The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-08-02
TRUE SUCCESS
By Rev. Stephen Paulson

TEXT-The righteous also shall hold on
 his way and he that hath clean hands
 shall wax stronSr.-Job 17:9.
 Every right-minded person should
 desire success. The young man who
 does not desire to be successful
 might just as well pick out his coffin,
 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 400 years ago Columbus was about to discover a new world. His seamen grew impatient of the priva- t1ons and hardships of an apparently hopeless voyage. Westward sailed the little fiotilla over a shoreless sea, where no island or cliff gave relief to the weary eye. Now and then a bank of cloud on a far horizon re- V1ved hope only to plunge them into deeper gloom. At last dejection rip ened into discontent, and terror into mutiny, which was stilled only by the courage and resolution of the great
 
 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 branch of hawthorn in flower. These silent witnesses told of land not far off; and now the men who the previous day were breathing rebellion, gathered around their com mander with extravagant f1attery inn ploring his forgiveness.
 It Is no doubt truth old as hu- mantty that nothing succeeds like success" One stroke of good busi- ness gives man better chance for a second; but let man equally de serving meet with one failure, and success slinks further away.
 One of the worst features of our age is the worship of mere success, apart from the means by which 1t was attained. Personal worth may go to the wall; a man is measured ac- cording to his prosperity. There Is success that Is 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 success? In the majority of cases the answer would be, fortune or position. We'll, these are fine things to have, but they can be bought too dear. They are bought every day at the price of honor, selfrespect, a good conscience. peace of mind, and even immortal hope. The price Is too great Amer ica is full of the get-rich-quick" spirit. We revel in stories of million. aires who were bare-footed newsboys in their youth. And 1t is true that many of these men deserve credit for their energy and foresight. But can we not get a 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 three things which are ab- 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 pursue such profits even in that world. There Is no doubt that the youth who enters upon life with a sense of accountabil Ity to God, has great advantage. Lord Lytton says, "A man is already of in the world when it is known that he can be implicitly re- lied upon." It is a 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- .ers business, but after a few months he thinks he has made mistake, so ne begins to study medicine. Soon 1e grows heartily weary of that, and 1e thinks he is cut out for the law. Thus he drifts from one thing to an other, and makes a success of none. l hold on." It is an excellent thing Or a youth, as soon as his school lays are over, to have to depend to 1 ! great extent upon his own exer- ions. President Garfield once said, | Tn nine times out of ten, the best | hing that can happen to young nan Is to be tossed overheard and 1 to sink or swim for him. 'elf. In all my acquaintance, I never | new a man to be drowned who was worth saving"
 The third requisite to success is