The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-01


D az 1hyatira have been forgotten;
hul God has made immortal In our
lrli Lydia. the Christian saleswoman.
Ne 1iher text shows you a man with |
had and hand. and heart. and foot all /
hnu lolling on up until he gains a
Tn1t9 success. "Seest thou a man
flilrlni IN his business? lie shall
gnni before kings"
Graf announcement In these two
Ianlres for men and women who will
q laiy. but no soiace for those who
ul Haiting for good luck to show
lhtnl Al the foot Of the rainbow.
cllti Ct buried gold Il IA folly for
anYbody In this world TO wait for
aneihing 10 turn up II will turn
toEn The law Of thrift h a. lnexor.
abe a. the Law OF the tides. Fortune.
~ magician. may wave her wand In
nat direction until castles and palaces
fpme; but she will. after a while, in
ven The same wand. and all the splen-
lcu VIII vanish into thin air.
There are certain styles OF behavior
which lead 10 usefulness. honor and
permanent success. and there are GER
tain styles Of behavior which lead 10
aust. dishonor and moral default.
would like to IRE the ambition of
young people. I have no sympathy
With those who would prepare young
folks for life by whiting down their
expectations. That man or woman
viii be worth nothing 10 church or
state who begins life cowed down. The
business OF Christianity Il not TO
quench but TO direct human ambition.
Therefore Il h that ! utter words Of
encouragement to those who are oc.
eupied az clerks IN the stores and
shops and banking houses OF the coun-
try. They are not an exceptional
class. They belong 10 a great CON-
pany Of tens Of thousands who are IN
this country amid circumstances which
VIII either make or break them for
time and eternity. Many Of these peo-
pie have already achieved a Christian
manlineas and a Christian womanll-
ness which will be their passport to
any position have seen their trials.
have watched their perplexltles
There arc evils abroad which need 10
be hunted down and dragged out into
the monday light.
In the lrsi pace. ! counsel clerks 10
remember that for .ae most part their
cierkshIp n oaiy a school from which
they are 10 b. graduated. Il takes
about eight years TO get into one Of
the learned professions. II takes
about eight years to get 10 be a mer-
chant. Some Of you will be clerks all
your lives. but the vast majority Of
you are only In a transient position.
After a while. some December day. the
head men Of the Arm viii call you into
the back once and will aay 10 you.
Nov. you have done well BY us: We
are going TO do well by you. We In
vite you 20 have an interest In our con-
eern.- You viii bow 10 that edlct
1try gracefully. Getting into a street
car 10 80 home. an old comrade will
meet you and say; what makes you
look 90 happy to tonight" "Oh." you
win say. nothing. nothing" But In
q few days your name will blossom on
the sign. Either In the store or bank
where you are now. or In some other
store or hank. you win take a higher
position than that which you now oc.
cupy. So I feel / am now addressing
people who win yet have their hand on
she helm OF the worlds commerce. and
you viii turn Il this way or that. now
clerks. but TO be bankers. importers
irsurarce company directors. ship
'pers. contractors. superintendent Of
railroads - your voice mighty ION
Chang" standing foremost In the
great hrancial and religious enter
prlses Of the day For. though We
Who are In the professions may. on the
platform. plead for the phllanthropies
after all. the merchants must come
forward with their millions TO sustain
che movement.
De. therefore. patient and dillgcnt In
this transient position. You are now
where you can learn things YOU can
never learn In any other place. What
you consider your disadvantage arc
your grand opportunity. You see an a..
fluent father some day come down
prominent street with his son who has
just graduated from the university, and
establishing him Ia business. putting
$4,000 carital In the store Well. You
are onvlCuR You say; "Oh. 10 ! only
had a chance Ike that Young man
n only had father 90 put $4,000 ln
q business Tor me. then would have
some chance Ia the world" Dc not
enyloua. You have advantages over
that young man which De- has not over
ycu. As well might ! come down io
thc docks when o. vessel D. about Ca
sail for Valparaiso. and say. let me
pilot this ship out TO sea" Why. Z
would sink crew and cargo before
got out Of the harbor simply because
I know nothing about plotage.
Wealthy sea captains put their sons
before the mast for the reason that
they know 70 is the only place whore
they can learn 10 be- successful sailors.
II IL only under drill that people set
% understand nllotage and navigation.
and I want you 10 understand that Il
takes no more SKIN 10 conduct a yes
eel out Of the harbor and across the
Efa than 10 steer a commercial estab-
llshment clear Of the rocks You see
every day the folly OF people going
into a business they know nothing
about A maa makes a fortune In enc
business: thinks there h another a'-
cupaticn more comfortable. goes ir.o
4 and sinks an Many OF the cole
mercial establishments OF our cities a'e
Ewing their clerks a mercantile educ
tion a. thorough a. Yale. or Harvard
81 Princeton are giving scientific at
lainment 20 The students matricnlated.
Iho reason there are 80 many men