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Show 1 Stp "POWER FOR GOOD." Hears J. D. Bockefeller, Jr., Tell iciety About Personal Influence, r jEff YORK. Oct 23. Personal lnflu-luB lnflu-luB Bnd Povvcr tor sood wcro dls-JEed dls-JEed by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., before' Wyoung People's society of the Fifth JiiiBNjue Eaptiat church. Ho was accom-IV1 accom-IV1 Bled to the meeting by Mrs. Rockefcl-4 Rockefcl-4 1 richly costumed, who beamed ap-'Hval ap-'Hval of her husband's advlco to the Bng folk. Everybody, he said, was ablo g&I'Aexert personal influence In all fields of "tavor, especially In that of making tess. To illustrate his meaning the -'bk millionaire related n personal ln-sdil ln-sdil Snt in which a man who was engine engi-ne fciis; a big scheme told him If It did not ltse, oat successfully ho wouJd not alsnppolnlcd, but would start again to IghJ'lt through. JMriial man's cheerfulness and tenacity 'ptd me Immeasurably," eald Mr. JBkefcller "It was an Instance of the fLwtr of personal Influence. Every one IHthc world, regardless of his vocation, I Bed or color, exerts a personal lnflu- Me over some other person. The mother i'Ha an Influence over the child, brother Sr brother and friend over friend. This TBucncc may be Intentional or uncon-'pu!, uncon-'pu!, good or bad." VKhen ho recalled the Injluenco of Christ I Br the ignorant fishermen and advised I, audience to consider It In the light of I i example of tho personal influence in 'tremendously great and good way." |