The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-02-13
A Word /. Younr Lndina-

- - NAA ~ ANAAN a0uAHNs
We wish to say word to young 4
'f dies about your influence over youn
r men. Did you ever think Of h? Di
y you ever realize thai you could have a
/. Influence at all over them ? We beliey
{ that q young lady, by her constant. con
b sistent. Christian example. may erer
. an IN oil power. You do not know th
. reSpeUL the almost worship. which youn,
men, no matter how wicked Il ey b,
J Themselves, pay TO consistent Christja
lady, be she young OF old A gentleman
nee said 60 a lady who boarded in IN,
same house with him, that her like wa.
| cons ant proof of the truth of the
Christian religion. Onen the simple re
quest Of a lady will keep youn man
trvm dcing wrong We have known this
10 be the case very frequently; aud ounp
men have been kept from break tie
sabbath, from drinking, from chewing.
Just because lady whom they respected
and for whom they had an affection, re.
qnes'ed It. A tract given, an invitation
20 go TO church. request that your
friend would read The Bible daily, will
often be regarded when more powerful
appeals from other sources would fall
unheeCed upon his heart Many of tic
gentlemen whom you meet in society
arc away from their own homes-away
from the influence Of parents aud sisters
land they will respond to any interest
'akeu IN their Welfare. We all speak OF
young mans danger from evil associ.
ues, aud tie very bad influence which
his dissipaIed geatleman companions
have over him.
We believe it is all true; but we be-
lieve It is just as true that genteman's
character is formed, to a very greart ok
tent, by the hdies that he associate
with, before he becomes complete man
of The world, We think, in olher words
hat young man is pretty much wha
his sisters and lady friends choose 10
maze him. We know family where the
listers encouraged their younger brother
20 smoke, thinking il was manly. aud to
mngle with gay, dissipaied fellows, be.
cause they thought il "smart;" and he
did mngle WIN them body and soul
aud abused The same s'ers shamefully
The Influence began farther back than
with his gen u r unions. IL be
5an with his s.ei.I ld Was carried
hroug the foimiuv ears OF his char
rter On the other hand, il sisters are
waich'u' Hn' 1 '01a,o, they, msy H.
various ways-by entering into any lutle
phu.with Interest, by introducing ther
ounger brothers into good ladies socie
y lead them along, unul their charao
Ter is formed, and then high toned res
peot for hdies aud manly selt.respecl,
will keep them from mingling with low
society. Il a young man sees that the
religion which IN youth ho has taught TO
venerate, is lightly thought Of, and per
perhaps sneered az by h. young ladies
with whom he associates, we can hardly
expect him TO think that il is the thing
for HIM. Let none say that they have no
influence AT. all. This is not possible
You cannot live without having some
sort of influence, any more than you eau
live W thout breathing. Que is jus. as
avodable as the other. Beware, then,
what kind Of influence il is that you are
constantly exerting, An invitation to a
glass Of wine, or to play game Of cards,
m y kinde the 6res OF intemperanoe or
gambling, which viii burn forever. A
jest given at the expense of religion, a
light, trihing manner 10 the house Of
God, or any of the numerous ways in
which you may show your disregard for
the souls Of others. may be the means oil
running many for time and eternity
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