Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-13
YOUNG MEN ADVISED.
CARE FOR THEIR SOULS, MINDS AND
BODIES.

His Words 70 Those Who Are on the
Threshold of Life-An Optimistic View
of the Future.
NEW YORK, May 12.-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 Strive, the undersigned, being
earnest readers of your sermons, especially
request that you use as subject for some
one of your future sermons ''Advice to Young
Men," Yours respectfully,
H. S. MuLoTT. CHARLES T. RUBERT.
F. o. MILLoTT. 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, or printers fingers ever set
up. But few people who have passed so
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 not understand May time blossom
week. The east wind never did under
stand the south wind. Autumnal golden
rod makes q Door fist at lecturing about
early violets. Generally, after man
has rheumatism in his right foot he is
not competent to discuss juvenile elias
ITCHY Not one man out of a hundred
can enlist and keep the attention of the
young after there is a bald spot on the
Uranium.
1 attended 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 manner that
seemed to deplore that everything was
going to ruin, when an old friend of
mine, at IS years as young in feeling as
any one at 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 funereal 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 in your
house. 1t is the parlor of your entire
nature. Put the 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 the soul! Be particular about the
guests who enter it. Shut its doors il
the faces Of those who would despoii
and pollute it. There are princes and
kings who would like to come into it,
while there are assassins who would
like to como out from behind its cur
tains, and with silent foot attempt the
desperate and Inurderous. Let the king
come in. lie 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, kneel, 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 warrantee against moral disaster
and surety of a noble career? Read at
least one chapter of the Bible on your
knees every day of your life.
Word the next: Have your body right
Chow are you?' I often say when I
meet q friend of mine in Brooklyn He
is over 20, and alert and vigorous, and
very prominent in the law His answer
is, 81 am living on the capital of a we'll
spent youth. On the contrary, there
are hundreds of thousands of good peo-
pie who are suffering the results of early
sins. The grace of God gives one new
heart, but not new body. David, the
Psalmist, had to cry out, Remember
not the sins of my youth. 3" Let a young
man make his body a wine closet, or q
rum jug, or a whisky cask, or beer
barrel, and smoke poisoned cigarettes
until his hand trembles, and he is black
under the eyes, and his cheeks fall in,
and then at some church seek and find
religion; yet all the praying he can do
will not hinder the physical conse-
quences of natural law fractured. You
six young men of Ohio and all the
young men, 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 I'M
healthy excitements, and by taking out
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