The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-17
YOUNG MEN ADVISED.
CARE FOs THEIR SOULS, MINDS AND
BODIES.

Rev. DR.. Talmage Responds TO Request.
His Words to Those Who Arc ON the
Threshold of Life-An Optimistic View
of the Future.
New YORK, May l2,-In his audi
ences at the Academy of Music DR., Tai
mage meets many hundreds of young
men from different parts of the Union,
and representing almost every calling
and profession in life, To them he spe-
cially addressed his discourse this after
noon, the subject being Words with
Young Men"
FAYETTE o.
REVEREND SIR--we, the undersigned, being
earnest readers of your sermons, especially
request that you uso as subject for some
one OF your future sermons advice to Young
Mon" Yours respectfully,
IL. s. MirLoTT, CHARLES T. RUPERT.
+. o. MII.LoTr NJ, e, ELDER.
J. L. SHERWOOD, S. J, ALTMAN.
Those six young men, suppose, rep
resent innumerable young men who are
about undertaking the battle of life, and
who have more interrogation points in
their mind than any printers case ever
contained, on printers fingers ever set
up. But few people who have passed 30
years Of age are capable of giving advice
to young men. Too many begin their
counsel by forgetting they ever were
young men themselves November SHOWS
do hot understand May time blossom
week. The east wind never did under
stand the south wind. Autumnal golden
rod makes a poor fist at lecturing about
early violets. Generally, after a man
has rheumatism in his right foot he is
not competent to discuss Juvenile elias
ITCHY. Not one man out of hundred
can enlist and keep the attention Of the
young after there is bald spot on the
Uranium.
I attended a large meeting in Phila-
delphia assembled to discuss how the
Young Mems Christian association of
that city might be made more attractive
for young people, when man arose and
made some suggestions with such lugu-
brious tone of voice and a manner that
seemed to deplore that everything was
going to ruin, when an old friend of
mine, at rs years as young in feeling as
any one ct 20, arose and said, "That
good brother who has just addressed
you will excuse me for saying that a
young man would no sooner go and spend
an evening among such funereal tones
of voice and funeral ideas Of religion
which that brother seems to have adopt
ed than he would go and spend the even
ing in Laurel Hill cemetery" And yet
these young men Of Ohio and all young
men have right to ask those who have
had many opportunities of studying this
world and the next world to give help
full suggestion as to what theories Of life
one ought to adopt and what dangers he
ought to shun. Attention, young men.
First, get your soul right. You see,
that is the most valuable part Of you.
1t is the most important room i'll your
house. 1t is the parlor of your entire
nature. Put tho best pictures on its
walls. Put the best music under its
arches. 1t is important to have the kitch-
en- right, and the dining room right, and
| the cellar right, and all the other rooms
of your nature right; but, oh the par
lor of tho soul! Be particular about the
| guests who enter it, Shut it's doors in
| the faces Of those who would despoil
and pollute it. There are princes and
| kings who would like to come into it,
| while there are assassins who would
like to come out from behind its cur
tains, and with silent foot attempt the
desperate and murderous Let the king
como in. Ee is now at the door. Let
me be usher to announce his arrival,
and introduce the king Of this world,
the king of all worlds, the king eternal,
immortal, invisible, Make room. Stand
back. Clear the way. Bow, lmeel, wor.
ship the king. Have him once for your
guest, and it does not make much differ
ence who comes Or goes. Would you
have walrantee against moral disaster
and surety Of noble career? Read al
least one chapter Of the Bible on YOU
knees every day Of your life
| Word the next: Have your body right
"How are you?" 1 often say when
meet friend Of mine in Brooklyn. HI
is over 70, and alert and vigorous, ant
very prominent in the law. His answer
is, II am living on the capital of vel
spent youth. !" On the contrary, there
are hundreds Of thousands of good PEG
pie who are suffering the results of early
sins. The grace Of God gives one a new
heart, but not new body. David, tn,
Psalmist, had to cry out, "Remembel
not the sins of my youth" Let youns
man make his body wine closet, or
rum jug, or a whisky cas1, or a bee
barrel, and smoke poisoned cigarette
until his hand trembles, and he is blacl
under the eyes, and his cheeks fall in
and then at some church seek and fine
religion; yet all the praying he can d.
will not hinder the physical conse
quences of natural law fractured. Yol
six young men Of Ohio and all tn
young men, take care of your eyes, thos
windows Of the soul Take care of you
ears, and listen to nothing that deprayes
Take care Of your lips. and see that the
utter no profanities Take care II scr;
nerves by enough sleep and avoiding I'LL
healthy excitements, and by taking out
door exercise, whether by ball Or skat
or horseback, lawn tennis or exhilarat
ing bicycle, if you sit upright and
not join that throng of several hundre
thousands who by the wheel are culti,at
ing crooked backs and cramped ches;
and deformed bodies, rapidly comm
down toward all fours, and the attitUd
of the beasts that perish. Anything thu
bends body, mind or soul to the earth
unhealthy. Oh, it is grand thing to /
well, bat do not depend on pharmac
and the doctors to make you we'll Sta
well. Read John Todd's Manual an
Coombs' Physiology and everything 70
can lay your hands on about masticatio
and digestion and assimilation Whol
you find one healthy man or woman
you find 50 half dead
From I,IT OWL experience can testit
that, being disciple OF Tie gymnasium
VA En-