Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-12-06

tolter In very earthquake Of commotion--
| bringing financial ruin 10 a thousand homes,
because of the dishonesty of men. No won
der the poet exclaimed IAN honest man IS the
noblest work of God" Strange, that there
! should he 30 much dishonesty in the world,
when honesty IL the best policy'-wben 1t Is
| the very highway 10 true prosperity and sue
cess. Looking only to this life, and 10 charac.
| ter as II pertains IN thi. world an honPst mqn
| stand npoD the very pinnacle Of tLfe greatness
He IL lined To the very heights of ROYALTY. and
u bpcome very king am6nv his gpeeies
while 'hr lying, inlrigueingl frandultni. dis
| honest, crawl in The dirt byfore him. and are
unworthy ia lick The dust Dom his feet II Is
/ In the honest. upright young Tn"n NJ our ma.
| iion that we hehOld the prophecy ~ her in.
! iure prosperity and coming greatness No
| wonder then that we look upon them with
love and admiration. They are onr pride.
\ Our heart turns 10 them with the warmest and
truest interest. Some of them are with us.
Aye. are not some of them within the sound
| OF our voice this mOrnugi Like Jesus, We
behold them and lave them. The interest fhal
| gathers around The young man of the g0sDet
gathers around voU Oh. young man The
eyes of the world are upon vpu--noi with \
cold. criicising look. but with the lDnk Of
kindness and love. and yet with the look ofex.
peciaiiOn and hope. Do not answer those
bcamiDg. vet anxions eyrs with dssppnini-
ment. Come up to the height of your respUn-
sihliiies, privileges and opportunities. Let
not the world be disappointed In you. Fill
mp the measure nf her highest hopes Show
yourselves to be true men--men oT worth. men
nf principle; men that can be trusted in the
legislative hall. in the chair of instruction, on
the bench of justice. in the maris Of trade and
commerce, in every post of honor 10 which
you NAV I've callrd.
Again the Young man Of The gospel was A
man OF charity. He had kind aud sympa-
fzs L.. f..N o.
sion. he would do the kind offic of the good
Samaritan; If his neipbbOr was in trouble, he
would beip him If he was hungry, he would
feed him; IL naked, he would cloibe him; IL
sick, he would visit him. Do we not have a
warm side for such kind and generous hearted
people? Is not such a man beloved IN every
cnmmunitys When our young men develop in
This way, we are drawn closer to them. How
we love kind, noble, generous disposition.
Mark the favorites of any community and you
will ever find them of this character. They
are men that will always grant vou a favor if
possible. They will discommode themselves to
obige YOU. We never think of them as crab
he'd crlsty, disohliging. This pecuiarity of
disposition Is entirely foreign 10 their nature.
Their heart and hand are ever open. Their
friends-thev have mo foes--are always well
come. 1Ou know them. A single glance OF
the eye will discover them. They have a
smile and pleasant word for every one.
When we see such mrn, especially young men,
with eye. heart and hand quick with sympa-
Thy, and love, and spirii-bg with humanity
when we s'e them consumed with zeal for the
comfort and welfare of those around Them
how we love them. Again. he was pure mind
ed. Can we look upon Il pure minded boy, or
young man and not admire hmS What a
priceless treasure Is a sonl unsullpd by the
hasest of all the human passions. Who does
not love TO lonk into the face of boy whose
a ia i'm in nn fpa-
lure of the transparent countenancr. How we
love the clear, innocent look The young
people are severely tempted in the direction of
this kind of wickedness. Corrupinp infiu-
encrs are all around u.s. satanic devices for
leading asiray the youth are legion. Vile lit
erature and pictures creep in To 1ebauch the
young soul. often when we least expect it, The
leaven of vice works nightly. The corrupted
Immediately turns cOrrupter, and will compass
land and sea 10 secure his victim. Oh, my
dear youth, flee the slightest shade, the faintpst
ilnge ot impurity. Keep thy heart pure with
all diligence Maintain the virginiiy of thy
soul.
What shall we say of men and women who
have reached maturity of years. that study
and plan with satanic art and skill, 10 defile
the innocpncy of youth-tO smirch its virgin
robes with their own vileness and corruption.
May God have mercy on their soulsl Ifanv
ever give themselves 10 do the work of the
to satan, body and soul and spirit, they are
the corrupters of youth. But remember these
corrupterS were once innocent. Purity WAS
once stamped on their features, where vice has
now carved its ensigns of uncleanness. The
foul and fiouting skirts that enclose The hid
den corruption, were once virginia. robes Oi
snowy whitenrss. Therefore, may God have
mercy upon them. May they repent, and for
sake the damning work of leading innocent
youth down to hell There is mercy Tor them
-rven for them. for puhlcaRs and harlots
sometimes go into kingdom of God before the
self righteous Pharisee.
Jesus beholding him, loved him" Is it
any wonder, when he was n man of such high
moral character. too? He had outwardly
obeyed all the commandments of God from
hIs youth up. His conduct In the sight of
men WAS blnmelcss. Is not such Young man
as this worthy ol regard and affrctonr But
with all his moral goodness, he was not salts
fed He felt there was still lack. With all his
doing, he did not feel tha. his eternal life was
secure. 1t seemed 10 him thai unless he did
something more, he was lost forever This
dissatisfaction with his moral goodness as the
ground for securing eternal life. was another
element that brought him into favor with the
Lord Jesus Christ. Had he been self satis-
fed Pharisre how different would have BEEN
his case. Ii he had come To Christ and said,
IL thank Thee that | am not as other mcn are,
eXtor1ioners, adulterers or even rs this Pnblt
can" he could not have secured his admira-
tiUn. Ii he had been satisfied with his moral
ity. and felt that he lacked nothing Ia s. cure
eternal life; If he had hnasied of his goodness.
| and felt secure in it, rs perfect and sure
| ground of acceptance with GOd, Jesus might
have ptird him, but not have loved him as he
| did But he did not over-estImate his good
ness. He felt that 1t was all right so far as II
went, bn he Was persuaded That 1t did not 90
far enough. The bridge that lacked one span
of reaching across the gulf was the same as no
bridge. A morality that did not carry him all
the way t. eternal life, was of no service as a
dependence for salvation. The lacking bridge
might be good in itself so fur as it went hut il
was mt good for the purpose of a bridge.
The young man felt an essential lack in his
case, that something more was needed in or
der That he might have eternal life. Therefore,
| enquire llft- -s
I'd What was his lack ? We have seen
what the supply was, now let us see what the
defiriency is. We have seen what he had, and
we have found that il was much. and with all
very good; now we proposed To inquire what
he lacked, You may, p'rhaps, say that he
lacked nOthing-that II man of such moral
qualities was fit for heaven, aud would be saw
ed as q matter of course. You may think
that man of such sterling integrity and puri-
| " would be saved on the ground OF innocen-
cy; that such pure morality would open the
doors of heaven to any man. But the young
man himself did not think so. He knew that
ali his morality would not obtain for him
eternal life. He felt and Acknowledged " lack.
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