The record-union., 1899-11-15
MORE THAN MONEY



Proverbs emphasizes the same trutl
when he says 1.-THE sluggard Will no'
pillow by reason of the cold, therelors
ahall he beg in harvest and have MOTH
ing And again he says, The aesiIt
of the slothful killeth him, for his hands
refuse to labor"
Men say that the world owes them
living. The world owes no man
living unless he is willing to work Iol
1t. I'm the sweat of thy face shai'
thou eat bread Is the divine plan 1ol
everybody. Benjamin Franklin was
right when he said, He who tries te
persuade the workingman that ne car
arrive at fortune otherwise than by IN
dustry and thrift, is a liar and Grim
inal.' More men would win II they
We're willing to pay the price
The path that leads to a loaf OF pread
Winds through the swamps OF toll.
And the path that leads to suit Of
clothes,
Goes through f1owerless soil;
And the paths that lead to the loaf OF
bread
And the suit of clothes are hard to tread
<1AlQ luG PAIN lAdt iSoN5 ~ q iASS~S "
Climbs over the powdered hills;
And the path that leads to bank ac-
Is swept by the blast that chills.
But the man who starts in the paths to-
day,
In the lazy hills may go astray.
Did you ever notice that God never
called an idle man to any great work
Whenever there was great and high
task to be accomplished laboring man
was called to do it. Moses was caring
for cattle when God called him to de-
liver Israel from Egypt. David was
watching sheep when God commits
stoned him to take the throne. Gideon
was threshing wheat when the Divine
call came to take the head of the army
and save the nation. Elisha was plow-
ing with twelve yoke of oxen wher
God called him to succeed Elijah ir
the ministry. He went from the pillow
to the pulpit. Peter and John were
fishing when Jesus called them to be
fishers of men. God always honorS the
man who works. Seest thou a man dill
igent in his business he shall stand be-
fore Kings.
A young man tells me that he has
nothing to depend on for promotion but
his own unaided efforts. He has nc
friend to give him a lift. He has nc
rich relative to leave him a fortune
He is at the foot of the ladder, and &c
climb up must depend on his own abil-
ity and energy. If that is your posi-
ton I congratulate you. Your poverty
is no barrier to promotion. AS Garfield
said .tpny-of>fry iS a HE
can testify; but nine times out of ter
the best thing that can happen to
young man is to be tossed overheard
and compelled to sink or swim for him.
self. In all my acquaintance | have
never known one to be drowned WHIT
was worth saving" Do not whine, then
because you were not born with a silver
spoon in your mouth. The silver spoon
has choked the manhood of more young
men than it has helped. Good health
and wide world. a clear brain ant
clean conscience, two strong arms, witt
faith in God, is all the capital a young
man should ask for. To be compelled
to rely on yourself is an advantage
Destiny is not about thee; it is with
in. Thyself must make myself NJ
he can eat for you. Every man mus
learn to think for himself. and act fol
himself Alone we come into this
world, and alone we go out of it. Every
man must give account of himself t.
God. Therefore every man must bear
his own burden, stand on his own feet
and choose for himself the path he viii
walk in
Young man, you must hoe your owl
row and paddle your own canoe. Never
forego the glorious privilege of being in
dependent Never allow any man t.
say he made you what you are. Take
the lowest seat and work yourself III
to the highest. Make yourself wanted
by positions above you. You need no
worry about promotion. Promotion vii
come as rapidly as you are prepared fol
it. The stone that is fit for the wal
will not be left by the roadside. Wha'
you make yourself, that you shall be
What you fit yourself for. that yol
shall do Your own will come to you
Merit will meet it's reward If you
are a genuine electric light the worlt
will not take you or mistake you for {
tallow dip. The world of commerce an6
the world of scholarship are on tn
lookout for able, capable men, and the.
are picked up as fast as they are found
There was never a time in the world
history when real talent and real worth
We're so generously appreciated an
richly rewarded as now. The worl'
does not ask about your pedigree. I
only asks about your fitness. 1t want
to know what YOU can do.
You sometimes think that you are a
a disadvantage because you have no
a rich father to lean on and to hell
you up. Did 1t ever occur to you tina
what are called advantages are Otter
disadvantages. Sit down some day AM
write an essay on the misfortune 0
being a rich mans son.
The rich mans son inherits lands,
And piles of brick and stone and gold;
And he inherits soft white hands,
Ard tender flesh that fears the cold,
Nor dares to wear a garment old;