Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-02
How better To strive and cherish.
And never reach the goal.
Than drift along in life
useless aimleSs soul

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and storm
How better 10 strive and cherish
And never reach the goal,
Than drift along in life
4 useless aimless soul.
When the knightly Bayard received his
death stroke, he commanded his comrades 10
leave him with his face toward the enemy,
and then, with his dying breath, he gave
the word CHARGE His was the heart
that never thought Of itself, but always OF
its purpose. His was the unquenchable
courage that looked on through flame and
smoke to its goal. and counted all pleasure
as dust to be spurned by his heel till the
supreme pleasure of triumph could be his.
As we look around at the clashing forces of
life. and see what is being done, we under
stand indeed that we are made Of some
thing besides clay, and that life is some
thing more than pleasure garden
We were put in this world for
some other purpose than simply to have a
good time. II is all right for US to enjoy
ourselves and be thoroughly happy, but we
should never forget that our happiness is
not the highest goal. If il were, then as
soon as tho restored Gadarene was con-
verted no would have been translated to
Heaven. But he was not. $50 home and
tel what good things | have done"
The great object of life is usefulness, but
no one can be thoroughly useful unless
actuated bv oneness and persistency of
aims This was one of the secrets of
Daniels success. He had an aim in life,
and tersiethd in it ever TO the end.
Believe me, my young friends, there are
too many people, like cripples, lying all
along the worlds highway, Just because
there isn't enough of u spirit like Daniels
in them, to put their strength to any use.
As some one has truly said, "There are
countless baruues drifting in pitiable failure
on the sea of life, while other crafts speed
ON with victorious sails, because they be-
lieye in guiding star, and set their sharp
prow by a compass that points only one
way through calm and storm Then,
don't drift, and don't be satisfied with an
aimless life, but soar high and like the
eagle never stop thy course heavenward
and in the lexicon of life there will be ne
such word as fail.
But there was another course opened "a
this Young man, when he found himsel
transferred into new surroundings. The
old surroundings had passed away. Every
interest of his life had changed. Govern
ment, society, business, education, were al
altered. He was in an altogether differen
environment. Judean guietneSs haC
]
have determined, as many a young person
has determined since, al must get on il
/ life. ] must make my way at all hazards
even II am forced to adopt wrong meth
DDS. | must succeed even il have to dc
scend to the low level of heather Babylon.
will win nv freedom Daniel might havt
chosen low cunning, sharp practice, shrew'
dealing. such as as is sometimes justified
| by tlrose who ought TO know better, in or
der 10 gain his end But if he had don,
that il would never have been said o
MIN what IAN excellent spirit Is his:'
The excellent spirit has a goal, ant
burns 70 reach it, bgt It use
right methods or none 40 all. II spurn
the falsehood, that says the end !uStlfie'
the means II asks no victory at the price
Of honor. 1t accepts no badge that means
slur In a word, the spirit of excel
lence" is sincerity. l think you will un
derstand my meaning when tell you The
meaning of this word sincerity" 1t has
a pedigree which goes as far back as the
time when the Latin language was living
language. it owes its origin TO an act o.
dishonesty. which j. its exact opposite anC
which came about in this way: Wher
sculptOrs became dishonest, they used {
cement 10 hide the defects in their work
and then IL became necessary for the Ouyel
to protect himself by putting into the con
tract these two words, "Snlc Gro, whlcf
means without cement.
The dealer wanted a genuine article; he
wanted sincerity This is what will be ex
pected Of you, young ladies, by your teach
ers. by Your college. and by all who nave
an interest in your welfare.
See TO it. then. that the quality of your
life work, whatever it may be, is genuine
for it manifests the character behind 1t
Jus, ae the fruit shows the character OF the
tree. Beiisve me, woman is already OF
consequence in the world when II Is known
She can be relied on. When she says she
knows thing she knows ii, and can do s
thing and does IT, This was the reason
DAME, was Of so much consequence to thu
Kingdom Of Babylon during the four ad
ministrations in wiiiOn he figured so con
spicuously. He was a man WHO eQnld be
trusted. and therefore preferred above
all the princes and presidents
and the king even thought L
SET MA, over the whole realm. He
not only woh pi3 way single-handed ant
alone from the low positioG Of a captive
slave to that Of the first minister II tn
kingdom. but he held his own during the
whole of his eventful life against all odds.
But = that all! Are singleness OF ain
ana sincerity - purpose tuC ullll Iu1iiA.N~
tions of true excelieIcs. If they are, ther
Daniel differed not one bit tram some, al
least. Of his heather associates, and th'
Christian differs in nothing from the SO
called NoraliSt But this was a vast diff
ference ana there has ever been u difference
and ever will be, il al ages, between
the children Of this world ana tue children
of God. This differance may be defined %,
Just oas word and that is faith. When
this young man found himself IL
his new environment and began &c
think about all the changes that
had oYertaken him and his PEG
pie. there mnst have been one thought
that not only eomfOrted him, but must hav,
driven all fear away, 'foF underneath al
the change was the thought Of tho IN
changeablness Of God" II has been beaut
fully said, that 1.-The ship looks looks for
ward fearleSSly to the new ocean with its
new stars and new winds. for the same Cap
tain yin sail her there, who has sailed hel
here. and the very fact that He will sail hel
there, otherwise tnat re sailed her here
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