The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-08
(BY W. H. DUGDALE)

heaven duu l14C Od1lu' o"O AoA
here activity was born. Note, if 20
please, the rapid strides made in 81
DAYS. 1t was part of Gods plan
1T was so in the beginning, Is nov
and ever shall be- and has neVe
lost any of it's Importance. 1t Is
part of every mans business, and /
essential to success. Napoleon's vic
tories were won by activity and n
finally met his Waterloo on accoun
of his disregard oft. 1t made Rock
efeller's millions. Activity was Cy
rus Fields chief aid in successfully
laying the Atlantic cable.
When Pierpont Morgan was asked
why he applied himself to his worE
when he could take things easy his
reply was, well. my boy, ACTIVITY
keeps me alive and well, and re
member that an eng ne will rust out
quicker than it will wear out. And
this is applicable to Us all. Great
minds create great ideas. and great
minds are always active. Activity
made Edison what he is today. Note,
if YOU will, the national activity of
TO-DAY, and why? Because it is the
only source through which the de-
sired results can be obtained. Get
there simply means activity, no
matter what your business is. 1t
matters not in whose interest you
serve, get there, and our old friend
activity is alwa, 8 ready and willing
to do his part, but you must do your
part. God gives US start; we must
finish the job, and activity decides
the issue. Remember that God gives
us the sunshine and the rain, the
intelligence and knowledge of our
requirements, but he will not SOW
the seed nor gather the harvest
that is your job and mine. And old
activity is the power behind the
throne that brings the results we
hope to get; and to succeed we must
be on the job every minute, as keep
ing everlastingly at it brings success,
and activity is about the nearest
approach that was ever made to
perpetual motion.
Note the great political move
ments; the activity in evidence is
easy detected Keep on the job or
you will wake up some morning and
find somebody, perhaps some friend,
has outdone you in activity-then
YOU lose. A man can allow his eau
ton to get the better of his good
judgment, but if he has good, ac-
tive m:nd he will soon learn when
to draw the; line. Be sOciable, be
friendly and courteous, and then be
active 10 the distribution of these
qualities, then you win. The success
eff any man is largely due to bis |
ability to scatter sunshine IN dark |
places. Don't be a silent, mysteri
Gus fellow with a few select advices
about you, jealous of the rights of
others.
The fellow who is always alert
and has some regard for the other
fellow, who is willing to give and
take with the crowd-these are the
men selected for responsible posi-
tons, either political or commercial,
and soon gain the mastery of the
whatever it may be. Ac
tivity is the power underlying it all;
that is why the fellow is always
onto his job, and as matter of right
certain jobs are appOrtioEed to men
who have the qualifications to fill
them. and the best recommendation
a fellow can get, that can truthfully
be said of him, that he was always
onto his job. /
A successful jurist whose career
has touched with politics, in remin
iscence of other days, said he re
called with amusement his first in
into practical ways to &C.
results He and several
others were talking seriously and
earnestly about sO-called reforms
They were inexperienced and they
to man of mature years,
who had listened but had taken no
D rt in the cow + attiOn Now mark
his advice, gentlemen: Your inten-
tons are most laudable, your object
good, and l believe you mean we'll,
but one thing lackest thou" What
is it we lack? asked our friend. Ac-
tivity.
It is now few weeks before cleo
ton. You are sitting around here
in lazy chairs smoking cigars and
spending your time and money at
the club, and you talk of reforms. !
No, gentlemen, if you hope to gain )
get onto your job. Get
busy, be active-this means hot
days and cold days, vet days and
dry days. Every day be active, get
onto your Job and stay there, through