The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-03

Rev. John H. Howard. DID,, preach.
cd TIP first OF series OF sermons to
the ypung people last night ut Asbury
Church. His subject was t'rhe
Young Man and His Company" from
the text: My son, II sinners entlce
thee. consent thou not" The sermon
was an appeal to young mon to avoid
evil associations. The text is the
utter nce Of the wise man Of rank and
reputation, but one who Was wei
posted Of serving the world and keep.
ing bad company. This is the particu-
lar evil which led to Soiomon's down.
fall. There are danger signals out
upon the waters In the shape OF light.
ships and buoys that Indicate places
wherb danger turks. The text Is one
anohbred upon the reef OF bad conf
pany and is the place where many u
young mans craft has gone to pieces.
Tho young man Will have company.
The pairing of process begins early in
lie and seldom il ever terminates.
Every school boy has his '0hun
This Is natural and within certain Hun
its 1t is right. Gratitude fosters mel.
anchPly, etleminancy and madness.
No 10y amounts to very much who ls
kept entirely aluEe. To demand asso'
clatlon is the law OF our being that
must be gratitled. But unloss care Is
taken TO prevent II, the young mans
com any is certain to be bad, This
Ia truo because the young mar has u
deprived nature. and that wickedness
is always aggressive. Evil propensi.
ties need 10 cultivation. Let alone
they soon gain the mastsry. Because
sin aud slnners are aggressive they
are Id the Dung mans way and II re-
quires an effort toavoid them while
the gpod must be bought.
Upto u certain time III life the ques-
tion ot company should bB determined
by others, Tut the time comes indeed
too ehrly In life when the young man
chooses for himself With IN evil ma
ture and u vicious environment 1t is a
critical period when we start out to
seek companions. With the odds
against him the young man is to be-
congratulated who Keeps his record
clean.
What arc some of the results Of bad
company? A loss OF the good opirion
OF our fellow men. Meate inlged by
tho dompnuy we keep. Failure In
iile's battles result from b9d com
pany When employers need young
men for posltions, bar rooms and
billiard saloons are not he place5
where they expect to find them. EVIL
com plpy poison5 the npra 8 and an
dernIines the character IL Wa arc
pure when wo begin, 1t will not lie
long before We are corrnpt. We
breathe tho pollution of oar environ.
mont whom we eN pose ourselves to In.
tlNetre OF the vicious. iheold Latin
proyhib is true which stys, 1T you
live always with tho lGme, you wiil
learn to limp.
What charae ters Gte to be iiiunnel
A. l
liSer ire. above all others, Moral i'm
puritlrs are more contagious than
smallpox or cholera, and infinitely
WORSE. Tho iipp.e too, is to DO
avoided ii you would shun tad COM
pahy. beware OF the dsiik hhhit II
You become a Upper your PICS. o is
are discounted nifty par cent. con
tlnud TINS and You beeoirc u druukgrI;
, Doc ne Il druikali ami ettlr tur all
con .brned il you had never ueen born.
loolI out for tho oceHa on!l giHss; not
only shur the glass but The company
tnnt Is favorable to such lndulEencies.
Give no place TO tho sColler Or skep-
| tie Do not make Il bosom companion
| OF the man who docs not respect your
! mol hers rclig!un. Ills iiliGPltty may
| he the result OF gross immortality.
! Don't run the risk. ion need not cut
| the company oil an honest doUuter
| hut always avoid The HIaspEemous In
| .iJei
| WI musL net ignore the fact that
most young men are thrown in the
spcidty Ul the opposite seA AMI a5
/ much or more caution la NEEDED here
! taauin tile selection OF our gentlemen
! friends. Never mind being called Il
ladies' man" II il mark OF good
heehlng TO desire The comnany OF tbs
| lt.IiNa and .lIn mora NUu can hD with