The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-13
rem there viii be multitudes of men to

How sorry am for him. But after
awhile you begin to emerge from the
darkness. That was 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, number
of those late sympathizers stand on the
corner of the street. They scowl at you
from under the rim of their hats. You
have more money now than they have,
and you ought to be scowled 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.
"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
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 infu-
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 snowbird, Il 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 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 i'll any one re-
spect 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 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 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 fatal
for the religious or worldly advance
ment than spirit of indecision. How
often youth is almost gone before the
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 |
mechanism. 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
vessel starting from New York harbor,
which should one day decide on 60
ing to Liverpool, and the next ON New
Orleans, and the next on Marseilles.
How many men have for a long while
Oeen out'on the great sea of life and they
10 not know to what port they are des-
lined? 1t is an everlasting lacking of
hip, but no Roadway.
The man who begins to build a house
n the Corinthian style and when half
way up concludes to make it Doric, and
hen completes it in Ionic will have an
pile and be cursed of every
chool of architecture. These men that
ry everything set to be nothing. God
wrote in your brain and engraved on
our bones what you ought to be. Then
,e that, nothing more on nothing less.
n that direction is your success. Every
ther road is ruin. Having adjusted
our compass go ahead. Set your teeth
ogether. Small difficulties donot notice.
treat difficulties, 10y Gods grace strike
hem down. Onward! Let towards
kulk. Act you like sons of God.
If you want to sail to the land of gold
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ess and strong character there is no
verland route. Over the great deeps
on must fly. Most of the way it is
ither head wind or tempest Char
cter, like the goldhnch of Tonquin, is
when standing firm, but
oses all its splendor in fight. There /
no such thing as failure to those who
rust in God. Paul got to be an apostle
y falling off his horse. Stephen was
toned into heaven.
When a young man resolves on a re- {
gious life he does not always find it ]
nooth sailing. Old companions laugh I
nd say. with sarcastic tone, HE has I
OF to be pious." They go on excursions, {
ut do not ask him. They prophesy s
rat his religion will not hold out. They s
Ill him "long faced" They wonder if [
g is not getting wings. They say sharp
lings about him for themselves to !
ugh at When he passes they grimace I
nd wink and chuckle and say loud 6
lough to be heard, There goes a saint" f
you have never seen life as it is you '
now not what strength of resolution it t
ten requires for young man to be