The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-21

"A man must hve!'
The Sparrow and tho Saint.
Some truths are SO bed-rocked that
they suffice for sage and children.
They outlast all philosophers. Like
the love of q mother which can never
be outgrown, they serve from infancy
to the grave. They are always the
Such was the message Of Jesus con-
corning the care of God: Are not five
sparrOws sold for two pence? and not
one Of them il forgotten In the sight
of God. But the very hairs of your
head are all numbered. Fear not: we
rows" Gods power is only eQua1led
by his love. His majesty is matched
by his fatherhood. His loving kind
ness IN made effective by his almight-
mess. AZ James C. Wallace sings:
There il an Eye that never sleeps
Beneath the wing OF night;
There is an Ear that never shuts
When sinks the beams OF light
There is an Arm that never tires
When human strength gives way:
There is q Love that never. falls
When earthly loves decay"
The objectionable Sin.
In this compact talk to the throng-
ing crowds Jesus uttered q sentence
sitive saints: Unto him that bias
phemeth against the Holy Spirit it
shall not be forgiven" Probably this
point will create more discussion in
the Sunday school classes than all the
rest Of the lesson. Have committed
spirits?
Nobody who is worrying about it
has committed the objectionable sin.
The very spiritual solicitude itself is
proof of life. The spiritually dead,
who give no reaction to the concerns
of the soul-they are the ones who
should be affrighted. If it were pos
sible to interest them at all.
Over in Japan 1 noticed. especially
at the hot surphur springs OF kusat-
su, that the 1epers were marked with
polka dots, blackened by the sulphur.
Faces and legs and arms all showed
these strange marks. Inquiry reveal
ed that the doomed ones had burnt
themselves with the moksa plant, In
an effort to secure sensation. IL was
the deadness of their flesh that they
dreaded. Any sign Of life. even pain,
would be welcome. So. it is with the
spiritually dead. They have lost their
feel of life. No concern about their
present or future state affects them.
They are almost dead In soul, even as
the lepers gradually become dead in
body. To be alert to the state of ones
Of Gods Spirit in the heart
First Steps to Success.
Terse Comments for February q
RULES for Young Business Men ana
Women.''-Prov. 22:1-29.
(BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS)
Whatever be a persons calling,
whether housework or banking. per-
sonal efficiency is the first quality de-
manded. This does not necessarily
mean expertness in special HELD.
Efficiency is made up OF certain pasic
qualities, which should be taught TO
ali children. 1t includes reliability:
the dependable person is of more
worth than the brilliant one. The
boy who can be counted upon to 40
his task and not come sniveliing with
excuses, is wanted everywhere. Next
and allied to reliability. is thorough
ness: the doing with ones might wnat
one undertakes, SO that there are no
loose ends for anybody else to look
after. Then, underlying all else. and
crowning every other quality, IL sheer
industry. Work works wonders. Its
dogged as does it." Simple, steady Ia
bor conQuers all things. Given q youth
who knows how to work with his own
hands and hea'., and who Is dependa-
BILE and thorough going and all the Ills
of adversely cannot hinder him from
success.
Business is more than the barter OF
commodities, or the exchange OF labor
for money: 1t is. first Of all. the means
through which a person expresses his
life. That storied Irishman was right
who put q wheelbarrow on his family
crest. By the barrow he had served
the world; 1t was his sign Of conquest.
Mere busyness is always good bus
iness The putterer is as unproductive
as the putter-off.
To achieve a life Of integrity and
usefulness is the worlds biggest busi-
ness. The size of the bank account Is
entirely secondary consideration.
This is the day Of the vindication
of the honest man. The business men
who have tried to pry open pathways
to prosperity between the Ten Com
mandments and the civil statutes are
being called sharply to book. Some
have made vast fortunes, only to find
themselves gibbeted by the public
judgment. The men who have stood
fast by true principles have once more
proved that honesty is the best Of
policy" There are men alive today
who would gladly give millions If only
they could thereby purchase the respect
Of their fellow men. So the counsel will
not today be scoffed at If we admonish
young people to write integrity at the
basis of their business careers. Honest
work honest output, honest dealings,
and high principles beyond all pur-
chase-these are the bedrock founda-
tions Of commercial success.
Amos r. Wells once gave a recipe
for signal success In literature, which
applies to all other callings: BE born
with brains, and use them"
A sound and far-sighted business
policy is to cultivate friends; for
friends are rungs in the ladder Of
success.