The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-06-04

power that forces them forward in
spite OF winds and tides. The waves
as they break below against the
rocks send up continuous gurg-
ling and kissing that have no men,
ace In them but only serve to in
crease the soothing Influences that
are casting their spell over a weary |
man. A deep and inexpressible
sense Of bodily ease fills the idle
one as he revels here In placid
thought.
The long and rakish-rigged "Lu-
cania" has just passed, outward
bound. Her port Is Liverpool, and
every hour of her voyage, bv day
and by nignt, through fair weather
and foul, the man at the wheel
under the guidance Of. her officers
will be steering with that desti-
nation In mind This sounds rather
like a mere platitude ia our column
Of friendly communings; yet / will
venture on another equally COM
inon.place. Every voyager of
ordinary intelligence leaves one
port with another in mind us his
destination.
~
What we feel most strongly our
selves, may also appeal strongly to
our fellows, if set forth carefully.
The uppermost thought then at
this moment Of physical peace is
that defiuite aim and purpose are
essential to success in any walk of
life. He who is "Jack of all trades
and master of none" is not the man
who "gets there. 1t does not do
for us to spread our efforts over
a shoreless sea of purpose. They
must have carefully chosen direc-
ton and persistency. Without
these we shall drift about like
helpless hulks in the vast, sweep
eddy of the Sargasso Sea. 1t is pitt
full to know Of those who have in
herent powers to accomplish good
for themselves or their age, fritz
tering away every effective result
by doing nothing except drift, or
moving in no one direction long.
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The "Lucania" suggests another
thought. Share it with mo. There
is many another good port beside
Liverpool and yet to that port only
will she 60. 1t is her chosen desti-
nation. Still while her engines
are driving her forward to her port,
there will be upon the ocean a ship
pushing and driving with its load
of passengers and goods toward
each other port Of every size and
Importance. These other crafts are
as essential to commercial unity of
the world as is the great ocean
greyhound that has just gone by
Well? Only this. Because your
ism and my 'ology absorb all our
Individual energies and purposes
4 we must not therefore imagine
that all our neighbors will see as
we do, or join hands with us in our
labors, however intrinsically noble
they may be. Learn to be dis.
satisfied with your neighbor only
If he is doing nothing to justify his
existence. Learn to wish him
God-speed and GOd-guidance II he
is thinking and working forsothers,
though in,entirely different direc-
tions from yourself. III we become
deeply interested in one special
line, the very intensity of ourlinter-
est, is liabls to blind us to the es-
sential character of the work being
done by others. This is the espec-
ial sin of eager, definate toilers.
The maker Of the watch-spring
knows nothing Of blowing and cut
ting and tampering crystals. Yet
both are equally necessary to the
completed watch. 1926
IA ~ Sd iss ~
Perhaps an anccdote by Rabbi
Gottheil regarding religious differ.
ences may be felt to have a bearing
, upon the different works we earn.
est ones are each earring on
awhile waiting in the library of 8
brother Rabbi in Philadelphia
said he, 81 heard q strange music
on the street. Every now and ther
: there seemed to be the promise of 8
definite air, and then again a few
notes that sounded like "Wacht an
Rhein." But listen as / would, nc
perfect tune came out of these
sounds that were harmonious il
themselves. When my friend ar
rived | asked for an explanation
, He told me that the musician was
a simple minded German who had
, lost track of his fellow bapdsmer
} some years before. He managed
, TO exc out an existence by playing
on his tenor-horn just the notes ant
: parts that had felien to it in the va
3 rious tunes the entire band hat
played. He knew nothing else
Theu," continued Rabbi Gottheil
''itseemed to me that / must learr
$ a lesson of charity towards my fel