The Glenwood post., 1905-05-27

hold on you and drive you, if you
would be somebody.
The breadth of His sympathies is a
third driving force OF an efficient man.
The Pharisees of old became nonentities
because they allowed their human
sympathies to dry up. The Spirit of
Jesus was a new force in the world,
and through his followers has trans.
formed the world. Bringing ont an
gelic traits in one person will never
make heaven on earth. Cramming
one person full of constitutional law
will never develop high type of civil
lization over our continent. If you
would be a power in the world you
must say: "My trained mind, ear,
eye, hand and voice is mine to be used
for Gods glory, in uplifting my
fellowmen.
The length of his work is the fourth
driving force of an efficient man.
One day, tired and hot and dusty and
hungry and thirsty Jesus ast down on
the ruin of Jacobs well to rest. He
became so absorbed when there were
those interested in salvation that He
forgot His WEAKNESS and hunger.
The Perfect Man was hard worker.
Edison got so absorbed in his work
that he ate nothing from morning un-
til late at night. His genius is large
ly the genius of hard work. DR..
Henry Van Dykes beautiful story
The Other Wise Man., came to him
during Il period of illness but he had
to work out the inspiration. The
achievements of men are measured
largely by their toll.
If you think your past study will
suffice for the future, you will stand
dead weight on the track. A man is
equal to his development in school,
multiplied by the force that drives
him. So you see why many finished
graduates of our schools are not sue
cessful in life. They are perfected
machinery, but they have nothing to
drive them. Education which simply
trains mind and ear and eye and hand
and voice, without developing charac-
ter, is failure-a waste of time and
money and energy.
The elements of character which l
have mentioned ought to be taught in
our public schools by illustration from
American biography and cannot Jesus
Christ be held up as an inspiration,
and studied as man among men; as
perfect man, without even touching
upon dogma2 Tne man who objects
to such study of Him is an enemy to
the public schools, regardless of his
protestations and declarations. He is
hindrance to development.
In closing, let me remind you that
you have been educated by the state
Whether your father be a millionaire
or day laborer, you have had the
same advantages. Men have taxed
themselves for your benefit.
Now, county and state has right
to expect something of you. You
ought to become forces in its develop
ment and progress Study the ideals
on which it is founded and have posi-
tive convictions on every issue that
comes before county and state and
country. The biggest nonentity in
this land of ours is the man who cares
only for business who does not even
take time to form an opinion and vote.
He ought to be deported to some for
eign country where others would take
pleasure in thinking for him. He is
out of place nnder government of
the people, by the people and for the
people. He has no right to its bless
ing.
Know your country's history and
its constitution thoroughly, and move
with tremendous power, being influ-
enced by them.