The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-11-03
SAVE THE BoYs.
By REV. A. T. LYON, MARSHALL,
liINN.

'et - - NA~-it''ht'4so3 - SlJNttAo Cul-
phatlcaIly, "Germans, trust In
God, and fear nothing" AZ /
once fear gives place to enthusi-
asm. Gladstone on the floor OF !
the British Parliament pleads fer
the rights ofoppressed Irishmen,
and his words echo over all the
world. Think of these peerless
men and the vast influence they
wleld--men who only few years |
ago were unnoticed childhood
and then consider if it is not
worth while TO try to save the boy
of this. generation.
Some persons can see no use.
Their plea is, ssLet the boys help
themselves" 1t is well to look
back and ask, how many of us
would have risen above The
twilight of early days if It had not
been for the care of some patient
teacher or the love of tender
mother? There are few, reck-
less and self-confident, who do
not care to be saved. They are
like those yenturesome travellers
in California, who push on hccd-
less of all warnings into the Death
Valley. They never emerge from
it. Even thoughtless aud careless
sinners find the wov of transores-
sors hard.
There are, however, boys who
would set a high value on a kind
word, if they ever heard it. They
may be seen In our great cities, in
the early morning, issuing from
; the alleys Of large tenement
houses. Sometimes the night is
passed in dry goods box, They
may be found at the railroad de-
pots and ferries, with their black
ing brushes or their bundle Of
newspapers. -Four thousand boy,
have been arrested On the street;
of Chicago within tue last iiv,
years. Such boys are growing nj
into manhood without sympathy
and without moral training. The,
will soon be voting citizens. "Th'
boy Is the father to the man" |
society and church people Car
nothing for them, the time is nea
when they Will return the compli
ment, and try 10 break up churcl
and society.
We do not often measure tn
worth of the boys. Think o
theiI enthusiasm, their heroisnl
their courage They enter wit
cheerfulness upon required III
dertaking which others decline
Ii the government calls for voluI
teers against foreign foe, til
young men are the first TO responC
Seyen-tenihs of the best work {
the world Is done by young mel
Edwin P. Wh.ppIe says: "Tf
world moves by the impulses
young men, When Lord Bacc
was only sixteen, he was thlnl
ing out his plan for refuling II
philosophy of Aristotle. I'll
worst boy II a large Massachl
setts town, by kind treatmen
became fitted for the goyerno
ship Of New York. Henry \
Stanley was a poor waif of Il
almshouse. Iel now astonis
ing the world by his exploration
IN Africa.
But the main point is how CT
we save the boys? Some wos
threaten, some would close t
saloons, some would force the
to be educated. Education G
help greatly For knowledge
power when one knows how
use it. But God does not sa
people from vice by education 0
ly. Of fifteen hundred prlsoht
at Joliet IN Illinois, ten hundr
were well educated, and one hu
dred and twenty-nIne were c.
lege graduates. There IS 2
sufficient means to save, and Il
Is the grace of God. But if
are to bring the boys under I
Influences of the sanctuary,
must treat them with respe
There is no sense in tirding IA
just because they sincerely dif
in opinion. Treat them In
Christian way, treat them "
pollteness, give them kl
greeting. Then lmplant a sci
Of duty A gentle hint VIII Of
set their consciences at wol
Welcome them TO the charc
and social gatherings. Make
home the most inviting pla
L ct mothers bear IN mind that
one has SC much iofiuence 0
lheil boys rs they. A !