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remained a struggling�察�discouraged preacher in the backwoods of Morrow 

county�察�Ohio。 



                                       Give It Now 



       Gunsaulus      often   says�察   �You    are   planning     and   saving    and   telling 

yourself   that   afterwhile   you   are   going   to   give   great   things   and   do   great 

things。   Give   it   now�   �Give   your   dollar   now�察  �rather   than   your   thousands 

afterwhile。 You need to give it now�察�and the world needs to get it now。; 



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                                  Chapter VI 



     The Problem of ;Preparedness; 

     Preparing Children to Live 

     THE problem of ;preparedness; is the problem of preparing children 

for life。 All other kinds of ;preparedness; fade into insignificance before 

this。 The history of nations shows that their strength was not in the size of 

their armies and in the vastness of their population and wealth�察�but in the 

strength and ideals of the individual citizens。 

     As long as the nation was young and growingas long as the people 

were     struggling     and    overcomingthat        nation    was    strong。    It  was 

;prepared。; 

     But   when   the   struggle   stopped�察  �the   strength   waned�察  �for   the   strength 

came   from  the   struggle。 When   the   people   became   materially  prosperous 

and    surrendered      to  ease   and    indulgence�察    �they   became     fat�察 �stall´fed 

weaklings。 Then they fell a prey to younger�察�hardier peoples。 

     Has the American nation reached that period�拭�

     Many homes and communities have reached it。 

     All over America are fathers and mothers who have struggled and have 

become strong men and women thru their struggles�察�who are saying�察 �Our 

children   shall   have   better   chances   than   we   had。   We   are   living   for   our 

children。   We   are   going   to   give   them   the   best   education   our   money   can 

buy。; 

     Then�察  �forgetful   of   how   they   became   strong�察  �they   plan   to   take   away 

from their children their birthrighttheir opportunity to become strong and 

;prepared;thru struggle and service and overcoming。 

     Most     ;advantages;      are   disadvantages。      Giving    a   child   a  chance 

generally means getting out of his way。 Many an orphan can be grateful 

that   he   was   jolted   from   his   life´preserver   and   cruelly   forced   to   sink   or 

swim。 Thus he learned to swim。 

     ;We are going to give our children the best education our money can 



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buy。; 

     They     think    they   can   buy   an   educationbuy       wisdom�察    �strength    and 

understanding�察�and give it to them C。 O。 D� �They seem to think they will 

buy any brand they seebuy the home brand of education�察�or else send off 

to   New   York   or   Paris   or   to   ;Sears   Roebuck�察─  �and   get   a   bucketful   or   a 

tankful   of   education。   If   they   are   rich   enough�察  �maybe   they   will   have   a 

private pipeline of education laid to their home。 They are going to force 

this   education   into   them   regularly   until   they   get   them   full   of   education。 

They are going to get them fully inflated with education� �

     Toll the bell� �There's going to be a ;blow out。; Those inflated children 

are going to have to run on ;flat tires。; 

     Father and mother cannot buy their children education。 All they can do 

is to buy them some tools�察�perhaps�察�and open the gate and say�察 �Sic 'em�察�

Tige� ─�The children must get it themselves。                A father and mother might as 

well   say�察   �We   will   buy  our   children   the   strength   we   have   earned   in   our 

arms   and   the   wisdom   we   have   acquired   in   a   life   of   struggle。;   As   well 

expect the athlete to give them his physical development he has earned in 

years of exercise。 As well expect the musician to give them the technic he 

has acquired in years of practice。 As well expect the scholar to give them 

the   ability   to   think   he   has   developed   in   years   of   study。  As   well   expect 

Moses to give them his spiritual understanding acquired in a long life of 

prayer。 

     They   can   show   the   children   the   way�察  �but   each   child   must   make   the 

journey。 

     Here is a typical case。 



                               The Story of ;Gussie; 



