| Show a The Battle of Life Last evening Mr Jo G Romne I delivered his lecture eu The Battle ol Life in the Twenieth War Schoolhoase under the auspices of the Twentieth Ward Institute to t large audience His remarks were listened to with much interest and profit as the appreciation of the audience evinced To the observing mind events however how-ever simple are instructive In lea le-a power mightier than mans is man fesed All natural changes are gradual and the continued application applica-tion of the human mind begets results re-sults great and beneficial Success is more dependent upon determined effort and the practice of what Carlyle calls the gospel of work J than upon birth No one ever can become eminent in mechanism art science or teraturo 1 without persevering study and determined labor Success ia more owing to a right start in life and D proper development of our energies than to anything else Do the boys and girls realize that they will be the men and women of the future Do they not wish to prepare for its duties and labors and then be able to fill a respectable poaitioa in life 7 They should be truthful and honest and persevering in whatever he do All great and good men have loved their mothers and there ia no love so pure and warm and unselfiab aa ttat of a mother for her child Tho artizan and farmer are equally tho benefactors of mankind man-kind with our learned professors I and philosophers I we seek nrtue wo must GJJ VIrue wp u the home circle or ficd it not Mal Danger to a nation ia never more im minent t ao when luxury invades the homes of tho people and gives rise to fictitious want Wo really wunt but little nor do we need it long Good mothers are required to make a na ion grant und prosperous Married life is tan mot holy bnd sacred of ul partnerships and both patties should paJs sharejts burdens a well as ita joys fashion should never be followed beyond be-yond the limits of our resources A god woman can more effectually aid her husband at homo than abroad wives should make home comfortable by their economy and happy by their I cheerfulness I Persons should try to excel others but all are not born with equal abilities yet each can be equally honorable in his station in life I a person turns crossways on the groves of life they may expect nothing ehe than failure The fault is in themselves elves moro than in circumstances Independence of character is one of the noblest governing principles of mankind but should not be carried too far The philosophy we should practice should be that inculcated by Poor Richard to make the best of everything The speaker showed different kinds of faith people had The successful ones were those who had i faith in themselves the purity of I their desires and tho justice of their caueo I wo really know iv thing wo should have confidence we know it as well as anybody the in A respectful manner alike just to ourselves our-selves and others Persecution ever rengthena faith with prosperity comes increased dangers of apostacy When nations or individuals are icst prosperous they are in most danger of deteriorating in morals and practice Wealth alone is not true success it only is upbuilt by intelli onco Throughput the lecture the argument argu-ment was illustrated by appropriate incidents and anecdote impossible to present in the limits of a synopsis |
