New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
YOUNG MEN AND RELIGION
LECTURE BY THE REV. DR. CoI.LyER
CLOSING THE sERFs BEGUN IN THE REV. pr

Tho series of five sunday evening Lectures TO vonp
men begun In the Church Of the Divine Paternity Inn
uary 81 was closed last evening by the Rev DR.
Robert Collyer who spoke the subject OF Young
Men and the Religious Life. or What Crowns All
Andrew Carnegie In opening the series spoke on tho
"Gospl OF Wealth." lie was followed by General
Stewart l.. WOodfOrd. whose theme was "Young Men
and Politics. On February Ia Professor John S
White treated Of Young Men and Physical Training
and on Sunday evening OF last week Colonel Thomas
Wentworth Higginson spoke IF "YOung Men and the
Literary Life Interest IN the addresses has been sus
tanned from the opening OF the series until last evenh
since the series was begun the weather has been in
clement at times but the church has been com
fortably filed on each occasion by those who came
to listen to the speakers The weather last evening
was all that could be desired, and was the speaker
and DIR. Collyer faced audience which completely
filled the cOmmOdious building His address was lis
tened to with unbroken attention throughout the forty
five minutes occupied in its delivery. His
quaint stories and illustrations were entertaining
ard created much merrment, and at the close
every one seemed inveluntarily to Join witt his
neghbor in manfestng appreciation oil what had been
spoken by the venerableooking kindly faced clergy
man, by following him TO his seat with a tribute of
hearty applause.
The Rev. Dr. Charles II. Eaton read resolution
Of thanks which had been offered by layman TO the
five gentleman who had delivered addresses and this
was adopted by every one rising. supplementary
vote Of thanks to The Tribune for publishing these
lectures each Monday morning after their delivery
was likewise adopted. Dr. Eaton announced that
the lectures would be printed nj pamphlet form from
The Tribune's reports. and would be on sale after
Wednesday, March 10, at Youmsns's No 1,Io7 Broad
way at Jenknss sixthave. and Forty -eighth-s
and at the church, Forty-ffthst. and Fifth-ave.
This is what Dr. Colyer said
In thinking OF what would like to say TO you
haf
Crowns Al1' l have felt touch of trouble akin 10
aa s a9 man b man h Ss r raS h the 0d Tine who
King But in this there were four kngly men
who must come before me and speak to you on CUES
have felt sure they would manage TO say good
S ea aSS and m es as you p s of the ey C
Wealth and of Politics. where the patriot ard the
man armed for the battle Of life, and Of Iteratnre
which Is always religious when II is noble and rueto
speak Of these and have religion in the cold until
Of such doctrine with no living soul and with the men
to whose living words You have listened this was out
Of the question.
And then there another touch Of trouble should
me and talk things over, there was q sort of bar
gain made that snould take no text l cannot quite
and take trouble we'll time by the fore
When he said Yoa had better take NO text
Gaughter) 1t must have been because he feared
might do what an old Puritan divine great
many preachers were doing in his tme who used the
text as sort Of horseblOck from which, when they
never came in sight Of II any more. daughter
ag a H haS qs the old to n TO or hi
"a feeling sense of what he might do In such case
said All right viii take aa no text while now
going 70 break my word and take one all the same,
the heart Of grand old scotchman of time, who
says; y,.. ,s .,,a,on, will toll ,,os r,o,
think it is-not blindy to dsowD
Thy reason, or to crouch c.; ana lay n thee FIAT
Not bound with bristing fence Of man made Sreeds
But in hls face with revsrent love 70 Look
And where prophet speaks in holy book
70 hear hi, word and take the t, ,n to hss
with soul sincere who walks with Cod
Is long text you see r but then na hers e T. tl h
whole story Of religion not for the young man aione
Dr dor So n the wav Of pronens you have the
Of the matter in these hear-whole lines
RELIGION IN THE YOUNG MAN.
Then / have wondered whether there was not
another question we should consider before anything
Is said about the young man In religion ana tha' IS
religion in the young man, not as profession but
possession which holds him always 70 the heart OF SIN
oelity and truth toward God and man; releloh
which blends itself with whole life as the ieaVeh
blends with the meal TO make all sweet ana Whole
some and rs we draw TO God, draws us nearer
our human lfe but only the greater gain. We are in
formed and inspired with tle dlvihe. . ..,., ,n
acc,Ser would speak when say that this has come
10 be the burning question OF our tIhc "Le'her We
shall be in religion or religion shan be III Us rs ee
lode star OF all we are all do. When we nave
70 notice with sorrow and shame how many make
this profession and go into religion as 'ne , ei'
cloak to hide their deviltry running alter SERVES
and sermons, It seems, only to CHEAT ana ne %neh
they get home and TO their WORK on tle WechaS ,,
and SO verify the axiom that This II the best arho
q man can wear, but the worst ana meanest o,o"n ~,
The whole head is sick In our times ana lhS
whole heart faint over the things we near ana re'd
Of in the papers about those who maze tn-sq ptoie
sons fer sucn gnoble reasons; and when me ruin
with them say ave could not have dreame1 OF sven
things as he has done; he was 50 useful IN thc
church and Sunday school, and 50 generous "hen
money wanted how could he 40 suGh this' o au
IN he what he Is for such reason as | nave
given; he was In religion, but It was not IN nm ana
lie some we could name were II worth our whils ms
nenerosity only amousted To this that he stole the
sSse and then gave tie gblets TO the Lord naughter
ana a mpd one of these men many ago who's
profession matchless that! as e siory tr ".
0nen The solemnity with prayer. daughter Apd
ne whole profession SO shgulary einei' t -. T
~ as mr. In tr1,st OF great concern where money
was Invested mainly from the savings oi vac P Ui..
dnwn and il was found the lying and stealing han
been cOncdent through the years IN winch ia i ,or '
named scamp had robbed widows houses a TS Gavs
been told. WAS long ago aiu IV-''"S La '-' ~
So the true question is not alone TIE young n
religion as we define the term nowaaayS' p' i;"ai
IN The Young man and in the old man 700; io ~
,natter whether stands in the pulpit OF rus ~ ho
naw n is the possession mine and yo.rs VI Wv
rst trntbs Of religion which have their inlhaau9lls
IN the soul the faith In God and love Tor MN ,t
Iros ITO and force to MODEST powers ana prlns"
Ran into the nobest activity It y tr1tA IN me IA
ward man and manhood; for as N.%,oI sag sa he"y.
can never be served with he 1t Is the COCO
in ne which makes the man generous ana opcha1,au
SranR and free-hearted, and scornng 10 90 Is
h,nh "a mean and base while the more sincere " -
wa t-ns the less likely We shall be TO put Oh S'ra
nd nost,re before the world us saints. ~
CALLING AND RELIGION SHOULD DE oN c.
=. a. inst as good for week days also as for sun
s. and ne sacrea for me when make pair OF