        There   was   a   factory   town   back   East。   Not   a   pretty   town�察  �but   just   a 

great�察�dirty mill and a lot of little dirty houses around the mill。 The hands 

lived in the little dirty houses and worked six days of the week in the big 

mill。 



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     There was a little�察�old man who went about that mill�察�often saying�察 �I 

hain't   got   no   book   l'arnin'   like   the   rest   of   you。;   He   was   the   man   who 

owned the mill。 He had made it with his own genius out of nothing。 He 

had   become   rich   and   honored。   Every   man   in   the   mill   loved   him   like   a 

father。 

     He had an idolatry for a book。 

     He also had a little pink son�察�whose name was F。 Gustavus Adolphus。 

The     little  old  man    often   said�察  �I'm   going    to  give    that  boy   the   best 

education my money can buy。; 

     He began to buy it。 He began to polish and sandpaper Gussie from the 

minute the child could sit up in the cradle and notice things。 He sent him 

to the astrologer�察�the phrenologer and all other ;ologers; they had around 

there。 When Gussie was old enough to export�察�he sent the boy to one of 

the greatest universities in the land。 The fault was not with the university�察�

not with Gussie�察�who was bright and capable。 

     The fault was with the little old man�察�who was so wise and great about 

everything else�察�and so foolish about his own boy。 In the blindness of his 

love he robbed his boy of his birthright。 

     The birthright of every child is the opportunity of becoming greatof 

going upof getting educated。 

     Gussie   had   no   chance   to   serve。   Everything   was   handed   to   him   on   a 

silver   platter。   Gussie   went   thru   that   university   about   like   a   steer   from 

Texas goes thru Mr。 Armour's institute of packnology in Chicago。 Did you 

ever go over into Packingtown and see a steer receive his education�拭�

     You remember�察�then�察�that after he matriculatesafter he gets the grand 

bump�察 �said   steer does not have   to   do   another  thing。  His   education   is   all 

arranged for in advance and he merely rides thru and receives it。 There is a 

row of professors with their sleeves rolled up who give him the degrees。 

So as Mr。 T。 Steer of Panhandle goes riding thru on that endless cable from 

his A´B´C's to his eternal cold storage�察�each professor hits him a dab。 He 

rides along from department to department until he is canned。 

     They ;canned; Gussie。 He had a man hired to study for him。 He rode 

from   department   to   department。   They   upholstered   him�察  �enameled   him�察�



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manicured him�察�sugar´cured him�察�embalmed him。 Finally Gussie was done 

and the paint was dry。 He was a thing of beauty。 



     Gussie and Bill Whackem Gussie came back home with his education 

in the baggage´car。 It was checked。 The mill shut down on a week day�察�the 

first time in its history。 The hands marched down to the depot�察�and when 

the   young   lord   alighted�察  �the   factory   band   played�察   �See�察  �the   Conquering 

Hero Comes。; 

     A few years later the mill shut down again on a week day。 There was 

crape hanging on the office door。 Men and women stood weeping in the 

streets。 The little old man had been translated。 

     When they next opened up the mill�察�F。 Gustavus Adolphus was at its 

head。 He had inherited the entire plant。 ;F。 Gustavus Adolphus�察�President。; 

     Poor little peanut� �He rattled。 He had never grown great enough to fill 

so great a place。 In two years and seven months the mill was a wreck。 The 

monument   of   a   father's   lifetime   was   wrecked   in   two   years   and   seven 

months by the boy who had all the ;advantages。; 

     So the mill was shut down the third time on a week day。 It looked as 

tho it never could open。 But it did open�察�and when it opened it had a new 

kind of boss。 If I were to give the new boss a descriptive name�察�I would 

call him ;Bill Whackem。; He was an orphan。 He had little chance。 He had 

a   new   black   eye   almost   every   day。   But   he   seemed   to   fatten   on   bumps。 

Every   time   he   was   bumped   he   would   swell   up。   How   fast   he   grew�   �He 

became   the   most   useful   man   in   the   community。   People   forgot   all   about 

Bill's lowly origin。 They got to looking up to him to start and run things。 

     So   when   the   courts   were   looking   for   somebody   big   enough   to   take 

charge   of   the   wrecked   mill�察  �they   simply   had   to   appoint   Hon。   William 

Whackem。 It was Hon。 William Whackem who put the wreckage together 

and made the wheels go round�察�and finally got the hungry town back to 

work。 



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