The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-23
WORDS TO YOUNG. MEN
A PRACTICAL SERMON FOR THE
BENEFIT OF YOUNG MEN.
HeAlthful Exercise and the Careful
Training Of the Intellect the Es-
sentials of Success-Unlimited OPP
pOrtunities of the Rising Genera
tion.

New York, Special.-In his audiences
at the academy of music DR.. Talmage
meets many hundreds of young men
from different parts of the Union, and
representing almost every calling and
profession in life. 10 them he special
ly addressed his discourse this after
noon, his subject being "Words With
Young Men, The sermon was
preached in response to the request OF
six young men of Fayette, Ohio.
Those six young men, I suppose,
represent innumerable young men who
are about undertaking the battle Of
life, and who have more interrogation
points in their minds than any print
er's case ever contained, OF printers
fingers set up. But few people who
have passed fifty Years of age are
capable of giving advice to young
men, Too many begin their council
by forgetting they ever were young
men themselves. November SHOWS 90
not understand May-time blossoms.
The cast wind never did understand
the south wind. Autumnal golden rod
makes IL poor fist at lecturlng ABOUT
early violets. Generally, after man
has rheumatism in his right foot, he IS
not competent to discuss juvenile
elasticity. Not one man out OF nun
dred can enlist and keep the attentlon
of the young after there is a bald spot
on his cranium. I attended la"ge
meeting in Philadelphia, assembled TO
discuss how the Young Mems Chris
tan association of that city might be
made more attractive for young peo-
rle. when a man arose and made some
suycestions with such lugubriOus tone
of voice. and manner that seemed
to deplore that everything was going
to ruin, when an old friend OF mine,
ut seventy-five years as young in feel
ing as any one at twenty, arose ana
said: THAT good brother who has
lust addressed you will excuse me TOT
saving that a young man would no
sooner 80 and spend an evening
among such funeral ideas Of religion
which that brother seems to nave
adopted, than he would go and spend
the evening in Laurel Hill cemetery
And vet these young men OF ONO, ana
all Young men, have a right to ask
those who have had many opportunl-
ties of studying this world and the
next world to give helpful suggestions
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.
It is the most important room in your
| house. It is the parlor Of your eh1lre
nature. Put the best pictures on It's
| walls. Put the best music under it's
arches. 1t is important to have the
kitchen right, and the dining room
| right, and the cellar right and all the
other rooms of your nature right; but,
oh. the parlor of the soul! Be partic-
ular 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 curtains, and with
silent foot attempt the desperate and
| murderous. Let the King come in.
He is now at the door. Let me be
usher to announce his arrival and in
troduce the King of this world, the
King of all worlds, the King eternal,
immortal, invisible. Make room.
| Stand back Clear the way. Bow
kneel, worship the King. Have him
| once FOR your guest, and it does not
make much difference who comes or
goes. Would you have a warranted
| against moral disaster and surety of a
| noble career? Read at least one chap
| ter of the Bible on your knees every
| day of your life.
Word the next: Have your body
| right "How are you? l often say
| when l meet a friend of mine in
| Brooklyn. He is over seventy, and
alert and vigorous. and very promi-
| nent in the law. His answer is, "'I
am living on the capital of a we'll
spent YOUTH" On the contrary. there
are hundreds of thousands of good
people who are suffering the results of
early sins. The grace of Coz gives
one a new heart but not a new body.
David, the Psalmist, had to cry out,
''Remember not the sins of nv
youth" Let a young man make his
body a wine closet, or rum jug, or a
whisky cask, or a barrel, and smoke
| poisoned cigarettes until his hand
trembles. and he is black under the
eyes. and his checks fall in, and then
at some church seek and find religion:
yet, all the praying he can do will not
hinder the physical consequences of
natural law fractured. You six men
Of Ohio, and all the young men, take
take care of your eyes, those windows
Of the soul. Take care of your ears,
and listen to nothing that depraves.
Take care Of your lips and see that
! they utter no profanities. Take care
of your nerves by enough sleep and
avoiding unhealthy excitements, and
by taking outdoor exercise, whether
| by ball. or skate, or horseback. lawn
| tennis. or exhilarating bicycle, if YOU
sit upright and do not join that throng
| of several hundred thousands who nv
the wheel are cultivating crooked
| backs, and cramped chests and de-
formed bodies. rapidly coming down
! toward all-fours, and the attitude of
| the beasts that perish. Anything that
bends body, mind or soul to the earth
! is unhealthy. Oh, it is grand thing to
| be we'll but do NOT 6opopd ~, .>1,...