The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
REV. MELDEN
ON "WHAT
ISSUCCESS?"

A. the Mathewson street NJ Y. church,
,.., .ventng. Rev. Cherries M. Melden,
Ph. u. delivered the NTH In tho series
q, sermons on The Twentieth Century
Man" and said IN part;
~some wears ago I rode early one
morning several miles to Pennington
NE. How the lights and shadows chased
each other over the submits OF the plue
ba,si shall never forget the giories OF
mat sunrise on frosty morning Ine
riorv gradually passed and me russen
ana rgged and difficult nature or tne
road showed that he who would geach
the hf1ftops must endure 30 I" :"
life 1870
Svbat are the standards OF successY
rp~a mtlfionaire. the victorious general,
era noiittcal boss are all too often helo up
Ne fpre the young as worthy types or sue
eess. These are not the highest examples.
we ought not TO make the mistake OF
.ronfeA,nding success with mere luck. AS
/. yuIa success is the result or meeting
Che conditions which underline II and
failure Is negiecting 10 fulfill these con-
uftionsA
.~Work Is the genius that transforms
che uxiiress OF the earth into beauty
ana A c,rrrpe into a blessing. Every man
cocordinx Go the measure OF his ability
may be a successful man. Success Is
persona, quality plus oportunity.
sT,et US now mention the source OF
S,,e conditions whsch underlie success.
rh> nrst ts ambition One must have
: strong deedre to be something or do
soyneftfng. Success is a coy damsel.
ana she wffi not bestow her smiles on
any except she be wooed night strenu-
ous1y.
.sMr. M,cawber. idly waiting for some
thfng to turn UP, has no place In the
dife Of the Goth century. But IL IL not
enough 10 work and 10 work hard The
energy should be wisely directed, and SO
another condition of success Is intelh-
gsnce. The more intricate and difficult
The work, the greater is the meet OF In
teligence. A thousand men may be OBJ
tained TO load gravel on a car to one
who can drive the locomotives; and a
thousand to run the locomotive 20 one
who can successfully manage the rail
road system. Brain and not Drawn,
mind and not muscle. win the emoiu-
ments OF today Young men make the
mistake of sacrificing the future 70 the
necessities OF today. You must master
The details of the work IN which you ex-
meet 70 succeed. You can't all go 70
college, but you are absolutely without
excuse n you don't enrich your minds
and prepare for the work before you.
Enough time IS wasted in a year by
many men in which to read many good
books II women are encroaching upon
the places hitherto occupied by men, II
is because they improve their minds In
stead Of wasting time in foolish and
sometimes sinful pleasures.
"Sef-confidence Is another condition OF
success. Not oonceit. but an adequate
conception OF ones own ability. Integrity
IS Also a condition Of euccess. In the Ions
run the old adage proves itself true
Honesty is the best policy The success
4ul artisan wiy do his work honestly
You wfli be true to yourselves In thai
you will not at the bequest OF any mar
do what your conscience forbids. don't
believe that any man ever sacrificed any
thing for Christ's sake and was the
poorer for IL ultimately.
ton OF success. Riches and fame may
ny away. Nobody can take from a mar
his probity and honesty OF character
The success that amounts to anything
Sn this world is good for two worlds; 4
wiz stand by you beyond the river and Il
the day OF judgment. He Is the srrccessfu
man Who shall stand on the right OF ou
Lord: he is the unsuccessful man VIII,
shall stand upon the left OF our Lord
May God grant that you all may hea
the words: Well done thou good an,
fa1thfil servant; enter thou into the 10,
Of thy Tlord.'s