Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-13

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study. We may have ambition and
purpose but that is not enough
we need also application, study and
work. 'Belrs whole man to one
I thing at a tine is the secret Of sue.
cess says Toxwell Burton. 1t is
( WILL. force of purpose. and so
rlrth. Lives of great men warrant
HGhe assertion that few things are
( ;mpossible to those determined TO
succeed The real difference in men
and women is not genius so much
as thought and application. Edison
says Genius is fully ninety-hve
percent hard work
/ Honor and fame from no conditions
/ rise.
/ Act well thy part
! There all the honor lies
/ "Dr. Conwell's picture Of Lin
coins great application to the thing
at hand shows how thoroughly he
studied thing through Acquire
+ he habit of application, which is
/ indispensable to greatness. Apply
/ all study and attention TO one
thing until that is finished After all
He or she who does the ordinary
+ things in an extraordinary way u
great. as we'll as original" The one
talent person is often as great as,
sometimes greater than, OF
many talents The name OF Leonar-
do de Vinei still lives, especially as
the painter OF the worlds most pop
u,ar tpaintirge. The Mona Lisa and
lae Last Supper. But Leonardo de
Ninci was perhaps the most tai.
eated man eao ever lived. Talk
about a genius, lie became in his
cav great as sculptor, architect
musician. writer. philosopher, math-
amatician. scientist. inventor, -chem-
~. metalhmeist. biologist. botanist.
pud mecaanical, civil and military
enaineer of the highest order. But
he lacked the ability to concentrate
his marvellous talents. He never
arld decide between art and sci,
eace. And so the names OF Shakes
aaare. Raphael. Angelo, luther, Co
.mbus, Magellan. Cerventes,- who
lived in his day,--are written in
larger letters in history. Why Re.
cause. like Paul, they said: THIS
one thing | do.
Service FRS. Consideration
"iY young friends This Oil
world wants her boys and girls -
succeed. nut prefers that It be
along Tire road to service. - -
something useful and 10 do Il well,
The world has little sympathy for
oilers. whether they be rich or poor.
The world has not much pity for
failures. especially when they ar
to blame themselves and have had
| good opportunities. Girls. as we'll rs
boys, have unusual opportunities
these days, OF all times this is the
womans age They now enter every
realm OF endeayor-s socially. indus-
trially or politically DO not per-
nit OBSCURE gements TO Kill your
ambition and application. Robert l..
Stephenson was an 'incurable' inva.
lid The immortal Milton was both
poor and blind. Helen Keller was
blind and dumb. And the effect of
your surroundings? Maria Mitchell.
daughter of a poor school teacher,
lived on a little island twenty miles
from shore, but she became a great
astronomer.
Cardinal Riehelieu once said to
a young man who was afraid OF
failure i'm hard task In the lex.
icon Of youth which faith has re
served for a bright manhood,
there is no such word as fail
SO nigh is grandeur 10 our dust,
So near is God to man
When duty whispers. Lo, thou must
The youth replies, 1 can.
Room For Home Success
Two things | wish to leave with
you as parting thoughts, First, do
not get the idea that We must 90
beyond the home in career ambi-
ton Domestic excellence is para
mount, the home IS at the heart OF
it all 1t requires study 10 be
good home-meker, which is vital to
humanity, country, and character
T Our girls these days are thinking
about a career The young lady who
becomes the head of a good Ameri-
can christian home cannot possibly
find more important career II is
fatal 10 all that is worth while and
noble 10 subordinate the Christian
home without which all real and
permanent success is impossible.
Second do not, in seeking mater
| ial success forget the spiritual val
ues They rank first Of all. Faith in
God and faithfulness TO Him are at
the basis OF all real success; self
! approval and public approval are
quite worthy ambitions but above
all f Gods approval. The best rec
ommendat.on is Gods commenda
ton Wei done, good and faithful
servant We need not fear that we
will be lonely in the world OF sue
cess IF we are church people so
called sometimes with a big Of a
sheer The remarkable fact is that,
in the United States, most OF the
men and women counted most sue.
eessful are church people. usually
quite accurate in doing work This
will apply to the President OF the
United states, the Cabinet, the SUI
preme Court, the Governors Of the
States. etc Every high school grad.
uate should read William II. Ridge.
ways little folder entitled Why
they got there, the conclusion of
which is that they 90 there mainly
because they approved Of God and
God approved Of them.
Must Put First Things First
oV-a Shnuld Dpver forget that We