Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-01

q the duties and trials which belong
to the different decades of human life;
text, Psalms Xc., 10. The days of our
years are threescore years and ten"
The seventeen milestone of life is here
planted as at the end of the journey.
A few so beyond it. Multtudes never
reach it. The oldest person Of modern
times expired at 1863 years X Greek Of
The name of Stravaride lived TO l32 years.
An Englishman of the name of Thomas
Parr lived 1872 years. Before the time
of Moses people lived $40 years, ami II
yeu so far enough back they lived 800
years. Well. that was necessary. be
cause the story of the world must come
down by tradition. and il needed long
life safely to transmit the news of the
past. If the genera lions had been short
lived, the story would 50 often have
changed lips that it might have rot all
.astray, But after Moses began TO write
il down and parchment told il from cen
fury To century il was not necessary that
people live so long in order TO authentic
cate the events of the past. Ii in our
time people lived only twenty-five years,
that would not affect history. since it is
put in print and is no longer dependent
on tradition Whatever your age | will
to-day directly address you. and shall
speak TO those who are in the twcntes,
the thirties, the forties, the ffties, the
sixties and 10 those who are in the sew
enties and beyond.
First, then. ! accoSt those of YOU who
are in the twentes. You are full Of OK
pectation. You are ambitious that is,
If YOU amount to suything-for some
Kind of success. commercial or mechan-
zeal or professional or literary or agricul-
tural or social or moral. II | fad some
one in the twenties without any sort Of
ambition, | feel like saying: My friend,
YOU have got on the wrong planet. This
Is not the world for you. You are going
to be in the way. Have You made your
choice OF poorhouses? Nou will never
be able to pay for your cradle. Who is
going to settle for Your board? There
is mistake about the fact that You were
born at all
Advice to the Twenties.
But. supposing you have ambition, let
me say to all the twenties, expect every
thing through divine manipulation. and
then you will get all you want and some
thing better. Are you looking for wealth?
Well. remember that God controls the
BaSney markets, the haryests, the
droughts, The caterpillars, the locusts. the
sunshine, the storm. the land the sea
and You will get wealth. Perhaps not
that which is stored mp in the banks. in
safe deposits. in United States securities
in houses and lands. but your clothing
and board and shelter. and that is about
all you can appropriate anyhow. Iou
cost the Lord great deal. To feed and
clothe and shelter you for a lifetime re
quires a big SUM Of money, and If you get
nothing more than the absolute necessi-
ties you get an enormous amount Of sup
ply. Expect rs much as you will Of any
kind of success, if YOU expect it from
the Lord you are safe. Depend on any
other resource. and yOu may be badly
ehagrined, but depend on God and all
will be well. II is a good thing in the
crisis OF life 10 have a man Of large
means back you up. Ii is q great thing
to have moneyed institution stand be-
hind you in your undertaking. But it
is mightier thing TO have the God Of
heaven and earth your coadintor, and you
may have him. Which way are you go
ing to start? Oh the tweDtics.
Twenty" Is q great word in the Bible.
Joseph was sold for twenty pieces OF sill
yer; Samson judged Israel twenty years;
Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities; the
flying roll that Zcchariah saw was TWEEN
ty cubits; when the sailors Of the ship
on which PAU sailed sounded the Mcdit-
erranean sea, it was twenty fathoms.
tIhat y,,i,rbgr hnAn
the twenties, R0mulus founded Rome
when he was twenty Keats finished life
at twenty-five: Lafayette was world re-
soldier at twenty three; Oberlin
accomplished his chief work at twenty
seven; Bonaparte was victor over Italy
at twenty-six; Pitt was prime minister
OF England at twenty-five; Calvin had
his immortal institutes by
the time he was twenty-siX; Grotius was
Attorney General a twenty four. Some
Of the mightiest things for God and
eternity have been done in the twcnjipS
As long as You can put the figure
before the other figure that helps de-
scribe yonr age | have high hopes about
you. Look out for that figure - Watch
its continuance with as much earnr~ ness
rs you ever watched anything that prom
ised you salvation or threatened You de
What n critical time-th TWEEN
ties! Whdle they continue you decide
your occupation and the principles by
which you viii be guided you make your
most abiding friendships, you arrange
your home life; you fix your habits Lord
God Almighty, for Jesus Christ's sake,
have mercy ON oil the men aud women
in the twentes!
The Waiting Age.
Next ! accOst those in the thirtics.
You are at an age when you find what
a tough thing it is to get recognized and
established in your occupation or pro-
fession. Ten years ago yol thought all
that was necessary for success was to put
on your shutter the sign Of physician
or dentist or attorney or broker or agent
and you would have plenty Of business.
How many hours You sat and waited for
business, and waited in vain, three per
sons only know God, your wife and
J ourseh. In commercial life You have
not had the promotion and the increase
in salary you anticipated. or the place
you expected 20 occupy in the firm has
not been yacsted The uroducp cf the