Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1920 — Unknown Until Tested. [ARTICLE]

Unknown Until Tested.

Some folks are capable of almost infinite possibilities. But the trouble is these possibilities lie too deep to be used, in ordinary life. They respond only 'to the call of the exceptional. The challenge that crushes ordinary mortals puts them in touch with their life work. Washington might have lived and died a community gentleman had be dot been drafted- py dr cumstances to lead a great people to freedom and cement together the elements that have made this a great nation. The name of Lincoln was bound to become known, but it was the cir cumstances of a great cause that have made him the byword for every Amer lean youth. And It often happens that natures that are hard to arouse are capable of the greatest effoft when once fired with a definite purpose. There’s no telling what is In man until you have put him to the test. And only tested men are fit for the highest service. ' 1 ""T