THE CHEM AW A
AM ERICAN
27
W O R D S OB" C O M FO R T
It is no disgrace to be poor. Some of the richest lives come from the
poorest homes. Some years ago a good-sized book was published with
t e title, Poor Boys Who Became Famous.” It was a roll of great
names. Get it from the public library and see. The richest sort of life
can come from the poorest home. What is inside counts for more than
what we wear or eat or where we live.
What we are is of the greatest importance.
As others have done, so can you. An iron molder became a great
scholar, known all over the world, because he made himself a scholar.
One reason why so many rich men’s sons fail is because they know
nothing of the reality of life. Some rich men pauperize their own sons
with an over-supply of spending money.
One reason why so many poor boys succeed is because they have
learned what real life is. The boy who works his way through school
and college, using all his ingenuity and grit, is getting a great training
His resources are far greater than they would otherwise be. He knows
lus limitations and abilities. The man who has had to educate himself
knows how much knowledge costs.
You cannot afford to be a “ quitter.” You can stand in the front
ranks if you use 50 per of your talents. Some one has said that the
average man uses only 10 per cent of his ability. Be somebody and
make the most of what you have!—Oregon Journal.
M UCH I N T E R E S T E V I D E N C E D
The Haysville District Sunday School Association is widely known
as the best rural association in the country, with the largest attendance
and most enthusiastic meetings, and its spring meetings, usually held
in Chemawa on the last Sunday in March, are the best of the year
1 he speakers, familiar with Sunday School work, often compare this
with the meetings of the larger State Associations. Though the at
tendance on March 26 was less than a year ago, on account of the
stormy weather, the meeting was a successful one in every way. Be
tween four and five hundred visitors came from the surrounding
country and in the afternoon the attendance was about eight hundred
In the forenoon three splendid addresses were given. Rev. John
Ovall, of Portland, spoke on “ The Age Limit in the Sunday School.”
Rev. H. C. Stover, of Salem, gave “ The Sunday School’s Challenge to
the Young Man’s Strength.” Rev. C. A. Phipps, of Portland, Secre
tary of the State Association, without whom no convention seems com-