Oxford eagle., 1905-01-05

for three years Again he met with
| disbursement His friends ridi-
/ culed the idea. but nothing could turn
him from his purpose Fortunately his
! enthusiasm. united with his marked tai
ent. convinced others of his ability to
succeed. and he secured In St Louis O.
ders for several husts at $500 each. TO
he done after his return from Paris
/ Mr. Ruckstuhl is now one Of our fore
most sculptors.
lf you would accomplish anything OF
merit. II you would make yourself a
motor for the achievement Of your pur-
pose. you mus, he tuned to concert pitch.
must thrill with enthusiasm. must re-
spond to the demands Of your work as
lover responds to the smile Of his loved
one. There is little hope Of success for
the youth who starts out in life without
enthusiasm. He may possess talent
even genius; he may be brilliant and
clever; he may be popular and enter
tanning. but II he lacks this divine spark.
this vitalizer of human energies. he will
never achieve anything Of importance.
Lethargy Fatal to Progress.
have in mind at the moment an ex-
ceptlonally talented young man. a grad
nate Of one Of our leading universities.
who is simply drifting-drifting to fall
ure-because of his lack OF enthusiasm.
With him life is thing to be endured.
rather than great privilege to be
priced and made the most OF. His spir-
itual nature has not been awakened. He
has never been aroused to the dignity OF
mans mission on earth. TO the nobil-
ity OF labor or TO his own responsible
tiles to be living. forceful factor in
the world OF action and progress.
No. there is no substitute for en-
thusasm. 1t makes all the difference
between a half heart and a whole heart,
between defeat and victory The young
man who hopes to succeed to-day must
be dominated by his purpose. must be
afiame with enthusiasm. The one-tal-
ent man who is in .cve with his work.
enthusiastic over 1t, will accomplish
indefinitely more for life than the ten
talent man who is Indifferent or half
hearted Coldness. lukewarmness and
Indifference are fatal to progress.
In reply to the question; To what do
You attribute your SUGGEST" John
Wanamaker replied: ITO thinking.
toiling. trying and trusting in God"
This is what II means to be enthusiastic
in ones work-to think about il. to toll
for its successful accomplishment. TO try
and try and try again. in spite Of OBJ
stacles. discoursgements and mistakes.
to push ii forward and. above all. to have
an abiding faith in God.
What may not even a boy do when
his whole heart is in his work? To
the enthusiasm OF the hoy Edison is due /
the achievements of the wizard of /
Ienlo Park. Life was never more full I
of joy to me" he said recently, than /
when. a poor boy. began to think out /
improvements in telegraphy and To ex- I
pertinent with the cheapest and crudest 4
appliances. And now that I have all I
the appliances | need and am my own
master. | continue to find my greatest
pleasure. and so my reward in the work
that precedes what the world calls sue
cess"
Divine Zeal Irresistible.
This is ever the spirit Of the enthus-
last He throws himself into his work.
not for the fame or honor. or material
rewards it will bring but for the love OF
it. He who respects his work so high
ly fand does it so reverently) that he
cares little what the world thinks Of IL.
IS the man about whom the world comes
at last TO think great deal.
II has been well said that all the lib
critics. reforms and political achieve
ments Of society have been gained by
nations thrilling and throbbing with en-
thusiasm. The Maid of Orleans. with
her sacred sword. her consecrated han
ner and her belief in her great mis-
sion. sent thrill of enthusiasm through
the whole French army such as neither
king nor statesmen could produce. Her
zeal carried everything before it.
Our own struggle for independence
marked the triumph OF a mighty en-
;husiasm. The victory OF unframed.
undisciplined farmers, backwoodsmen
and mechanics, poorly armed. poorly
clad and poorly fed. over the completely
equipped. perfectly drilled hosts of Eng
land. with the resources of the great
est empire in the world behind them.
was little short of miraculous. II could
never have been gained but for the in
spiration of a noble cause. An enthus-
iastic love of liberty thrilled the hearts
of the colonists. nerved their arms and
made them Indifferent to hunger. cold.
sickness and hardships of all kinds.
iS Of bfrE frA
iasm born Of divine belief in ones
work. that makes an individual host in
himself. irresistible as a river rushing
to the sea.
This world is given as prize for
the men in earnest" says F W Robert
son. There is practically 10 limit to
the world Of endeayor and achievement
open to the earnest. enthusiastic youth
OF to-day. This is preeminently the
age of young men and young women.
Every occupation. every profession.
every department of life is clamorous
for enthusiastic young workers. The
worlds interests are, under God. in the
hands of the young" says Dr. Trum-
bull. What youth or maiden can fail to
respond with enthusiasm to the demand
OF such tremendous responsibility.
However humble your work may be
never forget that your manner Of doing
1t is advancing or retariing the inter-
ests of humanity, WhaI touch of SUBJ
Unity this conception OF work gives to
ellhuman endeayor. How il should ami
mate the spirit and nerve the hand Of
the youngest as well as Of the Oldest,
Truth. honesty. faithfulness to duty.
high ideals. strength of character-all
these are indispensable to the young man
who would carve out for himself sue
eessful career. but they are not enough
10 make whole man. II enthusiasm.
the quickening touch of the spirit that
makes man in a special sense one with
God. be lacking. life will be shorn of its
greatest charm, its most potent power
OF achievement. Its very soul, the lever
that moves the world, will be missing