Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-19

LIFE WITH A PURPOSE.
Hero Lies the Keynote Of Usefulness
and Succe8s.

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Hero Lies the Keynote Of Usefulness
and Success.
Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.
It is the duty and it should be the
pleasure Of every intelligent and re-
sponsible being to have a purpose in
life. There are multitudes whose lives
seem to be altogether purposeless.
They are carried down the stream Of
time not knowing where they are go
ing to land. How sad to think Of an
immortal being taking such view of
his life in this world! We have in the
Apostle Paul splendid example Of q
man with noble purpose in life. His
is an ideal case. From the time when
he became Christian, Paul knew Z at
he had definite work to do; and The
call he had received to 1t never ceased
to ring like a tocsin in his soul. He
felt that he had a world Of new truths
to utter and that the salvation Of man
kind depended on their utterance. It
was this which made him so impetu-
Gus in his movements, 80 blind to dan
ger, so contemptuous Of suffering. None
of these things move me, neither count
my life dear unto myself, 80 that
might finish my course with Joy, and
the ministry which have received Of
the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel
Of the grace Of God He lived with
the account which he would have to
give at the judgment seat Of Christ
ever in his eye, and his heart was re-
vived in every hour Of discouragement
by the vision Of the crown Of life
which, If he proved faithful, the Lord,
the righteous Judge, would place upon
his head"
It should be our desire and our aim
in life to follow in the footsteps Of the
great apostle. Each one Of US should
have purpose in life. a purpose that
covers all the details Of life. This pur-
pose should run through all Of our
plans and efforts like q golden chain
giving to our lives a symmetrical uni
ty and beautiful harmony.
The purpose which we have should
be right, absolutely right. A mistake
here will be fatal. Paurs purpose was
the right kind Of purpose. So 1t
should be with US. Our purpose In
life should live and move and have
it's very being in the purest righteous
ness. Be sure you are right. Don't
make a mistake here. Be sure that
your purpose is right; be sure that the
end you have in view is right: be sure
the means you use In executing your
plans are right. Be conscientious IN
this matter. Let truth and right and
justice and virtue and temperance and
conscience and courage form the con-
stituent parts in the rainbow Of char
acter that spans your life from begin
ming to end. Be right and then be
yourself.
ITO thine own self be true:
And It must follow as the night the
day,
Thou canst not then be false to any
man."
Having formed your purpose for life,
adhere to it at all hazards. Look at
HctC "do hoShA6 SA~s ~S~A~
cause him to deviate one hairs breadth
from his purpose. He was in the om-
nipotent grasp Of an unchanging and
Interchangeable purpose. His purpose
was so thoroughly inwrought into his
very soul and life that 1t became an
essential part Of his very being. There
was no agency that could sever the
union existing between his person and
his purpose. The storms Of opposition
beat upon his house; but 1t stood, be-
cause 1t was founded upon rock. Be
sure you are right and then go for
ward. Be controlled, not by policy, nor
by expediency, but by principle. Cleave
to your purpose through adversely as
we'll as prosperity, through clouds as
well as sunshine, through darkness as
well as daylight. Be persistent In your
adherence to your purpose.
The purposeful life will be rewarded.
There is no reward for the purposeless
life. It is absolutely barren-a COM
plete failure.
Count that day lost whose low de-
scending sun
Views from thy hand no worthy ac-
ton DONE"
But just as sure as God sits upon
the throne, just so sure will rich re-
ward come to the man whose life has
been dominated by right purpose.
| "If thou canst plan q noble deed,
And never flag till 1t succeed,
Tho in the strife thy heart should
bleed,
Whatever obstacles control,
Thine hour will come-go on true
soul
Thou'it win the prize, thou'lt reach
the goal"
WIN. G. NEVILLE.