The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-09
WHAT MAKES THE MAN.
DIR. BOWMAN SUMS UP TdB AT
TRIBUTES BE SHOULD POSSESS.

The Value of Youth and It's Possioih-
ties-The Best Period Of o Mans Life
Between % aud 40 Years-Fsw Men
attain Greatness After 40
Duty of the Young Man to Himsen
and to the World.
Rev. C.. Z. bowman, D. D., delivered
special sermon TO young men last night at
Wesley Monumental church. Like ali OF
DIR. Dowman's efforts, it was well worth
listening to and was evidently the result OF
earnest thought and study. 1t was heard
by a good congregation, large part OF
which was made up Of young people.
DR.. Dowman's text was especially we'll
suited TO bis subject, "Rejoice. young man,
In thy youth, from Ecclesiastics Ii, >.
"I shall not take up all of this wonderful
text tonight said DR.. Dowmau. DO you
20 home and ponder it well for yourselves.
youth is worth rejoicing iu." he
continued. at is the period OF
health and vigor; it is the period of
buoyancy and hope; IL is the period OF keen
enjoyment. Youth is precious. 1t comes
but once. It soon passes by. 1t is for
work. Under these heads DIR. bowman
discussed the value Of youth and its posi-
bilities.
THE BEST PERIOD OF MANS LIFE.
A man will generally be what he is go-
ing to BE- by the time he is 40. he said. Be-
tween ~ and 40 is the best period Of his
life. A man is still young up to 40. BY
that time his character is firmly established.
His work if he expects to do anything, is
we'll begun, if not already accomplished.
Few men become great after that age. The
foundation of their greatness is laid before
that age reached at any rate.
DR.. Bowman dwelt upon the duty of the
young man to himself. Living in such an
age and such a land as this, the greatest age
aud the greatest land the world has ever
seen, with all the advantages Of an enlighte
ened civilization. with cheap and good
books in almost unlimited quantities, with
the daily newspapers and all the other adj
vantages OF the day, the young man who
fails to use these opportunities for his adj
vancement fails in his duty to himself
NAN MADE OF THREE PARTS.
Man, said DR.. bowman, is composed Of
three parts body, mind and soul, aud to
each part he owes duty. 1t is the duty OF
the young man to develop himself physic-
ally, to strive after a sound mind in a
sound body. The young man whose work
is sadentary should seek recreation in out
door sports and in the gymnasium and seek
to dsvelop himself physically.
"Your bodies are temples for the
Holy Ghost" he said. Possess the
vessel In sanctifcation and in honor. Avoid
those vices that endauger and in many
cases destroy health. Follow a habit OF
living in matters of diet, exercise. and sleep
that is favorable to health and vigor."
DR.. lwman said the number OF physical
and mental wrecks he had seen az the result
Of personal vices Is such that he would be
glad TO forget il he could. Seventy thou
sand drunkards' graves ara dug i'll this
country every year" no said, land the
majority of them are for young men"
KEEPING TRACK OF THE YOUNG MEN.
In this connection DR.. bowman said that
on a certain Sunday in this year the num-
Der of Young men Ill all the cnurches OF the
CITY was taken and on the following Satur
day night an actual count showed that there
were more young men in six saloons be
tween the hours Of II and IL o'clock than IN
all the churches the previous Sunday MORN
ing.
He dwelt upon tie duty of getting an
education Il ia the young mans duty, he
said. to avail himself of the schools AID
colleges o. the land. il possible. II he is
so situated as not to be able to do this,
il is his duty to obtain an
education by studying for himself. Books
newspapers and magazines are too plentiful
to afford any manan excuse for not obtain
Jag an education that will qualify him for
his work in life. Read good books, the
Bible, Shakespeare, Bunyaus Pilgrims
Progress. Milton and others. Take The
kind most suited to your tastes and work
out your own education.
Dr.. bowman in closing Gwelt upon the
Young mans duty to his soul. the immortal
part which survives toe death OF the body.