The Opelousas courier., 1889-06-08
sELF.coNTRoL.

SELF-CONTROL
r,..sora whose Subjects Need to be
= sssrtlv Restrained-The MightIest
mnman power in the World.
From childhood up, there has been
.or,athing inspiring to me in the sight
i ! team of four horses, and to be
whirled on by them was a curious mkt
ara Of terror and e~xaltation. Who
~ nat like to watch the driver,
vhather he sits on the high seat of a
eouutry picnic wagon, or mounts the
slegant four.in-hand coach. What a
watehful eye, what a grasp he has on
/, 10 reins, not a prance of the sixteen
ieet, not d pricking of the eight ears,
NIL q turn Of the four heads escapes
him. BE knows which one will shy on
the slightest provocation, which one
val be ready to start off If a team
/ comes up behind. The reins are slen-
der but strong; he keeps them well in
hand, and because he keeps them well
n hand, the coach whirls on in safety.
dare say you have all envied him.
You will not be at a loss to uIder-
ssnd the figure, if / say you are each
diving 8 four-in- hand. If / should go
aHl further I think / would name your
sseds: Thought, Affection, Appetite
spaPassion, and when you have learned
ID manage them in all their different
exercises. you have learned self-con-
troll
OIL might use another figure, and
sg each of you is King in his own
right, having q kingdom full of sub
jes Hide-awake, and often turbulent.
vho must be constantly restrained if
cider and right-doing shall prevail in
he realm. This kingdom we call
SalE,a and to rule it well is to have
RNsentrol.
He ore all fond of power, but / can
IL zou the power over ones own self
he mightiest human power in the
yusd. Il Is much more interesting to
vi Il bog or a man subdue himself
iln 10 watch any control of mere ami
HdA
remember a boy whom I used to
aaaF. He had a quick, fiery spirit,
which started up in anger On very
sllght ineitement, indeed it was almost
VICIOUS. But he had been taught that
fculaIft do. and his efforts at self-con-
fOl we're, to say the least, unique. /
saFe seen him as a little fellow dash
at q The house in a rage, run around
tve or three times, and come in with
4 smiling face. It was his own rene
y, administered in his own way; but
Z ilAhe has gone on. he has had him
~ more and more in hand, until now.
sHig = little trembling of the lips, and
veg 3 irrn compression, show that he
\ noFea. That boy is destined to be
strong man.
ills j. the phase of self-control
|sAleh presents itself most wildly to
W. now the quick hot spirit of youth,
|ss nght which is in most boys
II sAat gou recognize now as needing
'ss1fslnl The longer you live the
sle foa will Q that it must lay its
'aAaa o. every part of your lives. Self
|sl'sol Y eating and drinking keeps
rom becoming gluttons and
1aEsaFds; that you can understand.
II g you not know. and God forbid
lsashould ever realize, the possibili-
e eylI which lie in every life.
|sasfs are risks In thinking, risks in
.sl affection, in every passion, in
s'sss appetite which a only be !
R,slaed by this stern self rule. i
log can turn to the Book to find the 1
slIaase there put upon it. Over and {
za again in the Proverbs it is ex-
Co. y various ways. "He that is {
.o anger i better than the mighty, i
\ y aaat rnleth his spirit than he !
~ 'exeth 9 city" And James says: t
s4s every ma be = > . slow /
i sPeak, slow to wrath Paul {
keep under my body. and :
X = INTO subsection" I wish you !.
ssea w V find out all there is in the /
Z saleh touches on this subject; 7
VI sofe tho number OF texts viii !
pfase lons . !
Y VI " " little use to talk Of this,
II Y not practice it. Let us begin
~ .als self-control, knowing that }
e : lifelong work, but know !
s.so snat u viii grow easier as we U
No. and We become ..strong in 9
sssa snd II the strength of His J
4 'a ". y ireep He who masters his 7
& Who is powerfulp He who 9
sssgsnas passions .-From talks e
'ess Il n. Z. Observer. 9
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