The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-08-31

successful, practical business man and
community builder; and as n deep
deliver into the field Of the moral and
spiritual elements in daily living. II
was, in fact. n practical mans urge to
the young people he addressed to make
fullest use of the opportunity present
ed during the college days TO develop
moral fibre and consciousness Of the
strcgth to be gained by an understand.
ing Of the spiritual forces. He said
in part.
"f did not believe that my talk to
you today would bear good fruit |
would not be here, for | am not seek
ing publicity or notoriety at the pres
ent time. There is one discovery which
il is absolutely necessary that YOU
make before you can arrive ut your
time of supreme efficiency, and that
is the matter of gaining control of
the human machine. You will get
everything you need in the way Of
education from this institution but I
doubt il this or any other institution
can furnish that education which will
enable you properly 20 get hold of
yourself and raise yourself TO that
highest point Of efficiency which comes
only from the Undesirable. God given
something in each of us, and which
when found and called upon will never
fail you and will lead TO the highest
accomplishment.
1T is very likely that a great many
OF you may think that this body OF
ours is made Of nothing more than
blood and bone and meat, and that il
Is Unanswered by something up in our
heads which We call the brain: all Of
which Is correct as far as il goes. But
let me tell you. my friends. that you
have not started to live. nor will YOU
hc more than mere thinking animals
until you have discovered that back
Of that brain lies an indestructable
something which gives orders to- the
brain: a something which when thor
oughly discovered never fails YOU and
will accomplish for you the otherwise
unatainable. The making Of money
is something which anybody can do.
You are all entitled 10 n living and any
fool can make money; but what about
that ambition, that desire and i|nclina-
ton to rise; to he something E.orc
than an ordinary working mule
Discover your soul. Discover the
spiritual part of you; that force which
drives this machine Of ours and which
permits you to do rs you will with the
body, giving you perfect control. Civ
ing you the power to accomplish the
most impossible feats and raising you
Ia the very highest pinnacle Of happi-
ness and efficiency.
II expect some of YOU are thinking
! never thought Putney was that kind
of "a fellow My friends suspect
that you are perfectly right, but I
want To say to you that il is not neces-
sary to carry n long face nor n prayer
book under your arm in order TO ar
rive ut the state which | have de-
scibed. This may be accomplished
in the most matter Of fact way. Until
YOU have discovered that indescribable
something called soul YOU are moth
iLe more than animals running wild.
Let Us discover that we need not be
dominated by our passions: that we
may consult our spiritual side: the
supreme power which should and will
guide US and regulate every action of
our lives.
II recently received a letter from
n friend from which | would like 10
quote a few passages. He said: Do
you suppose | would have made the
rotten blunders ! made in my college
days if some strong, practical man
had been there To guide me Just "A
little into other than practical educa.
ton; if | had been led TO know even
a little OF the wonders of s~elfcontrol
through moral culture? Just to know
that there is another side to him than
the one that makes money and spends
It, or that raises hell and regrets il, j.
worth a lot TO "a youngster if you can
get IL stuck in his head, and il takes
q business man 10 tell him. How much
OF the fight TO get hold of moral forces
and the spiritual elements inside YOU
and me that we have had after 80
could have been saved or made easier
by a little wise guiding at 2O?'"
That is what / am here for today.
my friends, TO tell you that it is pos
Slble of each of you to discover now
what dwells inside Of each of you,
the unseen force that when properly
recognized and summoned will give
you the best there is in life. If ! can
make you understand something Of
this | shall feel well repaid for my
presence here, Find your soul now.
DO not wait for the time Of disaster.
You will not find It by any sudden
miracle. II will not arrive the fin.
ished product, II mean prayer and
work; the right use Of every muscle
and fibre and no bankers hours for
yours, but concentrating all your fore
os in an appeal TO the spiritual side