Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-22

nhv. such beautiful poetry, suCh Ne.is sS'
h,ogranhy. such sublime heroismi sucn
noble principles, such grand examples a.
vnn win And recorded In that great pook
~ books-the bible. ! commend W
yonr careful study and close companion
shin Following close upon association
ond The Influences which surround lti tue
,aSver m self.control Is one OF the strong
~. elements OF noble character. Inc
man who IA ready TO fly into passion
and commit reckless deeds or TO give
h,nself nm 10 a spirit oil melancholy, 10
allow grief, anger, dissipation, pleasure
~ other influence to sweep him away
trom his mornings so that the true man
is overwbelmed ana lost wien
God haa given him the power oil
will 10 ride trlumphantly npon the
crest Of every billow, Is not only weak IN
character but may become deprayed ana
DEGRADED. A general who would control
an army must FIRST learn to control MN
self II is not always an easy TASK 70
hiring the body, mind and heart down to
that stern disciplinary rule which Is nee
essary To thorough self control, but the
task can be accomplished, and the VIII,
which Is the backbone OF character can
firmly assert its power, 1t is disgusting
to hear a grown-up man or woman say,
al can't do this / can't do that. This
habit is fastened upon me; 1t Is injuring
me, and / can't shake 1t of.p Would
you listen to such cant from little child
under your control2 Where your man
hood or your womanhoodl Where Is
your will power? Where Is that God
given strength planted In every human
nature to form the basis of d strong and
noble character?
And yet we must blush to confess that
here, too often, lies the weakness In the
education OF character, and serious mis-
takes are made from the castigations Of
the nursery TO the sterner punishment Of
the law. How often you hear the ex-
pressions used that child "must be
conquered'-"it strong Will must be
broken down." and have heard the ex-
preston applied to men. To me the very
thought Is repulsive. Break down the will
OF your child, stubborn and unyielding as
1t may be, and you destroy the strongest
bulwark OF It's character. Break down
the will OF man, his manhood Is gone,
and he stands "llke fortress which has
been captured and sacked and left desc
late" To the thoughtful educator there
are many ways TO guide the stubborn will
into the path Of duty, and when once its
proper course is taken, like the needle to
the pole, 1t stands true as guide to 9TH
ers. Eliminate the element Of stubborn
natures from society, and the whole
fabric would crumble into chaos. They
are the pillars OF church and state. Under
the power OF self-control must be gov
erned all the appetltes, the lusts Of the
the eye, the lusts of the flesh and the
pride OF life. Take away the viii or i'm
PAR It's force, and you leave the charac-
ter like ship withoutrudder or compass,
TO drift with the shift ing currents of dis
sipation and debauchery, to be wrecked
on the rocks and shoals Of misfortune.
The strongest Notifications that have ever
been thrown up against the encroach-
ments OF evil Influences were erected by
work. 1t has been said th-t "an idle
brain is the devils Workshop" and idle
hands are sure to find mischief. No man
or woman, however wealthy and however
intelligent, can afford to be without
some occupation, something to give
that needed locomotion to brain
and muscle, which Is required for the
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be regular and constant, and there should
be no time for the encroachments of mel.
ancholy, which always broods like an
evil spirit over the homes OF ldleuess
To work Is not only honorable,
I'll A NECESSITY.
Honest labor in any and all legal and
proper callings should be alike res. ect-
able. II you would become a farmer, make
a good one. II you would be mechanic,
take rank with the best. II you would
be q day laborer, be worthy of your hire
II you would be lawyer try to be among
the a0lest at the bar And SO on through
all the long list Of occupations.
have no respect for the demagoguC
who advises the honest son of toll to put
on the garb OF a Pharsee, to widen the
| phylacteries on his arms, to draw his
garments closer about him anu say tC
an honest co'worker; "Stand by thy,
self come not near me, for am holiei
than thoulh Whether man follows his
pillow, labors in profession, drives q
laek-planei or pulls the lever which
moves the throttle-yalve of a steamer
CINE, II he labors earnestly, honestly anC
! intelligently, the reward IL sure to fol
How. The honest laborer in whatever
neld OF work, viii seek no advant "a o.
! MS IelloW-men, but as brain and muscle
work tremendously In the human system
so In the great affairs of state there should
be no schisms In the body. A laudablt
ambition TO succeed In life is wholesom,
stlmu ant TO the natural powers OF labor
and should DC cultivated as favorite
virtue, but that overweening desire ia
reach out for the bubble reputation OF
wealth and honor is to be stunned rather
than coveted.
1t was said by the great philosopher
Senaca, who fell as Que of the victims o.
the heartless Nero; ''If they that rur
mad after wealth and honor could bu
look into the hearts of them that have
already gained these points, how woulC
u startle them TO see those hideous care.
aud crimes that wait upon ambitious
greatness All those acquisitions tina
dazzle the eyes Of the vulgar are bu
false pleasures, slippery and uncertain
They are achieved with labor and the yer,
guard of them Is palniul.r The SANE
thought is placed by Shakespeare In tn
mouth OF the unhappy Anne Boleyn;
IT'S better TO be owly born,
! And range with humble livors In content
Than TO be perked up IN gllstening griof
And wear golden sorrow
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