Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
7 n E Y o U NC M E N
A Theme of the Sermons in Many of the
City Churches.
The Opening Day of the Week OF
Prayer for Young Men-The
Association Here.

yesterday was the beginning of the week
Of prayer for young men. and the day was
generally observed by the pastors of the
various city churches. who delivered SER
mons appropriate to the occasion. In most
cases special reference was made to the
work Of the Y. NJ. c. A. in this city, and
contributions were asked to aid in wiping
out the remainder of the Indebtedness of
| the association. At the Metropolitan Fres-
byterian Church. Rev. DR.. Luccock, the
pastor, spoke of the need Of the aid of young
men in various enterprises in Christian
work. He said that he liked the Y. NJ. c. A.
| for Its attitude to the church. Christ, he
| said, Is the corner stone of the church, and
| the inspiration which He gave to His fol-
| lowers was that the glory of service and
the heroism of faith is to lay down even
life itself for the perishing.
At the Kellar Memorial Lutheran Church,
| Maryland avenue and 9th street northeast,
| the pastor, Rev. G. II. Butler. spoke In
| the interest of young men. taking as his
| theme Davids period of preparation for mis-
work. He laid emphasis on the Importance
of right beginning. He said young men
| ought not to be content with a passive OPP
| position TO evil. He spoke of the conditions
of growth and said that The temptations of
| the world should not be allowed to crush
out the divine life. Manliness ard virtue.
said the preacher mean the same thing.
Manliness recognizes the divine image 1t
| recognizes the man in Christ and his life
| as the truest standard. He spoke of the
aid which the Y. Nj. C. A. afforded young
| men in living right life.
Rev. s. NJ Hartsock, d. D., pastor of the
Ryland Nj. T.. Church, spoke, In the course
| of his sermon, of the work accomplished by
the Y. NJ. g. A, giving the statistics which
shows the extent and power Of this aSSo-
citation. He laid special emphasis upon the
influence for good which this ASSOCIATION
eXerted upon young men; he spoke OF It's
| unsectarian character, and said it's sole aim
4 "a "a nj n
He spoke of the balance of the debt which
remained on the association, and called the
attention of the congregation to the enVel-
opeS which were provided for subscription.
At Mckendree NJ. r.. Church the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Waterman, in the course Of his
sermon spoke of the sympathy which every
one should have for young men who start
in new life. They need help and en-
enlargement. He said that with this class
the little indulgences are the things that
sap the soul.
Rev. NJ. F. b. Rice. the pastor of the
Fourth Street NJ. f. Church, spoke from
the text. Wherewithai shall young man
cleanse his ways. He spoke Of the tempta-
tions which spring up in the pathway Of the
young, and said that the young men should
be afraid of the beginnings Of evil He
laid emphasis on the Importance of begin
ming lite Alright, and quoted some examples
OF bright prospects darkened by mistake
in this direction. He referred to the dan
gers arising from Incidence and from in
temperance and other evils He laid stress
on the value of a clean life. He said that
every pure life has been built upon the
study Of the Bible and faith in It's divine
authority. He spoke OF the obligation OF
all to promote the safety of young men.
This was especially the duty of the church
and extends to the support of all institu-
tons which aim to secure this end. he
made special reference TO the y. NJ. G. A.
in this direction, and spoke Of its valuable
work in this community.
At the Union NJ. h. Church, the pastor.
Rev. Joel Brown, gave special Importance
To individual effort
men. He said that the work for the saliva
ton of young men should be begun early.
In this country there were great oppor-
tunites open to deserving merit. and The
position which the boy may occupy as u
man gives further Importance to guarding
carefully their training. He spoke especial
ly of the duties Of parents, Sunday school
teachers, pastors, the church at large and
the Y. NJ. G. A.
The safety of our young men was the
theme OF a sermon ut the Ninth StreetChriS-
tan Church last evening by the pastor
Rev. Z. ID. Bagby. He said that he thought
it was erroneous idea that the sins of
young men should be excused upon the |
theory that the boys were having a good
time, and that they ought to be allowed to
their wild oats. He said that this was
the suggestion Of the devil. The young
man who is sober, honest and industrious
is the one who will make good citizen.
The young man who is idle, wayward and
diSSolute is the one who Will add recruit
to the criminal class. 1he safety Of ctr ia
the young men. The preacher said that
the young should be taught the splendid
pos sibiltieS that lay before them. He
spoke of the temptations of city life. He
asked what Nas the church doing to coun-
teract these evil influences. the import
ance of getting young men into good as
ISOLATION was spoken OF, and of stlmulat-
ing his ambition and bringing him under
the influence of the gospel of Christ. Mr.
Bagby warmly commended the work of the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Church, Rev. Dr. g. d. Patch, spoke Of
the relations Of the church to young men,
and Of the support which Christian peo-
pie should give to an institution like the |
Y. NJ. c. A. He said that the young men |
were coming up to take the places of older
men. The work Of the Y. NJ. c. A. he COM
pared to the key log of boom, which ar
rests the downward course of thousands
of logs.
Rev. A. F. Anderson, pastor Of the Grace |
Baptist Church, said that the pains and
trials of the world are but the birth throes |
of a new life to those who on the side |
of Christ. Christ is the lightning from
heaven which kindles the smoldering en-
bers of mems aspirations and hopes.
The new pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational Church, Rev. M. Ross Fish |
burn, preached from the text found in
Genesis, 41st chapter and 3Sth verse: Can
we find such one DIS this is, a man in
whom the Spirit of God is?''
Mr.. FishbLrnS disCOu dealt with diff.
ferent classes of n en- which one meets in
daily walks of life.
He made plain the distinction between
the good and the "goody' man. He said
that there were in the world. in addition
to the good mar, "in whom the Spirit Of
God is, the 'goody' man. the strictly right
eous man who never made any mistakes,
and the good fellow"
The need of the age was for manly Chris
tan men, and it was by manly Christian
ity and not weak seutimentalism that the |
world was to be won for Christ.
Il fIrr, th, 4,
Young Mems Christian Association was an |
eXemplifcatiCn of practical application of
this manly Christianity, and was an in
stituti0n worthy of the cooperation and |
support of every Christian Of whatever de- |
nomination.