The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27

In his sermon for yesterday, Or. Tai
mage pointed out the fuulity Of misdirect-
Cd effort he urged all to seek the occu-
patton FOR which nature had fitted them
and pursue II consistently. The Hfes OF
those who are constantly seeking new
crceds and new occupations, tTavelins
from one pursuit 10 another without being
constant 10 any, he described as worthless
and s.IfGl, o. no use 20 any one, and a
distinct source OF trouble 20 all with
whom the inconsistent come in contact
Dr. Talmage took for HIS text jeremiah,
M2f. why gaddest thou about so much
10 change thy way" and said:
"H0meiy IS the illustration By which
this prophet u tears deplores the vacilla-
ton OF the nation 10 whom re wrote. No''
they wanted alliance with Egypt, and nov
with Assyria, and now with Babylon, and
now they did not know what they wanted,
aud the behavior Of the nation reminded
the prophet OF man or woman Who not
satisfied with home life, goes from place
20 place gadding about, as We say, never
settled anywhere or IN anything, and he
cries out 70 them: Why gaddest thou
about so much 10 change thy way%
"WeE, the world has now as many gad-
ab0uts as It had IN Bible times, and ]
think that that race OF people is more nu-
merous now than Il ever was. Gadabouts
among occupations, among religious the
ories, among churches, among neighbor-
hoods. and one OF the greatest wants OF
the church and the world is more stead
fastness and more fiXedness Of purpose.
'It was no small question that Pharaoh
put 10 Jacob and his sons when he asked.
What is your OccupatiOn?' Getting into
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temporal welfare but may decide your
eternal destiny. The reason so many men
and women are dead failures. Is because,
instead Of asking God what they ought TO
be or do, they. through some vain ambi-
tion or whlmsicality, decide what they
ought 10 be. Let me say TO all young
men and young women in homes, or In
school, or college, do not go gadding about
among occupations and professions to find
what you are fitted for. but make humble
and direct appeal to God for direction.
while seeking divine guidance in your
selection Of lifetime sphere, examine
your own temperament The phrenOlO-
gist Will tell you your mental proclivities.
The psychologist will tell you your physi-
cal temperament. Your enemies will tell
you your weaknesses. II you are. as we
say nervous, do not become a surgeon.
II you are cowardly, do not become an
engineer. IL you are hoping for a large
and permanent income do not seek a
governmental position. II you are natur-
ally quick-tempered, 10 not become a
minister Of the Gospel, for while any one
is disadvantaged by ungOvernable dis
position, there is hardly any one who en-
acts such an incongruous part as a mad
minister. Can you make a fine sketch of
a ship or rock or house or face? Be an
artist. Do you find yourself humming
cadences. and do the treble clef and the
musical bars drop from your pen easily,
and can you make a tune that charms
those who hear It? Be a musician. Are
you born with fondness for argument? =?
BE all attorney.
Choice eta Calling in Life.
"Are you naturally a good nurse, and
especially interested IN the relief or pain ?
BE a physician. Are you interested In all
questions of traffic and In bargain max
ing; are you apt 10 be successful on 81
small or large scale? Be a merchant
DO you prefer country life, and do you
like the plow, and do you hear music in
the rustic of a harvest field? Be a far
mer. Are you fond of machinery, and
are turning wheels 10 you fascination,
and can you follow with absorbing inter
est new kind OF thrashing machine hour
after hour? Be a mechanic. If you en-
JOY analyZing the natural elements and a
laboratory could entertain you all day
and all night, be a chemist. II you are
inquisitive about other worlds, and inter
ested In all instruments that would bring
them nearer for inspection, be an astron-
omer. II the grass under your feet and
the foliage over your head and the fow-
ers which shake their incense on the
summer air are to You the bellies lettres
Of the field, be a botanist.
IF you have no one faculty dominant
and nothing in your makeup seems to
point 10 this or that occupation, shut
yourself up in your own room, get down
on your knees. and reverently ask Cod
what he made you for and tell Him, that
you are willing TO do anything He wishes
you 10 do. Before you leave that room
you will ind out For the sake OF your
usefulness and happiness and your tenn
pOral and eternal welfare do not join that
crowd OF people who go gadding about
among businesses and occupations, noWi
trying this and now trying that, and new
er accomplishing anything.
Last summer man Of great genius
died. He had the talents of twenty men
In surgical directions, but he did not Ike
surgery, and he wanted TO be a preacher.
lie could not preach. l told him so. He
tried it on both sides of the sea, but he
failed because he turned his back on that
magnificent profession OF surgery, which
has in our time made such wonderful
achievement that II now heals a broken
neck, and by the X-ray explores the tenn
pie OF the human body as II il were q
lighted room For forty years he was
gadding about among the professions. Do
not initiate him. Ask God what YOU
ought TO be and he will tell you. II NAV
not be as elegant style OF work as YOU
would prefer. IL may callOus and begrime
your hands, and put you in suffocating
atmosphere. and stand you shoulder 10
shoulder with the unrefined, and NAV
leave your oyeralls the opposite OF arc
matte, but remember that If God calls YOU
10 do one thing you will never be happy
In doing something else
Perseverance, Wins Success.
"All the great successes have been gained
through opposition and struggle. Charles
Goodyear the inventor, whose name
Is now q synonym all the world over
for fortune added 10 fortune, waded MANY
years ch.R-deep through the worlds scorn.
and was thrust in debtors prison, and
came with hts family TO the verge OF
starvation. but continued his experiments
with vulcanized rubber until he added
more than can be estimated TO the worlds S
health and comfort as well as 10 his OWN
advantage. Columbus and John Fitch
and Stephenson and Robert Bruce. and
Cyrus ". Field. and five hundred others
were Illustrations OF what tenacity and
pluck can do. Hard pounding said Vel
lington ~ Waterloo. Hard pounding. gen
tlemen, but We Will See who can pound
the longest Yes. my friends. that Is the
secret. not flight from obstacles in the
way, but who can pound the longest
Tie child had II right when attempting
TO carry ten of coal. shovelful at a
time. from the sidewalk 10 the cellar, and
fome one asked her, do you expect 20 get
all that coal in with that little shovel? g
she replied, Yes. sir. IL work long
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