The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-24
OUR INTIMATE FRIENDS.

OUR INTIMATE FRIENDS.
ItIsc mmnn Il exoo,t ouug people
10 be- Gaze ul IN choosing c mpsuIobs;
but nauy Who have p'ssed out Of
youth iced to,xeicI-e a siWilar caI..
I'D ed. We noubt II it il among the
wong hat the IN 81 serious mistakes
are made lutmate frr nosbips be-
Ing "a, her TO ma mood than to boy
FOOD. aud W. snsptcr that the damsg'
d 'ie by bad choices Is greatest after
usu nsv- passed toeIr first youth.
Man, protesting Christian went t.
Csiiloluia IN 1919 10 become a scoun-
dt.I hfuugh wi associations.
Al tinstr friend l. a Diwtr'ul force
H. mo0ifsig character. We lDsebsi-
IS absoiO fr .m him. in close relations.
ms good or bad. lie Is sculptoI
~ hpse chis' Is Ia CONSTANT ply upon
10. aud We tske shape under 'hs
chistl G. rd cJmptuIons are @ d.
M. Istere to lift W. to their level BAD
A., ciatis the devils agents To fl,
Us f,r his C. npa y. Add every maj
lss i.IiuIates VINO are good or 81 a
atule. we k .ow their Influence upon
rs: Sc f-d the good or BAD ia their
,nsiety a. a rule. to. a bad COM
,a1iuu VA som. cparm for our intellec
or tasa: be g,auiies $ mrthiog IN u
which J. uor bad. 1hrcus n thu pleasure
~, gives our mru6s be- obtains he power
40 degrade our moral aud spiritual
nature. Tue difficulty N breaking Fl
fr IN damaging sI"t'macy lies in thu
.h. rm 5 melimes the lmpureI' tlueuc.
i- it-,lt Ne m.d by Us even while
couscl, CO aud -elI-iespec, protest.
lhere are bad choices OF friends
bich rum 'ull-g' owu men against req
sou. against conscience sImuly because
iue victim lsck- courage 10 abandon the
intimacy. Tue Reason Is partly thai the
run - Eiobhhis lit NiStiDt w bO'
look to the eni. The Waning OF
alarmed ~. cieDce is not hreued, az d
b, and ty we are down on the level OF
b. m-n v ho nave enuced III there g.
ata0utlls that we did not perceive the
steps nat We ga L.. For tx ,moe. here
is dlssoD, Sc man "hO ia ciuse inli
nlc, ,neers at hunes.y as thing for
l.. 8hO declares there is no snch
iuing as huue-ty IN &c ual life Ill
freud may IKE the urage aud thr
wit # sucn c,LveIsatIou. and btc-use
It S b. II and wItty tolerate It. Bu, IN
time IL will penetrate the heart Of th
ylctim. viii be fluids himself holding
tne esme views.
Iolimstr- can not long be morally
mike. The bad mans poAer is great
n beau = hr Is attractive. Toe week
er mtu PLAYS The fool wnen he prolongs
h- iurim,cy in order to reform his
iuei d He might as well trv tn r.
to, m Stau. TIE only safety Is retreat
from SUCH a contest. Even though the
usiS Of iends ~ere qlal in strength.
ne eo,d mat would c me off with a
-oi ed nature from COZ tact with toe lad
man.
Every community conrairs men with
foul m,u hs. Tnev are often INTEL c.
ny a rracuve. Que such man NAV
( we. thu mo al toreof a = hole village.
Nnat fu.n NUT be be 10 his iutrnat.
Q i-nd.Y The ouls safe rule is not To-
io he way of vii men. men OF evil
spirit. az clsan aud depraved. TIE,
polln g all VINO ImrauI II with then.
/ nmsc, r,vi has a sp' cial pow y
W Il. because We are ali children #
Alan. all capao.e II falnDg even from
grace.
Ae are writing about intimacy, not
, ut effort To ave meu b. lIw our
.-iv.s. Nectn tot iIft them 40 by IL
~ ,cy, for that implies federation OF
he very thugs We wish to destroy 10
nem. Coed men Can not have bfo
an for Dos m panlobship. Tie
lowsoip ol SAINTS ceases t. be thst
V.pu il D., sha ell b, gel ulpe and unTr-
.eotaut sinners. Tne x I'D eek he
n,od. the btd SEX he bad. Each ]
T. thein0.d wnere likeaess comes fiCm
CLOSE C ntact.
A man. as yell as a boy. may wisely
Elk innmary WIN better THAI himself.
4 z ,od mao > s." lie v IS "A p'rpa' att n
,or paulon-hIp win Jesus Chris
Il Oh man II repuIsivr b'causr of
Us goodues-. God will b. repul~Ive for
ne Ike reason. We m Y lift ourselves
owaids God 10y climbing up To ire side
the best meu We k.ow. / need not
~ proved tbat trl-d irieud, al elesat-
Ing and purfyt iutimacy..'s power
Al mraus ui grace. God means by such
,.sncia ions TO Int US h. av-u"ard. To.
.. wsihp OF s.nnt> ought To be- w~lcom-
30 a ii 4, uraled as ID di,iuely ap-
p .iDteu aleLcy for buildii men ip
,uto The insge Of G d. Add every true
Gu ist1n man viii fl id a motive tor
pr,s,usi punt, in the iscl that his ie =
lJWsbip cts powerfully upon bis i,ti
MA ~. We are always oOipg good -
wi ny The s,leLt i. fiJer ce Il our res.
selves WHAT we are our FIJI Dds lie
comipg 10 b.. We sculpto curing
ur own Image Ia lh-ir natures. The
~ i've ought 10 seud US 10 our knees
ior'div'ue hep to-be worthy To live L.
,t,mac. with ether human souls
F.ttsburg Christian Adrocate
Tue B.Lle SAYS "a soft answer turn.
e h away wriih.r Tue Irish Times
tells Of case IA which a gentle aciiou