Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-02

other such men as he, ere fast spying out
the territory, so that within q few years the
shade of this Park will doubtless envelop
representative men from all parts Of the
Union.
The programme of the closing day was
much the same In It's make up a. that
drills, with the added feature of platform
meeting at night to close the season.
The closing lecture was delivered by DR..
Sims and was one Of the most enjoyable OF
the season. IL was more OF apopufar lee.
ture than the majority OF those preceding
and very fitly closed the season. The SUBJ
ject of the lecture was
The Philosophy OF Failures.
1t was an illustrated analysis Of the causes
which naturally led to financial, social, and
moral failures in life, with q brief sketch
of what constitutes genuine success. It
began with q description Of the business
venture Of two visionary young men which
terminated in disaster. The speaker said:
Type Of many 4 life venture varied in .
thousand ways, like the changing pictures
story. From the pretentious rooms up
town where full-handed youth makes its
confident venture, and the little shops of
the back street where widowhood struggles
to provide for fatherless children, from
among the strong and the weak, the high
and the lowly. the ignorant and
the learned, from all ranks OF
society, and all forms of occupation, the
disappointed ones are silently passing to
the rear, leaving the places which they
could not hold. Not in money and merch.
character, professional endeayor, the race
for fame, the plans of philanthropy and the
pursuits of pleasure are found these fail
ures" We sometimes call those efforts
failures which do not realize the wishes,
hopes and plans that have been cherished.
But this is not necessarily %. The cir cas-
ties youth delights to build are vast, gor-
geous, and towering. but are hardly equal
as place of residence to quiet home on
q solid foundation. He is the real failure
who doeslnot1do and become great, under
the circumstances he might and ought
To every human being there II given q
measure Of power great or small, and some
field, broad or narrow for its exercise and
to wisely occupy the one and use the other
is to succeed.
The causes OF failures were declared to be
I. The Spirit OF Dishonesty.
The whole structure of social life in its
honors, preferments, confidence, commerce,
influence and social amenities to be healthy
must be absolutely honest But herein is
dishonesty that men seek and take the re-
wards Of dishonesty while in fact they do
not deliver the goods in quality and quan.
tity as agreed upon. This disposition to do
under work and demand over pay is the es-
sence of dishonesty.
9. The second cause of failure was given
as
Incidence.
The spirit of Incidence is careless, ineI
ct. wasteful loses its opportunities and
never completes what il begins. Many an
indolent man builds his fortune as the
Arkansas landlord builds his house, with.
out putting the roof on, and when il was
clear..he did not need il. How many.ragged,
roofless lives We see, into which the storms
of adversely beat piteously because indol-
ence has failed to cover them in.
3. The third cause Of failures was as
signed to
Rickleness.
Many people who haye spirit enough TO
work have no patience to wait. There is at
the beginning OF every earnest career
slough OF despond and life OF difficulty.
When we have bravely passed these II Is
better travelling ahead, but IL Is never worth
while to try to pass them by flank move
ment.
4. The fourth cause OF failures is
False Pride.
1t is a mortifying confession which can
dor compels us to make that many people
are ashamed Of their lack Of means, and OF
their humble though honest occupations.
We have all known people in the narrow
pens of poverty who carried their heads
and notions far too high to ever find their
other causes OF failure, such as, False no
tions OF success. Failures from carrying
needless weights" Foolish spending"
"Habits of vicious indulgence, Keeping
up style" etc. He then proceeded to give
a picture OF success; the pleasure oi honest
toll, the Joy of noble purpose and the
affection OF confding friends, the favor OF
men and the love of God which enrich life
like water turned TO wine.