The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-20


10 ita oOnTae. ll on
intO steering line than II Ia carried Ia
the right or left, One minute II In too
far Inland; the next minute II IL too far
Ia the opposite direc ion. The p,lJi
Obliged 10 be constantly lllt,
wheel 10 meet the various forces that 0p-
pose him. The steering OF ahip Ia mark
cd by u succession OF imperceptable zig
Gags, A mans life certainly 10, whethr q
shlp's steering 10 or not.
But whore the voyage Ia az Wide 40 the
breast OF the Atlantic, where II Ia the
whole OF our earthly existence, and
where q man has q definite object or
purpose which constitutes his steering
line, and no comes 10 that In the end, II
amounts TO q straight voyage
We soc the same thing In daily life.
We 500 supreme purposes which men
have formed running through their
whole career In this world.
A young man means 10 be civil
engineer. That Ia the thing TO which his
mind 10 made up. Not his fathers mind,
perhaps, but his. He feela his adapta
tion 10 that calling, and his drawings TO
ward II. He Ia young, forgetful, mex
perlenced, acceptible 10 youthful sym.
pathles, and Ia frequently drawn aside
from his life purpose. To-day he attends
q picnic, next week he deyOtes a day to
some other excursion; oncs In q while
no loves day by indispositlon caused by
oyerwork, Thus IL q link knocked out OF
the chain OF that week and q link out OF
the chain this week. Aud In the course
Of the summer no takea q whole week or
two Of them out for that purpose. Yet
there Ia that thing In his mind. whether
he Ia awake or asleep. II you had asked
him o month ago what no Intended TO be
Ia life he would have replied, II mean to
be a civil engineer" Aud II You ask
him to-day what has been the tendency
OF his life he will say, III have been pre-.
pairing myself TO be civil engineer
II no waits and does nothing no Ia
simply waiting an opportunity TO carry
out hia purpose. That purpose governs
his whole life, and he will not engage
In anything that would conflict with II.
Now this sovereign purpose TO live for
certain great moral principlea, aud
moral ends; this sovereign purpose 10
live for the eternal world; this Tealiza.
tlon OF Code existence and Coda gov,
ernment, this determination To be gov.
erned by God's law lays the foundation
for spiritual success and peace. II
gives slnglenesa, simplicity sincerity.
IL brings the whole life 10 aim at one
thing; II brings the whole life under
one government; and however much the
separte parts may rebel, II yet holds to
one direction and reduces oil things 10
simple tests OF right or wrong, by q
given and wledged standard. II
we miss the end OF life therefore IL will
be because We have rejected the only
standard.
Years ago a number Of boys deter.
mined 10 see which OF them could walk
In the straighteet line. They selected q
large meadow In the center OF which
was tree. A slight snow had fallen on
the previous night, 30 that their paths
could be distinctly traced. They ranged
Themselves round the tree with their
backs TO the trunk. They were equally
distant from each other. II each had
gone forward In the right line the paths
they made would have been like the
spokes OF wheel, the tree being the
hub. They were 10 40 until they reach
cd the boundry OF the meadow when
they were TO retrace their steps 10 the
tree, They did 80. When they had TO.
turned 10 the tree they found but one
who had at all succeeded, All the
othera had looked down ut their feet,
while he had fixed his eye upon q dis.
tant object, and never looked away un.
vi no had reached the boundary OF the
lield,
The life that closed 40 suddenly aud
yet 40 peacefully was one OF hose that
aimed at something higher than was
grown In earthly soil. She was OF the
number OF those who had an eye on
Eternal Life.
presume II was true Of hor as II Ia OF
oil OF IN, aud OF all that have ever been,
that she did not always live true to that
standard, The winds may have occa
alonally beat the vessel out OF line,
But the course has been straight. Once
a prominent man and prominent
Christian said TO mo Of himaelf, II am
conscious OF many failings aud that |
have accomplished little comparatively,
Bat have the satisfaction OF feeling
that my life thus far has been on the
right side Of the line" This dear ones
life has been on tho right side Of the
line. No one has suffered through her;
no one has been led astray by her. No
one has been guided Into evil courses
by her. But. on the contrary, the force
and tendency OF her words aud example
has been on the side OF religion, truth,
virtue and righteousness,
There are few whose llvee present 40
even and uniform and consistent char
acter as Mrs. McGregor's, Very few
whose virtues were 30 many and whose
faults were 30 few, And while an osten-
tatlous enumeration OF them would be
sadly out OF place aud out Of harmony
with her own domestic and quiet life
In the spirit OF her own life we wish 10
touch few points which rendered her
the woman she was.
One OF tho prominent features OF her
character 40 seen by others was her ton,
dernees and consideration for her fellow
belngs. There are few who are alwaye
themselves holding paeslon In chCck
always watching with Jealous care lest
they pass those bounds which reason ~
we'll 10 religion has set up TO mark the
true man or woman. II Ia not too much
10 cay that Mrs. McGrogor never forgot
herself In her relations and intercourse
with others. And this with her was q
positive ruling virtue, II did not come
from q lack OF positive conviction aud
opinion or q want OF personality; II was
The result OF tenderness OF heart, Of
kindly coneiderato thought Of others
Individual instances are numerous
whore this trait found illustration. She
can be Justly written down 90 one who
loved her fellow.men.
This careful attention and considera'
tlon OF others naturally associated with
II quletneee OF sell assertion, and mod
esty OF manner and department. And
while she occupied an honorable place
aud prominent place In her social sphere
u. .was entirely due TO her sterling quail
ltlee OF head and heart, rather than IA
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