The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-16
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

To see his name on the billboards
is many an actors idea OF success
A sun more general gauge of sue.
cess is 20 have one name appear
frequently in the newspapers and
many persons cannot distinguish be
tween notoricty and fame Another
notion of success. perhaps the com
monest Of all is the possession OF a
hig pank account Now, in truth a
man may have all of these three
signs OF success and yet be a colos-
sal failure He may be personally
immoral popularity detested, physi-
cally miserable and thoroly unhap.
by So some other measure OF sue
cess must be- sought That measure
ir "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
lifes cyenjide are those which have
entered into character
A great goal and a great incentive
are essential TO great progress. For
the Christian. Christ rs both object
and inspiration 81 can do all things
thru Christ who Strengthenetn NE
Is a master motto for the disciple
That profound message has done
more than 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 l. climbed. and YOU look back
out OF the cloudness dawn, ] think
YOU viii find that in the fellowship
OF Christ YOU have been saved from
many a mistaken magnitude
Surrender is tho 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 LEI Him control
our life. We fashion II into propoy
lions of symmetry and beauty Let
us not deceive ourselves into believ-
Ing that happiness or success can
come 10 any soul that is not one
with God
More things arc wrought by sheer
sticking t. IL than by brilliant fash
% Of genius. The old English pro
verb ITS doggcd as does n. has
never been out grown The men who
have succeeded with any great task
whether IT be Cyrus Field LAYING the
Atlantic cable or the Wright broth
ers conqucring the air, are those
who have pcrscvered and persevered
and persevcred The same law runs
I'm the realm Of character Everybody
has impulses 10 holiness. and most
persons know hours OF high vision
and resolution where they deter
mine 20 dwell on the heights But
noble lives do not come by occasion
al inspirations \ steady. resolute.
unshaknble persistence thru all
changes OF temperamental weather
In holy thoughts and Christ-like
deeds that is what makes the saint
liz character In the government Of
NE. emotion may DO the legislative
branch. but the wills quality OF pur
pose rs the executive branch
Doing ones duty is the only hero
ism Anything short OF duty IL
cowardice Beyond n one cannot go.
vet II Is impossible for a person to
do more than his duty That~is why
the disclaimer OF modest heroes so
often and properly IS. II did only my
duty" Tho persons who become not
able IN hevoism are generally those
Who have always been notable In
their obedienCa 90 duty
The secret Of faith. the secret Of
endurance. the secret 81 success in
tho Christian life Is seeing Him
who ~ invisible We get all our
faith by keeping the eye frmly fixed
upOn Him In whom faith has its be