Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-07

OF human thought swings from one ex-
tremc to the. other, traversing in its
course the whole range of mans under
standing. Go to the one extreme, you
have the fanatic and the visionary;
then go the other and you have a sub
ject fit for the cemetery.
Extremes are always unrelia bic, no
matter at what end of the line they are
stationed. The visionary and the
fanatic cling to the present, the drone
hopes on some future event to turn
things his way. The man who moves
along in the even tenor of his way pro-
crosses ard builds as he goes. lie has
no tendeacy to cherish pet notions,
which he sees has caused so many fall
ures. He takes no risk along the lines
in business life which he knows have
bankrupted others. He catches hold Of
no obstacles that hinder others in tho
profession which he has chosen.
Again, some men are never serious,
while others are too serious. The for
mer are frivolous and reckless, the lat.
ter everlastingly worrying over trifles,
and fret and stew over the merest de-
tails. know 1t is true in my work in
the ministry, il had bewailed every
little wrong, and took to heart every
little rebuff or reverse of life, l would
have been sidetracked long ago. In
every calling of life if men would look
with broader vision. study the conGi,
tions of success and the source of fail.
ure we would have a grander world.
Let the minister of the Gospel lose no
nervous energy or valuabl time in an
swering critics, but preach against the
sins of men and open up the batteries
of truth and right, and lombard the
gambling hells, the saloons and general
deviltry of the world, turning his Cat
ling gun of Gospel force loose and firing
in such rapid succession that the enc.
my will fall before him and beg for
mercy. Such course on his part wins
in the religious world and gains tho
end towards which he drives-the sal
vation of souls.
The same truth holds good in tho
temporal world. Successful business
men do not get mad and out of sorts
every time things do not go right with
them; in fact, we find this true IN every
calling where men succeed.
Be it known that the man who draws
the highest salary and accomplishes the
most in his profession has conquered
his temper and thrown away his whims
and caprices, and launched out on the
ocean of prosperity.
If every young man now standi- e OF.
the threshold of life would pause before
taking his first step, examine himself,
single out his weaknesses and his
whimsical notions, leave them behind
him and take the world as he finds it.,
the future would hold for him the two
crowning treasures of this world, viz:
happiness and success. But unless a
man fits his profession or calling and
the calling and profession fits him, he
capricious, and / dare say that no.
tional people have been multiplied by
reason of the fact that they chose II
wrong profession and are laboring in
the wrong calling in life.
No man can do his best work or
reach the greatest contentment in this
life unless the profession which he has
chosen has for him the broadcst scope
and best facilities for the employment
of his God-given powers. "A strong
muscle may work, strong mind may
think, but muscle cannot do the work
of the mind. and the mind cannot do
the work of the muscle. Whenever
and wherever we shall lay aside visions
and dreams and chimerical notions and
take hold upon life's duties determined
to succeed then will we be properly
equipped for the tasks that lie before
us. SAM P. JONES.