New-York tribune., 1900-01-19
MR. CARNEGIE TO YOUNG MEN.
HE SAYS THE BLESSED HERITAGE OF Pow
ERTY" IS THE BEST EDUCATION
WITH WHICH TO BEGIN LIFE.

Andrew Carnegie entertained the members of
the Young Mems Bible Glass of the Fifth Avenue
Church last evening in the parlors Of the church
No s West Forty-sixth-st., with talk on step
ming Stones to Success in Business" His address
was intcrspersed with anecdotes which were evil
IDENTIFY enjoyed. John d. Rockefeller was an inter
ested listener. After few words of welcome from
the Rev Willard s. Richardson, Mr.. Carnegie said
in Part:
am going to give you few points in my own
life and l feel at home in talking to you young
men, because my grandfather, too, was Baptist
a preacher. AS young man had the best educa-
ton in the world with which to begin life, for I
was born to the blessed heritage of poverty. hope
the burden OF riches has not fallen on the young
men here. When this burden is laid on young
man he has temptation at every step Of which the
poor man knows nothing and if he acts his part
well he deserves double credit. He is surely the
salt of the earth.
You hear great deal about poverty nowadays,
and the cry goes up abolish poverty but it will
be the saddest day of civilization when poverty is
longer with 1t is from the soil OF poverty
that all the virtues spring Without poverty where
will your inventor, your artist your philanthropst
come from? God does not call His great men from
the palaces of the rich.
Fortunately, being poor, 1 was not compelled to
make a choice of my career. It was not what
wanted but what I could get. have scribbled
with the pen and have been journalist, although
I hope not Of the yellow press. I was made man
at thirteen when 1 brought 81 20 which had made
with my hands.
To succeed young man must be honest, moral
and sober You cannot trust a drinking man and
/ would trust the man who CANDLES at
Monte Carlo the man who CANDLES in Wall
Street. The successful business man must be a
good, all-round man, and must not do anything to
excess. Business is affected by the small things
in life Events in far off climes affect the business
status in this and every other country. The terri
bic war, the awful massacre now going on in the
Transvaal the effort to strangle republic IS haV-
ing it's effect upon our business.
The real advantages Of wealth are what it will
enable you to do for Others But of every thou
sand dollars given to charity nine hundred and
fifty might well be thrown in the sea. Help the
aspiring. 1t is of use to boost up a
ladder unless he is willing to climb himself
There three classes of young men in the
world. One starts out to be millionaire. Another
seeks reputation, perhaps at the cannon's mouth.
And, by the way, this shooting is bad business l
do not believe in taking shot at man, ana,
worse, going out of your own country TO do 1t.
should like to see any one get me out OF my own
country to shoot man down believe the only
time TO kill is when your native land is IN danger
of invasion. third young man, who will be sue
cessful, is he who starts out in life with selfre-
spect and who is true TO his self and to his
fellow men. He cannot fail to win.
When Mr. Carnegie finished his address Mr..
Rockefeller suggested that everybody present shake
hands with the speaker after the exercises Mr..
Carnegie then somewhat surprised to have
three cheers given in his honor. and held in
formal reception after address by Charles Miller
of Franklin, Penn, Individual Effort Necessary
TO Success"