Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-11-01


the support Of
scholarship in rendering II thus; "Who,
being in the form Of God, did not med
itate a usurpation to be on an equality
with God, but [contrarlwlsel made
Himself Of no reputation, and took
upon Him the form Of servant" He
said:
Whoever has no ambition has not
properly begun to live Ambition im-
plies appreciation Of the value Of life
a Weighing Of prospects and pOssibili-
ties--a decision, and a fxed determi-
nation Of will. Parents and teachers
should aim to lift before the mental
vision Of the young noble Ideals and to
assist them in determining what they
would copy and which goal they will
bend hfe's energies to reach. TO such
parents and teachers many OF those
successful in life refer in terms OF en-
deafment, declaring how much they
owe to the encouragement Of ideals
and ambitions to which these assisted
them.
Many Woe Besone Faces.
AS we.learn to read character and to
observe people. we perceive that many
are wholly without ambition; or that
their ambitions are so low and trivial
!, as not to be OF real benefit In crowd
OF thousand people, less than hun
dred will show by their faces and their
energy that they have an ideal, an am
bitlon, and are pursuing IT, In other
words, nIne-tenths Of our poor, fallen
race lack the very handspring Of life.
This lack Of proper ambition not only
makes life a drudgery instead Of a
pleasure, but II Is menace to our 80
cial fabric According to the Bible, It
Is this nine,tenths Of the human FAM
ily. without lawful ambitions. that win
be anarchists, striving to pull down the
structure Of civilization In a kind Of
blind fury--the awakening OF an am
billion which. knowing not how 10 vent
itself. viii bring trouble upon all.
Worldly Ambitions Profitable,
Il Is the ambitious tenth OF humanity
that cause the wheels Of progress to
turn. Their ambitions are keeping their
own minds actively occupied and are
giving employment to the remainder
Of men. The ambitions mechanic hopes
10 become an inventor and to rise IN
the social scale. The ambitious clerk
strives for success hoping TO become
successful merchhnt The successful
merchants, princes and captains OF IN
dustry take pride In building up vast
enterprises. IN the erection Of monu-
mental edlhces. IN the construction OF
yreat bridges. tunnels etc. Others
havc ambitions along professional lines,
There is a general tendency among
the ambltloness 10 view these success.
ful people harshly. to think OF their
nmbltlons as purely selfish, giving no
credit 60 the pleasure OF an exercise
of ambition which the majority cannot
appreciate because they hpyo none
themselves
Contrary Thoughts Should Prevail.
Men with ambition lcndlng ON Ia
Eonlus should be admired, appreciated
aud Il should he remembered that they
have helped manklnd IN general to lar.
ger conceptions " ne and to wider
possibilities. grant indeed the ne.
ccsslty for legislation IN restraining thS
rich. and especially trusts aud coin
blnatlons Of bmln and money whlcl
might endanRpr The liberties and pos
leriiy of tho ipasscs nui lot us never
forget how much we owe 20 the ulnbl
tlouR npn whom we seek TO rcslralI
from power 20 crush those Of losh am
hilton aud less capacity, who nre NOR,
or less dependent upon them.
AZ proving that some OF our eu,ccss
ful men were mofcd BY ambition ruthe
than love OF money, we note the fac
thnt having accumulated vast fov
tunes. some are directing their ener
rics IN expcndmR the money IN the en-
dowment Of colleges. the building OF u
hfurles. the financing Of political nm
medical Investigations for public weal
Whether their Judgment ana ours agre
as respects the wisdom Of their benc
factions " another muller They hav
u right 10 exercise their own jude
menis IN the use Of money which cam
70 them through the exercise OF thel
own brnlns and ambitions,
Wo can surely ngreQ that beaullfu
library building becomes nn incentive
FOR the erection bf other benutifu
buildings, even though comparatively