The herald., 1894-05-03
L|FE'S SUCCESS OR FAILURE,
An Interesting Address to the
Unity Club.
General Manager Wade Presents
Some Striking Truths.
He Pictures tho Elements That Make
Up the Life of the Successful Man
and the One Who Fatla-A
Brilliant Lecture.


There was large audience gathered
at the Unity church last evening to
listen to two interesting addresses given
under the auspices of the Unity club.
The addresses, which were rather in
the form OF experiences of life, were by
General Manager X. H. Wade OF the
Southern California Railroad company
on Success or Failure. and Mr.. L. Broth
erton of the California bank on Some
Ohio Men, which was decidedly inter
esting and we'll prepared, but cannot be
given for lack OF space. The address OF
Mr.. Wade was an eminently practical
summing up OF the elements that lead
to success or failure in this life. The
gentleman in ga bstance said:
Success has been commended and en-
dorsed since time began, whether in the
affairs of nations, of finance, or in social
everyday life.
Sacred history mentions the case of
the master entrustiDg various sums to
different servants or tenants, and en-
phasizes the object Lesson OF the result
by the proverb, For unto every one
that hath shall be given but from him
that beth not shall be taken away, even
that which he hath"
SucceHs carries with it magnetic in
fuence, is aggressive, contagious and in
spring; failure is the paralysis OF hope
and energy, the loss OF compass and
rudder ON the sea OF life, the funeral OF
aspiration and ambition it is followed
by an odium of scorn, ia desolate, repul-
give and vindictive.
Success or failure is the great problem
of life given all mortals to solve; they
cannot evade the question or answer by
substitute, but must meet it personally
face to face; cast. as it were, arbitrarily.
into the arena OF fate, with the entire
world filling the amphitheater as spec
tatorB, not even permitted to select our
weapons, offensive or defensive, with
which to capture the one fseting glad
istor, at the same time anxiously at.
tempting to evade the other, while the
assembled multitude is equally ready to
applaud whichever one prevails.
The fact shown by experience that but
few win in this great struggle does not
seem to discourage or deter newcomers
from entering the lists or striving for
honors in this most unequal contest,
where poor mortals in their mad and
frantic efforts for success crush under
foot many OF the better and more noble
sentiments of life, such as faith, friend
ship, confidence, charity or good will;
while on the side OF the pursuer many
failures are scored through the assist
ance and allegiance of it's co-laborers,
dependency, prejudice, ingratitude and
malice. who unite in placing many un-
seen obstacles before each contestant, or
cast upon them burdens greater they
can bear.
Longfellow says: 1.-THE talent of sue
cess is nothing more than doing what
yon can do well, without c thought of
fame" Napoleon said: "To succeed
one must sometimes be very bold and
sometimes very prudent" Franklin's
maxim. IF you know how to spend less
than you get you have the philosophers
stone" is certainly applicable to tinan-
cial conditions, if not to all occasione.
Carlyle says, 'The tendency to per-
RiHt, to persevere in spite OF hindrances,
discouragements and impossibilities,
distinguishes the strong soul from the
weak" To be content with moderate
advancement or gain, promising only
what can be executed; exercising eter-
nal vigilance, patience and persever-
ance; intelligent application to BUSH
ness, followed with the same energy as
shown in the pursuit Of personal pleas
ure, will certainly preclude failure.
Tillers Of the soil, following arbitrary
rules in regard to blowing, planting or
reaping, sometimes fail to produce suc-
cessful results; still, the average is
good, and the promise of 'seed time
and harvest" has not in our time entire
ly failed. In agricultural pursuits the
necessity for intelligent investigation
and the exercise OF good judgment is ss
apparent and will give as good returns
in proportion for efforts made as in any
other walk Of life. The producer OF a
superior quality of grain, fruit or other
product of the soil. will always find q
desirable market for his wares, and will
show an average balance on the right
aide of his cash account; while his
neighbor, who follows in the beaten
pathway OF old customs, who has no
faith or respect for improved methods
and machines, who does not take ad-
vantage OF information or knowledge
gained by the experience Of others, will
signally fail.
In the professions, the most success.
full men or women are those who most
thoroughly understand and appreciate
the work they undertake to do, who
possess conscientious faith in their
cause and their own ability, and who
have fixed determination TO win.