The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-02

~, u spine fnaroan, when, perhaps
ne,is low down. and that his Pharoai
VIII send for him and say. 81 have
heard OF thee. There is position t.
you Ore the nah for II. 8, = n
Take from modern science an illus
itratton, the science pertaining TO the
rocks. Men wdre perpIexed with tht
appearance. which ONE OF those rockt
presented, and were totally unable tc
reduce them to anything like sys.
TEN. There Were great scholars, ant
doctors and divines writing about their
and divided about them: but among tn,
l1angling OF voices there arose stont
mason In the north of Scotland, who
md learned to make good use OF his
half hours, and OF his years, and when
his time came he opened his mouth and
solved the mystery that had been hid
for ages: and when he did so all recog
nized the business Of his interpretation
nll united, doctors, divines, statesmen
philosophers. to do him honor. 1t war
nothing 10 the world that Hugh Miller
was only stone mason, son of a sal
Tor, truant boy at school; the thing
wanted was the solution OF the riddle.
pertaining to the red sandstones; and
the thing wanted In Josephs case was
solution OF the dream OF Pharaoh;
and what we say Is this. be content to
work away In secret until your time
comes; max, yourself ready, acquire
knowledge. skill, power, n good name.
and In due time you will besent for, and
this will be the message: Come up
higher"
What would Joseph have been In
That new position to which he WINS
called, but for the long preparation. the
discipline and drill. the patience and
wisdom, the experience Of Gods deal.
ings with him In the past, and the con-
viction OF His presence and power,
deepened by those eventful years
through which he had passed? The po-
sition to which he was called was a
grand position, but the qualifications
which he brought to bear upon It were
also grand, and but for these he would
have been u failure. Moreover, the pp-
sition was only temporary. but those
qualifications were eternal, fittins him
for a yet noblcr elevation.
And now. having spoken Of the sue
cess of Joseph, let US inquire what were
those special qualifications which con-
tributed SO much to his success Evil
IDENTIFY, he was no idler, but one that
made n good use Of his time. faithfully
and conscientlously t.ischarging his
duty; and this Itself Will go far to make
mar prosperous. "Seest thou q man
diligent In business? He shnil stand
before kings" Some happy talent and
some fortunate opportunities may fora
the two sides of the ladda: on which
some men mount, but the rounds of
that ladder must be made to stand
wear and tear. In short. there Is no
substitute for thorough-going. hard and
earnest, conscientious work
Joseph was Industrious. and still
more. Joseph was patient. waiting until
the word of the Lord came or long be-
fore now he would have managed to
make bis way bnck to his fathers
house; and what I say Is this. do not
hast, to be rich. Wait Gods time
Learn to bear with reverscs and dIsap-
pointments. and to work away in OBJ
scurity II that be your lot, and the God
that was with Joseph in the dungeon.
Will be with you also This does not
mean that there Is to be no longing as
piration. or effort to climb the ladder:
but 1t means that YOU are not to lose
heart when, driver back, and when you
see others preferred before you. Gods
time is better than yours: His wisdom
Is higher than yours. Joserh longad
for freedom and besought the butler to
!ntcrcede for him at court: but suppose
the butler had done SO, suppose Joseph
had obtained .his freedom, what then?
Wher. was Joseph to go, Home to his
father In Hcbroa: Very likely, but
that were to lose al. the prospective ad-
vurtages that God had In store for him.
This does not exculpate the butler, but
It showa that the fulflllment of our own
wishes would be the worst thing that
coul ! happen us; that the step; OF Il
good man are ordered by the Lord"
God led Joseph by q way he did not
know. and made all things work to-
gether for his good. rcpronches and
wrongs and bitter disappointments, not
only towards his elevation. but what
was~of far more consequence. the. per-
fectioc OF his manhood There are
many young persons who say. "Oh, too
slow: too slow. this place for me! II
were only In California or the KlSndikc.
or New York, l could do something.
What is the use of working away her2..
Isee Young men going away for few
years. then coming back with plenty OF
money, and gold chains. and clothed in
costly garments" My dear young
friends, bear in mind that all Is. rot
gold that glitters-all Is not prosperity
that wears its appearance. Often be-
meath all that kind OF thing there is 4
rotten heart and ruined character.
Have faith In God, and "bide His
time" and remember that .'he that
beleveth will not make haste" What'I
very much admire In Joseph was that
whiIa he Ionged for freedom, he pa
tiently waited TIL the word of the
Lord came"
And now that hc'has been raised to
honor and n seat near the throne,
wearing the royal purple and receiving
the homage and the huZzas of the null
titude. ever as he rides forth in that
grand chariot OF his. how does he net?
Is he learning the arts and insincerities
OF n soft volupiious court ? Is he catch
ing the worlds ways. and setting down
into the worlds sins? Is he becoming
hard and impcrious. governing with u
high hand. and closing his ear against
the cry OF the wretchrd? Not at all.
The same simplicity, purity. truth and
tenderness for which he was distln-
guished In obscurty ndorn him still.
Amid all the sD!endors of Egypt. he
bore simple unsophisticatel heart. He
contracted n grand alliance. and rode In
state amid the bowling down Of CRATE
ful population. and yet his heart was
upon that far-ofr land where he had
kept his fathers foclss. and where the
only grandeur which he knew was the
coat OF many colors which his father
had given him; and when that aged
man came TO see his son. the plain old
shepherd. whose profession the Egyp-
tians despIse1, the son. far from being
ashamed Of him, went far to meet him,
~, lat t,,,vT IN,,r INt
neck, and wept like child. Now 1t
seems TO me that the simplicity. the
candor. and honest truthfulness of JOS
eph-transparent us n crystal stream
his singlencss Of aim to do what was
right and sneak Mhnt WIS true con-