The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-07
Review.
CHARACTER BUILDING.

CHARACTER BUILDING.
The word character may be applied in
various ways.-I eer, however, the
charac er wh oh pert us to the man, and
is tn mark of what he is. This KIM OF
Oh racter stands at the vesy base ii all that
is true, noble a. d leva'irg. While many
subj are brought before the world fcr
IN rough Investigate n and thought, this
the most import mt OF them all, is passed
by with comparatively little notice. We
all have natural desire form good"
char ter, and the principal incentive to
accomplish this end is to L instruct a lid
foundation for the future Well does the
architect Fnow when er. citing the ground
work of magnific mt building that to e.
tabl sh firm and steadf ST structure he
has to go deep in'o the earth, and e. m
meme at the very bottom. So do We in the
formation OF our charact Is; they are
moulded in DO, hood and girlh' od it is
in youth he outlin'S are carved upon
which depends our fu ure greatness or
nothingness.
From youth to old age we are exerting
influences These influences are either
good or bad. They are either tending to
build up and prIuoy progress a,d civilj-
zati IL o. to degrade Il bring de~truc ion
upon manki d.
lIo& OF ~ in everyday Life are these ex-
amples pr- sented. We see men surround
ing uS whose characters seem pure, who's
influences sIpear - ennobling, when BY
some false step i aScertained that ii as
only good deeds ior >elf-intere~.. We
observe many ia face whose conscience
; a. black a. light; many politician
repre- ented a. pure, when their actious
speak differently; many wicked heart
clothed in tn 81 ak Of righteousness, and
thousands whose characters are SIN AIRED
over with the VIII wash brush.
On the other hand there are true. honest
men who think it their duty to do right,
and never think Oi mnIitting bad de 81
or unworthy action. They do oil Tor the
sake of d ing good" and to lift mp and
elevate society. ii wever. our success does
not depend upon what others think OF us
or what we mi h; have b en-, it depends en-
tirely upon what We are W. Oar repu
a'io is what othe think oi us, and de-
ponds entirely upon them for it, existence.
Yet reput tion Is though, ami spoken of
a being character. There i a vas differ
ence between these two wUrf~. Though
re. uta'ion may be a priceless Jewel when
obtained, so NAVY in search OF it do not
take notice OF tie isfortune and unhap-
piness they are heapi upon their fellow
beings. The love of reE"wn has alIursd
many in the >aares OF ambition. r pu
ton, SAYS Sha. espe:re, l. IN idle and
most false imposition; oit got without
meri', ard lost without de> -rving. Char
acter Is just the opposite of IN :; there Is
ne conce t or deception about it; To burn
isg frs which we cannot n;rol; with it
all Is peace, harmony and tranquil y. We
of lines think that sP ties charact n be-
long alone to those OF high standing. Work
for the future the task Is ACCOMPLISHED
more readily in your ger DAYS than when
the furrow Is died TO the silvered brow;
with character IL our iOundati, II rock, we
can build upon i. and erect solid St'uct-
ure. With character a. our motto, though
we meet with resistance, the firmness OF our
determination, The >teadfa,tnesS of our
nerve and the wer OF our wills will assist
us in war,lirg off the evils of This life.
r. Il. BARRETT.