Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-13
Words to Young Men.

| WOrds to Young Men.
The Rev. DR.. Dana, Of Plymouth Congre.
| gationai church, preached an eloquent SER
mon last night, his subject being Words to
Young Men; or, An Old Fashioned Duty
| and basing his remarks on Genesis, XIV
| vIu.Ix:
So now 1t was not you that sent me hither,
but God; aud he hath made me father to
| Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler
Throughout all the land of Egypt.
Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say
unto him, thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath
made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto
| me, tarry not,
The reverend speaker commenced by re-
ferring to the innate traits common to all
character aud the disposition of character
to publish itself under all phases of exist
euce. The study of character was compared
to tracing the course, origin and outlet of a
great stream, and the pleasure derived
from the study of character was character
lied as the most pleasing and beneficial oo-
cupatiOn that could employ the want of
man,
Every character that is mosaic in history
illustrates the highest truths as much vir.
tue as there is, really appears. The text
before us showed Us one side or phase of
Joseph's character; from the filial love for
his father could be traced the high
virtue in the character of Joseph.
Young America could safely go to Egypt to
learn in this respect.
In the text We first learned of the constancy
of Joseph's love for his father: his success
and honor had not made him proud of his
own untitled father. It might be true that
Jacob was such father that might hold the
love of any son; even in these days this trait
WAS the finest attribute of character.
Is was great thing to have father worthy
Of respect; there was romantic duty in the
steadfastness of Jacobs devotion the son
was not lost in the ruler, nor the affec.ionate
boy in the proud monarch of the kingdom.
There was nothing that could take the
place Of love for parents.
Through all the years OF his chequered
life there was sacred love in Joseph's
heart for his father; it was sealed devotion
for his father. The speaker knew nothing
so beautiful as the seif-forgetfulness of
children in love for their parents; let us not
despise this love or treat it with indifference.
There was hope for the man who still
entertained filial respect and devotion.
There were gentle and knightly SONS who
entertained this love for their parents; may
God help and sustain them: they have not
only made their own lives sweet, but had
scattered perfume on their way which had
came back as benediction from those who
had behetd the tender affection.
A noble, true soul made better motive
power for the body than mean and vicious
spirit. There was that in the noble soul
that dire'ted it 10 honor the father and
mother. There is a wonderful conservative
power in this devotion. The nations who
had cherished this trait had lived the longest.
He who cannot commit sin because he owes
restraint to those he loves, has the greatest
safeguard against evil.
In those words, "Our Father" what hon
ored duties grew out of their connection.
The man who did not love his parents and
cherish their memory did not make a good
citizen. Who was there with this fiIial love
in his heart that would do that
which would grleve those whose
names he ought to keep unsullied?
We may know youth in the early stages of
sin; he does not want his father to know of
his guilt; and he who shows Indifference to
this respect manifests recklessness which
is the precursor of destruction.
In Joseph's conduct appears the real cour-
tesy and delicacy of spirit; there is an un-
affected bearing; he was still his fathers
son; it was not for the old gentleman or
governor he sent, but for his father. When
we heard words that caricatured the parent
al relations We recognize depraved conduct,
indicative of loss of flial love.
Let not those who are sons use the word
'old man" or governor" soil not the sweet
and tender name of parent by such degrad-
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that word calls for. The spirit of reverence
chivairy and nobility faom our young men.
There was one name that remained potent
after all others had lost their power in the
world; the taiesman:c names of father and
mother. We should labor to bring back the
old time reverence of flial love and devo-
tion. The speaker referred to the alarming
spirit of irreverence that degraded the youth
of the age; to the prevalence of juvenile crime
which he traced as springing from the want
of the spirit of respect.
Eloquent reference was made to the in
huence of home as conservator of the rev.
erent relations of life. In the home must
be cultivated the Hobler spirit which would
lead to the practice of all the sweeter ameui-
ties Of life. The speaker closed with an
eloquent plea for the return of the robust
and beautiful spirit of reverence
"Iho Resurrection: What Is Ite Wheree
Ind When?"
At the Market street church Rev. Edward
Mitchell (Swedenborgian) discoursed last
evening as follows:
Natural death and the resurrection are
merely different sides of tie same event.
We, who live in the natural world, see the
natural side, the destruction OF the body,
and SO we call it death. Resurrection is the
same event seen from the spiritual side, and
in the spiritual world. Man has two bodies,
the inward or spiritual body, and the out
ward or natural body, both existing together.
The material body is left on the earth: it
returns to the dust. The man rises out of
it. He withdraws from it like hand from
a glove. He then stands in the spiritual
world, in perfect human form, a spirit
| ual body, formed of spiritual sub.
stances, and possessing every sense.
and every faculty. His spiritual organization
is perfectly adapted to the spiritual world.
Dead mems souls are not floating about as
vapory ghosts, waiting to go back into their
old physical bodies.