Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-24
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R.v- Charles ii. strong's Discourse On
the value Of self Assertion-sen ne
Rance and Personal Dignity s'r""s
Elements in
Rev. Charles b. Strong, rector Oh st'
1obD5s Church. 1ectured to young men
last evening upon the value Of self asSer-
ton. In opening he took two trai1s
cbaracter-one that Of the young m
who is a hale fellow well met, needless VI
the future and careless Of his substance,
and the other that Of a youth VINO starts
out on LIES journey oeIeL
sacrifces he NAV have 70 make.
After speaking Of the hardwood OF u
ancestor and the force OF the Anglo-oaxon
character. which had been transmitted
IN MS. and which had spread until the
sun never rises or sets but what 1T looks
down UPON some ADglc-SaXon settlement
/ and hears the chimes OF the AnglO-saxon
i church. ne proceeded 10 consider Wnat
was necessary in the proper assertion Of
/ character and manhood. He laid great
stress upon self-reliance. A young man
must have opinions and reasons oil MS
own. sIi YOU find a man." said be "Who,
no matter what you may say, always
agrees with YOU, you may set IL Gown
mat he has no opinions. There are TWO
extremes in this matter OF opinion;
One the man VINO DO4 JUN
to 90 with the maJO[l1S ho
otbar who Is 81 self-OpiniOned tnat ne
has his own ideas about the universe, no
mater what others may have. Inc seil-
O~pinionated man will have much Ol ""s
taken OCT of him ia the walk of life, and
you will then have a real, substantial
fellow. But the other n can be of
much account"
The speaker urged the cultivation Of a
sense OF personal dignity. If there was a
time when a man should respecth his man.
hood il is now, in this age "a wonderful
advancement and marvellous achieve
ment. EO man should cOu unpopular
ity. nor should he shun it in the
assertion Of manliness. To make
popularity the guiding principle
Of your life is 10 destroy your
If YOU want people to have q good opinion
of you you must have a good oplnlOn oil
Yourself. AS a matter Of fact Jesus
Christ was unpopular. As a result oil
three years. ministry he gathered twelve
men around him, and one of them a trail
tor. Some times it is a good thing to be
unpopular. The greatest results OF the age
have been secured by people VINO were I'M
popular in their time.
we must learn after all that all of a
mans success in this world depends upon
himself. Cur country IS Iull Ol sell-Hdut
men who started with nothing but theiI
own energy and climbed 10 the top,
We are all put here to dc
our best, and l would like to put the idea
i'm direct opposition to the tendency OF a
certain vein of thought Of the present day
This is originated and set atiOat by some
men who want 10 haye life TOR enjoyment,
who think it was made Ia which to have
a good time. They live without d pur'
pose, when God has put US here TO have a
gOOG or bad time as he may choose IN or
der to develop our characters.
In conclusion tnc speaker alluded IN
hopeful terms to the exhibition Of South
ern character, which had been made in
building up anew the section which
lost everything during the war,
and at the close of the conflict lay
PROSTATE and almost helpless. "But the
Southern manhood asserted ITSELF" said
he. Il am proud of our Southern man
hood as it has been developed in latter
years. and God grant that under the new
regime about to begin it may still assert
itself and take its position in the lead IL
orr cOuntrv1s Affairs"