The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-07-11

which will oftenest bring to the mind
OF him who realizes IFS need the blessed
ness Of that injunction 1T any Of you
lack wisdom, let him ask Of God" for he
will feel the need Of IL. Let him not
forget also, however, that ofien is that
appeal answered through the means of
wise counsel and willing deliberstion
with others, and thus the leader, bearing
though he must the weight of RESPONSE
bility, is shielded from that arbitrariness
OF word end decision which Is the danger
in all leadership, and which, however
wise in its orderings. is rarely acceptable
to those under It's influence, and hence
productive often of discord rather than
harmonious working 1t is by no means
rare to Bee spirit Of dictation, and
caet-iron inslstence on self-made rules
and regulations, mistaken for executive
ability" Let the wise Superintendent
fortiiy himself against this mistake, fret
as intimated, by seeking true wisdom
from above, and secondly by due re-
gard to the wisdom and experience OF
those associated with him. Having with
them, however, adopted rules or a pre-.
scribod con'se Of action, let him make
clear to these same aga ciates that he
| depends on them. both in precepi eod
example, to aid him in their euforce-
ment.
Nor will conservation take the place
OF enthusiasm, though it would seem SO
largely to share the very nature of this
CHEEKY quality. Such, in fact, should be
its character, but it is not always 80. 1t
is greatly to be feared that truth will
compel us to admit that some of the
most depressing people we have ever
known have been in certain sense the
most &C nsecrated They have seemed to
mistake seriousness for sadness, religion
and reverence for all things melancholy.
1t is so often fatal mistake in its in
fuence on the young and even on more
matured minds is certainly not aspiring.
| And that is what enthusiasm is to DO.
1t is to inspire first our own hearts, and
then the minds and hearts OF others.
Without it the leader will fnd it hard
indeed to lead. II he does not himself
believe in the greatness, and the ulti-
mate success OF the cause in which he
labors, he cannot inspire others with
that belief, neither can he bind them by
any half-hearted hallway hopefulness.
The genuine quality will shine from his
very countena ice, and ring in the tone
OF his voice, and in so doing often will
it kindle the responsive light In the
countenance OF others and awaken an
echo in the voices around him. Let us
then seek the cheering, inspiring, upliit-
ing enthusiasm, and when conscious that
1t is wanting within us, lett us ask it
anew of him who as "the God OF all
hope" will not fail to give hope to them
that ask.
And finding this, will we not find like.
wise those kindred qualities which may,
indeed, be reckoned among the requisites
OF the successful leader, courage and per-
sistency? Without them, conservation
will accomplish nothing; yet scarce can
we picture the latter as unaccompanied,
unattended by them. They may in fact
be called the hands and feet in every en-
terprise, OF all true success-Courage, as
ban ls, bravely fighting when need be,
patiently laboring to remove obstacles,
to lift high the standard OF faith when
all seems lost; Persistency, as feet, pa
tiently plodding though the march be
long, stopping not, resting not though
foot-sore and weary, pressing forward
despite all difficulties. all stumbling.
blocks in the way, simply going on
though progress seem to be all but i'm
perceptible.
Are they not truly the qualities Of the
soldier true and brave Yet just such
are the requisites oil him who as the
Superintendent Of School wherein
young hearts and minds are being train.
ed for God in this world and the world
to come, is doing greater work than he
who leads an earthly army to battle and
victory.
A, NJ. RoBIysoN.