The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-01-13
ATER MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JAN. 13, 1910

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he other possibly uses more effort to
ucceed than the first. The one easily
esists temptation, while the other, af- I
er making strenuous effort to over
,ome it, yields. In other words the ,
nan who is failure has all along the
lie tried harder to succt ed, harder to
overcome h is temptations than the
,ther and is also by the world possibly
ed, and yet that one is known
% Him, whois our final Judge and hope,
as the one who has exerted all his limit
I'd powers to succeed, while the other
with his effort, has success and the
encomiums to show, but has
scored fewer points on the record sheets
Of Heaven.
You will remember that said each |
man who usefully employed his talent
was commended in like manner with
equal praise, so say that He who knows
our willpower and honest efforts-even
though we may fail--will commend US
because He knows that we have tried
according to our will power. The sin
that is easy for one to overcome re-
quires q more intense resistance from
another and for this reason l repeat
again we shall te rewarded more by
our endeavors than by our deeds.
Now, l started in a little while back
to make few remarks as to gene al
conduct and l have wandered off on
this dissertation for no other reason
than to show that it is the honest effort
which counts and tecause it is my wish
to instill into the minds of everyone of
you the desire to endeavor, knowing
that an interest must be returned, even
though small, to such effort. Put aside
in this endeavoring all things which
may have the appearance of evil; all
things which from example might lead
a brother into temptation aud above all
| [ state, with earnestness, that it is alb
solutely necessary If you would be a
business man to be temperate. l would
even 60 further and say in business
hours be abstinent. There are few
things more Objectionable t o others
than the smell of liquor, so readily no.
ticed by those who do not use it, and
venture to say that on approaching q
stranger to discuss business, if the smell
of liquor is noticed you will be at dis
advantage from the u t s 1t. OtteI
things to avoid: The ridiculing of mer
and their ideas. Never discuss, unless
driven to do so, religion. Confine poll
tics and such matters to social visits
!, Endeavor to avoid profanity and show
difference to age and those (until social
! istic laws become perfected) who arr
/ on higher social and educational plan
than ourselves.
t One word more and it has referenc
i to the home life of the business man
/ Avoid carrying your business and it
] worries into your home more than is al
solutely necessary and teyond the poin
D where every man, being married, shoul
3 confide in his wife. The man who i
0 society is all suavity and who vents tn
1 accumulation of the days worries o
: his family makes home hell by show
q ing the illnature which he dared nc
l. exhibit before his business compatriot'
8 Such man is coward and humbul
q l can forgive the one who will swe ar 6
d a man but not he who will make q W,
% man weep. l would rather see ma
% desire the contempt Of the whole worl
70 than the contempt of his wife. | woul
}. rather q man dread less the anger of
o king, than see, through his actions, fes
e written on the face of a child. say
J. q mans Homecoming is dreaded, whetl
le er he be imp or angel, hero OF humbu
f. boss or servant, and his wife swallow
" her heart before asking for q dollar bi
n he is a fraud-of the first water, even
l. he prays morning and night and SIM
De hallelujahs until he raises the etern
1e hills, But if his wife longs for b
is Homecoming, his children's hearts thr
ef at the sound of his footsteps, you CT
IL besure such a one has good qualities a.
re is pure in most respects, and though
ny may deal cards from the bottom Of t
deck and drink beer until he cannott
dollar from circular saw, say, th
chl man is nearer the kingdom Of Heav
nd than he whose homecoming is feare
IIyl Happy is. the man who can find 7sola
ne and poetry at home, warm greetin
lie from loving hearts, fond glances FRI
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