St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-07

The first question is very difficult. "Can
young man hope to succeed in business and
at the same time lead practical Christian
life?" The qualification made by the word
practical" opens the doors of consideration
very wide; but take it for granted that you
mean by practical Christian LIE sucn
life as is led by many worthy citizens who are
not profesSed Christians, and who may even
| doubt the divinity OF Christ or the insplra-
ton of Scriptures. The word business IS
SO comprehensive in its scope that Ii is di1l-
cult to localize it. You ADDRESS me
as business man; SO you OF
course include the learned professions III
the word | see no reason at all why
young man engaged i'll the study or practice
of either law, medicine or any similar proleS-
sion should not be helped, instead OF injured
bV leading practical Christian LIE; ana q
man must be inherently bad who ca con,
scientiouSly engage in such profession ana
not become practical Christian; their
legitimate tendencies are all elevaung.
When you get into certain branches OF the
actual business world, such as railroading,
manufacturing electricity, civil engineering,
architecture and the mechanic arts, see no
substantial reason for difference IN their IN
flUence upon young men when compared
with the learned professions, except that the
associations connected with these branches
of industry may not be as refining ana eX-
alting as those incident to the professions.
Still, good man. in my opinion. Is much
mole apt TO succeed i'll these pursuits IMAM
bad man.
Entering upon the largest field of business,
which is trade see much more reason to
doubt the success Of the practical Chris
tian" in this line. The competition is SO
great and the desire to sell so engroSslng tnat
the temptation to misrepresent is almost IRE
sistible. | do not include in my "practlcal
Christian liar, even if the lie is told IN the
line of business and wiuked at by all SIM
ilarly engaged as Il necessary incident to the
occupation Preyarication is demorallZlng.
and no man can be a practical Christian
or any other kind of Christian who INDUCES
in it. Don't understand me as saying that
all trade is stimulated by misrepresentation.
have no doubt there are lines OF trade
which are conducted upon perfectly legltl-
mate principles, and by men VINO would pro,
perly fall under the designation OF ''practlcal
Christians but that very large part OF the
trade of the United States is not so carried
on there is very little doubt. whether
young man drawn into the vortex OF such
Legitimate traffic can retain his standard OF
practical Christian" and succeed is by no
means clear; | think he would be compelled
to keep up with the procession.
Seeond-"What in your Judgment are the
most necessary qualifications ana haDltS Tor
young man TO achleVe success III DuSl-
ness 81
He must have capacity, because without
that qualification his case is pretty hopeless.
He must accept his work with cheerful IN
terest, never grumble or com plain, even II
crowded a little, and thus by industry and
careful application TO his duties he will soon
make himself valuable to his employer, so
that the latter will desire to retain his serV-
ices and promote him when opportunity pre-
sents He should always rely upon himself,
never uniting with associations which are
designed to antagonize the employer and the
employed. He must be sober, industrious
and economical so as to be ahead at the end
of each year beyond the preceding one. He
must be ambitious to rise above his present
position, and seek every avenue of improve.
ment mentally, socially and in the line OF
his work. In a word, he must pass the vast
horde of his fellows who lack these qualifi-
cations in the race of life, leaving them be-
hind while he steadily goes to the front.
Under these rules he will soon achieve sue
cess CHARLES E. FLANpRAU.