The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-02
4 SERMON FOR BOYS.


-Doo and Outdoor Work and Recrca-
sion-The boys who Prove the winners
IN the Coatcsts Of szanhood-A Doctors
Views
One morning. some years ago. ]
walked with DIR. Phillips Brooks from
the playground of St. Paul's school to
the chapel. where ! heard him preach.
20 the boys. q great sermon. seventeen
minutes long.
The text was: Render 70 Cesar the
things that are Cmsar's" The man
who is not At times = boy is not much
Of a man. As for my preacher friend
he has always lowered on the verge Of
boyhood, and his sermon showed how
friendly to boys his large inclusive
ness enabled him to be. He said that
al relations in life are like tax-gather-
ers. and should have their dues A
boy. he said. has duties to God. TO his
country. to his school. 70 himself.
The thought Of a boys duties TO him-
self brought back to memory the text
which is strong enough 70 be the seed
! Of many sermons Of many kinds
The duties now referred to are not
such As the preacher meant or not al-
together these. lam speaking now rs
. doctor. to boys old enough 20 think.
and shall leave to Others to say how
much boys should study; nor shall ].
least OF all men. advise them against
hard. mental work in youth, because
think that a regular. steady use Of the
brain makes all the mental labor Of
manhood more easy.
But this conviction Is not inconsist-
ent with a hearty appreciation Of q
scrimmage Mt football. nor with that
sturdy feeling Of the boys. that the
games which are without risks are poor
things. For they are deficient in the
qualities which make boyhood games
useful for training youth in courage
self-control. discipline, calmncss ant
general suppression Of emotion. ant
that il is this training which gives
value to cricket baseball and foot
ball
In spite Of games. gymnasiums an'
the increased knowledge which
the men of this generation
have Of the laws Of health. ON
still sees many sick young folks Som
Of the ills to be observed are incident
Of life, some are It's accidents. an'
come down from the sins or follies Q
grandparents; but many are due :
causes which sadden rs to think abou'
and cause one to long for more cit
Fairgrounds. and TO wish to msk
Woodlands for a summer month .
some Of these little fellows deprived
the rights Of childhood
In the richer classes Of life. whcr
the chances for health are better. the
arc lcssened too often. because boys ~
stupid and do not enjoy fifty the nob'
citizenship Of boyhood. o. because Fs'
cnts are inert, or lack insight Il
mostly among this class. the easy clas
that We see the weakly boys. tzilov
colored and sluggish. who strugg'
along and arc more and more damage
because they DO not like sports or drea
. 20 compete with their fearless con
radcS. Every school-boy knows All y
varieties Of this kind; the weaklir
who reads and reads. good books
poor. but does nothing else; the feilo
who studies. and finds no time 4
play; the merely accumulativc y.
0 who collects, but has no Joy IN Y
9 search ,
4 Last week / asked . pasty-faccd 4
{ what game he liked best He sal
collecting postage stamps" In
he volunteered the remark that !
4 brother had Z splendid collection
a eco~. but that these were all bong
3 from other boys. He had never lou
On egg for himself.
8 The boy who collected postas
1 stsmps had dyspepsia. and i Was =
y that he liked 70 play croquet Tn
ara the business boys. II y un
= that follow Is fifty years, which Is
probable. he viii como 70 me with
large liver, having clcvcrly bccoI
! rich, and. in getting money, forgoti
"A IT. uses
Y The out-of-door boys do not grea
i enrich the doctor. and escape many
"a thc ills which bcsci the lazy. IL y .
y how rare are certain disorders amo
IL boys in the country, where fello
q must DO out-of-doors % much. Ev'
" spring Ihave = good crop Of young
3 tients, fabby lads. with mushy m
4 cles. who twitch and squirm and q
u things and wink At you wildly and
setfin0 Sc vitus' dance. II Il opt