Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-18
TRUE GREATNESS.
REV. r. y RANDOLPH PREACHES AN IN.
STRUCTIyR BACCALAURBATB SERMON
To The Class Of 50 Of the Linsly Institute, Las
Bysning-A Big Congregation Present. Who
Hear Splendid Address.
LAST evening at the Fourth Street NJ. E

Lssteysning at the Fourth Street NJ. E
Church, Rsv. r. f. Randolph, d. D., pas
tor of the church, preached the baccalsu-
reate sermon to the class Of 'SS of the
Linsly Institute. The members of thu
class and other pupils Of the school, with
the faculty, occupied seats well mp to the
front, and the auditorium was well filed
with friends and patrons of the school
and the congregation.
The subject of the reverend gentleman's
remarks was the qualities that make a
crest man. First, it was necessary to
have trained nature. It is fact that
almost every great man in history was
educated in one way or another, There is
q great deal of talk about self-made men,
but there are really none. They have
all had training in certain way, and al
though it was not secured in school, it
was Just as effective. Every great man
has observed some law of training, which
c0nstltuteu MS euucatlOn.
The second quality necessary to the
making Of great man is that Of pursuing
with asteadflst nature, whatever course
oflife has been marked ont, and overcoming
all obstacles that may appear in the way.
All great men of history met with appar-
emily insurmountable obstacles in their
way to fame and greatness, but they never
/ gave up, and the history Of their lives
show that they overcame them sill and at
tanned what they aspired TO. Probably
\ the greatest and strongest character may
be built up by apparent failure, and the
speaker cited number of instances in the
/ lives of great men, both in ancient, modern
and Biblical history, who had found their
way to fame only by perseverance alter
many failures.
There have been three things mentioned
| as necessary elements of success-Grace,
! Grit and Gumption-the three important
| G's, and no element is more important
than Grit, the sort Of grit that sticks and
never lets 90. Then there is another thing
that we must learn, and that is TO wait
until the proper time comes. There Is
generally too great q rush on the part OF
men to be great or successful. Many men
think that at thirty they should be rich,
at thirty-6ye they should have gained
fame, and that at fifty they have grown
old and passed their age of usefulness.
This is q great mistake, and the speaker
cited the lives of many famous men, and
what great works they had accomplished
when past the three score and ten years.
Another very important element in a
successful life is capacity for hard work.
Carlisle has said that true greatness con-
sisted in q capacity for hard work. Great
editors, orators, mschinists are made by
hard work and perseverance.
But the greatest element Of all lies IN
the purpose. No man is great in himself,
but their greatness is due to the fact that
they connect themselves with great
purpose and carry it out. Such a pur-
pose, psrsistently and unswerviDgly fol-
lowed, will make any man great, so that
the pathway of greatness is open to all.
The reverend gentleman then addressed
some very appropriate remarks to the class,
impressing upon their minds that true
happiness is not found alone in greatness,
but in living pure and noble life and IN
the enjoyment of happy home and loving
friends
The commencement exercises will take
place Tuesday evening at the Opera House.