The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-10


ment. You purchased at just the r1ght
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 Iou
have more money now than they nave
and you ought to be scowfed at from un-
der the rim of their hats.
Before you get fully past you hear a
word or two. Stuck up says one.
Didn't get it honestly" says another.
.eWilI burst soon," says y 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 culprit? You ought to be
cast to the lions. You have dared to
achieve success. Depend upon it, that
if in any one respect you rise far above
YOUR fellows-if you are more truthful,
more wise, more eloquent, more inf1u-
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, 81 don't
like YOU" why don't you like me!
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-
Epect bless God for your advancement,
but | wish to say before ! quit this
thought, look out for the lions. Young
merchants. young lawyers, young physi-
clans, young ministers have much sym
pathy. and hind 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 in our,subject an exhi-
! bition of true decision of character.
Before Daniel were condemnation and
| death if he continued faithful to his re-
ligion. Yet, Just as before. three times
a day he prayed with his face toward
! Jerusalem There is nothing more fataI
for the religious or worldly advance
ment than spirit of indecision. 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 o.
tho law, of medicine, of merchandise, O
mechanism. They have some idea o
going west. Perhaps they will go east
Perhaps they won't. They may go nortl
or south. Perhaps they will invest thel
money in railroads or in real estate
Perhaps they won't. They are like
vessel starting from New York harbor
which should one day decide on go
ing to Liverpool. and the next on New
Orlaans, and the next on Marsellles
How many men have for long Will
been out on the great sea of life and the
do not know to what port they are des
tined? 1t is an everlasting lacking o
ship, but no Roadway.
The man who begins to build hous
in the Corinthian style and when hal
way ND concludes to make it Doric, an
then completes it in Ionic will have a
unseenIiy pile and be cursed OF ever
school of architecture. These men tina
try everything get to be nothing. Go
wrote Ia your brain and engraved o
your boi.eS what you ought to be. The
be that. nothing more or nothing less
In that direction is your success. Ever
other road is ruin. Having adiuste
your compass go ahead. Set your teet
, together. Small difficulties dOnOt notice
Great difficulties, by Gods grace strik
them down. Onward! Let coward
skulk Act you like sons of God.
If YOU want to sail to the land of gol
YOU must double the Cape. To usefu
ness and strong character there is II
overland route. Over the great deeI
YOU must fly Most of the way 1t
. either head wind or tempest. Cha
acter, like the goldfnch of TOnquln,
t magnificent when standing firm, br
r loses all it's splendor in fight. The1
is no such thing as failure to those WI
q trust in God Paul got to be an apost
= ]
' stoned into heaven.
When young man resolves on a r
d Iigious life he does not always find
q smooth sailing. Old companions lang
and say. with sarcastic tone, He h;
got to be pious." They go on excursion
b but do not ask him. They propheS
that his religion will not hold out. The
I call him long faced" They wonder
n he is not getting wings. They say shat
o things about him for themselves
!. laugh at. When he passes they grima'
8 and wink and chuckle and say lou
J, enough to be heard, There goes saint
g If you have never seen life as it Is yC
+ know not what strength of resolution
n often requires tor a young man to be
n Christian. r.U.g r- -..t
d SELF DENIAL NECESSARY TO SUCCESS.
d Again. let this story of Daniel teal
e us that the way to future success
\ tbro,,oI, saresent self denial Not on