The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-09
LIVES WHICH CONTAIN LESSONS.

LIN E.S WHICH CONTAIN LEsSONS-
II is not an uncommon thing nowadays
TO hear young men, who are just begin
ming their business or professional ca
reers, say that the opportunities for win
ming fame or fortune are not as numerous
now as they were when their fathers
Were young. They are mistaken. There
are just as many opportunities now as
there ever were. In fact, there are more.
But in order 70 succeed young men must
have the qualities necessary to win sue
cess. II they haven't them naturally
they must cultivate them. The demand
for sterling worth. for faithfulness 10
trusts and persistent energy, Is unlimited.
There are thousands OF young men look
ing for employment, but there are com
partlvely few who have the qualifications
necessary 10 fill positions for which ca
pable men are sought or are willing to fit
themselves by hard and continuous work
to dn them.
There is very little in life of real value
that isn't gained by indomitable pluck
and hard, persevering work. The sue
cessful men in every business and profess
sion are those who, in the beginning Of
their careers. realizsd that they must be
earnest workers-that they must make
themselves valuable if they would be APP
preciated.
Last week two men died, fun Of years
and honors, whose lives might well be
taken by young men as examples. One
was Bishop Newman OF the Northern
Methodist Church and the other was Rob
ert Bonner, at one time editor and pro-
prietor of the New York Ledger. Bishop
Newman was waif In the streets OF
New York He picked up a living as
hundreds of boys in that great city 90
to-day. 1t is a precarious sort of a liv
ing. When street waif the future bishop
often didn't know where his breakfast was
to come from or where his bed was to be
at night. Having finally secured employ
ment in a tobacco factory, at small wages,
he attached himself to mission school.
He studied hard and eventually drew to
himself the attention of some influential
people. Perceiving that he had talent, and
was earnest and persevering, they gave
him a helping hand. Having got his foot
on the first rung of the ladder he climbed
steadily to fame and fortune.
Robert Bonner arrived in this country
from Ireland with just five dollars in his
pocket. He began looking for work at
once, and he found 1t In a Hartford,
Conn, printing office. lie worked per
severingiy not only to perfect himself in
the art Of type setting, but to acquire
an education. II didn't take him many
years to make himself a first class work.
man and an excellent writer. While still
a young man he laid the foundation of
the newspaper property which eventually
brought him a large fortune. One of his
rules was never to go into debt, and it
is said that from the time of his landing
in this country until his death he never
contracted a debt
There are thousands of other men in this
country whose careers are Just as remark
able as were those of Bishop Newman
and Robert Bonner, and there are just
as many chances for getting ahead in the
world now as there were when they were
boys. The boys of to-day, who are will
ing to practice the self-denial they prac-
ticed, and are as willing TO buckle down
to hard work as they were, are almost sure
to win a large measure of success-suc-
cess as great as theirs was. if endowed
with equal ability.