The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-10
A Word q The Young
A l3p Baird Nitchen

~ life II Is the basis Of all social orcesot all
national PROPERTY. In the church, the home The state.
It is the keystone Of the archhe Chief pillar Ct the
temple Wherever il IS not chaos relgns and TIE I'M
controlled elements run not through the fields Of
space Mature sets US an example of organization IN
al her works We seeit in match mechanism Of
the universe in the HARMONIOUS movements Of the
planets That sweep around our sunni the mighty
aggregation Of waters that enfold our earth-in the
ebb and flow Of the tides,-m the changes OF the sea
sons,-in the marvellous mystery Of animal ein
the growth Of blade of grass All is thoroughly
organized, and evidently moving forward to Purpose
whose ultimate staseers conception with its possibilities!
And it from this example man should take the hint.
He WILL if he is wise. He will treasure the many les
sons that nature teaches him, and profit himself therein
The trdest knowledge that can come 70 a-yong man
OF woman is knowing What They Are Here For
For What Use They We're Intended for what they
are best fitted 10 succeed in LISA painful fact that
this knowledge comes to but comparatively few t1enceI
the Wrecks-of humanity we eall around US. Young
people, in their immature ideas Of life and unstable
convictions of duty, are aptto borrow phrase nom
tie spoftsman-to scatter too much. They dabble
in many things. but in nohms persistently and peman
entity. They have not found out What They Are.
Here For, or if they have. they have not learned the
art Of organizing and concentrating sr faculties upon
the Central Purpose Of their lives.
The nanIVithout hobby really Of butlitte in
the world. He must have an Object in life, around
which all his energies must gather to bear him onward
to success. It is better TO be good blacksmith than
poor editor or teacher, an artist in kalsomne or
whitewash than dauber on canvas hus, in our
individual natures see the necessity for organize
ton-the organization that supplements and under
lies all other organization-the Complete Organization
Of the Individual Man! That no man is fit to govern
others who has not first learned how to govern HIM
self is trlism requiring no argument No man IS ut
to lead an army or direct any great enterprise, who
has moi his own faculties well in hand. Hence.
whether with individual or cooperative effort, the prn
ciple is the same; there must be Concentration OF
forces, working TO Specific End.
want to Emphasize and Empress this idea upon
all Young People as they return to School. In the
best light Of your own intelligence and judgment settle
down upon some fixed line Of acion-upon some
life work-and then bend all your faculties. all the
forces Of your natures. in that direction Do not con
cIude Hastily but when your conclusions once
formed do not Sweve from the End in View Resolve
upon Success No matter what obstacles stand in the
way, 60 at them with ResoIute Will, and sumount
them. or die trying This is the Secret Of Success in
LifeI Promiscuous novel reading, the fnvolues of
fashion, and Of that addlebrained humbug called
society, the many endcements to dleness and useless
ness all combine to unsette the minds Of young peo-
ple and unfit them for that rigorous application heces
sary to enable them to climb the shining heights Of
success o, yes, it is nice to dance and play, and to
have jolly time-nice to fritter away the golden
hours Of lfe's sunny morning, like butterfly bask-
ing in the glamour Of the newborn day; but alb. there
comes time when you must needs grapple with the
Stern Realities of Existence when the Battle of LifeI
opens out before you and then you viii need large
resources of CHARACTER 70 tide you over life
rough places He who is wise will organize all life's
faculties in his Youth.