Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-12-04
NO. 81.

. or Adam to be idle. so God made him u
| iorticulturst. and II the married pair had
| ,ept busy dressing the vines ihey would not
AVE been sauntering under the trees. hank
| ring after fruit that ruined them and their
,osterity! Proof positive Of the fact that
| vhen people do not attend to their business
| hey get into mischief $50 to the ant, thou
! auccard; consider her ways and he wise,
| which, having no overseer or guide, provid-
| rh her food in the summer and gathereth
| Ter meat in the harvest" Satan is a roaring
| ion. and you can never destroy him by gun
,r pistol or sword. The weapons with which
rou are to beat him back are pen and type
| md hammer and ADJ and saw AMI pckax
md vardstick and the weapon of honest toll.
| Work. work. or die.
Another safeguard that want 70 present
| n young men is a nigh ideal of life. Some
| lines soldiers going into battle shoot into
+, he ground instead of into the hearts of their
,nemies. They are apt to take aim too low.
| md it is very often that the cantain. going
| nto conflict with his men. will cry out.
| Now men. aim high" The fact is that in
| ife great manv men take no aim mt ALL
| The artist plans out his entire thought before
| le puts it upou canvas. before he takes up
| he crayon or the chisel. An architect thinks
,ut the entire building before the workmen
| ,egin. Although everything may seem to be
| 1norganized that architect has in his mind
| .verv Corinthian column, every Gothic arch.
.very Byzantine capital. A poet thinks out
he entire plot Of his poem before he begins
% chime the cantos OF tinkling rhythms.
| And vet there are great manv men who
! start the important structure Of life without
| knowing whether it ia going to be
| rude Tartar's hut or st. Marks ca
hedral. and begin to write out the in
| ricate poem OF their life without know
| ing whether it is to be a Homer's 80 ivssev'
| Or rhvmester's botcb. Out of 1900. 99a
| have no life plot. Booted and spurrei and
.aparisoned. thew hasten along. AM run
md u.,IA nnf W "a
| "Nowhere,'' they say. Oh. young man.
make every days duty n filling no of the
| great life plot. Alas. that there should be
! on this sea of life 50 many ships that seem
bound for no port! They are swept every
| whittier by wind and wave. up by the
mountains and down bv the valleys. They
sail with no chart. They gaze on no star.
| They long for no harbor. Oh. young man.
have high ideal and press to it. ani it will
| he mighty safeguard There never were
| grander opportunities opening before young
| men than are opening now. Young men OF
| fhe strong arm and of the stout heart and of
| the bounding step. I marshal you to-day for
| q great achievement.
! Another safeguard is n respect for ths
| S,hbath Tell me- how a Young man spends
| his Sabbath. and will tell you what are his
| prospects in business. and | will tell you
| what are his prOSpects for the eternal world.
| God has thrust into our busy life a sacrei
| fav when we are to look after our souls. IL
| " eNorDUan'. hIthr giving SIN udNS To tiis
| feeding and clothing of these perishable
| bodies, that God should demand one day
| for the fee ling and clothing of the immortal
| sou?
| There is another safeguard that want to
present. have saved it until the last be-
| rause | want it to be the more emphatic.
| The great safeguard for every young man is
| the Christian religion. Nothing can take
| the place of it. You may have gracefulness
enough to put to blush Lord Chesterfield,
you may have foreign languages dropping
| from your ton que, you NAV discuss laws and
| literature. YOU may have pen of une-
| 1ualed polish and power yGu may have SO
| much business tact that you can get the
largest salary in a banking house. You may
| be sharp IA Herod and as strong IA
| Samson. and with "a long locks as those
which hung Absalom, and yet you have no
| safety against temptation. Some OF you
| look forward to life with great dependency.
| know 1t. / see II in your faces from time
10 time. You say. "All the occupations and
professions are full. and there's no chance
Tor me-" Oh, young man, cheer up!
will tell you how you can make your
fortune. Seek first the kingdom of
God and His Righteousness, and all other
things will be added. 1 know You do not
want to be mean in this matter. You will
aot drink the brimming cup of life and then
pour the dregs on Gods altar. To gener-
,us Saviour you will not act like that: you
have not the heart to act like that. That Is
aot manly. That is not honorable. That Is
aot brave. Your great want is a new heart,
and in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I
ell you so to-day, and the blessed Spirit
presses through the solemnities of this hour
| 20 put the cup of life to your thirsty lips.
Oh. thrust it not back. Mercy presents it
bleeding mercy. long suffering mercy. De-
| Use all other friendships, prove recreant to
Ill other bargains. but despise Gods love
or your dying soul-io not do that. There
comes a crisis in n mans life, and the trouble
he does not know it is the crisis. l got
etter in which man says to me:
II start out now to preach the gospel or
righteousness and temperance to tho people.
Do you remember me! L am the man who
appeared at the close of the service when you
we're worshiping in the chapel after you
.ame from Philadelphia. Do you remember
It the close of the service man coming up
10 you all a-tremble with conviction, and
:rying out for mercy, and telling you he had
very bad business. and he thought he
you'd change it? That was the turning
,oint in my history. / gave up my bad bus
ness. l gave my heart to God, and the de-
hre to serve Hin has grown upon me all
hese years, until now Woe is unto me if
| preach not the gospel"
That Sunday night was the turning point
f that young mans history. This very Sab
bath hour will be the turning point in the
| history of 100 young men in this house.
iod help us! l once stood on an anniver-
ary platform with clergyman who told
his marvellous story. He said:
| Thirty years ago two young men started
,ut to attend Park Theatre, NV York, to
lee "a play which made religion ridiculous
ind hypoeritical. They ha. been brought
lp in Christian families. They started for
:he theatre to see that vile play, and their
.arly convictions came back upon them.
They felt it was not right to go, but still
hey went. They came to the door of the
theatre. One of the young men stopped and
rarted for home, bur returned and came up
20 the door, but he had not the courage to
| 90 in. He again started for home and went
lome. The other young man went in. He
went from one degree of temptation to
another. Caught in the whirl of frivolity
| and sin, he sank lower and lower. He lost
his business position. He lost his morals
He lost his soul. He died a dreadful death,
not one star of mercy shining on it. l stand
before you to-day" said that minister, ito
been permitted to preach the gospel. Ian
| the other young man"
Oh, you see that Was fhe turning point
the one went back, the other went on. The
| great roaring world of business life will soon
break in upon you, young men. viii the
| wild wave dash out the impressions of this
| day rs an ocean billow dashes letters out OF
| the sand on the beach? You need something
| better than this world can give you. beat
| On your heart and it sounds hollow. You
| want something great and grand and gior.-
| Gus to fill il. and here is the religion that
10 it. God save you
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