Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-06
ADDRESS bv Bishop Foss.

The congregation was then addressed by
Bishop Foss, who made forcible and eloquent
appeal to the young men.
In commencing his remarks he said that the
urgent need of the church was that it wanted
young men. That proposition, he said would
be his topic. The church wanted old men to
strengthen it by their conservatism and wis
dom, and it also wanted loyal and constant
| women.
Women had quicker and better intuitions
than men; they possessed broader love and
| wider sympathies. But the church wanted
young men; men of vigor, purity, strength,
integrity of purpose and holiness, and young
men wanted the church.
John had laid down the general law; the rule
was that young men had power of every
sense; alertness of mind, retentive memory,
good judgment, strength, power, manhood.
A missionary had said that youth of 19
could learn more of language than man OF
| 40 could ever learn.
For a life of heroic work and success, the
| church wanted young men; they are strong;
| there is period in man from 16 to 26; it is
called the era of passion; this decade stamped
character for life: it is the development of a
| destiny; if a boy ever shows that he is going
| to be man of character it is before 26; either
| the primary sources lead him to ruin or else
| to career of glory.
The reverend speaker then alluded to the
| early days of those who had stamped their
| names as illustrious on The page of history.
Pascal had forsaken philosophy at the age OF
| 26; he died at 81. Luther nailed his thesis on
| the door of the church at Wurtemburg at 33
Calvin published his great book at 81. At q
John Summerfield went to heaven, leaving be-
| hind him his great aroma of eloquence never
| to be forgotten. At 81 Napoleon held the
destiny of Europe at command.
The need of the church to-day, was i'm
pulse, the essentials of Christian work, mis-
sionary, church and Sunday school were un.
derstood. There was no difference in this re-
spect.
The speaker then reiterated what he had said
in former sermon, which had been miscon
strued, viz: That the deaths and apostasies ir
most Christian churches exceeded the adult
conversions.
1t is through childhood and youth that the
| church is getting her sources of power. Tht
church needed young men that she NIGH
save them; every life that is to eventuate nobly
must have some inspiring aim; strike out Of
your hymn books "Oh to be nothing, moth
ing" God never made man to be nothing
A base motive or.selfsh aim dwar fed and
corrupted mans Life and there was no escape
from the wreck of manhood. There was ne
security for an upright life but in God, the
giver of life.
The speaker made an eloquent illusion to ths
spiritual necessities of the soul
What was wanted was not stalwart Republi
cans or stalwart Democrats, but stalwar
young men. The speaker was not pessimis
but an optimist; he believed the year 1881 wa
the best that has ever been since the days O
Adam, and he believed that the succeeding
years would be still! grander.
The reverend speaker closed by saying tina
the hope of the church was in young men
He referred eloquently to the mission of Panl
and drew brilliant picture of the republic
fifty years from now.
the association, addressed the congregation OF
the scope and aims of the society, giving al
able account of the work accomplished.
The services closed by singing Crock o
Ages" and the benediction.