The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-07
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DIR. HOWARD LEE J0NES
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dav and watched It's retreShlng eHectS
upon the people of that great city who
passed through it. A person worth
while in this world, he said, ought to
be a good deal like this little park.
Here should come those weary to rest
in the shadow of their personality,
and there should be those who would
take fresh courage from the fountain
of their faith, to take up the burdens
of life, to go on stronger and better
equipped for the responsibilities OF
life.
ALI this, he d, spelled out the
latter part of the text: keep sweet
and in good health, and outllVe your
councillors" That means you will
live long. Oh, yes, We all ought to
live longer than we do. l have never
died often, but l think most of us
oneht to live longer than we do. If
we could weed the worry out of our
lives. and have strong, robust bodies,
we would all live longer. We would
outlive our competitors. There would
be no use in doing mean, violent
things to your enemies; you would
lust wait for them to die; and have
the whole thing to yourselves. You
live longer; and, then, you live broad
lives. You will outlive your competi-
tors because of the breadth of your
souls. 1 am going to give you direc-
tons for a broad life. Take the old
motto, "Put yourself in his place"
The secret of living is the ability to
be able to put yourself in the other
mans place-and your enemies fur
nish you the best gymnasium to work
in. 1t is the great redemptive princi-
pie of life. Oh, learn, then, to put
yourself in the other fellows place.
and you have learned one of the great
secrets of life, that will broaden your
life, and you will outlive your COM
petitors because of the breadth Of your
life. And you will outlive your COM
petitors because of the depth of your
life, too Once get that great principle
in your mind, and your life is found
ed upon that which is deep and last
ing and eternal; you have harmonized
your life. with that which is heavenly.
"And one other thing is this; that
you will outlive your competitors be-
cause of the height of your life.
'Now, as you go forth, may I beg
of you that you shan't join the worlds
winners; that you shan't join those
who say, Everybody is against me,
everybody is down on poor little me.
luck is all against me. No, no; you have
got enmities and competitors in the
world to bring out your best fighting
you have got hard, rough cir
to meet in order that you
may get sinew of soul and strength
of character.
''This I beheld, or dreamed it in a
dream: A cloud of dust hung DER
plain, and underneath the cloud, or in
it, ragged a furious fight. And men
yelled, and swords flashed on swords
and shields. A princes banner stag
gered, faltered, staggered backward,
hemmed with foes. A craven hung
upon the battles edge, and said, "Had
l a sword of keener steel-that blue
blade that the kings son has-but this
blunt thing!"-he turned and flung it
from his hand, and, lowering, crept
away and left the field. Then came
the kings son, wounded, sore dis
tressed, and weaponless. He spied
this broken sword, hilt buried in the
dry and trodden soil, and ran and
caught it up, and raised afresh his
battle cry once more, and hewed his
enemies down, and saved a great cause
that heroic day.