The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-06-18

Cecil Rhodes resolved that he would
do one thing, open up Africa's COM
meree through the highways of the
world His life story reads like a TO.
nance and the one word that explains
every page is concentration.
Young man, young lady, aim at your
object. The intellect is bow, ideas
are arrows, and the will sends them
home Can you find better motto
than "This one thing | can do" The
history of every successful man can be
summed up in one word, "IIe did one
thing well.
God has a purpose in each and every
| life. May conscience lead us to the
mount of vision where God may reveal
His purpose to us. But TO what mount
must we 90, to Sinai9 No To Cal
vary, where Heaven and earth touched
each other, and where God made it very
clear to us, that sacrifice was the only
way TO true service. Let us guard
against every false pattern. Let us not
exchange eternal character for temporal
gain Always remember that in the
realm of Truth there is always some.
thing beyond always some higher ideal.
And as we fulfill the purposes of God
there are higher and holier purposes
yet to be attained.
Truth was never more precious than
at the present time. Mythology would
lead us back to the cage of Gold, "
but we need not look backward The
3" Age of Gold" is the present. The
age in which we live is unparalleled in
all the previous centuries. Not that we
would speak disparagingy of the past,
but that we would emphasize the fact
that the present is "Time 50 greatest
offspring. The question before us now
| is, How TO make the most of the agel
| How are we to secure the best results
First by coming the gold of opportun-
| ity, by making the advantages Of to-
day contribute to our greatest good.
| The vast machinery of this age is the
product of thought. Brain is king in
| the realm of labor; for the machinery
of our country is doing the work of
thousand million men. lie who trains
the brain is contributing most to the
success of the industrial world. He
who taught James Watt the principles
of mechanics did more to enrich man
kind than ten millions of laborers could
have done. 1t is true that gold costs,
it means sacrifice if we go in search of
it. So if we would make the best of
the opportunities we must face the diff
culties that sometimes appear in the
way.
Let us claim the gold Of Character.
1t will always bring a high price. 1t
will always be recognized in any of the
markets of the world. One may be
wealthy in worldly goods, one may be
talented, one may hold a high posi-
ton; but without the gold of character
he will still be poor. Do not mix this
gold with the dross of sin, for its value
would soon disappear. If you would
gain the respect of others you must
earn it.
Let us claim the gold of Principle.
Don yield to the temptations of the
world Don I overstep the line of pros
perity. Don t corrupt your lives by
questionable pleasures. Have the cour.
age Of your convictions. Say no to the
voice of wrong. Conquer your environ
ment and your future will be secure.
Enrich your lives with the gold of
Faith. Let not the arguments of the
sceptie move you. Many will try to
destroy your confidence in the super
natural Have faith in the Word of
God. Cling to it as Eleazar" did his
sword when leading the armies of David
against the enemy. Transmute the
blessings of God in service for human
ity. Golden coins are for circulation
Money under the seclusion of hermit
or mser never benefits any one. It is
money in circulation that helps. The
question is sometimes asked: els life
worth living"9 Yes, if we can but
realize the true mission of life.
fnl
I there was a very ambitious man. He
knew that he must die sooner or later,
but he did not want TO be forgotten, so
he determined to put his name where
it would always last. He began by
carving it on a tree; but the owner Of
the forest felled the tree and his name
was gone Then he built great monu-
ment, and cut his name on the top of
it, but the lightning shattered it in
single night. Then he said, 81 will find
the highest mountain in all the world
and | will cut my name on the topmost
rock, and then it will last I" So he
travelled over ocean and plains, through
towns and villages to find the mountain.
He passed tired people by the way who
asked him for help, but he was too
anxious about carving his name and he
would not stop. Hungry children were
crying for food in the villages through
which he passed but he heard them not.
At last he found the highest mountain,
and, after long and tedious climbing
he cut his name on the top Then the
earthquake shook the mountain and
tumbled great rocks from its summit
to the valley below, and his name was
swept away. Tired, disappointed and
growing old, he said, at is no usel
Nothing on earth will last, and l will
try no more. | will be as happy as |
can and make others happy too, and
think no more about my name" SO
he began 90 help the poor, to feed the
hungry, and do deeds of kindness when.
ever he could, and people began to love
him. One day little girl said to him,
81 shall love you always for helping
us so much. l am sure i never shall
forget you if live thousand years. "
But you will not live long" he
answered with a smile at the child, who
looked at him so lovingly. Eyes l
SHALL" she said. 'Souls do not die,
and I'M sure IN remember you in.
Heaven