The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-17


Qanda In regard to the two great universlties
Of England has nowhere found more fervent
advocates than In tho Society Of Jesus.
How Certain Great Men Have suc.
ceeded In Lite.
It occurred to gentleman named WILBUR
F. CRAFTS that he might get at tho secret OF
success-the philosophers stone OF real life
by the inductive method. He prepared set
Of questions, had them printed, and sent
the circular to statesmen, doctors, pump
manufacturers, editors. ministers, Judges,
lawyers, school teachers. and Major-Gen-
erals. He even applied to Mr.. SCHUYLER COL
FAX and to tho Rev. JOSEPH Cook. Hero are
some OF the questions submitted by Mr.. Will
BUR F. CRAFTS:
"was your boyhood to fourteen Of age spent
In the country, In . village. or in citys
Did you tobacco previous to the age OF extesnt
"whsk maxims watchwords. II any. have had
strong influence on your life and helped to your sue
cess.
"what do you consider essential elements Of success
for young man entering upon such business or pro-
fession a. yourst
"whAt. In your observation. have been the chief
causes of the failures In life Of commercial
and professional meni
Are you church member :"
Mr.. CRAFrss method, which he beautifully
calls harvesting golden statistics from the
fields OF ripe experience" yielded some edi-
flying results. Some OF the Successful Men
from whom no sought Information did not
reply to his circular. Some answered curtly
Some sat down with pen In hand and unbos-
omed tho secret Of their success. From
census Of tho class which was willing to give
away its secret, Mr.. CRAFTS concludes that
the country districts Furnish ffty-seven
per cent. Of our successful men," while tho
cities furnish only seventeen per cent. A
man who wishes to succeed In life
should select a country farm for his
birthplace, and "thus enroll himself
among such illustrious farmer boys as Sena-
tor EDMUNDs. Gen. LOGAN, Gen. HOWARD.
ANTHONY CosIsTooK. D. l.. MOODY. JOSEPH
Cook" and others. Mr.. CRAFTS also arrives
at the valuable conclusion that "four-flfths
OF tho men who now fill positions Of large
responsibility In our land did not use tobacco
before they were sixteen years Of age" Even
those who did. with three exceptions. mem
ton tho fact with regret" Who are the
three remorseless reprobates2
The Hon. ANDREW D. WHITE, President OF
Cornell University and ex-Ambassador to
Germany, discloses the important fact that
the essential elements OF success for q COL
lego President and a foreign Ambassador are
"soundness OF heart and mind, clear judg-
ment, fair knowledge OF men, great devotion
to some one purpose or study, but with
breadth Of view"
The Rev. JOSEPH Cook coniesses that he Is
the product of "twenty-tlve years Of educa-
ton, including foreign travel" The watch
rdo 0,,,io oh Ia ptrk tot 10
are these: Clear ideas at any cost; obedience
to GoD, tho organ OF spiritual knowledge
total sef-surrender to conscience" The
young man ambitious to become another
JOSEPH Cook must possess clear thought
and varied and accurate learning" Cow
ardice. in the Rev. JOE COOKS opinion, is one
OF the chief causes OF failure In life. The
sentiment reGnforces the declaration made
by the Rev. Mr.. Cook three weeks ago.
when he sought tho protection OF the Mon
mouth police against the drummer who ate
raw meat. II could thrash five such men as
GILL;" said the Rev. JOE Cook; "but
knew that IL he and some Of the other rum
ners got to carousin9 together, there would
DO no telling what they would do, and as
GILL threatened me with personal violence
asked for police protection"
The Hon. DARWIN II. JAMES of Brooklyn, the
new Congressman for the Third district con-
tributes very remarkable essay on success
in life. The italics are his own
although my father. who came to williamson gt
NOV BROOKLYN when WAS twelve years old,
to do yet he brought his boys up when out
school We had plenty OF play but ioere taught to b
Industrious dui1ent ana economical. set out when
young with two texts of Scripture q notices:
good is rather to be chosen than great riches &c
and Seek drst the Kingdom Of Gop and Ills righteous
ness Thee had great tndusnoe on me.
what Ia success, Whist kind of success do you mean,
True success !s the building up of strong Christian
character and the using OF faculties for the GLORY
Of GoD. Religion which influences the daily life is the
basis; sriot truthfulness which Ia Ougrowth Of It
integrity Of character industry perseverance, temperate
and simple habits correct views of life and mankind hu
milty &c.
men content to lead plain lives Of integrity
and uprxhtness They want to get ahead too fast
are led into temptation Ifyouug would only stud
their Bbles Pleasure. show money 10 the aim Of tn
crowd"
| Major-General OLIVER o. HOWARD, Chris
tian soldier and banker for tho trustful ract
recently emancipated from slavery. gives
these as the maxims which guide his life:
First obey your parents in the Lord; second
Seek first the Kingdom OF Con; third The Lord 10 I'M
shepherd fourth land hsp Ia converson) The blood
OF JESUS cHRsr. His Son. oeanseth from all sin; NTH
Bu'HSELLs subject, Every mans life plan Of Cop
] sixth. Love Cop and man."
The Hon. A. w. TENNY, celebrated across
the East River as "tho BUFFALO BILL OF the
\ Brooklyn Bar" in answer to the question,
what maxims or watchwards have helped
to your success?" replies emphatically,
None" Integrity, truthfulness. prompt.
ness sobriety, patience, and hard work "
make his catalogue Of qualities essential tc
the success OF United States District At
torney On the other hand, he thinks thai
one Of the chief causes Of lack Of success In
the profession OF the law Is "failure to grasy
and hold"
Shipping Commissioner DuNoANs rule o
life 1t appears. has been "to make myself 81
useful that my employers couldn't do with
out mo-" Tho taxpayers will DO glad to have
Capt. DUNcAN's assurance that the essential
elements Of Shipping Commissioner sue
cess are "self-dependence, living within the
Income. honesty. temperance, industry, good
companions" Living within "the" income