The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-06-29

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medium Of spotless reputation which
nearly always succeeds an unblem
ished character; and here pefinit me
to femarlrthat il has been we'll saic
.thatin alI.the affairs Of this world Il
much reputation is In reality 81
much power.
How good and useful then human
character here appears, and which,
too, Is withipthereach Of every one
wiIo mayforgetitinto golden chain
in which every liak may contain
diamonds of worth and-beauty with
which he will beidrawn in triumph
through the world over its fcliies aud
vice up to the home Of the one true
God. The developing,of life's posi-
Ibiiities leads to tsglofysEhich bursts
Iinto the sunshine Of 5ilaiIs truest
Ibappiness and embalms his inemory
|inthe hearts Of future generations
lplfs after his spirit has winged It's
flight to thefar away home Of tlis
But your genius admonishes you
tolay forita foundation the corner
stones Of which must be drawn to
their place with characters golden
chain, a mention Of some Of whose
strongest links may here be beindulged,
for time does not suffice to name all
the links employed in the construc.
tion Of this chain, but only a few
without which it is incomplete; and
that which first claims attention is
industry in the absence Of which nc
stone in the road Of life can be rolled
away.
There is not an instance Of mans
achieving success, of his attaining to
glory aud renown, that is not an ex.
ample of what industry accomplish
es. Should you ask what enabled
Demosthenes to deliver. his fiery elo
quence in the form of his PhilipicsY
/ should answer "his industry"
Should you further ask what enabled
Powers to take cold and lifeless
piece of marble, and chisle out a
beautiful statue in human shape,
which seems almost thing Of life, |
should further answer, "his untiring
industry"
Industry is only another name for
labor, and in the practice of this, |
mean its constant practice, we can
derive genuine pleasure. The late
Chas. Sumner, so we are told, once
wrote to a classmate of his, and in
this letter he said: ~ have doomed
myself to hard labor, and 1 shall try
to look hpon labor as some great law
yer did, as pleasure-Labor ipse vo.
luptas.' And the qualification de.
rived from it is, indeed, the surest
and most steadfast pleasure"
And as Wherefore has said, "God
has so made the mind of man that a
peculiar deliciousness resides in the
fruits of industry" and the celebrated
Galen has remarked that employ
ment is natures physician. 1T is
indeed so important to happiness,
that Incidence is justly considered
the parent of misery" So laborioas
was Mr.. Sumner that he husbanded
his time and grndged every moment
of diversion. Early and late at his
books, limiting his personal associ-
ations to very narrow circle, ab-
staining from needful recreation even
in his college vacations, chary of
evenings spared for amusements, he
devoted himself to his studies, not
only during the day and evening,
but prolonged them past midnight
till two in the morning-his usual
hour for retiring. Once when pour
ing over his books he was startled by
the janitor's tread and breaking day
light. And the great Clarendon re-
marks that "there is no art or science
too difficult for industry to attain to;
it is the gift Of tongues and makes
man understood aud valued in all
and by all nations. 1t is
the philosophers stone that turns all
metals, and even stones, into gold
and suffers no want to break into its
dwelling. 1t is the northwest pass
age that brings the merchants ships
to him as soon as he can desire. In
a word, it conquers all enemies, and
makes fortune itself pay cohtribu-
ton"
"Iflittle labor, little are our gains;
Mans fortunes are according to his
pains"
But in your work be punctual, for
our observation and experience adj,
monish US to practice punctuality
and lead us to the firm belief that
this is another important link in the
chain of which we have just spoken.
We have notice the boy starting
out in life with no means whatever
at his command, and have seen. him
with every returning day take his