The Delta independent., 1901-07-05
Tho Work OF an Ins tant.

A man thoroughly mad can say
enough in two minutes to damage him
for 20 years. 1t took only FIVE minutes
for the earthquake to destroy Caracas.
One unfortunate sentence uttered in
affront in a speech in the United States
senate shut forever the door of the
White House against one of the most
brilliant men of the last century. You
can never trust horse that has once
run away, and you do not feel like
trusting man who has just once lost
his equilibrium. You need to drive
your temper as a man drives a frac-
6ous span amid the explosions of a
Fourth of July morning or the pyro-
technics of the Fourth of July night,
with curbed bit, taut rein, commanding
voice-mastering yourself and master
ing what you drive. II you are natur-
ally high tempered. do not unnecessar-
lily go among irritations and provoca-
tions. Do not build a blast furnace
next to a gunpowder mill. Then, also,
such demonstrations Of ungovernabil-
ity belittle one. Men take out their
lead pencils and in estimating such
one take so per cent on About the
most hideous spectacle on earth is an
angry man or woman burning not with
anger commanded in my text. but with
the sin represented. After such a dis
play Of gall. irrascibility, virulence, his
influence with many is forever gone.
The world is full of politicians, doctors.
lawyers. merchants, mechanics, min
listers, housewives. who have by such
explosions been blown to pieces.
1 say to all young men hoping to
achieve financial. moral or religious
success-control your tempers. Do not
let criticism or defeat rebuff you. Verdi,
the great musician, applied to become
student in the Conservatory Of Music
1t Milan and he was rejected by the di-
rector, who said that he could make
nothing of the newcomer. as he showed
no disposition for music. But the crit
icism did not exasperate or defeat him.
The most of those who have largely
succeeded in all departments were
characterized by self control. In battle
they would calmly look at the bomb
| thrown at their feet, wondering whether
| it would explode. In commercial life.
NHSu pdAlSs sLAolc lhC CITY. IAcse hieh
were placid. while others were yelling
themselves hoarse at the Stock Ex-
change While others nearly swooned
| because certain stock had gone 100
points down they calmly waited until
it would get 100 points up. While the
opposing attorney in the courtroom
frothed at the mouth with rage because
Of something said on the other side, he
of the equipoise put glass Of water to
his lips in refreshment and proceeded
with the remark, las l was saying
when the gentleman interrupted me-"
Self control! What a glorious thing!
We want 1t in the doctor feeling the
pulse of one desperately i'll, we want
II in the engineer when the head
light Of another train comes round the
curve on the same track. We want 1t
in Christian men and women in times
when SO much in church and state
seem going to demolition-selfc control!
What are you going to be good for. 0
man or woman in a world like this,
ever and anon your dander up, and so
often in the sulks? We admit tnat you
have many things to stir your blood
and fill you with wholesome indigna-
ton, but going to such extremes you
offend my text, which says you must
discriminate and not lose your self
control. BE ye angry and sin not"