Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-04-16

cad again of the severe schools in
7hicht they were disciplined and
rilled from their earliest youth up,
Ee realize that these things were the
esult Of education. During what is :
nown In history as the "Age Of
'ericles," the people were all edu-
ated to such an extent that (every
nan being capable) the public officers
we're chosen by lot. after the manner
# school boys drawing .straws for .
he afirst go."I Now We consider thut
We live in ian, age far .iir advance of
.he Greeks, but could we adopt such
. plan with safety? Nevertheless we
10 ilivein an oage of progress; i'll ali
age into which have been, and are
being crowded wonders innumera-
ble; an age during which the arts,
Sciences. aud all the most brilliant
of fertilization have arisen
with hiamushroom growth; all age
replete with characters Of fame in
every department of human activity,
"a age ins which Intelligence and
morality, wisdom aud piety, stand
out in characters of living light, aud
also an age in which vice assumes its
varied aud most hideous forms
s'An age on ages telling, &. - B!., .s-7
In which to live may be sublime"
This is an age in which every thing
moves with tremendous speed. Fifty
years ago men could spend months in
making = trip across the continent
and were glad that they could make
it withal but now they think few,
days q long time Tor such a journey.
and II the trains BY some accident.
loses q few hours the matter ap-
proaches 10 something terrible. There
is hurry aud hustle every where. Men
in every department of civilized life
have their eyes open looking ahead
while they move in a hurry. And
the success of, every man depends
largely upou his education and de-
cision of character. These are quail
ities desired by every young man.
But doubtless the subject Of educa.
tion is more frequently and univer.
sally considered by them than that Of
decision Of character. - '-7' - :
BY decision Of character l mean j
determination to know and to dc
the right, let what will oppose
Though one may be equally deter
mined upon the wrong, however, i,
is oftsner the case that men fail to be
lupright, and to accomplish noble
things iii life, on account Of 'theil
delaying to put into practice theil
good intentions, than from any pro
nouhced desire to depart from 'recti
4 tude.g To he q man worthy of th.
name, requiresssu exercise of those
i, qualities Of man'sl nature,J in conse
quence of W hich, alene, he can b.
said to bear the ''image aud likeness
Of God.D IS A young mans associstel
tend to lead him whithersoever they
i 60. b II they are straightforward
honest good fellows, given to no bse
habits, he will do we'll to remain il
q their company. But if they are no
such. it. were better for him to qui
them at once. Heymust have manli
ness enough to express his dislike fo
that which is unhecoming in q tru
man. He must have the courage Il
think aud to act for himself be con
sijerate aud" independent, but. ID
diHgent and active in the performanc
of that which is right. "Do right be
cause it is right;Y priuciple indeli
bly, impressed upon my mind by OIL
!, of my earliest instructors, Mr.. Jerry
!, Lee, OF Greenton, Mo. There is, per
haps, period in the life OF ever
. lyouMg man when he, with more o
less earnestness, seeks to. know whs
, he shall do or what he shall be. III
:. !, locks about. him for q vocation, ais
, for "a model OF the kind of man b
. would like to be when matured. II
! may soon find both. But the difficult
!. in most cases is, that he persistent
@ neglects to prepare himself for hi
! chosen VOCATION and keeps putin
\ OF the time when he shall begin
. practice those virtues which he
confident are necessary to. make {
!, him the kind of man he would like I
y be. So in this delay and neglect b
a continues; but time speeds Oh. al
before he is hardly aware of it, tt
time comes when he must act
these; matters. He must do SOM
thing aud he must be something. \
:, makes an efor: and finds that he
Il capable Of deing but little, for he HI
= never learned ito do anything. \
man can do anything of importau
"a without first learning how. "The
=, is no excellence without great labor
i and often the most unpleasant Xii
!. of labor ,ls. that of learning how to
useful. He also finds that he can
nothing except what his neglIgen
has made Of him.
I'd Now we all EnoD what is rigt
d aud to do what is right requires ,
~ individual effort, and strong OH
e. too, sometimes. In this particular
Of have found it very good rule to {
le those things which we are, in gene
ye al, disposed to leave undone, and
H. leave undone those things which '
G. are inclined to do. But again, to 9
H. ucation. There are many young hi
ly who desire ali education--many po
ve young msn-and the majority of the
II, could get it if they would give the
of minds to it and work for it. 1t is
OF noticeable fact that the greater nul
>" ber of distinguished men have,
~ this way, risen from the lap Of po
IN erty to the throne Of honor. Eve
I'd young man should read a little bot
c. entitled "Self Help" published
va Harper Bros, New York.
igf Again there are young men WI
ut have means at their command, al
is make ssms effort to use it advantag
IN ously, but not being very particul