The Red Cloud chief., 1892-05-20

Before Daniel were u
death II he continued faithful 10 his re-
li2ion. Yet, Just as before. three times
n day he prayed with his face toward
Jerusalem. There Is nothing more fatal
for religious or worldly advancement
than spirit of indecision. How often
youth Is almost gone before the individ-
ual has determined upon his profession.
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 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 n 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 Marscillcs.
How many men have for a long while
been out OF the great sea of life and
they do not know TO what port they are
destined. II Is an everlasting lacking
Of ship but no Roadway. These men
that 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 more or nothing
Hess. In that direction Is your success.
Every other road Is ruin. Having ad-
instcd your compass, 70 ahead. Set
your teeth together. Solall din %culties,
do not notice. Great difficulties, by
Gods grace strike them down. Onward!
Let towards skulk. Act you like sons
of God. Character. like the goldfnch
Of Tonquin, is magnificent when stand
ing firm, but loses all It's splendor In
flight There is no such thing rs fail
urc TO those who trust In God Paul
got To be an apostle by falling of his
horse. Stephen was stoned into Heaven.
When n young man resolves on n re-
ligious life, he does not always find II
smooth sailing. Ifyou have nev seen
life as IL il you know not what strength
| of resolution 1t often requires for u
| young man to be u Christian.
Again, let this story Of Daniel teach
us thst the way TO future success Is
| through present self denial. Not only
| did Daniel show his willingness for self
| restraint by refusing the luxuries Of
| the kings table, but must have denied
himself much social enjoyment and
sight seeing In order 70 have attaired
most wonderful proficiency In study.
| The rush Of the chariots under his win
dow and the sound of mirth that rang
out on the air Of Babylon would have
attracted most young men into the
streets and TO expensive places OF
amusement. Hut Daniel knew that 1,
was only through severity Of applica'
ton he could attain the honorable posi-
ton for which he was intended. Indeed
you may carry this truth into universal
application. The most Of those who
have succeeded in any profession OF
occupation have come up from the very
bottom of the ladder. The brightes
day began with the twilight. TIL,
admirals who commanded the navics o
the world started ~ cabin boys. TIL
merchant princes whose messengers ar
ships and whose servants the ma
tion's custom houses, once swcp
the store and kindled the fire,
The orator who lifts mp the gat
of the soul, ~ Samson carried of tn
gates of GAIA, once stanmcred an
blushcd on the stage of q county schOc
house. This young painter, undo
whose pencil skies blossom and water
CLEAN, understands his subject 81 we
. because he has but little to shelter hi
from the one and is Obliged TO find h
: only beverage In the other. Out Of tn
: dark, deep mines Of want and sufferin
Z has been dug the marble for tho world
! greatest temples Of wisdom and palace
!. Of power. vanderlyn, the artist, mu,
. first content himself with u chnrco
y sketch. Franklin, before becoming u
!, renowned philosopher, must be q jou
!, neyman printer. Columbus must wea'
!. carpets before he can weav hemi
= phercs. David must take cart OF h
fathers sheep before he rules 1sras
. Amos must be a herdsman before he b
comes n prophet. Daniel must be u
humble student before he rises TO be u
prime minister Of Babylon. II y your
= man start In life with large notions
!. what he must immediately have, williI
!. to consider no economy, but cxpectii
!. with u small ship to unfurl AZ mu
sail as an ocean frigate, he will fl
:. himself capsized by the first northeast
|" II Is the small sprig that you n car
~ in one hand which will thrive best VIII
10 planted.
. Men say success in life IL all a matt
"a of good luck, but industry and econo
. and ~self-dcnial put together alwa
"a make good luck. There are young III
=. who failed twice and are getting not
~ shaved the third time before they q
=. IA old ns their father when he first
: gan business for himself. They start
,d with the idea that their wit would
"a as well as capital. For awhile 1t d
N but when creditors sent their duns u
m banks their protests, they found Il
mere shrewdncss was greatly below p
m You cannot cross the ocean In a yawl
II young men would seize the adv,
mt tages Of intelligence, 1t would be
Sc great economy of time and the refusi
at Of many forms OF gratiticati,
ty Show me a man who, refusi
er many OF the frivolities Of g
he siping youths, n see more to attr
w. his attention in the pages of u treat
n,a bistnry than In thu flash ~ brii