The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-21

"Wednesday morning at l0.45 o'clock.
heN. W. A. sunday delivered a very IN
the assembly room OF the local High
school The entire Sunday party and a
number OF ministers were also present
as were the mothers and fathers and
friends OF the students to hear on what
line the evangelist would address the
school Mr. Rodeheaver opened the
meeting by having the entire audience
hymnals and at the conclusion. M.
Rodeheaver played a beautiful selection
on the trombone.
he was greeted with loud applause from
the audience and seemed very much i'm
pressed with the enthusiasm shown by
the students OF the school. At this time
Mr.. sunday was presented with a beau
uful bouquet OF white roses from the
members OF the school as a token OF
their esteem for the great evangelist
and his noble work. also the interest he
has hsown In the scholars OF this school
he passed the token to Mrs. Sunday.
mr.. sunday spoke mainly along the
lines or Doing Big Things" and gen.
eral education and citing instances in
the lives OF great men who were OF low
" birth and yet made a success In life.
which came mainly through the perse-
verance OF what was assigned to them
BOOKER T. Washington was an illustra-
tlon OF what might be done by a person
with grit and determination, as was
Abraham Lincoln and many others.
ceNerai times the evangelist became
humorous and brought forth applause
and laughter from the students and his
language was savored with very little
slang
Scored street Loafers.
ar. sunday scored on the street loaf
ers anu young men around the city who
were nothing but oilers. and showing
how the United states government was
put 10 en extra expense just as the re-
ter writers. Here Mr.. SUNDAY also cited
.nciuents from the lives OF world famed
writer's and sculptors. One OF his
strongest points was that perscverance
lots or pepperint and ginger was nee
essary to success in this age. Pay at
tention to the little things and the big
So Ia "ss VIII naturally come TO you,
ne said Have faith and confidence in
your own ability and don't dely upon
some one else TO get your lessons: they
VIII not be with you when doing your
ire work. Develop n spirit Of kindness
and don't look for and talk about flaws
10 others. BE ladies and gentlemen. IL
AWAY pays. Tine supposed tough anu
oraggard never Is desired in the pres
ence OF good company and they never
succeed.
Following these prellminaries BILLY"
SUNDAY began his address. The talk
was nothing more or less Than a lot OF
good hard-headed advice from a man
VINO has lived in and graduated from
the schools OF experience and hard
KNOCKS. and in part he said:
Relates Experiences.
This reminds me of when I was "A
hoolpoN ana my Cnlef thoughts was
how 20 get notes to the girl / liked best
without being caught. have learned
since then that an education Is not 10 IN
culcate "a lot Of facts but to discipline
the mind and learn how 10 gain by using
my own efforts. Daniel Webster after
he had graduated from college and was
on his we. home could not think or any
ming but a theory in geometry and he
kept repeating that over and over in his
mind but that was not all he learned ~
~ mad been he would not have made the
name he did for himself. The object OF
an education Is 10 make tugboat pow
erful enough TO sink battieship. TO
make force and power OF mind. There
are two kinds Of education. that which
you receive and that which you give.
Don't think your education is complete
When you receive your diploma not at
S al, you are only In the primary depart
ment % learning then. All your educa.
ton - not gotten out Of book
Common Things.
10 be best educated you must learn
10 do common things in an uncommon
way. When I was II years old I did ali
the JanitOr work around a school OF this
SIZE and could dust room as dig as
TINS IN Two minutes. one time the
teacher. who was one OF those oId-fash.
Toned and what | thought was "A regular
outtinsky sort or a woman. threatened
70 report me FOR not doing better WORK
and determined not to give her A
chance to get me fired and cleaned the
school a. u had never been cleaned be-
fore 1nls caused the teacher 10 chang.
her mind and compliment instead Of re-
porting me and I determined then ana
there that n I could get a compliment
out OF tina. woman I could surely do my
work 70 satisfy anyone II tried hard
enough"
Rev. Sunday again cited instances from
booker T. WashinEtOn's life ami told
how that cOlored man had walked 1850
miles 20 a college which he wanted to
attend and had been turned down be-
cause there was no room for him ana
then how he perseyered and succeeded
IN winning Fis way into the college and
graduating " 90 honors
rou BE = Trailer.
Don't Do trailer and keen of tn.
merry -E"-round % fads. don't lie and
cheat and use ponies In YOUR eNamina-
tions When you DO this you are not
cheating YOUR professorS and teachers
Won are cheating yourselves ont o. the
respect and the know ledge which Won
are supposed - have already had Keen
vour head above the average ana Lot
your buckets down whore YOU are and
pick the things that are nearest won
Form good habits AMI keen guod conn
pony and YOU pili succeed "
In closing NJ SUNDAY said thaf rs
wa- rlad - the sbause Co come 90 me
school ans % sin the students 80 tfsv
have feired nm o. succeed win M.
rlesry smiles and happy faces