Warren sheaf., 1903-06-04

zart was great musician at 28.
Bacon, Dante, Goethe and Shakes
peare won distinction when young.
Alexander conquered the world and
died at thirty three.
Bodily linfrmities seem to be no
hindrance to success. Homer. Os-
sian and Milton, three of the
worlds greatest poets, were blind.
Alexander Pope was an invalid.
The great preacher Spurgeon had to
creep to the pulpit, yet he accom-
plishedthe work Of 90 ordinary men,
Bacon was sickly. Lord Byron and
Sir Walter Scott had club feet
Yet the work of these men stand
before us as monuments of great
ness and grandeur.
Humble birth and poverty are no
obstacles to success. Luther, the
great German reformer, sang on the
streets to secure money enough to
educate himself. Shakespeare was
of humble birth. The editor and
proprietor of one of the greatest
newspapers of the United States,
The New York World, was picked
up pthirty years ago in the streets Of
New York, penniless and homeless.
When Abraham Lincoln was made
president Jefferson Davis said,
Nov our nation shall come to ruin,
because. they have placed in the ex-
ecutive chair an Illinois rail split
ter Prodigious powers and in
f1uences have emanated from the
lives of such men. Now, friend,
don't wait for something to turn up,
but go and turn it up.
Elements essential to success are:
First-Education. It is not pos
sible for you to reach position Of
eminence without this power we
call education. The pulpits, the
platform, the schools, the bar, the
bench the banking establishments
and medical profession, are calling
for educated men. The word edu-
cation means to draw out. In you
there are certain powers which if
drawn out will make you of service
to mankind.
Second-Having a purpose. The
great apostle Paul was not indiffer-
ent to having a purpose in life
We hear as he thunders out, "This
thing do.' You ought to have the
current of a great purpose sweep
ing through every fiber of your be.
ing. Too many persons are like
driftwood. They float around hav.
ing no post in view. Concentration
Of purpose is absolutely necessary
to success. A young man bathing il
the River Clyde beheld beautiful
hill overlooking the river. What
lovely spot for a residence, hi
thought! A great purpose seizec
his mind, and to-day a magnifcen
mansion crowns that summit
Have a grand and noble object ir
view and work to it. A jack of al
trades is good at none.
Thirdly-Adaptation. Find our
for what you are adapted. There
are many ministers who woulc
make better farmers and some farm
ers who would make good preach
ers. In choosing your work, be as
sure as possible that it is best
suited to your talents and peculiar.
tiles. There is more satisfaction in
being successful in the most humble
vocation than to come in possession
of some lofty station for which you
are not fitted, and fail.
Fourth - Perseverance. The
pathway of life is strewn with diff.
fculties, perplexities and obstacles.
Let your work or profession be
what it may, you will run against
them. A Chinese lady was one day
seen rubbing a crowbar on a rock.
Asked why she did this, she said
she was rubbing it down to make Of
it a needle. To transform a crow.
bar into a needle by this slow pro
cess showed wonderful patience AND