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THE YOUNG MANS POWER.
His Responsibilities in Life
Guided by the Divine Book,
He Is Sure to be q Noble
Christian Man.

sermon to young men, preached by
the Rev. A. A. Wallace, Sunday
January 18Th. p. m.:
have written unto you, young men,
because you are strong. l John, 2:lS.
| My talk tonight will be espec
tally to young men, but applica-
Bile, l trust, to all. Youth is re.
garded, by many, as a weakness,
and without over-rating the i'm
portance of young men, l shall
speak against this idea and en-
deavor to impress upon the young
man the greatness of his RESPONSE,
bility. My subject Is, The Young
Mans Power"
The first power which a young
man possesses is his natural uiqor.
He moves quickly, walks lightly,
and all his physical powers are
alert and active. To him mental
labor is a pleasure and delight. and
the vlgor of his soul and spirit is
inspiring. One great need of life
Is for solid, substantial young men,
full of energy and vlgor. In ife's
battle we need young men, quick
and ready. Another power of the
young man is his contagious en-
thusiasm. This enthusiasm may
be misdirected, but the same may
be said OF any other good quality.
1t is what powder is to gun-you
may fill gun with smooth bullets
and it will never go off until you
apply the powder to send it off.
So a man may be full of the grand
est of plans, tut if he has none of
that contagious en,husiam to in
spire others to activity, he will
never accomplish anything. Some
years ago a spirit of missionary
zeal spread through this country
and England. 1t began in the
universities of Oxford and Cam
bridge and in Northfield, Mass,
among a company of young men
that were being trained by Moody.
1t was this that famed the fame of
missionary zeal throughout the
world. Who now speaks with
contempt of the young mans
power? The Church of God needs
his help.
The third power of the young
man Is the boldness of his plans.
Young men have more confidence
than older persons. 1t is very
tue that young man sometimes
thinks he knows more than he
does, but this self confidence, we'll
directed, is undoubtedly good
thing. 1t is one of the young
mans powers. True, these plans
are often wild and impracticable,
but the worst that can come of them
is failure, while, where there are
no plans, there will be nothing. 1t
is far better to try to do something
and fail than never try to do any
thing.
The fourth power of the young
man is his ambition. Young men
are more ambitious than older
ones. Lofty aspirations are in the
heart of the youth. Time kills
his ardor. Of course mans am
bition may be misdirected and 80
harm, but if we'll directed the am
bilious man will do far more than
the man who has no ambition.
The fifth power ofthe young man
is the long life that is before him.
Time il great gift; time to ac-
complish bold plans, to inspire
the hearts of others with the en-.
thusiasm of our purposes | What
are all the gifts of the young man
without time in which to exercise
them!
The last power of the young man
is the great opportunities OF the
present age. There never was a
time in the history of the world
when living meant as much as it
does now. Bad men have more
influence and good men more op-
portunities. The improved faclli-
ties for travelling and the interna-
tional intercourse have made the
world one great family and we real
1ze the truth that the field is the
world. Glance at the religious world!
The battle between Christ andSatan
has become ten times hotter than
formerly. The final crash will
soon be here. This will be brought
about by the young men, for a
power and influence is given to the
| young men that is all but infinite.
There is one question asked and
answered by the Psalmist that /
will ask of the young men here to-
night: "Where withal shall a
young man cleanse his ways?"
"By taking heed thereto according
to Thy word" A ship rides the
ocean wave, a picture of young
life. Unless she have compass,
chart and chronometer, she will cer-
tainly be lost. Young man, as you
90 out into this evil world, you
need Gods holy word as your
compass, chart and chronometer to
guide you on this dangerous voy-
age. Never think the Bible not
worthy of your study. / pity the
young man who starts on the jour-
ney of life without the Bible as the
"Man of his counsel and the guide