Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-06-28
MACFARLANE PRIZE ESSAY.
E.EIIKk Hill
EBy Miss Jessis Kes.p.

DIR. Macfarlane of this city, being
q lover Of pure Saxon, gave 8 prize
to the best essay written by a young
ladyof Hardin College. No word was
to be larger than two syllables. The
following is the essay that took the
prize. There were six entries. Miss
Jessie Kemp of Galloway county, is
the auther:1 sS3aig4l1&g 8ziI 90
HONOR AND. FAME.
If we wish to obtain honor we
should do right both in the sight Of
God and man. Youth Is the time in
which the stepping stone to honor and
fame is laid, and, as the knowledge,
which child receives, is stamped up
on the mind for life time, it is not
hard for one who has been taught to
seorn sin and love God, to win honor
and esteem from all who know him ;
but one who hates truth and loves sin,
cannot command esteem from any
one, not even from the lowest grade
of men. II those who win honor
were only content, happy would the
lot of map be; but no, honor fills the
heart of some with pride, which tends
to make them long for something they
seem to think greater, something
known to them as fame. Without
fame some men seem TO- think their
lives a great failure; but they should
only think Of sheNsayinss The great
est ON earth shall Be tbesle least in the
Kingdom of Heaveh.p What is
honor? 1t is the finest sense of justice
that is framed blythe human mind
and is intent to disclaim the lurking
frailties of the mind and guard the
way of life from all offense. aaI
Tis strange how some their time and care
employ, i ........ e. ~. So.
To gain that which they ne'er can enjoy;
1t is stranger still how some their time do
waste, 1S
In idle pleasure they never can taste.
To win fame in the present day re-
quires a great deal more labor than to
gain honor. The first step to fame is
made in the schoolroom; there, many
bright hearted youths have stood at
-le foot of the great ladder, striving
hard to catch one glimpse of the top
most round; some of whom have
looked in vain, and some of whom
have looked only to behold-never to
reach; others who from childhood
have tolled hard day after day, and
year after year, thus giving up all the
pleasures of youth, that they may
apply their time with greater care to
their books; slowly gaining round af-
ter round until their souls are filed
with such great delight, and to reach
the top Of this great ladder, becomes
the one aim of their lives. In the
books of the learned and wise lie
hidden the treasures, wisdom and
knowledge; this is why the careful
student pursues the contents of book
after book, all the while saying to
himself: .... .e-se-[f.-....-.5-..
Strive on! be sanguine and cheerful a
Trouble and sorrow are friends in dis
guise, - s.- .-.-..s -.---z- -,.-r-
Nothing but folly is faithless and fearful
Courage is always happy and wise.
o, happy are the hours of triumph
and great is his reward---l,ts,s- ST
Whose throne is on the mountain peak
IS Whose motto is forever, strive; =
lis he who scales this wondrous height
And scars the field without a guide.
After long years spent in toll over
the vast works Of knowledge, the stu
dent makes a conquest Of the whole
plane; 1t is then his heart gladdens
and a bright ray of pleasure spreads
over his face, which, not long since,
bore the faint shadow of hope. aaatI
When his name is heard In the ap-
plause of great crowds, when his tri-
umph is heard to sound over the vast
regions of the globe, then he sees
that his labor has not been in vain but
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Then he knows what fame Is. -
> He reaps this golden harvest with
great joy, little thinking how useless
this gain will be to him in the world
to come. His thoughts are only Of
The present and his success; he never
even stops to thank his MAKER, who
through all this long hard struggle has
been his guide. 7at .I#
Clinging to this worldly pride, for
years he has forgot to honor his God.
What is fame without honor? To
the Christian it is but a black veil be-
tween him and his God. He who be-
holds this dark veil, and still cleaves
10 fame without honor, is doomed, as
It were, never to rise again but he
who oiings to honor reaps the great
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ssWhat will it be to man to gain
.he whole world and lose bis own
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Think not that the Christian is
without aim. He aims at . higher mark
.hsn is seen on earth; his fame is in
he works of his master. u
Blessed is he who delights in one so
pure and holy; it is he who sits at the
light hand Of God with a harp in his
hand and a crown upon his brow.
Would that all men had hearts of
onrer aim, than to pay to fame the
debt Of love they owe to God but
HAS !! 'sMan is frail and prone to