St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-21
ADVICE TO CRUSADERS.
Judge Kelly Delivers an Interest
ing and Instructive Talk.

Il.
Judge William Louis Kelly. of the
district court, delivered a very thought
full and instructive address before the
Crusaders, society yesterday afternoon.
lie spoke as follows:
| Young men: 1t affords me great
pleasure to address you in these words.
1t means much to be young. 1t means
more to be man; man responsible to
! himself, responsible to his family,
responsible to society, responsible to
God. Such man standing on the very
threshold of life, looking forward into
| the uncertain future, perhaps with
/ curiosity, is always subject Of inter-
| est His whole life stands out before him
an unmarked map, and yet, if he will
| look forward over the pathway of time
| he will find perhaps footprints of some
one gone before him. For
Lives of all great men remind US
we can make our lives sublime;
| And departing leave behind us
| Footprints on the sands of time
| 1t is double pleasure for me to adj
| dress you this afternoon; to address this
| body of young men, not alone because
/ l remember with exquisite pleasure the
| high honor you paid me by placing my
name on your rolls as an hOnOred MEM
Der. | did not feel then that l was too
old to be an active member, but you I'M
derStOOd me better than did myself. 1t
is also pleasure because l sympathiZe
| with the principal objects of your or
| ganiZation, viz: the pledge to abstain
from intoxicating liquor. L extend to
! each member of your society my right
/ hand to persevere in the resolution you
have taken, and | say it is not possible
for you to exhibit heroism greater
than this. For the sake of your family, for
the sake of society, you have renOunced
the drink appetite, put behind you
the tempter Satan aud taken upon
yourself the pledge to abstain from in
toXicating drink. l say to you, if you
persevere. when you have reached the
summit of life, when you are looking
towards the setting sun, you will 20
down to that green, grassy portal that
leads to the realms of death, and, look
Ing back to these days. you will thank
God He gave you the grace to ally your
self with this society. John Boyle
O'Reilly, the lamented Irish poet. writ
ing upon the death of Wendell Phillips
said: Tears never for those who die
! with their face towards duty well done.
The true philosopher never weeps fol
the man or woman with the gathered
sheaves of duty well performed. He
Inlay nlOulB 1OA btAC SONdlO III ldSC
, There is no room in life'S battle field.
: for faint hearts"
An old lawyer, when asked if the pro
fession was much crowded, remarked
met above stairs" No trade or avOca
: ton is crowded up stairs, because s.
: few try to gain the top. Many attemp
it, but eyince so little courage that they
r never reach it. Many try shor
: cuts to the top, but meet witt
+ Quagmires that lead to death. l say t
you young man. there is no royal roat
: to enduring success! No road to sue
cess at all, save through labor, self de
| nal, purity of mind and purity of body
! | In other words, we must face the dutl
of the hour and do it. What is the dut,
+ of the hour? 1t is as various as mel
, are different. The duty of the hour fol-
. each man is to make the most of every
talent given to him, and every Oppor
;, ! tunity afforded him. I hese duties
+ aside from religion, are pc litical, socia
{ and domestic. 1t has been said:
;. Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark. unfaIhomed caves OF ocean beal
!, | Full many flower is born to blush unseen
u And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
: But in this age and in this republic
!, the republic of letters as well as of lii
Ii erty, the opportunity is ample for all.
repeat, here in this republic there is n
o need of talent to rest unseen like tn
t, ocean gem. IT'S the glory of the Amer
:, lean republic that here there is n
e | special road to preferment.