ulties if but this principle be adopted; that you
have taken as your chief business in life the ends of true religion,
the development of character and the service of humanity, and, with
this purpose, the daily toil, the opportunities and enginery of your
trade or profession shall be made to serve these higher ends.

Religion then becomes the motive in business and business the
manifestation of religion. A man serves the Most High in his office
with the same devotion and elevation of spirit as a priest at the
altar. He is doing a great work, because the spirit is great. In
questions of conscience he can afford to lose everything except the
great end; he will not sacrifice the lesser to the greater.

XVIII

The Force of Faith

"_The Victory that Overcometh_"
_Fear and Faith_
_Faith for the Future_

_Some talk so hard about duty they have no strength left for deeds._

_When a good man gets down in the dirt some one is sure to stumble over
him._

_Many a man who would make a first-class lighthouse is wasting his life
trying to be a fog-horn._

_The mournful saint works a good deal more harm than the cheerful
sinner._

_The faith that shows up strong on the fence may fail altogether when
it gets on the field._

_It's not the man who says the loudest amen who makes the most
impression on heaven._

_There are too many folks trying to meet the world's hunger for love
with essays on affection._

_Lots of people let their daily manna spoil while they pray for butter
and sugar to spread on it._

_People who lay their sins on the old Adam are not anxious to have
their successes attributed to him._

_Many a man thinks his life is clouded over when the truth is he is
burying his head in the steam of his own sighings._

XVIII

"THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMETH"

You cannot believe little things and do great ones; you cannot believe
in half successes and accomplish whole ones. A man's faith sets the
boundaries of his work. He will do what he believes and accomplish
what he believes can be accomplished. Mountains are not subdued by men
who stand discouraged at a mole-hill. A man must conquer the fatigues
of the way in his own heart or he will never set out on the road.

Back of all free action lies some creed, some conviction. All great
battles have been fought and either lost or won in the heart. The
simple or stubborn confidence that leads to all-conquering effort, this
is faith, the vis