The Nevada County picayune., 1911-09-15

l biz uav and he that hath clean HSANS 1 shall wax stronger.-Job I''9'
 Every rjght-minded person should desire success. The young man Who does not desire to be successrui might just as well pick out his coffln' for he will never be of much account in this life But what is success That is what We want to talk about for there seem to be widely divergent opinions on that subject
 Over 100 years ago Columbus was about to discover new world Ills seamen grew impatient of the priYa- tions and hardships of an apparently hopeless voyage. Westward sailed the little fotilla over shoreIess sea- where no island or cliff gave relief 10 the weary eye. Now and then bank of cloud on a far horizon re- yived hope only 10 plunge them into deeper gloom. At last dejectloh rip ened into discontent, and terror lnto mutiny. which was stilled only by the courage and resolution of the great explo.er No land was yet in sight but Columbus persuaded them to hold on three days longer. On the second day some tree-twigs were seen float ing by; then a plank cut by hatch ct; then a branch of hawthorn Tn flower. These silent witnesses told et land not far of; and now the men who the previous day were breathing rebellion. gathered around their com mander with extravagant ilattery i'm ploring lis forgiveness.
 It is no doubt truth old as ha- manity that nothing succeeds like success" One stroke of good busi- ness gives a man better chance for a second; but let a man equally de serving meet with one failure. and success sinks further away.
 One of the worst features of our age is the worship of mere success. apart from the means by which it was attained. Personal worth may go to the wall; a man Is measured ac- cordlng to his prosperity. There is success that fs not worth having, and there is failure that is more to be de sired than success. The fact is that the common conception of the subject requires emendation.
 What is your ideal of success2 In the majority of cases the answer would be, fortune or position. Well. these are fine things to have, but they can be bought too dear. They are bought every day at the price of honor, selfrespect q good conscience, peace of mind, and even immortal hope The price is too great Amer lea is full of the get-rich-quick" spirit We reyel in stories of million aires who were barefooted newsboys iR their youth. And 1t is true that many of these men deserve credit for their energy and foresight. But can We not get q higher ideal of success than the mere accumulation of riches?
 In our text we are given the neces- sary elements of success. "The right eous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger" Here are mentioned three things which are ab- solutely necessary to every young mans success in life, and they are piety, perseverance. and purity.
 First we have piety, or love and trust in God No true success can be obtained without that It is true that by throwing conscience to the winds, you may occasionally make gains which to the upright are impossible; but there Is a curse which pursues such profits even in that world. There is no doubt that the youth who enters upon life with a sense of aeeountabiI- ity to God, has great advantage Lord Lytton says, "A man is already of consequence in the world when 1t is known that he can be implicitly re- lied upon" It is great mistake that many young men make to drop their religion as soon as they get out into active business life.
 Our next quality is perseverance. The righteous man shall hold on his way" The failure of many young men in life is due to the lack of this power to hold on. A young man en- ters business. but after a few months he thinks he has made a mistake so he begins to study medicine. Soon he grows heartily weary of that and he thinks he is cut out for the law. Thus he drifts from one thing to m. other. and makes a success of none He lacks perseverance. the power to hold on" It Is an excellent thing for a youth. as soon as his school days are over. to have to depend tn a great extent upon his own exar. tions. President Garfield once said Tn nine times out of ten. the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overheard and compelled to sink or swim for him. self. In all my acquaintance. I never knew man to be drowned who was worth saving"
 The third requisite to success f.. purity. He that hath claar bos-