The southern argus., 1891-10-08

born for some especial work, and their
fitness does not develop until quite
late. When Philip Doddridge, whose
sermons and books have harvested IN
counted souls for glory, began to study
Tor the ministry, DIR. Calamy, one OF
the wisest and best men, advised him
TO turn his thoughts to some other
work. Isaac Barrow, the eminent
clergyman and Christian scientist-his
books standard now though he has
been dead over 200 years-was the dis
heartenment of his father who used to
say that if it pleased God to take any
Of his children away he hoped it might
be his son Isaac. So some of those
who have been characterized for their
stupidity in boyhood or girlhood, have
turned out the mightiest benefactors
or benefactresses of the human race.
These things being SO, am not right
in saying that in many cases God only
knows what is the most appropriate
thing for you to do, and he is the one
to ask. And let all parents, and all
schools, and all universities, and all
colleges recognize this, and a large
number Of those who spent their best
years in STUN bling about among bust
nesses and occupations, now trying
this and now trying that, and failing in
all, would be able to go ahead with a
definite, decided and tremendous pur-
pose, saying: ITO this end was
BORN
But my subject now mounts into the
momentous Let me say that .you are
made for usefulness and Heaven. /
judge this from the way you are built
You go into shop where there is only
one wheel turning and that by work
mans foot on treadle, and you say to
yourself: Here is something good be-
ing done, yet on small scale;" but if
you go into factory covering many
acres, and you find thousands
Of bands pulling on thousands
OF wheels, and shuttles flying,
and the whole scene bewildering with
activities, driven by water or steam, or
electric power, you conclude that the
factory was put up to do great work
and on a vast scale. Now, l look at
you, and il should find that you had
only one faculty of body, only one
muscle, only one nerve, if you could
see but could not hear, or could hear
and not see, if you had the use of only
one foot or one hand, and as to your
higher nature, if you only had one
mental faculty and you had memory
but no judgment, or judgment but no
will, and If you had a soul with only
one capacity, would say not much is
expected Of you. But stand up, O.,
man, and let me look you squarely in
the face. Eyes capable of seeing every
thing. Ears capable of hearing every
thing. Hands capable of grasping
everything Mind with more wheels
than any factory ever turned, more
power than Corliss engine ever moved.
A soul that will outlive all the universe
except Heaven, and would outlive all
Heaven if the life of other immortals
were a moment short of the eternal
Now, what has the world a right to
expect of you? What has God right
to demand of you? God is the greatest
of economists in the universe and he
makes nothing uselessly, and for what
purpose did he build your body, mind
and soul as they are built? There are
only two beings in the universe who
can answer that question. The angels
do not know The schools do not know.
Your kindred can not certainly know.
God knows, and you ought to know A
factory running at an expense of $780,
900 a year, and turning out goods worth
seventy cents year would not be such
an incongruity as you, o, man with such
semi-infinite equipment doing nothing,
or next to nothing in the way of useful
ness. what shall do?" you ask. My
brethren, my sisters do not ask me
Ask God. There's some path Of Christ
ian usefulness open. It may be rough
path, or it may be smooth path, a
long path or short path. 1t may be
On mount of conspicuity, or in val
ley unobserved, but it is a path on
which you can start with such faith
and such satisfaction and such certainty
that you can cry out in the face of
earth and hell and Heaven: ITO this
End was born" Do not wait for ex-
qualifications
Two men riding on horseback came
10 trough to water the horses. While
he horses were drinking, one of the
men said to the other a few words
about the value of the soul, and then
hey rode away, and in opposite direc
lions. But the words uttered were the
salvation Of the one to whom they
we're uttered, and he became the Rev
Mr.. Champion, one of the most distin-
yuished missionaries in heather lands,
for years wondering who did for him
the Christian kindness, and not finding
out until in a bundle of books sent him
70 Africa he found the biography OF
Brainerd Taylor and picture of him,
and the missionary recognized the face
n that book as the man who, at the
trough for horses, had said
lie thing that had saved his soul What
you have had in the
oast! WHAT opportunities you have
now! What opportunities you will
nave in the days TO cone!
0, do not be satisfied with general
directions Get specific directions Do
lot shoot at random. Take aim and
ire. Concentrate. Napoleon's success