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4 THE CHEM AW A AM ERICAN Of voices th a t w hisper, of lips th a t e n tre a t— W ill th ey live, w ill th e y (lie, w ill th ey strive, will th e y dare? T h e houses are g a rla n d ed , flags flu tter gay, F o r a troop of th e G u ard rid es fo rth today. O h, th e tro o p ers w ill rid e a n d th e ir h e arts will leap, W hen i t ’s sh o u ld er to sh o u ld er an d frien d to frien d — But i t ’s som e to th e p in n acle, som e to th e deep, A nd som e in th e glow of th e ir s tre n g th to sleep, A nd for all i t ’s a fight, to th e ta le ’s far end, A nd i t ’s each to h is goal, n o r tu rn , n or sway, W hen th e troop of th e G u ard rid es fo rth today. T h e p o rta ls are open, th e w h ite road leads T h ro u g h th ic k e t an d g ard en , o ’er stone and sod— O n, up! Boot an d Saddle! G ive sp u rs to your steeds, T h e re ’s a city b eleagu red th a t cries for m e n ’s d eeds, F o r th e faith th a t is s tre n g th an d th e love th a t is God! On th ro u g h th e d aw n in g h u m an ity ! H u m a n ity calls! L ife’s not a dream in th e clover! On to th e w alls, on to th e walls! O n to th e w alls and over! The biggest job ever set before a mortal is to build a noble character. Fame and Fortune are more easily won than Character. It is easier to rule an Empire than the Kingdom of one’s soul. Alexander the Great could tell us that. When one sets before him the mighty task of build ing a life he has on hand a bigger job than the man who sets out to grow rich. A man is making money, hand over fist, by raising red- haired hogs. The money-making faculty is a God-given quality, but it is far inferior to other faculties of the mind. Of all the big prizes in life, money is the easiest to take. The hardest prize to take is the one most worthy and most lasting—a character that will stand the test of God’s tri-square, so at last, He will be able to say, “ This is good work, true work, square work; just such work as is wanted for the building of the Temple.” Give your soul a chance. Do not indulge your body at the expense of your mind. Do not lay on fat at the cost of your soul. The noblest product of time is a character fit for the glories of eternity! The sad dest ruin of time is a soul fit only for the hopeless and starless night o f eternity.
