Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-26
Donald Wing SawteIIe.

Donald Wing Sawtelle.
THE Call Of the Nation" was ably
delivered by Donald Wing Sawtelle
He said:
There have been times In the history
OF our country when it experienced a
great need. Such time occurred in
1860 when the nation was breaking
asunder in the effort to solve the
greatest problem which it had ever
faced. In it's extremity it called for
man great and wise, and strong
enough to hold together the separate
parts until. in the furnace Of war. they
were fused into ono united nation. The
call which is being sounded today Is
the call Of the nation for men.
Ae few months ago the Country
Life Commission voiced the call Of the
rural towns for trained men to aid in
making the farms Of the future what
they have been in the past-the source
Of the physical, intellectual, and moral
strength of the nation.
The call of the city is louder still
for it has to face problems Of the most
extreme difficulty and to combat the
forces of evil arrayed in their most
dangerous form. There the profess
sional politician and boss have arisen
whose only object is private gain. As
a result American municipal govern
.nents are infamous the world over
:or their corruption, expensiveness,
and inefficiency.
But better times are coming. Every
where citizens are coming to appre-
ciate their privileges and duties as
citizens and are taking their places in
the ranks. We are on the eve of
great battle. Tomorrow will witness
the struggle which will extend to the
core of our social, commercial. and
political life We need men with the
same sterling character and the same
devotion to duty which characterized
our Puritan fathers: men with the
same high ideals which inspired the
founders Of this Republic; and men
with a fellow feeling. which will Sc
cure for every one. high or low. a
square deal" and which will make
IN oligarchy with it's tyranny. or mob
rule with It's anarchy, alike impossible
Yet all these qualities will be of no
wall II they are not accompanied by
such moral intellectual and courage
rs will enable men to think for them
selves and to act in accordance with
heir own convictions. We need men
% go into the fight. to fight hard, and
20 fight fair. This Is the call which
IS sounding through the land like a
ougle blast, and as 1 listen l hear it
"inging out and floating back to US
rom the years of the future-the call
VI the nation for men
Aaron L. MacGhee.
Aaron L. MacGhee chose 1.-THE In
avitable Success for his subject. He
said:
THE INEVITABLE SUCCESS
"A soldier once carried a message to
Napoleon In such great haste that the
horse he rode dropped dead before he
delivered the paper. Napoleon dictated
lis answer and handing it to the mes
senger, ordered him to mount his own
iorse and deliver the message with all
possible speed.
The messenger looked at the magnifi-
cent animal with It's superb trappings
and said: NAY, general. but this is too
mon soldier
good or too magnificent for a French
soldier"
AS a general rule the majority of
people have the same impression as
This poor soldier We think that what
others possess: the positions they hold
in life. and the achievements they have
attained are altogether too great for us
70 aspire to.
The success Of man and Of nations
may be. indeed. inevitable. There are
certain laws governing success which
make 1t as inevitable as the rising and
ietting Of the sun.
If we look for these laws in the ex-
oerience Of men and the history of ma
tons what do we find to be the condi-
tons upon which success depends
The first Is confidence. A man must
believe In himself. in his ability to sue
iced. a great many men who are real
y capable OF doing great things, do on
ly small things simply because they
10 not expect enough of themselves.
They do not know how to call forth the
best there is In them.
Secondly "a man who would succeed
must have definite purpose. He must
have a clear conception Of that which
he Is best fitted to do.
Thirdly, the successful man must
cultivate perseverance. for faint-heart-
edness and sloth are sure to bring fail
ure. Success is not attained In day,
or a month or even year: it is the
fruit of life time of growth.
The success Of nations, too. may be
shown to depend upon the clear policy
Of their founders and the steadfastness
of their leaders and lawmakers
How many times in our lives has the
way been so dark that we could not
see a CLEAN Of light? How many times
has failure seemed absolutely inevita-
BILE? Yet when we kept hoping, work
ing and striving. the unseen power
which makes all things work together
for good to those who do their best
came to our rescue and brought us our
hearts desire. We must hold steadily
IN mind the consciousness of our union
with Divinity and think not merely Of
ourselves or Of our little worth as
factors in performing this great work
of the world, but of all as working to-
gether with God for the good of the
world Whon mo Won l{1o fbic 70 ~ x.,o