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Excerpt from Self-Culture a Lecture to Young Men It is after this interior wealth Of character that St. Paul is reaching, when he charges his son Timo thy to stir up the gift of God which is in him. He is feeling for the sinews of strength in the soul of his young disciple. He reminds him of his pious ancestry. He seeks to make him conscious of spir itual endowments which he received by the grace of God in connection with his ordination. These gifts and endowments he is to stir up. The figure is that of fire, whose dull embers are to be stirred together and blown into a ame. It is as if he had said, God has done much for you, son Timothy; search for that interior wealth of grace and mental gifts which He has hidden in your bosom cultivate these; force them up to their highest development, and so make the most of yourself for your race and for your divine Master. There is a splendid gift of God in every rational soul, however humble it may'be. This gift includes all our endowments, whether spiritual or intellectual whatever we find ourselves possessed Of, which may be used for man's good or God's glory. This gift, this power of usefulness, this possibility Of develop ment, however latent at present, is our talent which we must improve, and at last return with usury. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.