The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-05-19

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the people, or excite those passions
which demand unnecessary strife.
The world has a standing ADVERTISE
ment over the door of every profession,
every occupation, every calling:
"Wanted-A Man."
A thousand pupils are vacant in a
single denomination, "a thousand preach
ers standing idle in the market place,
while thousand church committees
scour the land to fill those vacant pull.
pits, and scour in vain. Although there
are millions out of employment, yet it
is almost impossible to find just the
right man in almost any department
of life.
Wanted, man who will not lose his
individuality in crowd, man who
has the courage OF his convictions, who
is not afraid to say "No," though all the
world say EYES,"
Wanted, man who, though he is
dominated by mighty purpose, will
not permit one great faculty to dwarf,
cripple, warp or mutilate his manhood; :;
who will not permit the Over-develop-
ment of one faculty to stunt or para
lyze his other faculties.
Wanted, man who is larger than
his calling, who considers it a low esti-
mate of his occupation to value it
merely as means of getting living.
Wanted, a man who sees self-develop-
ment, education and culture, discipline
and drill, character and manhood, in
his occupation.
A little, short doctor of divinity in
large Baptist convention stood on a
step and said he thanked God he was
Baptist. The audience could not hear,
and called Louder" "Get up higher"
some one said. II can't" he replied.
"To be Baptist is as high as one can
get" But there is something higher
than being a Baptist, or member of
any other church, and that is being
MAN.
MOntaigne says our work is not to
train soul by itself alone, nor
body by itself alone, but to train
man.
"In thousand cups of life," says
Emerson, "only one is the right mix
ture.' Given, fine adjustment of the
existing elements, where the we'll
mixed man is born with eyes not too
dull, nor too good, with fire enough and
earth enough, capable of receiving i'm
pressions from all things, and not too
susceptible, then no gift need be be-
slowed upon him. He brings his fort
une with him.
Rousseau, in his celebrated essay on
education, says: according to the
order of nature, men being equal, their
common vocation is the profession of
humanity; and whoever is well edu-
Gated to discharge the duty of a man,
cannot be badly prepared to fulfill any
of those offices that have relation to
him. 1t matters little to me whether
my pupil be designed for the army, the
pulpit or the bar Nature has destined
us to the offices of human life anteced-
ent to our destination concerning So
ciety. To live is the profession would
teach him. When 1 have done with
him, it is true he will neither be a SOL
dier, a lawyer, nor divine. Let him
first be man; fortune may remove
him from one rank to another as she
pleases, he will always be found in his
place.
"What constitutes state?
Not high-rased battlement or labored mound
Thick wall or mOated gate;
Not cities proud with spires and turrets crown'd;
Not bays and brOad-armed ports,
Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride;
Not starred and spanged courts,
Where lOw-browed baseness watts perfume to
pride.
No: men, high-minded men,
With powers as far above dull bruteS endued
In forest, brake or den,
AS beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude,-
Men who their duties know
But know their rights, and knowing, dare MAIN
Prevent the long-amed blow,
And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain"