The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-22

Terse Comments Upon the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic OF the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
deavof. etc. For September ,.
lessons From Great Lives: tx
Daniel" Daniel g.: 1923
tRy WILLIAM T. ELI1IS.)
To leave a name that Will not die.
but through unnumbered centuries
stand as a for honor, is the
highest form of fame and success.
Daniel, the prisoner and exile,
achieved his distinction, which is ac-
corded to but few in the worlds short
list of immortals. He won with all
the chances against him: those who
knew him would have been charitable
had he joined his fellow captives in
wasting away their lives in wailing
over their sorry plight. OF other
stuff was Daniel: In Babylon and in
Susa he gave himself to making the
best Of conditions, recognizing. like a
good workman. that one must abor
With the tools at hand and not stand
idle, wishing for better tools and ma
terial.
"Stand-patters." we know. those
disciples Of things as they are; but
Daniel was a Stand-faster. an apostle
of things as they ought to be. 10y
LII u lo0dhS "1Iu IL oIS Il
onymous terms.
Because he had a great God. in
whom he greatly confided, Daniel was
able to live a great life and do great
deeds.
The mar in the grip Of a great con-
v~iction, fears not the face Of any
king. Shutting, fearful. w~obbly-soul-
ed men are made such by lack of
unshakable faith in some worthy
ideal.
Only those who dare to fall far. and
trust their ability to rise again, should
aspire to climb high.
Troubles We're less real to Daniel
than was his God.
When in doubt. do as usual h
advantage Of fixed habits was shown
in Daniels case; when a crisis which
would have bewildered a lesser man
came upon him. he simply con-
tinued Us he did aforetime." The
anchors of regular prayer. regular
study Of Gods word, and regular Wor-
ship, have held many a ship amid
storm and stress.
Some of US would have looked down
and seen the lions; Daniel kept open
his windows toward Jerusalem and
saw the communicating Jehovah.
King Darius is only a name in
the textbooks; Daniel is a force in
the characters Of millions of living
people.
Detractors usually LAND in the den
they have designed for the detained.
10 nave put some things above and
beyond the realm Of argument-as
the supreme claims Of God upon US
is to have won a peace of mind which
all the roaring lions in the universe
cannot destroy. There was never an
instants question in Daniels mind
about ~worshiping Darius: tina was
all settled for him by his fundamental
principles. SO his serene conscience
enabled him to sleep more sweetly
in the den of lions than the king
could sleep in his palace. Daniels
life is an exhortation to youth to set
tie early the big questions, and let
them stay settled.
1t IS reliably reported that the ielly-
fish has no considerable enemies. But
the Daniels all have. Every man of
force will evoke antagonism; staIwart
righteousness is always hated by the
forces of evil Part Of Iife's philos-
opie 49," oo q TACTICAL metnOO
of dealing with the jealous. the back
biting. the plotting n the openly
antagonistic persons whom one meets
in the course of life. This creed
should surely include Daniel's way.
which IS expressed by the modern
saying. B sure you're right. then
go ahead"
A wholesome modern lesson from
the story OF Daniel is that not all
rulers are bad; some who are not
! claSSPd amOnu thu unnd -,