World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1907-04-04
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il some worthy religious pnr,
pose b+ kept constantly IN view
aud Tor It's accomplishmenteserS
effort be made every cay OF
your life you will unconsciously |!
perhaps, approach the goal Of
your am bision, There can be no
question among the philosophic |
observers OF men and events
that tixedness u purpose Is q,
grand element Of human sue.
cess.
When a man has formed In his
mind . great severvin purpose
1t governs his conduct AZ tho
laws Of nature govern the opera.
ton Of physical things.
Every nne should have q mark
in view aud pursue u steadily.
He should not he turned from
his course by other nhjects ever
so attra ctive.
! Life is not long enough for
any enc man to accomplish every
thing, Indeed. but few can ut
best accomplish more than one
thing well. Many-alas very
many = accomplish nothing. -,
Yet there Is not 2 man. en'low'
cd with ordinary intellect or
accomplishments but con accem.
plish at least one useful, impof'
tant, worthy purpose. 1t was
not without reason that soWe Of
tho greatest Of men were trained
from their youth to choose some
definite object in life, to which
they were required to direc,
their thougo hts and TO devote
, all their energies' 1t became
therefore u sole and ruling
| purpose Of their hearts. and wa
' almost certainly tie Means o
their future advancement ant
happiness in the world.
Or the thousands OF msn VIII
; are annually coming upon tn
j stage Of life there are lew Wit
= escape the necessity "f adopting
: soma profession or calling; ant
4 there are fewer still who If the.
% knew the lniscries OF idlenss
z -tenfold keener and mere nun
; eruus than those Of the mos
Z aboripus profession woul
n ever desire such an escape
I" First Of all a choice of bushes
g or occupation should be mad
I and made early, with u wis
II reference TO capacity and taste.
: The youth should be educate
&" for it aud as fur as possible in
l. and when this IS done it sh0ul
o bt. pursued with industry ener
s!xy and enthusiasm which vi
>, warraht success in the name
l. all that is good.
o This choice OF an occupatic
q for sustanancc Of life depend
It partly upon the individual pr
II ferenc.. and partly upon circun
Il stances, 1t may be that You al
a tdcbarred from entering upc
" that business Tor which you NJ
Il, hest adapted. In that case nal
ut the best choice in your pow
,c apply yourself faithfully 81
Ut earnestly to whatever you u
I'd dertake and you can not VI
vc help achieving a success.
o. Patient application sometim
mt leads to great results. No nj
IN should be discouraged becau
til he does not get on tapidly In b
ar calling from the start. In q
No. more intellectual profession
tn especially it should be reme'
ct. bered that q solid character
gu not the gre with Ct IA day, that I
he mental faculties are not matur
let except. by long and. labosio
@, culture.
ne To refine the taste, TO fort
nd the reasoning faculty with
nle appropriate discipline. to ste
in. the cells Of memory with vari
and useful learning. to train
,ys the powers Of the mind syst
ion matically. 10 the work Of ca
ion and studious years. A you
tie. mans education has been OF
10y little use to him, If It has