New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
DIR. j. S. WHITES LECTURE.
PHYSICAL TRAINING AND MORALS,
THIRD IN THE SERIES TO YOUNG MEN AT THE
PRIV Dp EATON,S CHURCH

REV. DR.. EATON'S CHURCH.
John S. White head master of the Berkeley School,
delivered last evening the third OF the series Of five
sunday evening lectures to young men at the Church
of the Divine Paternity, Fifave. and Forty fth-st
The weather on the three successive sunday evenings
has been unfavombe but the interest in the lectures
has been maintained sufficiently TO attract large
audience The series opened by Andrew Car
necie swho spoke on The Gospel OF Wealth" lie
was followed by General Stewart l.. W6OdfoId, who
treated of personal Political Duty" DR.. Whites
theme last evening physical Training and
Morals The fourth lecture OF the course will be dc
uvered In the church next Sunday evening by Colonel
Thomas Wentworth Eigginson, on the subject of
"Young Men and Literary Life" and discourse Of
much inherent interest Is anticipated for Colonel
Iuggn5on is always entertaining and instructive, both
in the matter he presents and in his OF pre-
scnng 1t. The Rev. DIR. Robert Colyer will close
the course on the evening of Sunday March Is, the
subject "Young Men and the Religious Life; or,
What Crowns AL
DR.. White was introduced last evening by the Rev.
Dr. Charles H. Eaton. pastor of the church. DR.. D.
s. Packard also occupied a seat on the platform
The address delivered IN pleasing style, and
at the close the audience showed their apprec ation
OF what had been said by hearty applause. This is
what Dr. White said:
The dying words Of The greatest Of all kings to his
son, the wlsest of all men express caution and
command which might well lie the motto aud inspira
lion of every ambitious Youth Of to-day lie strong
ana show thyselI man 1t may safely be said thai
accomplishment in this world, however praise
worthy In Itself, is worthy OF consideration unless IL
have virtue It's basis. IN no system OF government
in no organization III no church n no sSaGod ous
gwen unless, coupled with the enumeration OF other
deserving qualities there be these words, land for eA
What doth it matter if nan gan the whole world
for man 10 be leader in politics society, art or
literature, If his private life be corrupt 50 that nc
Of eritlcs-hs own conscience The most interesting
and the most unsoya6le Of all the %s n9
that Which call myself You may never have
own inner consciousness and sGan The pr0ce'S whcn
goes on whenever you are called 10 decide upon u
Of The good angel" and tne bad nd
powerful elements OF your own quality.
TWO MONITORS WITHIN.
You are called upon to meet and oppose q
single temptation, 10 which there Is danger Of yielding
and surely, that is not "temp.ation" which involves
no danger that you rot conscious OF the better
part within you presenting the claims OF duty with
unsparng bluntness and pertinacty, and fighting viz
orOusy advances of that otter part, while extos
with enervaung plausbility and eloquence the ex-
pediency and advantage OF the other course - Those
Two monitors OF your inner life actually talk win esci
You yourself were the judge, and how often, when
you nave yielded 70 the temper have you listened to
This knowledge and convection OF the right is tho
very last human power TO be lost when reason refuses
no woman so depraved no editor Of any vile sheet
to cater % the worst clements in society s h
SSSs 5s ,n.s ever p me- D ae and em
oplsrammatical way should call It the preponder-
anee in man Of the better self over me NJ all
training of all trial and tribuation. is character,
When The refining Of the last great assay a mas ase oeGs
and the dross has been driven out the only tmlg
which the Great Judge will select Is the pure god Oh
OF all that tends to improve the character and
ment Of greater value udicios ply steal training
You would not believe that even Paderewehl coGil
made or out Of tune. How can you expect the best
accomplishment Of the mind and heart mat m",
marvellousy intricate OF nll machines, me human
body, be not kept IN perfect order ana at the point
am well aware that for many years athletics and
athletes have not been OF the highest TGpGte; I Bs
Mo ers that aS'd the devil and his mnon seize
upon and monopolize If you permit them 70 40 50.
h0 re sf to be seen playing Of billiards
The lowest elements Of society bad seized IpIh with
Such associations made it dsreputable not 2niy 10
s sn@s IN Oid private ss00 house, but to-day billiard
table common an adjunct OF the Guy nome IND
e noyP and many forms Of exercise (Which not
only absolutely harmless in themselves, DIV on oie
Sr1sght under the ban Of the critic and the church
beca1se Of the evil associations which nave been MAGE
70 s@ sur eneees and Schools the athlete apt be
regarded as a OF inferior standing ana 90 ioi :
ne the brute instinct remains In human nature, yu'l
so long will the crowd at every opportunity MOCK
see dogs and gamecocks and men hgit ana a., hi s1
fascinating 10 the lowest elements Of society which
has in the greatest amount GrTy' ornoe,t,on
Much harm has been done by lnludlcous 0pPoslIon
IN tbe ordinary forms of harmless sport and exercise
t te Pf 3s Of Y st S SesaT 70 who
Of a monk not TO teach. but 70 weep hu IHo
eenaliS and his bones as scarcely holding together
down TO the beginning OF the present 1ecine IL neor
a as Inconsistent with Spiritual sanct
ONLY three Of the famous Greek ana .n ri, hd ~,
men but tn permanent influence OF these three
has been far greater, for good or ior evil IMAM '''
of all the others put together
CHANGE IN FORTY YEARS.
Students Of divinity, forty years ago. were prac'cas
excluded by public opinion from participation In any
form Of athletic sports They were forced 10 CONFORM
their lives their dress and their diet almost 10 te
ascetic standard OF the Middle Ages. have a i1chu
"A clergyman-now fourscore years Of age, who in his
youth barely escaped expulsion from the Eapus'
Divinity School at West Newton, Mass, for partclpat
ing In the game Of ball called "?cunders Ah0thei
was driven from his pulpit for swimming the Con
nectlcut and pitching quoitS ana the lde' Is sun iiit
In most communities that the minister OF the Dospe
must BE- not other men, but make his LIE eccentric
Ly the practice OF excessive sefabnegatlon. a,
The most cursory glance at the history OF tit
Church Will however, establish the fact that almost
all the great and permanent rclSous niyHenic ;n,
saints" who have been the exception 70 the genera
rule OF health. heed scarcely audc 70 the typlci,
scholar professor the colleges OF the last hi'i
century. HIS Description In word, Is thai o
great intellectually, Feeble constitutions chrome lnui
e,.stion o. d peevisn regret that lack Of wealth ha'
prevented the accomplishment OF the magnificent uli
oertahings he had always proposed 10 maze liViae
Mann had capltally saia Al through the life Of
par.minoed Feeble bodied man, III, pain Is Anee
with memory's gravestones, which mark the spOt
whore noble enterprises persisted for lack OF physca
vgor TO embody em In deeds Sho i' NAV rs S" d E
the walls OF his study with the trophies oil III
chase or the prizes won In the athietc contests =
his college DAYS with no alarm lest hi, peiy shOu
be thought the less sincere because OF his ih;'L
physique or his vigorous personally! . <,. nm,
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