Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1917 — I MUST [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

I MUST

By GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS.

Too many of us live little Negative lives, doing the things that,, merely “fall” to us or pass our way. We do too little reaching out and digging down. We think of “I Must,” for instance.

as a Positive that only Heroes and Gods ought to associate with. But — Unless your life is permeated by Positives —by some personal Responsibility of Effort, your Character, at the end, will stand weak indeed.“I Must,” said Lord Nelson, at Trafalgar; “I Must,” said Washington at Valley Forge; “I Must,” said Lincoln, jit Gettysburg; “I Must,” said Mark Twain, with Bankruptcy clutching at his heart; “I Must,” says every great man and woman, sehslng Duty, Opportunity, Crisis, and the Larger Success. “I Must,” is God’s Vest Pocket Formula to you who breathe His free Air, and work in His .Workshops. __

Daily every one of us faces tasks that we didn't expect and that we would rather not do. It is the order of Circumstance. But just the minute that “I Must” comes along, our Program clears up and our Work proceeds plainly and according to plan. That man is most satisfied with life who Is most satisfied with doing what he feels is his BEST. “I Must!” Ad right—proceed.