Daily Republican., 1890-05-02
MURRAY AND ooLDEY.

Preacher and Psdagogus Lecture 10
Bright Students -Curious aad Intss-
ss,iug Contrast In The Oraserisai
Nett lAods and style Of sisdgs
Ing Moral and Iatsllsosasl Forces.
A grand and Intellectual audience Of
briabt young lady and gentlemen stu
dents Of 0oldey's Commercial college
listeu,'d yesterday afternoon to two NO
tures OF extraordinary power and value.
They would not say which orator did the
best. Rev. DR.. Murray's topic was:
PROVISIONAL POLITICIAN IMpsDs-
MENT TO BUSINESS SUCCESS"
Politics, political parties and political
leaders arc . necessity in all republican
and liberal governments. Why 10 poll
tics 10 fascinating to youpg meua 1t
esnn,pt DO because Of patriotism 90 early
developed. Nor 10 II because Of large
| salaries. In this country they are much
less IN the highest officers Of the U. 8.
and l3tats government than what can be
mAdO by business mau Of average sue
cess or more. Pres,deut1 Of the q. 8.
geta 600, 600; cabinet Offices, u, 900;
Benstors and Representatives. $1,000 per
ann,lm; Inferior officers get much less.
The fascination must come from love ol
power or partisauship. Tho desire to
defelt the Democrats and triumph the
Republicans, or vice versa. Many mus,
of necessity fail of election, and II any
expect riches through politics they will
doubtless be disappointed or become dis
honest.
For It has come to pass that tho great
eat politicians Daniel Webster among
them, die poor. Let this be said 10 thei
honor. Professional politics Ia au impc-
! diment to business success.
l. Because 1t diverts attention whicl
mu,t be given or failure will DO certain
2. Because OF financial demands
which take the bus!Hess mans reserv
fund, divertinG 1t from legitimate line
OF trade.
3, Because It oilers special tempts
tons to intemperance. There arc som
professional politicians who are total ali
, sta pers but this IL contrary 10 the rule
Many man who has had fair openiD
I, to iucceeded has taken his frat glass in
/, earn npaigu, which was iol'owcd by 10
.. tai wreck.
II the Pan Americans could not vlei
Wilmington to inspect our industri;
aud commercial institutions withou
p being offered the temptation to drin
{ and without having some Of our distil
4 guNshed citigeus set them the example {
intoxisAtiou, how much more In polit
cal eanpalgnf
A. Because II disqualifcs men IL
II their routine business. Men must loN
|. business or 1t will DRIFT away from then
hx,h hue
r mere making OF fortune. 1t means d
il veIoped manhood and womanhood, pow,
/: to aid religious, philanthropic and char
!. table Institutions. 1t means the pos
oI biIity to emulate the deeds Of mcrcha,
: princes who came to the aid Of tho Go
Is ernment In its great emergencies.
K In means power to build for the pub
,c 10 the future as in the past. Cyrus Fie
/. lad The Atlantic Cable. There will
or,portunities for men Of means in u
l. future.
al The foregoing Is summary of d
10 lecture before the students oi Goldey
d Commercial College. at 2p. m. yeste
4. day, by Rev. w. L. 8. Murray, Ph.
III The lecture hall was filled with youI
X ladies' and gentlemen from many difie
As crlt places, who were most intelligent
a attentive and gratefully appreciativ
n. 1t was an audience any lecturer w0ul
like to talk t,, and particularly
Is Murray, who 10 a great favoritc with t
!, young people.
n. Following him for ten minutes Pr
i'd Gpld.y, twho, . student said, does n
1t frequently lecture) made q stirril
y. speech. It's apparent objects were
10 arouse the ambition of his students a
ID increase their study. His thome wa
IN "PossIBILITIEs Va. PRoBApIITIEs.
wss wondering when DR.. MUIR
was telling what 1t is possible for !
wealthy men. here 10 embryo, TO accol
plish In lie, why some boys look
toward each other aud smiled Is II 1t W
Improbable. / am myself filed wi
emotion wnen | contemplate the gra
possibllities before a large college
students like this In quarter oi q &c
tnry thai promises the most for COMM
ciai and general development OF any
the worlds progress, Then feel mt
solemn when think of the probabilit
uf such boys as do not have ambitit
hope, purpose and plan thats measure
to the carly and s'ill more humble bo
q. lilo d ol Lincoln, u franklin and otf
presidents. growing statesmen and Rr,
publicists who have risen to the higl
grades Of popular usefulness.
8. Do the boys that smiled 90 II 1t WI
Impossible for them to become pre-
y dents, governors, etc, reslIg, tae spl,
H. did and libc, al possibility of this rapi,
developing and progressive ere and
the free and enlightened people a
trauscendent resources OF tlih gr
X ,'ounlrJ? Do they realize that II I
greatness is Tor them 1t 10 because
conception, hope. aim and ambition
st. achieve it sre now being born and &C
Iirmed In them? Do they know u
must make their probabilities eq'
their possibilities and achieve success
sheir own qualifications and toila
:. Prof. Goldey cited the lives OF ms
IL great men and made his point torci
and plain. lie also found by ha
vote that about his
IL his students had read the lives Of Pr
dents OF the United States, more or |,
he who were once poor boys. Some ch
acterislic expressions of bis were:
of want you 10 get deep down in your .
". towering ambition. 81 W
est you TO think you can be govcrn'
ed presidents or persons OF the highest ,
fulnees TO mankind" "Do
hi no down TO your graves and bury y
Q 8 possibilities with you."
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