Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-13

vestment. rou 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 SYM
pathizers 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 haye and you
ought to be scowled at from under the
rim of their hats. 4.
before you get fully past, you hear
a word or two: "StuclS 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 car
riage tire cut thir neck. What
have you done, 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.fel-
lows-if you are more truthful, more
wise, more eloquent, more influential
somebody. The road of honor and
virtue is within reach of the enemies
guns. Jealousy says: ''Stay down, or
| will knock you down." In mid-air
snowflake said to snow-bird: 81
don't like you." 'Why don't you like
me?" said the snow-bird. Because
| replied the snowflake, you are going
up and l 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 in any one respect,
| bless God for your advancement, but
wish to say before l quit this thought,
look out for the lions. Young merch-
ants, young lawyers, young physicians,
young ministers have much sympathy,
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 law
yers, young whysicians, young minis
ters? How is it then?
Again, behold in our subject an ex-
hibitiOn of true decision of character
Before Daniel were condemnation and
death, if he continued faithful to his
religion. Yet, just as before, three
times day he prayed with his face to.
ward Jerusalem. There is nothing more
fatal for the religious or worldly adj
vancement than spirit of indecsion.
How often youth is almost gone before
the individual has determined upon his
profession. There are those who for
thirty or forty years have accomplished
nothing anywhere because they have
not felt themselves settled. They
have thought of the law, of med
dicine, of merchandise, of mechan-
ism. 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 in
vest their money in railroads or in real
estate. Perhaps they won't They
are like a vessel starting from New
York harbor, which should one day
decide on going to Liverpool, and the
next on New Orleans, and the next on
Marseilles. How many men have for
q long while been out on the great sea
of life and they do not know to what
port they are destined? 1t is an
everlasting lacking of ship, but no
Roadway The man who begins to
build n house in the Corinthian style
and when half way ur concludes to
make il Doric, and then completes it
in Ionic, will have an unseemly pile
and be cursed of every school of archi-
lecture. These men that try every
thing get to be nothing. God wrote in
your brain and engraved on your
bones what you ought to be. Then be
that, nothing more or nothing less. In
that direction is your success. Every
other road is ruin. Having adjusted
your compass, go ahead. Set your
teeth together. Small difficulties, do
not notice. Great difficulties, by Gods
grace strike them down. Onward
Let towards slSullS. Act you like
sons of God. If you want TO
sail to the land of gold,
you must double the Cape. To
usefulness and strong character there
is no overland route. Over the great
deeps you'must fly. Most of the way
it is either head wind or tempest
Character, like the goldfnch of Ton
quin, is magnificent when standing
firm, but loses all its splendor in flight
There is no such thing as failure to
those who trust in God. Paul got to
be an Apostle by falling off his horse.
Stephen was stoned into heaven.
When young man resolves on Il
religious life, he does not always find
it smooth sailing. Old companions
laugh and say with sarcastic tone:
"He has got to be pious." They go on
excursions, but do not ask him. They
prophe ~ that his religion will not hold
out. They call him ''long-faced.
They wonder if he is not getting wings.
They say sharp things about him for
themselves to laugh at. When he passes
they grmace and wink and chuelSle,
and say loud enough to be heard:
"There goes saint" If you have