The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-07-13

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such 8 miserable condition /? and he re-
plies the Arch Fiend Drink. Why do
you not stop it and maintain first your
self-respect, then the respect Of your
family, your neighborhood and your
county? can't do it, he replies. I
have tried it over and over again, and
Just about the time think have cured
myself of my weakness, or should say
curse, here comes along one of my 30.
called friends, and nothing will do but
that must take drink with him just
one for his sake and for the remembrance
of "Auld Lang syne," and not having
the "will" to resist, I have fallen until
now there is no hope.
The cold winds of winter are rushing
in chilly blasts across the continent.
The dark clouds have gathered and
poured out their contents upon the earth,
and now the glistening icicles are hang
ing from the trees, ard from the caves of
the houses, while the ground is every
where covered with snow. The two
great armies have gone into winter quar-.
ters. The American cause has been
given up by almost everybody, but not 80
with Washington, that grand man whose
name il dear to the heart of every true
American. See him as he comes from
his encampment at Valley Forge, and
though his soldiers are bare footed,
clothed in tatters and rags, poorly armed
and suffering from the pangs of hunger,
they have confidence in their com.
mander; they know the power of his
"will" and determination, and they
cheerfully cross the frozen Delaware at
his bidding, and soon the British foes are
swept from the Jerseys. Numerous
other men could bs named who have
won renown by the exercise of this
power. Look at Jefferson Davis, always
knightly hero, and never more so than
while basely confined prisoner in For
tress Monroe by his vile and malignant
enemies. Look at Hannibal, the great
Carthagenian General, crossing the rug
ged peaks of the towering Alps and hurl.
ing his hardy legions down on Imperial
Rome. Look at Napoleon Bonaparte,
that mighty General of whom Haven
says: "Obstacles, difficulties insur.
mountabIe to other men, established
usages, armies and thrones were all
swept away by the energy of that mighty
"will," that determined purpose, as
wave driven before the storm clears for
itself path among the rocks and shells
that lie strewn along the shore"
We can now form some estimate of the.
Importance of the "will," and that it is,
important for us all to have this faculty
we'll developed. Then why not have it?
But you ask how may we obtain it? l
reply it may be trained just as the other
facuItir. Of the mind by due exercise.
Then let us begin at once the exercise
and ;'i- training, each one for himself,
for be who conquers himself is more than
as c.,rqueror of others. Perhaps we
su9ks cigarettes, chew tobacco or neglect
the faithful performance of our daily du-
ties, or indulge ourselves in other bad
habits which, by the due exercise of this
power we can overcome, and thus the
foundation will be laid, and we can enter
into larger and broader fields, where
more and greater victories are to be won
new and far distant worlds are to be con.
qaered, and when all these have been
accomplished we can enter victoriously
into the realm of light, plant our feet
firmly upon the rostrum of eternal glory,
where al is brightness and sunshine, and
where halo Of light is thrown around
you by the reflection from the golden
city, for even this bright and happy con-
summation is offered free without mon
ey and without price" to every one of us,
and the Saviour has distinctly said
of every one who fails to obtain it in its
full fruition "Y.e Will Not"