The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-15
OF MANHOOD
Tho Subject Of an Earnest Dia-
course to Trroligious Young Mon,
PREACHED BY REV. ". II. BROOKS
At the Simpson NJ. e.. Church last
Evening, by Request OF Some Of
those eAddrcsscd--.NIonhood will AS
scrt Itself under tho Most Unfnvor.
able Condttions.-- What ft Is.

At the Simpson NJ. Z. church, on Eoff
street, last evening, tho pastor, Rov.
W. II. Brooks, preached ut tho request
OF some OF tho irreligious young men
who attend services there, q sermon on
"The Essential Elements OF Manhood"
Ho took for his text tho first verse OF
the 9th chapter Of Jercmiah: N
"lInn ye to and fro through tho streets OF
Jerusalem and sec now, and know. and seek In
,hS broad places thereof, 4 70 can find q man,
| II there DO any that eSccutcth Judgment, that
secketh tho truth, and Will pardon H."
Hesaid. Manhood asserts itself whcn-
ever it exists, in the wilds OF Africa as
truly as in tho heart Of civilized
| America.
1t will come to tho surface though
the ground DO hard and conditions un.
favorable. Tho moro dense the dark
ness tho more more brilliant its lustre.
| The more fierce tho battle the moro
undimmed its valor. The moro trying
the situation tho moro sweeping tho
victories. stf8
Manhood, true manhood, is always in
demand, at tho counter and at the bar;
at tho press or in tho pulpit; in tho
schools or in Congress. Wherever you
| 20 and at every turn hundreds OF voices
arc calling for the man. In viewing tho
teeming thousands on the streets we
forget that manhood is rare until wo
start out to seek one for the accomplish
mont of q certain work. Like genuine
diamonds, they arc precious because Of
their scarcity.
l. Properestimatc ofonc's self Many
q man has gone down by thinking too
| much OF himself; perhaps more have
gone down by thinking too little Van.
ity is no greater crime than stolid in
difference. The tendency among my
people, I fear, III many places is toward
the latter rather than the former Who
am l? What am I here for? And
what can. l do for myself, my fcllowman
and my God? are questions which
should be often asked and thoroughly
studied out, and nothing but death
should be allowed to intercept our just
conclusions. j+gf1E
| God has made US but little lower than
the angels, has given US powers OF
thought and reasoning and wishes US
to use these for the highest Develop
mont attuinable Few men have gone
| very far without this Just estimate OF
their own powers. We depend too
largely on fate, We wait on signs and
wonders, wo yields ut trivial discourage.
ments, wo look TOO foadIy ior assist.
ance. ci', tsEl iii.l.ai
2. Individualitv.-Thcrc is. much
sinking OF ones personality in tho
mass: Every man has place and he
should find that place as soon as posi-
bic and stand there at al hazard. The
individuality Of Noah savedthe human
race from utter destruction, us he
stands the. one link between the old
world and thenew. The individuality
| Of Paul shines over with increasing
splendor rs VIC study him standing in
tho midst of Mars hill, differing from
both the ogreatschoolso sof philosophy
and also from the common people,
standing single-handcd and alone do
| claring tho "UnknownA God" as tho
only true God. Tho individuality OF
Columbus, Franklin and John Brown,
| Of Luther, Wesley and Spurgeon, OF
Cesar, Napoleon and Grant are felt and
recognized to-day by uil classes Of men.
The worlds thought has been shapen
by Gfew powerful personalities, not by
| the masa. 5-5 E-58 lissl 81 p .y ii.g's..
8. Mastery OF Self Tho noblest speci-
men Of manhood is the man WHO is his
own mastor. God does not ask US to
| ignore nor destroy our scnsibilities. Wo
have no moro right to do that than we
have to destroy our intellect or our
will. But this clement in our nature is
not to have thoreins. To fight against
| self and conquer 10 not tho easiest thing
in tho world; witness Alexander tho
Great. Many man fingers in Jail,
their families in want and their friends
in disgrace because fora moment or
two their appetites, tompers or pas
slons got the best OF them. Take off
the devils yoke; take yourself in hand
tonight. You who have been slaves so
long have made many efforts 10 FREQ
| yourself, become discouraged and ready
to give up to old habits, hear mo to-
night: There is hope for you. Tho
Sign OF the cross is in the heavens; tho
message on it is one Of love; bchind it
is the Crncilied One calling you unto
Him, and lie will give you liberty and
rest. 1t may cost you something, but
that which costs nothing is worth only
what it cost. .5,
A.. Dignity, OF Labor.-Tho true man is
not afraid of honest toll nor is no
ashamed to have soiled hands. There
IS sentiment growing among SONG Of
my people that honest work is not hon
oTablo and that it is nice TO wa,a, tho
streets and loiter around barber shops,
lottery rooms, saloons and houses Of III
fame. This sentiment wherever born
should bo ut once choked to death and
given IN eternal burying. I cut out a
clipping from Martinsburg papor,
which TO large measure is true OF our
own city. 1t says: "One OF tho many
drawbacks OF our people, OF this city; is
tho many loaters to be seen ontho street
corners. Many of our young men who
should bo at work arc depending upon
their mothers and fathers for thoir
meals. They arc lazy, triiling, and good
ior-nothng to work and make IN honest
living. Their parents make very
great mistake in giving thom their hard
earnings. Make them work or starvc, for r
they are anulsanco and disgrace to any
community" 1t is almost useless how
ever to advise lazy man, for Solomon
said: "Thc sluggard is wiser in his own
conceit than seven men that eau render
n areason." Still we arc told to cast our
bread upon the waters. Young mon, do
not ain! 70 follow wicked rich mon, take
out tho best in every mans liic, but be
Yourself and try TO make yourself tho
highest type OF glorious manhood.