The Newtown bee., 1892-02-12

I wish that could say that 1 had al- ways practiced what am preaching. l know that I have committed the same errors as all young men and have esti- mated young ladies by the color of their complexion, by the superficial expres- sion, or lack of expression in their face. by their facial or bodily features. But have come to see clearly that that is the way men also judge horses and dogs. If you want to buy a horse, you seek his "points," as the good qualities in him are called. Now women are not to be judged in the same way as horses and dogs. And, therefore, l would say to my your ger friends, do not neglect those who are uninteresting. In our relations with young women,st IS the moral part in us and them which is the deepest and the truest gentleman is he who is able. sincerely and with gentleness, to probe beneath all these artificial coverings wherewith our conventional civilization has concealed the truest part of human life. There often turks, nay, there is al- ways present, an incomprehensible mys- tery in every human being and he who does uot feel that mystery, as he comes in contact with his fellows, is so much less of an influence than he ought to be.
 He who sees in women only so much marketable material, whose "prospects" in life are measured by their fine figure, and not by their moral character, is not civilized gentleman. He is not living in the light of the 18th century. He is stricken with the same moral leprosy which precipitated the downfall of an- cient Rome and will, by the most inevi- table laws, plunge the young of our own fair land in hopeless ruin unless resisted. A woman has moral nature, a con- science, shrine of deity and he is no gentleman who is not impressed, in his relations with her, with the tremendous solemnity of it and the awful conse- quence of tampering with it.
 believe due impression of this fact would lead us, as young men,uo be care ful in the choice of the girls We 20 with. A young man who has no particular lean ings toward religion is man who is likely to be very easily led and who is likely to lead others very easily in the road to ruin. The young man who has barred his head and heart to the God within him and also is seeking, in the light and life of this knowledge, the su- preme induction, both of theology and philosophy, will, ,on the principle of elec- tive affinity, not enjoy, really. the socie- ty of frivolous or dissipated woman. And l affirm that no man, with sincere intentions, will seek the company, much less enjoy the society, of such. 1 believe that the true gentleman can move in any society, without experiencing what town folks call "Self consciousness but. if he has been cultivating the society of light headed or debased women. his con- science will not, and ought not to, give him that repose which the disciples of Delsarte vainly hope to get by gymnas- ties. But, whilst this is true a man will only make friends of those with whom he can sustain perpetual moral sympathy; such cannot he the case when no inward sense controls the desire for companionship.
 If this reasoning be correct,a a true gen. tleman is not to be told by the number. beauty or wealth of his lady friends, but by the depth of theiI character and inf1u- ence. Certainly, then, high moral standard of ourselves leads to a desire to see that standard in others. The high est standard of the gentleman was that furnished in Christ. He was the first and only true gentleman and can give no better advice, in closing these remarks, than to point our young men to Him. Be gentle, be true to yourselves, choose the society of those with whom you have moral sympathy and likeness-all this is good advice; but, after all, if q man will try to be Christlille, he will be all these and much more, naturally Henry D:t- vies.