The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-17
Aiming and Scoring.

Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
deavor. etc.-for August IS: "a
Definite Purpose and the Success 1t
Wins Il Kings 9:19-
To see his name on the billboards is
many an actors idea of success A
still more general gauge of success is
to have ones name appear frequently
in the newspapers: and many persons
cannot distinguish between notoriety
and fame. Another notion of success,
perhaps the commonest of all, is the
possession of big bank account. Now.
in truth a man may have all of these
three signs of success and yet be
colossal failure. He may be personal
ly immoral, popularity detested, phys
ically misera bic and thoroly unhap-
Ply. So some other measure of sue
cess must be sought. That measure
is "a conscience void of offense to-
ward God and man. The man who
has lived for Gods approval, rather
than for mans applause. has earned
what the Bible calls good success"
Much of the days talk about sue
cess lacks definition. All real sue
cesses are in character. Life is ever
greater than individual actions. The
successes which warm the heart at
life's eventide are those which have
A great goal and a great incentive
are essential to great progress. For
the Christian. Christ is both object and
inspiration. ct can do all things thru
Christ who strengtheneth me" is
master motto for the disciple. That
profound message has done more than
a college education for hosts of men
and women who have become world
servants
Take your measure of the worth
of things from the Redeemer. And
when the journey is over and the hill
is climbed and you look back out of
the cloudless dawn. I think you will
find that in the fellowship of Christ
you have been saved from many a
mistaken magnitude
Surrender is the secret of success
in serving the Saviour. We are
welded by Him-which is success
when we are yielded to Him. God
asks only that we give up absolutely
to Him. When we let Him control
our life. we fashion it into proper
tions of symmetry and beauty. Let
us not deceive ourselves into believ-
ing that happiness or success can
come to any soul that is not one
with God.
More things are wrought by sheer
sticking to it than by brilliant flashes
of genius. The old English proverb
Its logged as does it," has never
been outgrown. The men who have
succeeded with any great task. wheth-
err it be Cyrus Field laying the At
| lantic cable or the Wright brothers
conquering the air. are those who
have persevered and persevered and
| persevered. The same law runs in
I ~ @f - .l,-
has impulses to holiness, and most
persons know hours of high vision
and resolution where they determine
| to dwell on the heights. But noble
/ lives do not come by occasional in
SEPARATIONS. steady. resolute, un-
shakable persistence thru all changes
| of temperamental weather in holy
/ thoughts and Christ-1ike deeds-that
is what makes the sanity character
In the government of life. emotion
may be the legislative branch, but
the Wills quality of purpose is the
executive branch.
Doing ones duty is the only hero
ism. Anything short of duty is cow
ardice- Beyond 1t one cannot go; yet
it is impossible for a person to dc
more than his duty. That is why the
disclaimer of modest heroes so otter
and properly is, 81 did only my duty
The persons who become notable il
heroism are generally those who have
always been notable in their obedience
to duty.
The secret of faith. the secret of en-
durance. the secret of success in the
Christian life is seeing Him who is
invisible" We get all our faith Sby
keeping the eye firmly fixed upon Hin
in whom faith has its beginning an6
end. Would you trust more? Their
look at Jesus more All of Chris
tians power is impaired power.
All wooden ships used to defeat the sub
marine menace Will have to be treated
with chemicals to withstand the attacks o
ship-worms which eat the planks o
ships in two months. The female worn
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