The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-09

1erse COnnents Ipon ths URiform
prayer meeting 1sDAc or the hOunN
feoSae's s0cie.sss. IhrLsslan knaess-
or, etc-, tOr NOV. AZ. "mLsIakes OIIen
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Prayer heetanH isDAc OF the nounH
feoSas's s0cie.,ss. ChrlsIlan Enaeas-
OF, etc., tOr NOV. AZ. "mDIakes OIIen
haae." froy. IAII-24
~ dILLiAM T.. ELLIS.
The man VINO never makes mistakes
never makes anything" rnus. IN a
popuIar saying. mas cry staltzed great
truth. better 10 Diunder ones way TO
acnIeveemnt than never 10 achieve At
ali. Tne baseball player VINO WAS DOM
mated chieny Oy Tear OF errors W0uTu
nave little else against his name, tor
the short remaining while that his
name would be on the records. only
the young and the weak are worrlen
by the possibility OF mistakes; the
really strong know that 10 dare, 10 do
and TO keep face forward II the pro-
gram OF success.
some grave mistakes are so danger
Gus that, like seacoast rocks on when
lighthouses have been placed, they are
conspicuously marked on the cnart OF
life. The young mariner on Ines sea
who IL not utterly blind TO the teach-
ings OF the experience OF older voyas-
ers should be able TO escape certain
serious plumbers which usually spell
shipwreck. To disregard tns warnings
OF the past IL 20 insure peril In the
To live m II this life were all OF the
souls career II a mistake which IL none
the less tragic. because IL 10 almost ss
old az the race.
He who never forget a friend ana
mistake. That Is the way the soul
grows.
There are something more than ten
million persons on this continent Wno
are, apparently, chiefly concerned about
how they look. Seemingly. they care
more for clothes than Tor conduct Out
ward appearances 10 their daly sohe :
given TO things sartorial were devoted
to things spiritual and intellectual. the
plane OF character would rise higher
On this western continent than any
where else I'm the world. ~ no ms
take TO look well TO the cultivation OF
the mind and the spirit and the nody:
but II 10 a mistake, silly, childisn
mistake, TO care supremely Tor CLONES
Love thyself iastr. exhorts a wise
poet. Selhshness IL not only bad man,
ners and bad morals. but II u also psa
policy The surest way to serve sell 70
to forget self in the service Q, rd o,ne ros
any young person, I'm the presence OF
ali the urgent calls for the help OF de-
voted lives which we hear on every
hand TO think 50 much OF MS wiii
not plunge unreservedly into the ser
vice OF great cause
tackled 10 a mistake that mars man
The country needs high.minded
patriota Anybody who 10 failing 10
make his life count for good citizen
ship In these critical times IL making
q mistake for which his children VIII
be sorry.
when there 10 a harvest In sight.
says Carlyle. at IL a mistake 70 Dc
sparing OF the seed corn
Man IL a spirit: he has q BODY.
That truth runs deep. The conserva-
tion OF the spiritual life ought TO Dc
the supreme obligation OF every mortal
worldly prosperity means less tnan
inner peace. heart attuned TO the
whispers OF the divine Spirit 10 more
than that recognition by the
world at large which we call fame. the
reality OF union with Christ. the vivid
ness OF the sense OF God. the actual
tty OF the peace that howeth like
ignore these Is mistake that
counts throughout eternity
take fS IAN 70 % A''o : Always
when courage goes. all goes The
habit OF bravery may be cultivated.
Thus, In common days. we may prepare
for crises. For. to fall TO cultivate a
stout heart II a more serious mistake
than 20 miss the usages OF good Eng
lish and good breeding.