The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-19

praise to one who. after leading a for
lorn hope. was forced to surrender. ht
tocitlv admitted that under circum-
stances which naturally provoke 1T. cour
age is the common property of mankind
No matter in what cline Il man ma!
he reared. or whether the cause he de
tends is by us considered worthy or not.
if he is moved by Il sufficiently strong
impulse he is quickly changed from Il
nirmv into Il giant. and thereafter he
does a giants work.
We have tens of thousands of giants
Of this kind in the field. in the~camp. be
hind entertainments. and for the purpose
which | have in view ut this moment l
am proud of the fact that there are also
giants of the same sort who are facing
death under Il hostile flag.
am proud because | believe that all
human beings are capable of cXtraor-
binary development under fostering con
ditions: that there is a grandeur III our
common natur which needs only an
melting cause to show itself.
Mankind does not appreciate itself.
God made men noble. and nobility should
run through every phase of life. We
ought to bestow more thought on our
high destiny. on the qualities with which
we are endowed for its accomplishment.
We are dormant. sluggish. INDECENT
spiritually. Unusual conditions produce
great men. There never was Il time
when the right men did not step to the
front to meet and conquer an eNigency.
The ability is always there. but it sleeps
until it is roughly awakened by some ter
riblc shock, and then the country IS sud
denly filled with heroes. That ability To
overcome is i'll YOU as we'll as IN the
man behind earthworkS. You are larger
than YOU think yourself. There is moth
ing in your experience which cannot be
met with Il soldiers courage and used III
the production of Il fine character.
We live in the delusion that life is com
mon and ordinary; that we lack the OPP
portunity to make ourselves really great.
And yet there is neither one man nor
one woman in il million who has not an
environment to make Il hero or Il he
rOine withal.
If your lot is cast in poverty. in
dr1ldgery. in inharmony which hampers
and discourages. amid continuing duties
which prevent and ~disturb-that is your
battle field. these are your enemies, and
you must either conquer or surrender.
1t will never do to find fault with Provi-
dence for perhaps Providence has
put you whore you are with a
purpose. SO might the soldier find fault
with his general because he is not where
he thinks he ought to be. That soldiers
work is work that ought to be done, that
must be done. and though he lies idle
while others are winning victories the
time Will come when he also shall be
called upon to show his mcttlc.
1t is the foremost injunction Of religion
to do well what is diSagrceablc. to bend
it to Il noble purpose. to be brave in
small things, to bear misfortune with Il
strong and sturdy soul. and, instead of
doing nothing because your life is not
to YOUR liking. doing everything with
fidelity. calmneSS and faith.
Take your life just rs it is and thereby
make yourself better thar you are
Creep closer to God with an assurcC
faith that YOU and He can perform
miracles together.
The soldier believes that his country
is worth the sacrifice he makes. and il
that belief he sleeps amid dangers ant
bears the hardShipS of the campaign
cheerfully. We all need to profit b,
that example. Our cause is also great
greater than that of the country even
1t is the cause Of character and of i'm
earn Il right to the other by doing our
duty honestly, rigidly. with Il glad heart
and the consciousness that we are get
ting ready for the eternal home.
GEORGE ii. HEpWORTH.