Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-10
Kings OF Mon"

Tuesday evening Mr.. Cruzan delivered n leoture
ON The Kings Of Men, before tho men,berso ~ III
Honolulu Library Association and large number
OF our best citizens. The lecture was delivered In
Mr. Cru2an's clear and forcible style and WAS lis.
Tened TO with great attention throughout The
following IS brief abstract of his remarks:
fof nearly century England fought over tho
idea OF "hingship by divine right Cromwell
threw his round-heads against, and tried 10 xiii n,
when the head o. Charles rolled in the dust Rnt
the idea could not be killed. Kings by divine
right still rule the world, but 1t il the divine RIGHT
OF peculiar htness, ability and goodness. Wher-
ever the world nnds such a man it puts in his hand
sceptro and on his head crown. True mastery
kngship Is not an accident. IL il a eouppact 81
supreme qualities. 1t is heroism, culture dsci.
pine, enthusiasm, faith, endurance, uncomfortable
VIII. Success Is not matter OF chance or of
blrth. Nowhere IL that universal law "the sur
vivai of tho fttest more clearly seen than In the
world = leadership Neither is great genius necos
sAry Tor leadefslip. some OF the prnndcst mon
have been the dullest boys, while tho oollepc
genius generally terms out at last a book-agont
or map pedlar.
What are the requisites of success. of kipgsbin ?
First, good honest hard work. That il, after mi
the best genius The Greeks have a proyorb .
The Gods sell everything Tor labor. Indolence
never yet sent man TO the 'front.' the great leaders
IN arr, literature, the pulpit, the bar, the STAGE
are the great workers. No man or woman can
hold audiences for life time and wonld the
opinions OF his generation, without that uatlent
persistent drudgery 10y which all leaders Win and
return success. The dry rot OF idleness withors
the victor's wreath
ment OF success. idfe Is short. lie who would
succeed must single out his speciality ami pour the
whole stream of his activity and his ability into
.hat rue hussians have proyerb lie who
chAses two horses catches neither Like Paul The
successful man takes for his life-motto This one
thing do. Strength, like gun powder 90 ha oiIec.
tive must be concentrated.
All great leaders have been terribly in carneit
br Lyman beecher used 10 Say that he - had very
li,iie hope OF Christian who needed mustard
plaster on him TO make him foel.n IN a man Isl
dead IN earnest, bound 10 carry his point, bound
10 lead, the world accepts the stunt0u falls into
lino, and follows him, Tor IL h much loss trouble
than Ia thvart him, and the world Is tlesperatel,
lazy. must be about my fathors business D
sall the Narareno Carpenter, and ia three eeutur-
les the cross from the throne of tho Ousers ruled
the world Earnostness givos n faith 80 eN,an-
slNe, and hope elastic that ats ro,ssas,r will
keep ON believing, though all the world doubts
No rnan eau long hold leadersaipor tho beart of
the world, whose life Is not identified with riaht
The old motto, Principles, not menln Is imnerisb
anle, hMl organized never 50 deftly, becomes
Gillette The right Is robust and always growing
In the outset of great conflict WRONG ALWAYS
seems 10 triumph, but IN every battle fftlf afns
something. Defeats are second Victories Fgcry
man who has touched the worlds heart and Ier-
manently grasped the roins Of favor, has been de
champion ot some great truth. Abraham Lincoln
stood As tho representative of Freedom ho had "A
heart large enough 10 champion tho cause ct fnuf
million slaves The world enshrined him in is
Lot us remainder that there are "failures'i 20
called which are grand Successes and many a man
who goes out Of this world labeled success turns
up "fniure Ia .he next world. Christ failed
most miserably AS the world counts bat the kasa-
rene tarponter the grandest success 1T history
Jim Fisk "sneoaeded' according 10 tho faso yer-
u s 81 'nis WORLD but was shot down like the dos
nostrs OF every thinking, decent person. II Il only
tue right that rules, and lives. The man in whom
s'ses Is inearns led Is a King among men.