Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-08-03
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sunni iinitauOuS c1lDNE De overcome,
and it does not count against men that
they are not 1t is no reflection upon
the log cabin foundation that it cannot
support a twenty-story building it
was not made to- 1t is no reflection
upon the round bolt that Ii does not
fill a square hole-that is not what it
is for Upon the same principle it is
10 discredit TO man with two talents
that he docs not do the same work as
the man with five-he was not sent
here to do 1t.
Every man should meet obstacles
with a brave heart. But if after hav-
ing done so the top is not reached we
should not become discoura ged and
conclude that we have failed. There
are multitudes filling humble positions
who are as faithful and deserving OF
praise as many who have reached posi-
tons further up. No man is TO blame
for not filling place for which he was
rot designed by nature The point
where wrong comes in is where we
fail in what we do TO do the hest we
can. The divine classification of men
is not according 70 what they do, but
according to how they DO. No work is
great that has small motive back of
it, No work ia small that has a great
fill a humble place than to only half
I'LL one more prominent 1t isn't the
size of the picture that makes a great
artist 1t isn't the length of the poem
that makes 4 great poet. Quality al
ways outweighs quantity 1t isn't the
kind of talent we have but the way
il is used, that makes life a success or
failure
The value of faithfulness to the
world every one can see. The parable
teaches that it has a value equally
great for ourselves In the case of the
two commended it brought increase of
power and enlargement of opportunity.
When given the talents they were
called servants. But after using and
multiplying them they are promoted to
rulers. Faithfulness thus lifted their
life to a higher plane 1t first gave
them more to 10 with. then rtore to do.
The full connection betwee.l the pres
ent and future is not traced in scrip
ture. But enough is given to justify
the belief that much higher service
awaits man beyond the skies, and that
TIE best way to get ready for it is to
cultivate the spirit of the higher in
doing the lower. There is a thought
here that should bring inspiration and
comfort to those who have TO meet lite
at a disadvantage who have desires
beyond their ability. BY doing what
they have to do the best tLey know
how they will develop power that shall
fit for something better by and by. He
who now oyercomes his limitation in
spirit will one day overcome it in fact
The surest way to improve conditions
without is to improve them within
1t il a great mistake therefore, TO
settle down and be satisfied with any
thing that does not come up TO the
standard To do poor work in any
calling is to injure ourselves more
than any one else. The man who stops
short of doing what he knows he might
with This will do" does himself an
eternal wrong. When he gets through
with earth his work will be left be-
hind, but the spirit developed In con-
nection with that work will go with
him wher. ser he goes. How important,
then, that we form the habit of always
doing our best. The easiest way to
get away from the lower is to grow
away from it, Tc be faithful over a
few things is to prepare for being
made ruler over many things