The Iola register., 1900-11-09


the snowbrd. oh" said the snow
fake, 'you are going up and ] am
coming down" Young merchants,
young lawyers. young doctors young
mechanics. young artists, young farm
ers. at certain times there are those
to sympathize with you. but now that
you are becoming master Of your
particular occupation or profession,
how is it now, young lawyers. young
doctors. young artists, young farm
ers-how is IL now? The greatest
crime that you can commit is the
crime Of success.
Again. my subject impresses me
with the value of decision Of char
acter in any department. Daniel
knew that if he continued his adher-
ence to the religion Of the Lord he
would be hurled to the lions; but,
having set his compass well, he sailed
right on. ror the lack of that ele-
ment of decision of character so emi-
nent in Daniel many men are ruined
for this world and ruined for the
world to come. \ great many at 40
years of age are not settled in any
respect, because they have not been
able TO make up their minds, Per-
hans thev will 90 west; perhaps they
will go east; perhaps they will not;
perhaps they will so north; perhaps
they may go south: perhaps they will
not; perhaps they may make that in
vestment in real estate or i'm rail-
roads. perhaps they VIII not. They
are like steamer that should go
ont of New York hntbor. starting for
GLASGOW. and the next day should
change for Havre de Grace. and the
next for Charleston. and the next for
Boston. and the next for Liverpool.
These men on the sea of life ever
lastinply tackinp shin and making no
headway, Or they are like man
who starts to ! ~ house in the
Coriuthinn stv,c and changes il TO
Doric and then ccripletes it i'm othe
Ionic. the curse of AM STYLES of archi-
lecture. Youue. man. start riqht and
keep on. Have decision of character.
Character is like the goldfuch of Tom
quin. II is magnificent while stand
ing firm. hut loses all its beauty in
| fight. How much decision of char
acter in order that these young men
may be Christians. Their old assoc
ciates make sarcastic filings at them.
They go on excursions, and they do
not invite them. They prophesy that
he will give out. They wonder IL he
is not getting wings. As he passes
| they grimace and wink and chuckle
and say: "There goes SAINT" o
young man. have decision of charac-
| ter! You can afford in this matter
OF religion to he laughed at What do
you care for the SCOTS of these men.
who are affronted because you will
not go to ruin with them? When the
grave cracks open under their feet
and grim messengers push them into
it, and eternity comes down hard
upon their spirit, and conscience
stings. and hopeless ruin lifts them
up to hurl them down, will they
laugh then?
learn also from nv subject that
mon may toI,e relioion intoth.ir world.
lv business This is q most appropriate
| tboupht ot this spnson of tbe yeor
when so many men are starting ont i'm
npv eptrrnrisos Daniel had cnouoh
work to do to occupy six men. All fin,
affairs of state were i'm his hnnds: oues.
tions of finance. questions of war. OF
peare. all International questions wore
for his settlement or adjustment. Tic
must have had corres pondence vast
bevond all computatiou. There wa,
moi man i'm all the earth who had
moro to do than Daniel fine secretary
of state. and VET we find him tbre,
times doy having before God in
pr,vcr There orc mon II, am. do,. ,yh,
have NOT q bundrrdtb mart of Doniol,.
sro,,u.urpts ,,bo s,r tb,, ,r. too
busv to he reIioious They have an
ideo somrbov that relioion will snoi
their worldly occupation. that if will
trim tbe accountants men or duIl the
corpart,r'. sa,, or. oo, f,,so +1,o 1,,,.,,,,.,,