KNOX CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14088, 17 December 1907, Page 2

KNOX CHURCH.

A large congregation gathered in Knox Church on Sunday evening to listen to the Rev. K G. Gulhrie, M.A.. 8.T)., discourse on the subject ot "Having and Realising a Groat Ambition." The reverend gentleman; after selecting his text in tho main from Hebrews ,\ii, went- on to say that. lie chose the present as an opportunity of addressing the young peoplo of the congregation, an opportunity which might not be afforded seeing we were on the ovc of tho Christmas holidays. He remembered very clearly the fears thlt beset himself when first he started out to realise his ambit jens against what scorned l ben overwhelming difficulties. Ho ud(lr<yißr<J them mjain on Ihe subject of "Ambition" that evening for yet another reason, and that was because he realised he was in the presence of those who wero now no longer young and becauso he belioved that not one of them was vet too old to tighten his or her grip of life. Ho defined the word "ambition" as originally used ami understood to be " going about " ar "getting a hustle" on, as the Americans said. " Now," nnid. the preaoher, interrojratiny the young minds in front of hitn, " what is your ambition?" What are you going to be? That ;s the first thing you must settle, and you must hurry up and settle it. for you have a long push before you when crice you have decided the question." There were three words ho would leave with them. 'The first was " work." "If you are not a worker you are out of the race. Ton may ho brilliant, clever, popular, but unless you know how to work, to grind constantly and assiduously, you are out- of the race." There was nothing lor which he personally thanked God for more than the tact that he had io grind out a business career and a college career at the same time. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the great American millionaire, was once askod the secret of rucccss in business. " Secret," said Vanderbilt; "there is 110 secret ; attend to your business and go ahead." And even the great artist Millais said on one occasion: "I work harder than anv ploitjlim/n." Therefore his advice 10 tho young people there that night was to work. They could not all he geniii6(w, I>ut they coukl all wor!,\ There was one thing they could never dream of doing, and that was going back. Having put their hands to a gonl cause, let them emblazon on their Itatim-rs "Forward." liecoming reminiscent, tinpreaehor said, in closing, that there v..rone office in this city where there were sii!l behind tho detik men who did manv ;>■ hour's ojfLru work that they iiiiuht get to their clais at the University. He esteemed, and would ever continue I.' love and hold in the hiphest esteem of which his nature was capable, those fellows for their nolde autl unselfish and stalwart action. He hod ever found kind hands ajid willing to help liim over the way when otiee thoy realised that he was in earnest, and for all this he was dovoutly thankful. Have you tried WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS for kidney ailment*