The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-04-25
Preparedness ?
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no inulVluual is lully equipped 10
fill his statoin in life. In the days
o. modern advancement, Efficiency,
and competition, he that is without
Preparedness is also without a re-
lucrative position.
The graduates who emerges from
the modern high school has only the
rudiments of preparedness, and, on
this as a foundation, he may buili
a great structure by specializing in
some particular vocation in life His
high school training has only been
general, and he who quits with this
has not reached that stage of pre-
paredness that fits him for success
ful life. Modern business and pro-
fcssional men that are successful are
necessarily so thoroughly prepared
in their respective vocations, that
the young high school graduate finds
himself wholly unprepared to meet
tc:he requirements of the day. The
graduate entering upon the duties
OF life will readily discern and ap-
preciate these conditions and will
soon become aware of the fact that
his training is only begun, and that
he has only learned of many funda-
mental principles and theories, the
application of which he will ltarl
later in life
Preparedness implies an ability to
meet and master and subject condi-
tions incident to the life of man; it
means Wilderness and completeness:
it is as broad as the universe; its
bounds are limitless; its powers. be-
yond calculation, and it's results, al
ways satisfactory.
AS the peoples and the nations of
the earth become more efficient and
advanced, just in this proportion
does preparedness become of greater
Importance. Without IL, no build
ings. railroads. highways. canals.
bridges. or submarines, are con-
structed; and no ministers. teachers.
lawyers, or doctors are permitted to
practice. The success of profess
sional men is In proportion to the
degree Of preparedness they have at
tanned. The lawyer has lost many
case; the doctor, many a patient; /;
and the minister, many a convert,
owing to a lack Of preparedness.
Jesus Christ. himself. has taught
us the necessity Of preparedness for
the world to come.
Ir the 33rd chapter of the great
prophet Ezekiel the first six verses
run as follows:
!. Again the word Of the Lord
came unto me saying:
2. Son of man. speak to the chill
dren of the people and say unto
them: When l bring the sword up
on land, if the people of the land
take a man of tehir coasts and set
him for the watchman;
3. If, when he seeth the sword
come upon the land, he blow the
trumpet and warn the people;
4. Then, whosoever heareth the
sound of the trumpet and taketh
not marning, IL the sword come and
take him away, his blood shall be
upon his own head.
3. He heard the sound of the
trumpet and took not warning, his
blood shall be upon him; bue he that
taketh warming shall deliver his
soul.
! 6. But if the watchman see the
sword come and blow not the trum.
pet and the people be not warned
! II the sword come and take any per-
son from among them, he is taken
away in his iniquity but his blood
will | require at the Iwatdhman'
hand.''
Thus, 1t is evident that If We wish
eternal life, we must prepare for it
In the words of Theodore Roose'
velt: Preparedness commands re-
spect. Foremost among the men ot
the age who command the respect
of the world Is the man who is pre-
pared in his particular line. There
has never been man who rom
maLded more respent than Abraham
Lincoln. Though deprived of Z
formal schooling, he constantly ap