The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-06-19

important theme IL we would desire 10
see our sons aud daughters fully fitted
TO al their respective spheres in life.-
The mariner who sails his vessel, laden
with valuable cargo, not alone deter
mines the course which he desires TO
take. bnt as we'll asks where are the
dangers: so in his course he determines
70 avoid the dangers. else l,e would in
all probability lose his vessel and his
cargo. SO, while i would not become
a mere croaker, crying danger, when
there is no danger, yet I would not be-
como sleeper and allow the vessel to
20 down amid the rocks, laden with
the valuable cargo OF life, Of social and
civil prosperity. without being awake
70 . common duty laid npon every
friend OF humanity.
There are dangers for our youth;
there are perils in the pathway OF our
young men aud women. Yon and j
may have gotten, 10 the main, past
them; and that very fact Is the more
likely to lead us 10 forget that There
are others coming after MS passing
through the same or similar dangers.
aud 10 whom, because of our compare
tive safety. we forget to lift warning
| voice. Let us stop little while in our
onward march to-day and noting the
currents Of public sentiment, public
life, public influence. as we'll as some
Of tho more secret currents moving be-
meath tho surface. ask what will be
the results Of these Influences il they
are allowed 10 sweep on unheeded?--
We can uiiord 20 do this better than 10
iguore them aud awaken by.and-by 10
the fact that the danger has conquered,
In considering this subject I beg you
10 remember IN the first place, that the
nature OF our race remains unchanged.
Our sons and daughters, no mattai
how lovely, or beloved. no matter how
oultured or refined, are still the child
ren OF Adam, aud have good deal oi
the old Adam In them until they be
come the children Of grace. Our 30
cial and civil influences have never We
proven able to work regeneration il
the hearts and lives Of any. They ma.
have beneficial influence upon thu
outward life, bat they cannot chang
the heart Education, cultars, refine
. ment, are beneficial influences which
, we cannot afford to ignore; we canno
! afford to part with them; but they d,
not, and they cannot take the place o
J the Holy Spirit in the work OF regen
Grafton and sanctihcation. CDbehel
J sinfulness, unholy desires, evil thought
? aud imaginations, hating God, reject
!. ing Christ, turning away from holmes
J, this is human nature, whether II b
found in the Hottentot OF S. Africa
2 the Thug of India, or the child G
: Christian parents in Europe or Amer
4 ca. The apostolic formula, 'the carna
q heart is enmity against God, is not sui
!. isct To the law of God, neither indee
n can be-" is true, and ever true, an
= ever will be true until all are redeem
= ed. Give this natural heart licens
q and its course is irresistibly again'
- every holy influence, and always d
" rtctly away from God. This fact |
% our nature cannot be ignored. Befol
- our youth can be freed from the dat
ger OF yielding TO temptations, tn,
must have new natures, become indct
new creatures in Christ Jesus.
an Il \ "a
" 10 consider more at length some of n
., ~ peculiar temptations that beset u
q youth OF our land to-day. First, l n
p. p. tice the influences Of
- oCR POLITICAL Lips.
The very fact That oar national COVER
meit il a government 81 the people
y. the people sets before rs class
= temptations peculiar to rs as a peopl
The very fact that il i. every maj
privilege to compete with ANY sni .
cry other man for any asd every Off
within the nation, sets before the ev
disposed "A strsAg temptation To u
any aud svery means to aecure the I
- ice aud emoiumcntr, npi ~ IL vniy I
fact that but fc~ can hold the oiiis
which makes so many watchfui of I
dishonesty and corruption IN pub
life are the sure guarantee OF dish'
m esty aud corruption in private life
y" What the leaders do the people I
What men whom We elect Lo oil
"a highest Offices of our government
'ss our loys viii think they can do.
"a viii De simply ussless for a christi
2 church "a teach it's young memb
aud Sabbath scho1l scholars tire cr
~ mandment. .sthou shalt not steal, u
We then let them see You go the baliot-l
l., and cell your vote n the man Who n
-. the most in money or even in iniinet
l.a or see you help elect q man TO OF
20. 80 whom they, with boy shrcwdness, ,ku
y il n dishonest maD. Acts speak lot,
49, go than words to the young; and "
.s-, almighty dollar IL the chief eud
II mans existepca everywhere but in
Z s'i' n. Sabbath school. tho boy or yo
msn will not rem.mber the Sabl
~. school lesson after he leaves The d'
'@' The very conditions OF onr poiit
srss, life to-day are such n tn set before
d, Youth the severest temptations Il
'rs' regular business haiits. The ~
for position: the political wire pull
4. scheming aud intriguing are uu,-t
III. tent Influences W inculcate loose Vi
n and habits OF honor Ia public life
4 do not say they are worse here
y under other forms of government,
4 dosay, they are DO, what they ~
to be, aud We need strong men III
oped from our youth; ~e ueed TO
- that they are receiving correct N
principles as the basis 81 their IN
hpd We cannot know this miles
- know that these examples set bs
~ them in life are correct. Every u
uf puhiIc life becomes q msaDs OF
- cation in every youihful hfe. ~
= mind Of the bpv there il Do highel
~ sition than that occupied by his IA
il kb fstber have any degree of re-
liability. As he becomes youth,
- ultipatum uf human ambition
~ istnni where the representative
sisud whvm lac knows. aud the
sua Jenhg,s greatest good) desi'
give 10 live ss the leading men about
.,,ss ss live; aud you msy calculate With
y, or ring certainty thai has efforts In 10
ssnts s Ia have will be based upon the
mss principles as th0se used by tie pc
10 whom he looks up.
tn Purify political life. aud you
II the conceptions in every young "
~ shat are correct life principles
habits. Bns unless this Is done u
Qument 10 the future. o. Ia the
will he. I must do ~ others do,
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