The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-08-29


crease IN an hundred fold greater ratio 4
the future iii, they .iisli equal those Of on
more developed counties.
SO fellow teachers aud students | wrul,
have you g. understand the to com piiniru
our prosrecis Though only All adoptei
yhila gf our foster parent. We have com
bined svtne " her push With our own naiura
ability and pluck that have enabled us 4
brave every siorIn, surnount every obstacle
rerssveTe unier every trial, and reach a
last the frontier u a plain of literary pro
giess oret which we m-y look With iutsre.ie,
anticipation aud buoyani prospects. and W,
Knos q a surety that ih. snne IA rd worI
and trey Determination thst have squire,
u ca thus far. will continue to be the char
| acterisiic spirit Of our further efforts.
And 10 this end aimUni.h YOU. | cal
upon each Of you individually to arise from
any state VI lethsrgy into which you may
hsve uneonsciously fallen. Let the import
of Oklahoms's motto. Labor Umnia vincet
be planted in your minds and IRE you with
a real that .hsii cousum, you. that shall
-ciually draw you ssaY from all things else
aud cOmpsli you TO give your first aud beet
endeavors 10 the noble work you have IS.
pou.ed
Labor ODuis yineet' / shall feel that
my effort ha. not been IN vain IL shall by
tins lecture succeed ia giving any one Of
you n deeper rrsliIaiion and more forcible
recognition u the truth aud Importance Of
these words, labor Omnis Nincet." Labor
accompiishes everything. No true excel>
lence without wori-
This Is an age of work. and be who
does not work is 8 usurper Of the fruit Of
another's toll. "The uishiiest thought thai
comes to us in this world from all sides aud
sources is that Of work." and the most de-
meaning thought that forces Itself in upon
out minds Is the parssiticsl tendency Of a
large per cent Of the men Of to-day. IL is a
deplorable fact that the hive OF the body
boliiic is swarmed with drones, feeding ant
living upon the store to which they have
not contributed; and th.ngh perhaps they
should be dealt with - the common drone
Of the hive, yet, in a sense, they should he
killed of TO give room to the industrious.
sn perhaps little severe in my opinion,
but ! will stand forever upon the belief that
hs who Is willing shall not lack opportunity.
Work. Why. dear friends, God is q
worker. "He is not nn infinite quie,ceuce.
but rather an infinite activity. Jesus said,
and man, true to his origin aad tue TO
himself, Is a worker, for he is made ia the
imag. and likeness OF God.
Work s the magical key that unlocks the
treasures cf heaven aud earth Everything
Of any value j. under this combination Of
four letter., w-0-r-k. aud il not only requires
= knowledge Of the combination but a work.
ing II out before those yalusbles can be Sc
cured Jewels are not found scattered pro-
miscously about, but in the secret, silent.
bed rock of earth, aud he who would possess
them must work for them. Labor is the
only route to prosperity and 1t is more or
less q burdensome one. IL is full Of dis.
cnuragriDents. full of snnrcs, full Of dis
appointments. There IL no easy, roundabout
way TO success. lie who would gain the
prize must
''Iiear the toll, endure the pain"
"work Is the organic condition Of things
natural and Supernatural Ii is Gods
thought and law forever stamped ON the
body, brain aud spirit; hence, Redemption
by work is the great world thought touching
us At every vital point. by work the body
Is redeemed from the curse of lsziness, the
world from the curse VI ihorns aud
brisr-, the mind from the thralldom of igno-
rance" Enau :ipntion from the slavery of
idleuess with its distressing consequences Of
penury aud want is surely brought about
by rigid application Of ones self TO physi-
cal aud mental toll, Only through this
channel can the highest excellence be nj.
tanned. In fact, iJleness never gave un
ounce Of impetus to the world. The great.
est uen Of The world have been without ex.
cepiion the greatest world>loilers, The
great Legion Of l.nor" embraces men who
have meriied this distinction by their hard
work The marks OF nobility in u man are
his fuerowed brow aud cnloused hands,
beautiful memorials Of the triumphs of his
labors.
Columbus for years was thinking aud
studying out his voyage, and then after sur
mounting the greatest difficulties through
series OF disappointing years, smiled it out.
Uranus Was not discovered by accident,
herschel. from most careful .tu iy of the
planets, observed slight perturbation
araong some ef them, and knew there mast
be . cause. and then through weary months
marked out the problem Of the cause, and
lifted his plan TO the heavens, AID knew
there must be planet at such spp,. aud
lifted his telescope to the place, aud, 10 the
new planet Uranus! Michael Anyelu's
Last Judgment" one of the twelve master
paiutings OF the ages. WAS the product Of
eight years toll Of this brainiest Of pai uters.
Over two thousand 'studies' of il were
found among his papers. Aud 40 you may
look dOwu into history and summon hefore
your mind for inspection any man Of power
whose name embellishes its narrative. aud
you will net find an idler among them
They are all workers. aud each by his we'll
tempered, well-sharpsned chisel Of conyic>
tion applied to the granite of universal
prejudice aud false impression by the mallet
of unremitiug TOLL has clipped cut for
himself niche Ia the polished stairway Of
the world'' beautiful temple OF honor. La
Dor is back OF all achievement. All ciyiliza-
tion is built up upon IL Of il, and il alone
depends the future prosperity and stability
OF our honored country. aud the inan or
woman that believes this and is not afraid Of
work eau be eulogized as the most loyal Il
her eitiIeis.
Labor, well directed, wisely planned aud
executed, makes all things possible / do
not care what man undertakes, il he is
wire in his deliberations aud honest in his
endeavors aud bold in his procedure, he
shall reallre his coveted aims depend upon
II. There is no chance ia honest toll Ii is
a sure investment of originsl capital in the
shape Of brain and muscle, aud the income
from this investment is the richest this earth
affords This is most sublimely true of the
particular line Of labor which interests us
most to-night-the acquiring aud impariing
Of knowledge.
Indeed 4 do not oyerestinate the i'm