Evening journal., 1912-01-06
TEE FASCINATING FUTURE
BY The REV. r. L. JACKSON

The man is passe beyond the pos
sibilitiy OF rejuyenation who cannot
feel the spell Of the New Year and sur
render himself TO pleasurable antici-
patton. What d happy sight to ste
all sorts and conditions of men agiow
with expectation on the threshold OF
the New Near--young men aud old
men, rich aud poor, successful and
unsuccessful, the victorious and the
worsted--all reveling in golden
dreams.
Here is an Octogenarian atlush to his
ears over the prospect of his first di-
yidend from some dubious mining
stock Here Is an old lady who can't
sleep o. nights, thinking of how young
looking her new gown Will make her
Here is small army OF unmatables,
dreaming Of husbands and wives Tor
themselves Let the line of eNpec-
tants stretch out TO the crack of doom.
ID is good TO behold. But let these
glowing mortals be reminded that
many of their fine dreams Will not
realize themselves The dreamer
must turn doer, and that with dog
ged determination.
Some one has said the New Year
rouses the will and sets us to forecast
ing. It most certainly sets us 60 fore
casting. but does il rouse our wills?
Il has started you a-droaming; has it
started you TO working? The fascinat-
ing future viii be q mocking mirage
60 you if you do not get TO work on
your dreams, and compel them TO come
true, and how many of them will come
true If you win only get 10 work. How
! a.
Won can accomplish il you only come
TO grips with them with good stock
of grit
The young mau that really wants
q college education can get one. lie
can do what a young fellow from my
own state in tho West did last fall ON
account of his poverty; sleep oul
uuder the stars on tho college campus
until the cold nights drove him uudel
cover The young couple can pay oH
the mortgage on their home II they
are SO minded Better manipulation
of their resources and more economi
ca' living enable them i'm time TO d'
the decd
Tho future holds host of goo'
things for every young mau OF plucl
and persistence, industry aud econ
ncrs on Market street, or keeping
seat warm IN one OF the picture snow
theatres night after night won't brini
them to pass. Things are heing aon
i'm very novel ways nowadays, but on
cleverness has not gone TO such
length that we can paint tile town re-
eevon nights in the wcqk and be ol
fcred a partnership in. business VIII
the man VIC are working Tor when W
are done serving our apprenticeship
The youuc man who has That IDEA .
his head would do well to have II r'
moved. oven If he has to call III
surgeon to do 70 for him.
Every department of human en-
deavor is full of people who declar
they have no show. In some ~
stances. this seems only too true.
am not blind TO existing condition.
There Is no blinking the taot-th
work-a-day world Is battlefield. th
scene OF hard fought battles in whic
many gallant knight is worstcd. L'
us pray and work that it may not a
ways be so. but the fact that the worl
is q great battlefield Is no reason Wh
men should venture upon it poorl
eouipped for the conflict when. b
b forehanded preparation, they could !
5 adequately equipped. DO your lew
best this coming year. Call into pla
an your poworsl BE game to the fuis
. of every fight. Victory in one for
or another will crown your effort
The fascinating future challenges 70
3. to be resolute. intrepid and alert fot
record this year. and the coming year
will be your answer.