The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-30

ference between man anu mHcllle,
When God created humanity lie gave
to man the greatest faculty that Il
was possible for a deity to bestow
the power of choosing for. himself,
Of deciding his own eternal destiny.
All activity in this world depends uls
on the exercises Of the element OF de.
clsion, the faculty Of choice.
you cannot buy q thousand acre
farm, or engage In any business Of
and kind or enter any matrimonial
agreements without frst deciding to
do so. Many lives that should have
been great and strong have been alb.
solutely week aud lmpotent because
they lack the qualities of decision,
OF character. In ether words, Char
acter is the sum total of our choices
up to date. 1t depends on the exercise
of the faculty Of choice.
Much depends on our educational
choice 10 greater extent Choose TO
gel just as much education Us you
can. II you have to stop school be.
fore finishing the high school, If YOU
are poor and have to stay out, have
an ambition TO start in again, aud
do not be satisfied with anything less
than full collegiate or university
course. So much@th9 better II you
are poor! The young people who are
doing things in this country are poo
pie who are earning their way, and II
you are poor and have to do that,
thank God for it.
! Does Education Pay?
! DR. Lyon then referred to Lorimer's
famous question, Does it pay TO take
u Texas steer that has been raised on
cactus and bardwlre. and feed him
fine lllino:se corn?'
"0f course it pays" the evangelist
says, you can't make a wise man
out Of fool simply by education ans
more than you can make granite Out
Ct pottery clay. God has hard tins
with some people in'retigious life bs'
cause they don't think"
The evangelist then told of asking
a young fellow what he intended to
do IN life, and was answered, rather
!nsoIentiy. Jaw, ! don't know" "That
fellow will never die with information
en- the brains, he, commented. Get
rs much education as you can.
Much depends OH your social
choice" said tho speaker. "You
should be beginning to think Of what
you are going to do for your life
work. Every young man and young
woman should have SOME vocation In
| life. Some girls think all they have
10 do Is 10 hang around home and wait
Until they have q chance 10 get mar.
liCd. Choose for your life work that
which you like to do. We can always
do best what We enjoy doing. Choose
that which you are able 10 do tue
nest CT for yourself for others and
Tor God.
II pray God that all this splendid
meetings OF the young people Of Fair
mont may come many YOUNG
preachers OF the gospel Of Jesus
I :hrist. As DR.. Ouyler, OF Brooklyn
said: Its long way down from the
pulpit to the highest earthly throne"
Dr. Lyon then told OF his own entry
into he ministry from a desire 10 be
IN politician and lawyer and added
theat he wouldn't change his posItIUn
with the President Of the. United
States or the King Of England.
much depends upon your social
choice" declared Dr.. Lyon. Every
enc Of us is made or marred by the
! Kind Of company that We .;eep. Why
is 1t that many girls don't grow "a
the Christian life? Why don't man.
boys aud young men stand more
han shoe high. dOht get out OF the
ground, have loweprinclpais and low
ideals? It's because they work along
with tho lowest kind OF a crowd.
Chose as your associates those who
by their company vii make life mean
more 10 you, and" an the world open
up before you With a mlghtlcr ind
more majestic view
DR.. Lyon then told,of the canary, \
beautiful songstet, that lost its power
10 sing because 1t was allowed TO hang
where some sparrows were always
CHIPPING" "That's'tlo reason why
PEOPLE are always living in the mlre
It's because they arc choosing evil vic
lous associates"
It, WastPieIne.
Ono OF Dg. Lyons most powerful.
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