Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-15

energy ANA application. have risen
/ above their environments Voc life. and
l become leaders of Thought iu our civil
/ izatiou, are known TO you. This is FAM
! ilinr learning
You have but 20 reflect moment
| Contemplate the origin ana develop
ment NJ only ~ Few of the mighty fac
/ tors NJ modern progress The railroad
| the telegraph. the cotton gin, the cn-
l ploymcnt of steam In driving machin-
cry. the wonderful discovery " the
| power of electricity and its practical
l use In tho a vrinpment Of human
I genius and enterprise, are all Inventions
[ and discoveries ~ recent origin. E1ch
I ~ them has marked nu epoch In this
] the most enlightened age the world mas
I ever seen.
| Franklin and Morse and Watts and
l Stevenson ANA Edison were practical
/ as well as thoughtful. men.
{ Franklin. the ponnllesa urchin. IN
/ maker NJ candles and llmanncs. the
I journalist. the diplomat, the statesman
/ the philosopher ~ the lightning and tho
] thuudtrhnlt. 10 was said M him That
] he could harness. n horse ana drive t1
market or pillow tho ground, re could
/ also harness the lightning and bring u
10 his fott
These men lahored lncessnntlv. They
[ burned miduiEht-oil. Each had nn
/ end I'm view. and each worked o. accom-
/ piish that end. Zach ~ thcm hy
I earnest. practical thought and phllo.
| sophie meditation evolved ln hiE mind
| o. theory N bic own. Each nut hls
I theory To- % practical trHt and demon
| strated tH utility ln the evolution 90
| human Industry and enterprise. Each
l had In view. not only his own nrernn-
l dls,ment IN the eyes NJ men. but the
| accomplishment ~ some thing uscful,
In the development OF civilization
Alexander. Hannibal, Caesar and
aHH. 0. d
these Ulustruua men. The mission M
these WINS peace ON earth. good VIII 90
| men and the elevation ~ the race 10
/ which they belonged The mission ~
those was carnage. conquest, blood
shed and ruin. These Will hn loved,
houorcd and glorngd by humanity
| blessed and uuIIftpd because NJ thDlt
mighty genius and porsHvers while
those viii be- forgotten, lost in oblivion.
. or only remembered ua iliuHtrlnuH UN-
I nmhloa ~ the ruin which Inevitably
puraura the man who IL prompted alone
by unworthy ambition.
Live for something" Let this be
your motto. Frame IL. hang u IN your
office. your bod room your boudolr
anywhere 20 II Will be- conspicuous und
ever before you. Let n dwell IN your
hearts. lct u become the magnet. the
iDdr.Htnr ~ your existence.
Yes. live Tor rumcthlnr,lct 10 Do Hnno-
.
thing that viii enable aud rlurlfN you
ana hloHa humanity. H1mrihluE which,
when accomplished. Will stand uH IA
monument. moro durable than marble,
more valuable than The tabled riches
~ India. or the Precious things ~ the
everlasting hills"
wish I could impress upon you tho
vniua ~ this udm1nlilon. I care mot
what your genius OF intellectual SUI
puriurlty may hs. " you lHll q doHul-
tory. ulmleaa lie, your achievements
here viii have been In vain. " your
ambition ~ GO gllriiy yourself without
Thought of good 60 your fellow man,
your NE viii Doe failure and re-
pfu1ch tn your parents aud Oh. state
whose generosity has enabled you iu Doe
crowned with honor on ihIs occasion.
Live Tor something N lr not Cor me
Co say or even suggest what 10 SHAH
be- so long na q o. useful and honorable.
" you have genius zoo any particular
Held ~ learning ur 0ni"rpflHr, loi your
pursuit In ne Boz ln llun with that n
. YOU have ambition. lrt 10 hn ln lluo
with that. n you feel your are specially
equipped for some particular pursuit.
and That should he ln llnr with yout
genius and ambition, Then by nll means
give your whole 1Htri mind ana nitcn-
tlon 20 that pursuit with thg firm rr-
solve a. mako 10 u success There Dr. no
such word aH "ffI' to him who, with
q wei directed effort, receives To sue
coed.
n you are q farmer study the host
/ methods m farming. fpe 60 10 that your
nrm Ia the ciclnpat. host cultivated.
and most productive farm In The neigh
blrhou1 whore you reside.
~ YOU are mechanic. never res,
cnntontod until you have discovered or
invented some Improvement IN existing
methods and appliances,
D o. "a H.Na Ii To-
cot ambition be- 90 save ne. relieve Tho
suffering ~ humanity ana bring the
nuHh ~ health On the wan chrok ~ him
who lies In the shadow NJ death
n you ARE r. lawyer. strive Go reach
the head ~ your profession, and ai
least convince the world, N you can
that a man can b. lawyer ana fillI
ho AN honest man
n you nrc statesman, lot tho wei
fare nf your country Do the ufnntrsi
desire of your heart. ana whatever
YOU do. ict II hr done. with an eye Hlu.
rlo a. your country'H glory and ud'
vanccmont ana the advancement ~
enlightened free government among all
the nations Of tho earth.
n you are n teacher, bond every cn'
ctgy ~ your heart ana soul 90 thg
accomplishment NJ your work 20 Tho
/ end that our children may become en-,
lightcnej. upright citizens n he COM
l mnnwenlth.
whatever may be your calling or oc-
cupntion. strive to mako Il more hon
nrnhle, more useful and moro pro.
ductivc of good ana mankind VIII bless
you In your ondruvurT.
In tho midst ~ vanishing hopes de-
parting rldI1es and crumhlinr nm,
billions, Woolsoy ndmoniEhod Crom,
we'll: " Lot ali tho ends thou nimcai
az be thy Gods, thy country'H and
I truth'H'
n you arc without genius. do NOT
despair Remember Il r. not genius
alone that wins genius without nppll'
cation and perseverance ~ ~ little oi
no avail, Many a genius has lived
dlod and gone 10 his grave unwopt
unhonored and unHung. while many u
man, with no rrnluH M an, by indie
mtlgnhlc effort has Hurmouutod every
ohstncle In the way Of success aud
mounted tn the very pinnacle ot fame
Those men lived for something and
by unswrrying devotion 60 the object
~ their lives In spite of natural ar
ncultlea ON every hand. arrived nt lanl
Mt the summit OF their ambition, THEFT
motto was not What A. 10 be. viii
be-" but "Whnt VIII be- II 10 be-"
lie n master In whatever pursuit yor
follow: be- thorough and complete In
your work; acquire q perfect under
standing or tho business In which you
onrar1; remember that learning ~ moi
knowledge. ana knowledge ia not wis
dom, prove what you learn 10 be true,
that is knowldrc' apply your knowl'