Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-26
The First Mefhodist-

The Rev. Samuel G. Smith preached to
an oveifowing congregation at the First
Methodist Episcopal church last night on
the subject of "The Fast Young Man." The
novelty of the subject, together with the idea
suggested of O sensational discourse, NO
doubt in part accounted for the attendance
of so many young men, who were present in
large force.
Their expectations of.a sensational SER
mon, however, in the vulgar application of
the term, were disappointed, instead of
which they were treated to o thoughtful,
earnest and forcibly sincere exhortation to
lead active, energetic, enterprising and moral
lives. The reverend gentleman based his
remarks on Second Kings, Xxx.
And the watchman teld, saying, He came
even unto them, and cometh not again: and
the driving IS like the driving of Jehu, the
son of Nimsha: for he driveth fuririously.
The speaker commenced his address by
referring to the amounting of Jehu, who
was made the ruler over Israel, and drew a
graphic picture of the CONSERVATION that
prevailed upon the approach of the young
monarch to Jezrell. The waving banners
and the clouds of dust raised by the advanc-
ing army were seen from the watch-tower of
the wicked city, and the speaker said that
Jehu was fast young man, who had been
chosen by the Lord to avenge the atrocities
of the wicked monarcbs
It was such men as Jehu that the Lord
chose to carry out his great reformations.
He had been fast young man of the period,
and possessed the sterling attributes of
energy, enterprise and great determination.
The speaker believed in fast young men;
men with the pluck, energy and loyal souls
that threw themselves into the gaps and ac-
complished the marvels of the world; for
such men there awaited grand and noble
destiny.
The speaker had no faith in the simply
good young man; for such he entertained
an instructive shrinking; in the young man
that was spoken of as "real good" there
was too frequently lack of the iron and
nerve of truly great natures. 1t took nerve
and energy to be bad, and no good was ac-
complished with these elements left out
The good young man was often pious be-
cause he lacked the nerve to be mischiev-
GUS.
He believed in the young man of nerve
and power and vigor, with manly strength
to bear the burdens. 1t was such men that
shaped the destinIes of nations, moulded the
political sentiment of The age and led the
van in all great and good enterprises.
He didn't believe in the young man who
hangs around his mothers parlor and looked
pretty; such men were wanting in the ster-
ling attributes of true manhood. The
speaker here spoke of the noble mission
that awaited every truly honest soul, earnest
ly exhorting those present to lives of useful
ness, and setting before them such examples
as Keats, Alexander, Summerfeld, Napo-
leon and others whose great missions had
been accomplished in early manhood.
The speaker deprecated mere outward pol
ish as regards pen sonal appearance, and in
Weighed against the pernicious effects result
ing from the habits of the spendthrift; those
squandered Ineney which they did not have
the ability to earn. The value of industry
and noble purpose in life were spoken of at
length, and a glowing picture was drawn of
the high prizes which awaited the exercise of
the heroic qualities in human nature when
governed by the power of Christian princi-
pies. The young men were exhorted to cru
city passion, cultivate the Christian ameni-
ties, set before them the transcendent truths
of Christianity with Immortality as a goal,
and they were eloquently adjured to seek the
love and guidance of the all-wise Father, in
obedience to whose will all achievements
were possible, and whose glorious love had
inspired all the great deeds of history.