The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-16

Here part Of letter, Everything to have gone
wrong with me- have tried failed am discouraged
(foows line Of discouraging detas-and then this)-I
Where in such ruined life can find hope?"
Here is one answer:
Nearly every successful man. at one time another might
have written just such letter you have written.
Napoleon would have written it when was thinking of
suicideand hundred other famous when THEY were
thinking of suicide.
Gibbon might have written when he was fat eating and
drinking too much getting old having accomplished nothing
The persevering Frenchman who reduced his wife and chill
den to starvation and burned up piece of furniture
in his house before making his porcelain work and
achieving fame, might have written such letter with good
reasons.
Nearly all men, matter Of fact consider themselves
failures after they succeed-especay the best men,
The average newspaper writer imagines that he
ought to be q statesman-he is usually mistaken
The great statesman, Rheeu imagined that he ought to
write poetry he was mistaken
He suggested to the greatest French that he Richie
neu would write play and sign Moeres name to it. thus
learning what the public really thought II can tell you
said Molere The public win say Moiere has gone crazy
Joe Jefferson the actor thought his ruined because
ne went the stage when he ought have great
painter.
He kept acting well and painting badly until he died
TO the who asks "Where among the ruins can find
something that viii give hope recommend the welnown
story about Sir Christopher Wren who built the Cathedral of
st Paul. in London after the big fire had destroyed nearly all
pf the city
SeleCGe0,
hat passed the Thames to find money build the Cahed
raj Wren began looking around among the ruins.
Among stones blackened by fire one and written on
tt in Latin: II will rise again.
That the first stone used in the building of the big
Cathedral, in which Wren lies buried
Wren really great architect might also have been dis
couraged.
For building st. Paus Cathedral climbing up and down
ladders struggling with dishonest king and dishonest
builders he received the magnificent of twenty dollars
week-and often had to wait for his money.
AS Wren picked out Of the blackened ruins the stone
which the courageous word written every discouraged
may find somewhere among the ruins of the past frag
ment with the words, "I will rise again"
If he will take that for his foundation add power
to it, he WILL rise again
Nothing is hopeless, nothing the human will
Milton blind wrote what will live for centuries.
Beethoven, stone deaf unable to hear of the or
chestra when he conducted his music created his most
magnificent works when he could longer hear sound
Pope wrote his noble Essay Man when he weak
and helpless that he had be up canvas Jacket
every day and have to undres him and put him to
bed.
Old Socrates a strange combination father al
sculptor his mother midwife himself philosopher spending
his life trying to make better men of the Greeks.
By way of they condemned him to drink hemlock
the poison that kills you with numbness beginning the
feet and gradually reaching to the heart
He talked pacdly and earnestly-his last insaent of
philosophywhie the poison did its work He not dis
couragd when he told his judges he fortunate
they. He still lives
No be destroyed by anything except his will or
lack of will.
The famous Cranmer, in fear Of his life signed twice
recantation of his religious beliefs.
Then he recanted his denial and the stake be
burned alive To show that he regretted having denied his
faith he held his right hand into the fire until burned
thus proving that fire couldn't conquer him. and establishing
his reputation permanently
AS the great Christopher Wren found IN THE RUINS the
first stone used in his Cathedral the discouraged man
may find what he considers ruined life foundation for
One finds it in wounded vanity must fall low and
be kicked before he rises and really tries.
Another finds in affection for his children One of the
most successful professional in the United States was
looked upon hopeless dunkard practically the gutter
One night he home-by accidnt-sober He saw for
the first time that his children feared him when he
appeared Said he, IF that will drink more"
He kept his word
Out of every wreck something left something that can
be used for buldngke that stone in the the site
of st. Paul's
They even say we doubt it, that YOU can take from an