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Ey l.. Z. Lewis. Sioux City. la.

lfE T.. T.. Lewis, SlOuN Guy, Ia.
LAWN. out ones life work With Il view
to accomplishing the highest results
involves not only the selection OF a
worthy object. but the strong. c"ntlh-
| uous pursuit of our goal with Il GER
lain enthusiasm such as phlesmatlc
| people might call fanatlclSn1.
1t implies something of which Foster
speaks i'm his magnificent essay on
"Decision of Character" a book which
every young man should read care
fully. Yet that essay is i'm some re-
spects one sided. There is not neces-
| sarily any symbol of moral virtue IN
| simple decision of character. There
may be no more stamina in a moral
| point of view to- the decision than there
is to the secretions of the lachryma'
gland. DeQuincey, In criticislng F'os-
ter's essay falls into the mistake or
! saving that such IN eNaltation OF char
| acter would make Luther a greater
man than Milton. Blu was he not
greater? Milton truly created a DEATH
less poem. but it is little read today.
1t IS considered "A necessary adjunct
| of g we'll filled library. but 1t lies.
usually, upon a shelf. BY all other
measurements Was not l.uther by iar
the ranking character? III power With
| men and power with God. the ability
to impress his character upon a ma
| ton, of influencing millions of men
for men. not, only during his own life.
but for centurics-yes for eternity
arc evidences of strength ana great
! ness. Luther was by far the greater
man. Vet comparisons of this kind
are always odious.
MAY l not rather say that this ear
nest pursuit of Il great life object mn
plies something of the single mindea-
ness that Paul had when he said:
This one thing | do something OF the
| devotion of Paul Revere when he took
his famous ride. something of the
heroism Of Mad Anthony Wayne" i'm
his capture OF stony Point something
Of the enthralling resolution of Abra-
ham Lincoln. who. when seeing "A slave
auction in New Orleans. said: IF ever
have a chance to hit that thing III
hit hard."-A determination which al
ways stayed by him: sleeping ana wax
ing until it issued in the great eman-
cipation proclamation. But In refer
ring, TO that epoch in American his
tory il must always be borne
that John q. Fremont has the credit
of anticipating Mr.. Lincoln by nearly
a wear and "a half. General Fremont
in command at ST. Louis ON August 3O.
1861, issued his proclamation. declur-
ing that 1.-THE slaves of all persons who
shall take up arms against the United
States are hereby declared free men.
This clause was Immediately annulled
by the president and Fremont relieved
from his command.
The character of mind referred to-
i'm a good cause-enables one not only
to do his best, but to do the best. In
ferior. quavering persons. are swept
along by the one dominating mind just
as the NOrinanS We're when landing
In England. William. in passing down
the plank from his ship tn the shore
Slipped and fell full length upon the
sand. The superstitious barons were
at once disheartened. thinking 1T a bad
omen but William, grasping the sit
%uatton. dug his fingers into the sand
and rising with hands full. said. See.
have taken seizin of the land. and
by the spiendor of God. ii is mine--it
is ours AS far as IL extends Thus
inspiring his followers with his own
dauntless enthusiasm.
A contagious. stimulating influence
cmanates from a steadfast mind willing
to sacrifice in Il great cause, which
SOrdid souls cannot appreciate.
Great surprise was manifested when
James Lick gave his $25, 900 for a mon.
ument to Francis Scott Key.
In the early days of 1861. some girls
i'm II San Francisco theater attempted
To sing "The Star Spangled Banner"
and We're Kissed from the stage by
southern sympathizers. The incident
was reported i'm the morning papers.
that the song would be rendered on
that evening and the singers protect
ed. Evening found the house pack ed
from floor to roof and as the singers
came OUT All misses were w IN a
roar Of applause. -Four times they were
recalled to sing the Star Spangled
!, Banner and the rest OF the evening
was spent In singing various patriotic
songs and James Lick made his ia
3 nous memorandum for the
/ 1t was a loyal tribute to IA great
) principle, IA loving Offering to flag and
country. doing what he could to nom
or the man who had voiced his Da-
3 triotism in such ringing words. 1t had
about 1t something OF the flavor Of
Mary's Amounting of Jesus with the
4 costly s%pikenard and which, though
, called a waste" comes floating down
= the centuries with all it's fragrance
wrapped up i'm the gracious language
nf the Lords own approval.