Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-22

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of Those isss syupskhiseEs stand on tho
o.1rnsr Of khs strse< They sco~d q yvu
from under ths nm of their hzs. Yoa
nsse more tnoaey now thnn thsy hnws,
and yoo ought - b scowist 6 frum IN
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Before you get fully pasf you bar 9
word or Two. Stuck M" snys one.
"D<iu't get IL honestly ssyu smother.
-will burst soon. sAys = third Every
Stone IN yow NV houss w. lad on
their heart Your horssS hnnks vent
0vex their nerves. Yow carriage tire
cus thsir neck. What hsvs you dons.
Outrageous eupsitz You ought 10 b
cast 10 the honA Yea hsvs dared TO
achieve success. Dspsod upon h. that
II N any one respect Jon rhs Oar above
your tsllOws-H you are more truthful.
moro wise, moro sioquent. moro influ-
sntial-ths shsd0w Of your success viii
chin somebody. The rod Of honor and
vixtns " within reach Of Tho snGmies'
guns. Jealousy ays. ''Shy down. or
VIII knock yoa down. In midair .
snowflake said 10 . snowbird. II dont
Ike YOU. why don't you like mer
said the snowbxd. because. replied
the snowflake. you aEe going up and l
am coming down."
Success IL often . synonym Tor soMn.
The first thing man wants II religion.
The second IS grit. II you do not want
to face wild beasts you muss newer get
to DO prime minister. II you are now.
a. . young man. rising h any one 10
spect bless God for your advancement.
but I wish to say before quit this
Thought. look out for the lions. Young
merchants. young lawyea. young physi-
clans, young ministers have much SYM
patty. and kind advice 10 given than at
first, but as you become your own
masters and begin to succeed IN your
different occupations and professions.
how is II then. young merchants, young
lawyers, young physicians. young MIN
isters7 How IL it them
THE FIRM yoUNpArloN o. BATH.
Again, behold in our subject "A axhi
bition OF true decision Of character.
Before Daniel were condemnation and
death if he continued faithful to his TO
ligiou- Yet, just a. before. three times
q day he prayed with his face toward
Jerusalem. There is nothing moro fatal
| for the religious or worldly advance
ment than . spirit Of indecisiOn. How
often youth is almost gone before tho
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
mechanism They have some idea OF
going west. Perhaps they win 60 cast
Perhaps they won't. They may 60 north
or south. Perhsps they win invest their
money in railroads or in real estate.
Perhaps they won't They arc hke .
vessel starting from New York harbor.
which should one day decide on go
ing TO Liverpool, and the next On New
Orleans, and The next On 4az9ealles.
How many men have Tor long whils
been out on tho great So Of life and they
do not know to what port they arc des-
tined? It Is an everlasting lacking OF
ship, but no Roadway.
The man who begins to build house
in tho Corinthian style and when hall
way mp concludes to mako it DoFic, and
then complstes it IN Ionic win have a
unseemly pile and DO cursed OF every
school Of architecture. These men thai
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 moro or nothing le0.
In that direction Is your success. Every
other road is ruin Having adjusted
your compass go ahead. Set your teeth
together. Small difficulties donot nDt3ce.
Great difficulties, by Gods grace st<ike
them down. Onward! LIST cowarda
skulk. Act you like sons Of God
II you want to sail 70 the land Of gold
You must double tho Cape. To useful
ness and strong character there 10 nc
overland route. Over the great deepe
You must fiy. Most Of the way 1t ID
either head wind or tempest. Char
acter. Ike the goldfinch OF Tonquin, il
magnificent when standing firm, bal
loses AL its spleudor In fight. There
Il NO such thing as failure to those Wink
trust in God. Paul got to be an apostle
by falling of his horse. Stephen wa
stoned into heaven.
When young man resolves ON 70
ligious life be does not always find Il
smooth sailing. Old companions Laugh
and car, with sarcastic tone, He hal
got to be pious." They go on excursious
bat do not AJAX him. They prophesy
that his religion will not hold out TheJ
call him s.loug faced" They wonder i
he is not getting wings- They say shAxI
things about him for Themselves h
laugh at. When no passes they grimac'
and wink and chuckie and ay loud
enough to be heard. There goes saint.
II you have never seen life - It h yo<
know not what strength Of resolution /
often requires for . young man 70 b {
Christian.
sEfy DENIAL NEcEssAyY 10 sUUr2
Again, let this story Of Daniel teacl
ma that the way to future success
through present self denial. Not oul,
Gid Daniel show his willingness for sci
restraint BY refusing the luxuries Of tn
kings table, but must have denied him
self much social enjoyment and SIGHT
seeing In order to have attained mos
wonderful proficiency in study. tn
rush OF the chariots under his windov
and the sound Of mirth that rang out OF
the air Of Babylon would have attracte'
most young men into the streets sDd 3
sxpensivs places AZ smussOent
But Daniel knew that it was onl,