The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-14

army which makes. the state, saves the
nation and constitutes the b5llNark OF
rsociety. q. = Z, ~ 8. 4
II Is the average man faithful whom.
we inevitably look up TO and respect
grave Without publ recog pition or
formal acknowl dg1dent OF his sub.
stantial qualities. Yet unwittingly We
pay our tribute to him. For when We
remark that we. have known such al
man to be identified with one instffti.
ton for ten, twenty, Twenty-Five, thirty
or forty years, II is scarcely necessafyS
to add that he is worthy. faithful. conf
petent honest, dependable, ETC. be-
cause in our very manner OF direct
ing another's attention to HIM weth44e
exclaimed: sThere's a man for. yous u
Or, take It the other way: Have 4yoh;
not noted the peculiar pride and sat
isfaction with which q man informs
you that he has been employed by the
same house, or been connected wifhyit
for long period OF years? He does
not say It in SO many words, possibly
he doesn't mean to boast, but Just the
same he wishes you TO understand
that he has been faithful, aceeptabIe1
and proficient and that these are the
secrets Of his success-a success not
always accounted In dollars ana cents.
but rewarded by the onscioushess Of
duty done and confidence retained
through all The mutations of time.
He that would be faithful in the oc-
equations Of peace must fight-eyen
as soldiers do He must fight his own
rebellious spirit and the hosts that
would divert him from the things Of
his better nature and the obligations
of his manhood. The temptation to
change Is almost irresistible. The
longing for new fields is hard to- over
come. The desire to try something
else seizes every man now and again
and shakes his resolution. Indeed,
when you. contemplate the mixture OF
elements which go to the making ola
man, It becomes "a source OF wonder
that there can be SO many who do
stick to one line or position with such
remarkable fidelity. It is because these
invisible influences which reach out
to draw men are overcome by sheer
preston Of perfectly natural and nor
Ludl peuu6uCleS tuaL We dI6 luCilucu ~
admire. and envy men of steadfastness.
The old reliable is not merely fix
tire; he is a model, and Is so regard
ed on all sides. 2 ~ ~ 'Ais
The respect accorded to faithful
men is likewise extended to faithsal
women. There are fiippant and irrc-
sponsible women Just as there arc
ne'er do wells and restless men, ard
they are found in every rank of go
ciety. Yet there is only one kind Of
woman who is even measurably con-
tented and to whom neighbors and
acquaintance turn with genuine as-
TEEN. This is the woman who, rain
or shine, in adversely or in the glow
of worldly triumph, lives: true to the
obligations Of her position and respor-
sibility.t Not the women Of the Ped
Cross alone are entitled to Our hort
age. not simply women who go far
afield on missions Of whatever sort at
risk OF health and life these are val
liant souls. Of course. But there are
countless others living quiet honie
lives far from the crowd and the
stress OF things. attentive to every re-
llaion and duty; sacrii cing to a degree
many OF them hysical sufferers ard
carrying heavy burdens Of body and
spirit 70 whom d blessing and Cow,
belong. They are indeed OF the nrTty
Of the faithful!