, 1877-01-29

Il to bc found In tic assumption that hero lie
has d iona r,ll Of years % live through, one by
one at or result. Unlcss the heart assumes
this flow Of years It will carry along with It no
worthy policy Or M worthy profession. a sslc-
ha*ct upon a llcros factnG Ut MI these coming
:. T'r1nrr .Gor doa'h'' should be superseded hy
The motto'. PytIn.t .for Hff," for TIL. glr.ins
whatever may lie beyond the tomb To die
while attempting to make g1otl laws for 4
good state; 10 1c while at the plow In the opch
fields, to tic oyrr ouc's stud cs wl,ilo 'ng, 10
die while planting trees IN tho Rp Ing. ever,
though their fruit vii! not rpen for thu planter,
Is to die In full harmony with tic plan Of t3tAl,
and Ills angels are rs hear such i slratt.bcA Us
to The cell ut thu rcr1use wllt, lias n,it death
lc'netnol study an,l sotn'w Dealt, !. indeed
hui It Is equally wonderful that man should pos.
sess come thirty or fHrty ur seventy years of
lie iu such world as thls. Here 10 live, wllcrc
streets NJ trade send forth their confused nnse.
where MINI. produces thought. that stra,gcst
fruit Of strange tree, to live where mighty VA
tiuns are passing along. great sivrrs Of humanity
IinwnE lorcyrr, to I've where beautiful nrts
decorate lie pathway OF man. To live wticrc d
group Of srns.1nents-lose, fr!enlshtp, ambition,
the i,utchlrss Nraccs Ut the ChIfst'an IRA,
To live where Fcnsuns roll BY alternating
between wild s1ow-storms nnl summer
ztrhrrs amid GREEN learcs, here tn
and The mechanic toiI*, nn'l children laugh, ID
MI allotment which demands ut every n,an a
study all.l preparation as deep MS are demanded
by tIlc awittl mystery Of death. The tt1,!i OK.
M n buuynnt expectation Of life. II wa@ great
crrtr of thu pastors II the last generation that
they kept tho young Under tho i1asying nppsc.
lensinn uf death. W. laid no rlalis. We dis!
tIn'c. When liciigIons,y "Llyc as tl'o.gl, tlf'
day were 10 be thy last." It spcaks nnly to o,'t
sinfnluc.s, and tel1a ms not 10 sin tutlay With
the hone that the future will atone fur tho efn
nr will forget II. Eir,lrc religion st'eaks wisely,
but there is sense which the young ra ten! !arly
sl1nnl,l live ns tlloaEl, ihry were Eong to have
time for noble work. Live a. though yu lad
thirty years. There nre no doubt men here to-
tlaY, WHO NOW from the1r itcttl or sIxtEth ycal
1nok bark and wish that wll"n Young they llat
anl In the light OF such m expectation lad
written down thctr plan Of lilc. III business
they would hare hecn mort patient anil catIu, III
trouble 1rss annoyed; in hanl tmey less cn,
into yrar, they would hayo been freed fran,
tic extravaganza and unhuppnces OF In
patience.
In that interesting book In which man Of
minutes IN seconds Of Infinite unrest attempts
to 70 arotlna tic world III eighty DAYS there IS d
word will, The almanac and the clock lie lid Il
spend st0,tM0 ur $4,000 npun q llnk OF llfty
lllite. There waS 10 railway. anil to bear lIn
nycr 1fty fniics Of jungle tn 1nll, he hal tt
lsn>tcn and buy n costly elephant, nLd indeed t.
t,avc tic little journey with gold. Picture thf.
Of human life Iii our agc, for nll our Young n,er
and mcM IN the pritnc vi lie huyc, it erclns
nla,lc Il solemn vow within their heart, that
thcy will 70 around this world In eighty days
Wnat piece nf fully, unless earth Is n gambling
saloon. Oh, how thr youugdo need to bulltl Ut
the fccll,1tr thnt there will l,c other years fo
them after this year, other springs and summer:
far awayi
Many persons In this audience wlll be moving
To aud fro III these streets on tho Scw.fcat
morning of lrOU, and VIII bn then only In lIlr's
prime! Naturc haB mal'a vow about the days
ii ler children. and faithfully will slc carr,
most OF the young people here to-lay orcr iutt
tlr next century. .snl hence, u, the dran,atI.
writers, tho Shakspeavcs or the RActnra, connect
tc iirst art witt. thu Inst, aad co.i1ert To botl
nj! ttt middle acts a,l scenes, and nuke ul t'lt
Whole one Impressive play. 80 man mtlsL Gat1Ic
up his ycnrs, childhood, middle lif,., asil oh
asc, una weave them tntn Il unit. lte cannot
nifurA Il to heat the air. ue ,nmst run u raec
IIe mist fight u COOL 63ht. lie mist assul1lt
tint he IL 10 pass onward over tue three score
aud ten years of mortality.