccrs OF n dozen eminent sell -madc men, including
Thomas Edward, the shoemaker naturalist, and SIR
Isaac Taylor, tho inventor II the hand workman de-
pended upon tho brain worker, the latter IN turn de-
| pended upon him. Nasmytb, inventor OF tho steam
hammer had SAID that n he wcro 10 compress into u
sngIo sentence tho experience he had gained during
an active lilo and oner ii to young mcE % certain 70.