The banner-enterprise., 1883-05-24
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UCCESS.

81. Paul saws whatever thy hand
ir]eth to do, do it. Not only make
mighty efforts 0ut accom- lloh IT
We are called upon NOT only to tr,
10 he masters of our situa ion i'll lite
but to be- masters Of them Ii the
World be IN oyster, according 20 the
provelO, our business Is to open 1t,
not to stand hagglIng at it till it
spoiIs. Tins apost e not only
preached this docJciue but practiSed
it. One who reads his lie tentiveiN
will ba led to believe that the fu da,
mental conviction Of his heart was
that it vas his duty 70 succeed. How
2o.d .wyer he Was We have the
D st means of KNOW (, The speeches
auu letters he has LETT us prove that
he thoroughly understood his protes-
sion, and when in the days Of his
apostleship he was called before
courts and councils to answer charges
made aguust him, the yells of exc,
Grafton m}A the clouds Of dust his
enemies raised in reply to his calm
arguments out of the law, showed
plainly how conclusive those argu-
ments were. He was stoned down
once, whipped down eight, but he
was never reasoned down. 1t is alto.
gether fitting that man of such
courage should give us this counsel.
But where is the success? This is
question which every young man and
woman should settle in his or her
own mind before they begin their life
ii ne work Let us bring the ques-
ton 10 the test of life Here is a
merchant about to retire from bust
ness with several hundred thousand
dollars. The world calls him a sue.
ccssful man and pays him that sincere
homage which is always given to sue
cess. But what is his history? Much
of his wealth has been obtained by
ropacity; if not by this, by cold sci
ishness and wanton disregard of the
interests Of other people. Poor
seamstresses, plying the needle for
him IN solitary garrets by the light OF
dim candles, far into the night, have
been stinted in their waves and op
pressed by hard bargains, until they
have been driven forth to lives of IN.
fanny. Would we call such man as
this successful man? Most peo-
pie do, but it is terrible mistake
Wealth gotten up at the expense of
tue finer feelings and nohler impulse
of the nature, Is not gain, but loss,
irreparable loss. Competence, built
upon the basis of injustice and moral
is not success, but total,
miserable failure. Here ia politi-
clan who occupies conspicuous
place among tue people. With rapid
strides he has attained political power
and prominence. His name is known,
if it is not loved, throughout the
land, and the newspapers trumpet his
seeming success. But he reached this
eminence by the torturous and dan-
gerous road of policy. His record is
that Of a wandering star lie has
watched the tide OF public sentiment
and has drifted with it, no matter
whether it set towards the headlauds |
of justice or the depths of iniqulty;
he has declaimed in one section to
tlatter the popular vanity, aud he has
denounced, in another, to sppesse
popular prejudice. He has changed
front an often as the vsne on windy |
day. BY this means and others more
questionable, he has gained distine-
ton and favor upon the earth. |
man will sacrifice the public good to
his own lust and power, there is no
other crime(?) that he will not COM
nit if opportunity be Offered. IL is
quite plain that the acquisition Of
wealth or fame or position in society
is not necessarily success in the best
meaning OF the word When, by a
life OF rectitude and benevolrnce one
gains any or all of these possessions,
you may well call him a successful
man, but not if he acquires them by
a lack Of manliness. B.