The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-09-22


be the development of his faculties.
and the training Of his soul for the
world into which he Is To BE- ushered.
All that man Is, j. his soul. and
every effort OF his life ought to be the
culture and education Of that soul.
Mans existence Is a thing Of continu-
Gus development; there is no such
thing as standing still. Il must adj
vance or go backward. Death Is
merely a physical event. The soul
still lives after IL has thrown aside
this mortal coil. and enters heaven
with just the attainments which u
has achieved In this life. IL starts
cut upon its other existence with
just the momentum that has been
gained upon earth. One ~ the great
est deluSi0ns j. the ductrine that
heaven is "A leveling Of distinction
and that the man uf small capacities
will enjoy heaven n greatly n the
man with larger capacities. Such
ideas are contrary Ia all laws ~
scripture. Every man will enjoy
heaven To the height Of hls capacity.
but not every man will have the same
capacity. our capacity j. acquired
upon earth. and j. conditioned by the
Iight or wrong Use Of our time What
we learn here. will not have To- be
learned la the other world. How inn
pOrtant then that We improve our
time. Time j. the most valuable
thing un earth. and the most uni
vers;illy wasted. Queen Elizabeth on
her dying bed cried. millions 81
money for an inch 81 time" Queen
Charlotte said. Il am always quarrell-
ing with time. II i 80 short t0 do
and - long 10 do moth
ing. Seneca taught that time was
the only thing 81 which 10 was not
sin To D. cuvetou>- Dr. Cotton Master
used To say after having had visitor
for an hour Il would rather have
given him an handful 90 money than
have bccn kept this long frOm my
study" FenelUn said. To show us
{ he worth of time. God. who j. most
liberal in all other Things. j. exceed.
ingly frugal in the di>Ien>atiun ~
that: fur he never gives ~ two muni-
ents together. NOR grants u a second
iIl. he has Withdrawn the first. still
the third in his own hand: 81
hat We are in perfect uncertainty
we shall keep IL nr not. The
true manner Uf preparing for the last
moment j. tu spend all the Others
we'll and never expect the last. We
iOte upon this world - ifit were /
never To have an end. aud we neglect I.
he other a. II u We're never ta have /
a beginning. Dante said. lie who /
knows most, grieve> most for wasted /
lime" Bulwer LyttOn said. Time /
j. money, aud yet the amount ~ time
wasted j. fearful and alarming. The
great majority of people have never
earned the value II a minute" Gen.
Mitchell said tO an officer who apollo /
sized for little delay, Il have been
IA the habit 81 calculating the thous-
lndth part ~ a second -
Time j. the most valuable thing ON /
,arth, and yet not L. say anything .
lbOut the time wasted in sleep. in /
iress and in gossip. Look AT the time .
hat Is wasted Ia day dreaming. In \
Wild gOuSe chaSes, in making schemes T.
ind never executing them. Ia brUOd-
ng over imaginary fears and never
them, in crossing bridges
md streams that never come In the
Say, In meeting objections that are
lever raised, la quaking and shaking.
Moaning and gruaning over aches and /,
aims losses and woes which never ex-
81 only In the dreams of a diseased
mind.
Every minute 81 life Is valuable. IL
; talent Of time, for which God will
old you accountable. Emerson says.
No man has learned anything. until
e knows that every day i dooms-
ay."
Life at its longest j. a very brief
ime To prepare for the future. the
calm Of knowledge j. - b0undless.
hat we can get but birds eve view
The field in our three score years
nd ten.
The more We live. more brief appear
Our life's succeeding stages:
A day Co childhood seems year.
And years like passing ages.
Time j. too sacred aud valuable To
P spent in the service of sin. When
fe i over the dye i east. aud the
lture must remain as the past has
zen.
How will you spend your time henc-
nth. Shall IL be- IN preparation for
le future: Sin j. Furthermore