Telegram-herald., 1890-06-02
FEEDING THE YOUNG
A Pine Sermon by Rev. Or. era
ham Last Evening.
DOES SUCCESS ALWAYS SUCCEED
A Large CSHsrsgatien - te"ut frsPis
al ths Division street. Meshootst
Shureh 4Gs fs0s ~ - nasTtoEUtsh
Eeal sad False sGocsss

il was not q summer evening conEre-
CATION that assembled "a TIE lnNlston-
sueet Methodist Church l8st evening.
for lhe church was Well filled, with =
congregation composed largely ot Young
men Ii vac the occasion ot Dr. era
hams regular monthly address o. the
young.
The preacher began by expressing his
gTauncation al see .ng 80 isrge an al
tendance with 90 large q representation
Of Young folk. because 4 belokeneo tAe
interest which the Noung we're takaG
ln serious subjects he thought taat
his addresses to tie Young lad asa 81
ln more prsctlo.l benefit thsa. 4ay
other part OF he ministerial N.Ik in
Grand Rapids. The subloci loI tht
discourse tnls evening would be 'et>-
cess
success, j" said DE, ''t COY dove.
and hard 10 catch, ana for that reason
is quite Aablc a. prove deceptive a.
those who pursue g. 10 u a common
saving that nothing succeeds LAc
success and, although ttls Is uot
strictly true, ther, "a much in tnc actual
life q man o. lead hlm o. this Couel.-
SON. Tho success q Columbus aud of
Napoleon were cited az examples of
this. Eut tils Was NOT d maNm that
could safely be taken without muaIl
cation. Let a man make q brilliant
stroke. and thai helps hm to make
aOOther. On the other hand, iet t.le
successful man MAKE . mistake, and tae
lost prestige VIII make DO easier IoI
enemies and circumstances o.
c0ad him 10 ETH other mlsta kes
And ia this Way, again,
there is much seeming truth % tht sa4-
ing that nothing succeeds Ike success
Bot he would say, after some maturity
ot years and clOseness a. obstTN8Dou.
that II j. one oi tie evils az our age
that success Is wOrshlpcd abstract 3.
] he gauge 81 success I'D oar oay
De- only al outward and apparent sue
cess. success, ike charity, II now he.d
- cover multitude 81 SINS Tins -
great error, and its consideration would
De well worth more time tlau could
now be devoted 20 it. 10 ls working g.
dceDly and mlsChievousiY u al tNn
modern philosophy Of life that society
ought n be- wholly revam ped with rel-
erence 70 the practices that grow OCT
/ of u.
Take Joshua and see Z Wc may have
a proper understanding Oi what we
mean by success. Success, ike other
things. depends upon v hom Il apples
10. The lHuudrcss idea 81 success -
plenty OF soft water and a good wind 90
dry the clothes with. a young mar r
ldea OF IL is, large business prosperity
and high social, professlonal and poo
lucal hOuCTs. Bot u you th.uk that
/ all tnls rs what constitutes Teal success.
| YOU make an enormous mistake. Any
] one OF the "suCccssful' men ou any
/ Cf these lines WI tell you, even when
/ be stands al the very height 81 his at
! tainment, that be is not happy and
/ content. Succeeding in great efforts 10
, 40 guarantee II felicity Mari thls.
| young men We shall reach the acme
of our happiness ( We plod along The
line IN winch cod has placed 1s.
The preacher referred 10 many ~
! ampics. like that Cf tle late A. T.
/ stewart, 20 show how youthful amh.-
! tons are stirred bv certain phases 81
/ prosperity; but mark YOU. said DC.
| "thOsc oi Us who know most ~ life
! know that success docs not he along
1 the line q the attainment of any 0i
| these ambitions Many illustrations
were gwen % show that tie happet
| moments are when We plod along thc
| path of actusl. od-givn duty oaT-
| nostly and modesiy.
The speaker. st TINS point. revealed
what De regarded as throe important
and essential clements of true success
and enforced them with raro force and
wealth 81 illustration These were
! = individual plciy, 81 pcrscvcrancr
l3 probitv. Iiis exposition of each oi
these points was fpc Errmou by tscif
and the congregation $50 mououicH
/ with sympathetic interest until IA,
uttersucc 81 the laft syllable.