Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-21

w EAIdER TUT DCp"t'
nsent, Office ofhe Chief Signal Officer, Wash
ngton. d. g., Jan. 81, lS78-10:3O a. M
For the Middle Atlantic States cloudy weather
and light rain. followed by clearing weather.
variable winds, shifting to colder northwesterly
LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN.-The Nj. E..
Church was crowded last night to listen to the leo
ture to young men by the Rev. E. w. Andrews.
1t was pleasing to see so many young men among
the audience. Mr. Andrews read as his text
Ki1gs H., verses l to 3-"David's dying
charge TO bis son Solomon" After few TO-.
trcductory observations the preacher proceeded
to the subject Of his lecture as follows 1t is
every mans duty to himself 10 improve and
cultivate all his powers to the highest practica
BILE extent, and in their due proportion. Our
first enquiry therefore is. with what powers and
faculties are We endowed? In reply, man has
a body, mind. aud a soul or spirit. We may
therefore arrange the powers Of. man 10 the toll
lowing scale :-Anin,al, or those which he has
in common with the brute creation; intellectual
which reside in a self conscious mind; maorat
which have their origin in self determining will
and spiritual which belong to the heart renewed
and Inhabited by the Spirit of God. The fruits
of the Intellectual and moral powers may be
seen in the arts aud sciences, in history. philos
ophy and poetry, in law and government and
10 the blessed affections Which have their home
in the bosom of the family and diffuse their
fragrant Influence throug bout we'll regulated
social life. The fruits Of the spiritual, or those
powers and susceptibiities which belong to the
heart renewed. may be seen in it's communion
with the Infinite Spirit of God-iu its iucreas
iug Joy 10 and resemblance to Him, and 10 life
of self deuying labors for his honor and the
eternal interests of man. Having taken this
survey of the various faculties Of man. the
preacher proceeded to describe some of the
forms Of character which actually exist among
men, and which illustrate the different powers
and faculties with which they are endowed.
First, is that which is found where the ami.
NAL powers have the mastery of the man and
subdue and smother all the nobler parts Of bis
nature. The drunkard and debauchce were
cited as examples Of the triumphs of the baser
elements of our nature. A second form Of
character results from tho cultivation of the 10.
tellectual powers The triumphs of miod are
seen 10 the knowledge it has gained Of al.
most all created things, from the stars of heaven
to the f)wers of the 6eld-in the arts of poetry,
painting and music and elcquenoe-in the 10.
s,tutons of human society and in its researches
iuto the character and history of man. A third
form of character is the social and moral. 1t
arises from cultivating tho domestic and social
affections, and from recognizing, and 10 part at
least obeying the laws Of conscience. But
finally the perfection Of mans being the high.
est possible form of human character consists 10
spiritual religion. 1t man was made capable of
knowing, worshippiog and enjoying God, then
certainly nothing less than this can exat him
to his highest dignity and blessedness. The
preacher closed with an eloquent peroration in
which he recommended the young men present
to take the Bible as their guide. It is the lamp
lot down from the throne of God to guide you
thro' tho bewilde-ing shadows of earth up to
Immortality. Upon its own pages are every
where found The insignia of its celestial origin.
x The lecture was listened to with the
deepest and closest attention. Mr.. Andrews
will deliver second lecture to young men in
the same church next Sabbath evening. subject
-"Practical directions and rules for Che guild
anc, of young men,