Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-05-09

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say: poor fellow. lie ought TO succeed.
How sorry | am for him." But after
awhile you begin to emerge from the
darkness. That was a capital invest
ment. You purchased at just the right
time. Fortune became good natured and
smiled. You builded your own house.
You got to be one Of the first men ON
The street. Now, as you pass, a number
Of those late sympathizers stand on the
corner of the street. They scowl at you
from under the rim of their hats. You
lave more money now than they have,
and you ought to be scowled at from un-
Ter the rim Of their hats.
Before you get fully past you hear
word or two. "Stuck up says one.
Didn't get it honestly" says another.
"Will burst soon, says third Every
stone in your new house was laid on
their heart. Your horses hoofs went
over their nerves. Your carriage tire
cut their neck. What have you done,
outrageous culprit2 You ought to be
cast to the lions. You have dared to
achieve success Depend upon it. that
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your fellows-if you are more truthful,
more wise, more eloquent, more influ-
ential-the shadow Of your success will
chill somebody. The road of honor and
virtue is within reach of the enemies
guns. Jealousy says, "Stay down, or |
will knock you down." In midair a
snowflake said to a snowbird, ~ don't
like you" why don't you like meY
said the snowbird. Because" replied
the snowflake, you are going up and |
am coming down."
Success is often a synonym for scorn.
The first thing man wants is religion.
The second is grit. If you do not want
TO face wild beasts you must never get
TO be prime minister. If you are now.
as young man, rising in any one re-
spect bless God for your advancement,
but | wish to say before | quit this
thought, look out for the lions. Young
young lawyers, young physi-
clans, young ministers have much sym
Iathy, and kind advice is given them at
first, but as you become your own
masters and begin to succeed in your
different occupations and professions,
how is it then, young merchants, young
lawyers, young physicians, young min
listers? How is it then?
THE FIRM FOUNDATION OF FAITH.
Again, behold i'll our subject an exhi-
bition of true decision of character.
Before Daniel were condemnation and
death if he continued faithful to his re-
Iigion. Yet, just as before, three times
a day he prayed with his face toward
Jerusalem. There is nothing more fatal
For the religious or worldly advance
ment than a spirit of indocision. How
often youth is almost gone before the
Individual has determined upon his pro-
fession.
There are those who for thirty or forty
years have accomplished nothing any
where because they have not felt them
selves settled. They have thought of
the law, of medicine, of merchandise, of
They have some idea of
going west. Perhaps they will go east.
Perhaps they won't. They may go north
or south. Perhaps they will invest their
money in railroads or in real estate.
Perhaps they won't. They are like a
vessel starting from New York harbor,
which should one day decide on go
ing to Liverpool, and the next on New
and the next ON Marseilles.
How many men have for a long while
been out ON the great sea of life and they
do not know to what port they are des-
tined2 1t is an everlasting tacking Of
ship, but no headway.
The man who begins to build house
in the Corinthian style and when half
way up concludes to make it Doric, and
then completes it in Ionic will have an
pile and be cursed of every
school of architecture. These men that
try everything get to be nothing. God
wrote in your brain and engraved on
your bones what you ought to be- Then
be that, nothing more or nothing less.
In that direction is your success. Every
other road is ruin. Having adjusted
your compass go ahead. Set your teeth
together. Small difficulties do not notice.
Great difficulties, by Gods grace strike
them down. Onwardl Let towards
skulk. Act you like sons of God.
If you want to sail to the land of gold
you must double the Cape. To useful
ness and strong character there is no
overland route. Over the great deeps
you must fly. Most of the way it Is
either head wind or tempest Char
acter, like the goldhnch of Tonquin, is
when standing firm, but
loses all its splendor in flight. There
is no such thing as failure to those who
trust in God. Paul got TO be an apostle
by falling ell his horse, Stephen was
stoned into heaven.
When young man resolves on re-
ligious life no does not always find il
smooth sailing. Old companions laugh
and say, with sarcastic tone, "He has
got TO be pious." They go ON excursions,
but do not ask him. They prophesy
that his religion viii not hold ont. They
call him "long faced" They wonder if
he is not getting wings. They say sharp
things about him for themselves TO
laugh AZ When he passes they grimace
and wink and chuckle and say loud
enough TO be heard, "There goes a saint"
II you have never seen life as IL is you
know not what strength of resolution it
often requires for a young man to be a
Christian.
SELF DENIAL NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
Again, lot this story of Daniel teach
us that the way 10 future success is
present self denial. Not only
did Daniel show his willingness for self
restraint by refusing the luxuries Of the
kings table, but must have denied him
self much social enjoyment and sight