THE DAILY MESSAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1928, Page 1

THE DAILY MESSAGE

THOUGHT IS POWER !

Do you think Peary found the Nortl Pole by accident? Do you think Lincoln found the White House by accident? Do you think Wilberforce liberated British slaves by accident? Do you think Columbus found a new world by accident? The thought of the North Pole haunted Peary until he found it. The thought of a republic resting upon the free consent of a free people haunted Lincoln until lie fashioned it. The thought of suffering slaves preyed upon the sensitive mind off AATiberforce. until lie freed them. The thought of a new world haunted Columbus until lie reached it. Thought was the power which led to the North Pole; to White House; to the New World; to freedom for Brit is: slaves. Thought was the power out of which each man fashioned his dream* into a reality. For the enthusiasm of a high purpose calls into being the agencies by means of which it will be accomplished. (Beat powers attend on great thoughts; the most creative of all creative forces is the power of a great ■faith. It moves men inevitably towards their goal. The history-makers of the past—and those who are now making the history of the future—have always had overmastering convictions in regard to their goal. And the world makes way for the man who knows his goal. When he reaches it, it is no accident and no mystery. Read history ! —M. PRESTON STANLEY.