The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-06-10

try shall be thine, for though it be a
forest thou shalt cut it down and
thou shalt drive out the C~anaanites,
though they have chariots of iron and
though they be strong" SO with in
dividuals as we'll as people. Men OF
large soul-powcrs and ambitions de
mand and much in any sphere or vo-
cation. Give me wealth." prays one.
yes" comes the answer of a bene-
ficent creator. Concerning the
works of my hands command We me
'sThe mountains, streams, valleys,
forests and plains are fun of wealth
but you must use IKE and pick and
shovel and pillow to secure it," Give
me truth" Yes the ans
wer, but there is no royal road to
learning. Everyone must spell out
the letters OF truth for himself among
the stars and birds, baoes and sages.
"Give me power" "Yesl Natures
forces are waiting to do your bidding;
grayitation, steam, electricity star
power, life itself, but you must har-
ness them. The moon will lift the
tides for your benefit but you must
hitch your wagon to the star. Give
me character or holiness. Yes, but
it can come only by struggle and CON
quest for
"Hc who hath never a conflict,
Hath never a v%ictor's CROWN
Give me heaven" Yes, but re
member that heaven is not reached
at a single bound, but we climb to its
portals, round by round.
The great soul is not yet satisfied.
God hath set eternity in the heart of
men and he stiles it shut within The
narrow boundaries of time. Here
site he, shaping wings to fly. Ills
heart %forebodes a mystery; he names
the name eternity So he cries out
Give me immortality.' Yes,
comes the reply, "but you must live
like an Immortal. You must par
take of the nectar and ambrosia OF
the immortals while in mortal form.
The spirit of greatness however, is
not merely the craving but the cfea-
tive spirit. Craving or getting alone
is %babyhood. Creating or giving is
manhood and sovereignty. A great
free masterful soul eXacts most OF
himself. He seeks not so much what
he can get of the world as WHAT he
can put into it.
oeltish, lazy people demand much
for little and wish others to pay tGe
margin. They forget that there is a
law of compensation ever active an
der which they are unconsciously pay
ing dear for all they ecure by coin
ing their own souls into drachmas.
Greatness is wiling to pay the price
in body, brain or heart-sweat for the
object of its e~ndeavors.
Carlyle was right when he declared
that The king is the man who can
Desiring coronation, the princcly
spirit waits not for others to minis
ter unto him but goes forth to make
his w kingdom and then with true
s~elf-respect takes the crown and like
the u of Russia places it upon his
own head.
We discrown ourselves by letting
others do our work or thinking for
we must develo the powers of
leadership before we can wear easily
the laurel wreath.
In his speech of nomination, Sena-
tor Conkling said of Grant, .'His is
the arduous greatness of things
achieved" Thus he was fitted to be
IllC iulGl VI IL great lidllOI III lpSllCSS
times.
The mother of James and John
came to IL Lord asking that they
might sit the n on the right hand
and the other on the left in His king
dom. Jesus replied: Are We able
to drink of the cup that | shall drink
of and to be baptized with the bap-
tism which ] shall be baptized WITH
They said unto him: We are able"
Courageous words indeed and worthy
of great hearts, though they little
knew what they asked.
Stout old Caleb was one of the
twelve who were sen by Moses to
spy out the land of Canaan. Upon
their return with glowing reports of
the richness of the country but with
dlscouraglng tone on account of the
difficulties to be overcome, he alone
with Joshua advised an immediate adj
vance, believing in God and them
selves and saying: We are we'll able
to overcome" Now in his old age
he came to Joshua after they had en-
tered into the land and asked that
he might receive for the portion of
himself and his people the mountain
Jus COUNTY, Ol llGDIOu WIN us giant
difficulties and hostile, warlike tribes
saying: The Lord will be with me
and | shall drive them out" Tais
was the courage and spirit of great
ness ever wllling to pay the price.
The soul is sovereign and supreme
and can rise above any adverse en-
vironment. We often note in the
plant world how the life power builds
amid lowly and eve foul conditions
the most beauteous forms: how II
untwists the sunbeam and extracting
therefrom its colors, paints the petals
of its flower in the most delicate OF
hues; how it draws from the slime
and ooze Of mother earth the most
exquisite essences, pumps them into
its chalice cup and eXhales delicious
fragrance on the summer air. So ali
great human life shows its mastery
building cities out of wilderness, pal.
aces out of novels, princely lives out
of peasant poverties, constructing
pure ideals amid the sting of human
circumstance, transforming the dul
%uninviting things of time into the