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his scheme for the universe Is not q good scheme. which Is unthinkabfe to anyone who knows God. The vigorous sseoms shsolosy .sp.cs 9s an it sans missed the itance into which the thought Of our day is entering: namely, that God fs good. and that he intends nothing but good for his children The divine pro pro, that life's ambition itself. The best that a soaring spirit can dream of as a career comes far short of Gods first thought of it, 45 Real success comes by fulfilling the divine purpose of the individual life Cannon Farrar said: There. is only one real failure in life possfbte; and that Is. not to be true to the best one knows"
 The god of this present world is 2 Failed as success @ x With many ceremon- ies. and almost incredible devotion. he is worshiped all over the world Sometimes there are Molich-rites upon Upon the idoIs altar. Men nave made this god after tho image of their own thinking. He Is a cross. sordid and material deity: Gold and Get There. ! in his single creed. Certain kinds Of power he eonfers upoh. devotees who win his favor. but 1t is beyond him to bestow peace. After all his favors have been secured. they are usuaHy seen not to be worth the cost. That is why the cult of this idol has pro- duced a multitude of weary-eyed, ja- ded and heart-hungry people.
 Many of the worlds greatest ser wants seemed. during their lives. to be among the greatest failures
 The lofty soul that turns aside from the Cavalry finds, too late. that it has missed the road to the only permanent success,
 The Bible passage on which the les son is based consists of Jehovah's ad- monitions to Joshua, when the latter took up the work of Moses. Moses is dead" is it's first point. Moses al- ways dies. Every leader at some time lays down his work. There is con- stant demand for new leaders. Every death is a summons for a new life. The passing of Moses should mean the advent of some Joshua. There are places to be filled: that is what the and the endless procession of hearses are saying. If vocalized. their exhor- tations would be: Get ready! There's 2 gap to bs filled. a task to be done.
 Failure to be kind to one's family and neighbor's. and to make life more livable for all whom one touches. may be greater failure than a business crash.
 Success is wholly matter of defi- nition; and many persons believe that one of the most important tasks con- fronting the institutions of higher learning IS the formation of a worthy definition of success that will be ac- cepted by the youth of the land.
 The majectic Recessional. like most of the ioftiest Christian hymns. ends with an appeal to the
 God of our fathers known of old" Tha is an nsDns ns truth ruth God" As he was with them. SO will so I will be with thee: I will not fail changeless and dependable. That is a supreme factor in success.
 Three times in the nine verses which form this lesson Jehovah exhorts Josh mary qualification for achievement in this present wirld Even brains, ham, pered by weakness, cannot master cir- cumstaces. Force of character is anxiety to please everybody is never found in a successful personality. It is better to serve men than personal ity. It Is better to serve men than to please them; and only the strong can serve An unknown poet voices the truth thus:
 IAi,sAHiaN st2TT
 The day vii dawn. however dark the
 night:
 The right will win. however fierce the
 fight;
 The end is sure. however far from
 sight.
 Be brave, Not ours to shirk or shrink. to doubt
 or dread: Not ours to turn from hardships seen
 ahead;
 Not ours to falter wheresoer we're
 led.
 Be bravei The road will brighter grow through
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