Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-02
Eloquent Address OF Rev. j. L. Rosser, of
Memorial Baptist Church, Hampton, Be-
fore the Pupils of the Newport
News Academy.


Gently delivered an eloquent address;
before the Newport News Academy on
Winning the Rattle uf Life one of /,
series OF practical talks arranged by
The Faculty Of the academy. Rev MIR
RuSScr said;
Tho day has laMncd aud her light
Is high up in the sky. The time in
which we live is The browning day Of
The worlds history. he il the part OF
the poet and rumanccr to lui:cr
h"h"ns the perlumcd gardens Of mem
CRY. to strike upon their harps clrgaic
hotcS To believe tina: with the good
old days there hath persisted a glory
ITEM tie earth BE it the higher
function OF The prophet to grasp the
present, ana divine the future. or
course the pCssimis, is abroad in the
land The statement is made that nc
good old days are past when. drfying
birth poverty ana enemies, hoy may
climb 10 leadership We 40 net so
'';lJ Tx signs Of The Times Demands
create or cal! for supplies. Higher the
development IT civilization. greater in
number and kind The opportunities ii.
iurdud.
Again. America is The PARADISE of ol,.
purtuniiy. Democracy is ever the
nursing mother Ut an impartial hope.
Tut there is here an arislccracy of
money. birth and power, but it is a
IN mil nil
upon which no cml,arao car he laid.
la democratic America the palace had
lii,r beware how il .lisdainS the maj
That hut may Srow into Il castle that
VIII fruwn upon The fallen pillars uf its
departed glory.
America my country. great aud free,
Heart of the world. leap to thee"
Thank Cod fer Il country
Where honor and shame fro,n no con
ditions rise.
Act well your part, there all the honor
lies
Grateful ought one To be for ali The
Influence he has To reinforce him.
Great IS he who with these helps
climbs high. More to be praised is he
Who freaks his births invidiou., bar.
And grnsps the skirts of happy
chance.
AID breasts The blows Of circumstance.
AMI :srapples with his evil star"
Aud scales at last lies utmost peak
nf success. Some ore asked Linculn
who his grandfather was. He replied
that lie did not know. that liz was
more concerned as 10 who his grand.
sun should be.
I hns. sint The Zine and place in
Which we live arc SO a,,spicicuS. We
feel amply justified in putling M -
few G',i'ltr,sts along the way Ia point
he path more clearly to lose who
arc seeking The Canaan Of success
Aihi iii tlOin. this VIC assume that each
has Or will make a right choice Of q
vocation. Many have not. There arc
mniiiMles painting pictures who uugh..
10 be wilitcwaslIing board fences
many preaching who ought to BIZ plow-
ing To he young man who per-
sntcnlIy applied fer ordination the
llisliop finally said II ,lo not forbid,
YOU 10 preach. but nature does
The first hing absolutely necessary
To winning HES battle is to have Il
high IDEAL. An ideal may be defined
MS That which you desire and expect
Ia do. ideals arc The worlds mas
tcrs; therefore. sit your stakes far
oul. The commonGSt cause Of failure
Is the absence Of lofty ideal Most
lives are like some sermons: they aim
ut nothing. aud that Is just wlln. they
hit. I>rifl nsi,llc leaf upon All idle
strcam. aud Won will lodge IN the
spmc oil ;;iasnant pond will, all he
other lille leaves Pull with q dG,ihlc-
ARM stroke for tie fast.llowing middle
{ current. aud y0,W bark VIII ride swift.
+ ~ imto he great upcn seas.
Paint your lofty ideal. aud yDn will
meet many who, like Jobs rficnds. will
he "umservablc cumloricrS. The only
place where you find everything mani.
h,o,is Is out at tic graveyard. They
4 all agree Oil, there. asked tho keep.
Ter OF 81, Jphn's cemetery. I HE, uli,cr
day low Ills crowd was getting on.
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