Evening journal., 1892-10-24
The Great pesIgns OF cod

PIE.
The Great Designs of God
Are often committed to obscure agents.
Nobody knows where Columbus was
born. The honor is usually given to
Genoa but half dozen cities of Italy
claim him. But so obscure was his origin
that no one knows certainly either when
or where he was born. IL seems TO be
part Of the Divine plan in all great
events of the world "to put down the
mighty from their seats and exalt them
of low degree
Another lesson is that humble origin
will not deter true worth from a great
cause
The difficulties thrown in the way Of
true greatness seem but to develop
patience, firmness, persistency-not an
element, but was needed in that first
voyage on the sea of darkness where,
amid the superstition and fear of his
crew he held TO his course and made no
compromise.
You need not fear working men, nor
grow curious of those who are better
circumsthnced than you when God has
some great advance movement for this
world. He will find this agent among
your hard-handed boys and not among
/ the dulness of luxury.
Still another lesson is not cause Of
usefulness is best assured by patient
attention TO small things.
Nothing was ever despsed by C0lum-
bus, he mastered every detail of his bust
ness The conversation of others, the
crude maps and charts they had made
were regarded as worthy of the closest
attention. The works of travellers and
their deductions went into the mental
furnishing of this man, and herein lies
an important secret of all success. Great
seas are but aggregations Of small drops.
He who in human affairs despises the
drops will never accumulate a river,
much less an ocean.
Improvement of Early Opportunities.
Poor as he was we find this son of q
wool comber at tender age in the Uni
versity of Pavia. He must have made
remarkable attainment 20 have entered
at all. Nor did he say, II cannot gradu
ate, therefore, l will not 90 at ALL The
few weeks open to him he improved anC
had the privilege of hearing these mas
ters Of learning discuss mathematica
problems and talk about the sphericity o
the globe. Then when he can no Longer
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sea for his vocation and begins the wearl
effort to rise by merit from ship boy NJ
through all the grades of sea-life to thl
quarterback.
Studying between the hours of duty (,
master all the knowledge in his profes
sion to which others have attained
J Then upon these for basis by origina
observations Of his own to correct thei
= / 4 nd nHa at 4
tainments additions of his own TO tn
sumtotal Of the worlds knowledge.
/, There is no future for the young MAJ
s who wastes his hours in mere recreation
; The men wanted at the front are thos
who, having mastered the principle
/ bdiscovered by others, know how to al
ply them.
q Success comes to him who does on
8 thing we'll You may know somethin
about many things but should be maste
. of one thing. Learn also that faith !
Z God is the truest Indictment and might
a est stay of great endeavor. Great n
suits are always the offspring of gre1
? convictions.
Learn that he who best serves his rae
need not expect appreciation from the
most benefited. Splendid service hi
never been found a protection againl
I ingratitude. There are two sources
= recompense open to those who piOnes
r the thought of the world and persist
living century before their time. Thel
= is that satisfaction and inward harmon
Q which comes from duty done and the
own development after the pattern
S shown them of God. The other is ths
= compensation divinely given whic
somewhere. sometime shall come to ever
a sincere believing soul.
Now charge you choose whol
= and how ye will serve.
if we could only persuade everybody I
o appreciate heroism. Then it woul
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