The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-11-28

proposes TO make his living by his wits
probably has not sny. I should rather be
an OK, plain and plodding and useful than
| TO be an eagle. high nying and good for
nothing but to pick out the eyes OF carcasses.
Even In the Garden Of Eden IL was not safe
for Adam TO be idle, so God made him n
horticulturist, and II the married pair had
kept busy dressing the vines they would not
have been sauntering under the trees, hank
erng after fruit that ruined them and their
posterityl Proof positive OF the fact that
when people do not attend TO their business
they get into mischief "Go to the ant. thou
sluggard; consider her WAYS aud be wise.
which, having no overseer or guide provid-
eth herfood in the summer and gathereth
her meat in the harvest" Satan Is n roaring
Hon. and you can never destroy him by gun
or pistol or sword. The weapons with which
you are to beat him back ara pen and type
and hammer and adz and saw and pickax
and vardstick and the weapon OF honest toll
Work, work, or die.
Another safeguard that want to present
to young men Is high ideal OF life. Some
times soldiers going into battle shoot into
the ground instead OF into the hearts OF their
enemies. They are apt to take aim too low.
and IL is very often that the captain. going
into conflict with his men, will cry out,
Now, men, aim high" The fact Il that In
life great many men take no aim at all.
The artist plans out his entire thought before
nc Hhls II upOU canvas, OeIOTe no taxes nn
the crayon or the chisel An architect thinks
out the entire building before the workmen
begin. Although everything may seem 10 be
unorganized. that architect has in hts mind
every Corinthian column, every Gothic arch.
every byzantine capital. poet thinks out
the entire plot Of his poem before he begins
TO chime the cantos OF tinkling rhythms
And yet there ara great many men who
start the important structure Of life without
knowing whether IL IL going to be
rude Tartar's hut or st. Marks ca
thedral, and begin to write out the In
tricate poem OF their life without know
ing whether Il Is TO he Homers Odyssey
or rhymester's botch out OF 1000. 900
have no life plot Booted and spurrei aud
caparisoned. they hasten along. and run
out and say; "Hello. man. Whittier away2"
Nowhere they say. Oh. young man.
make every days duty fllling up OF the
great life plot. Alas. that there should be-
on this sea Of life 80 many ships that seem
bound for no port They are swept every
whittier 10y wind and wave. up by tho
mountains and down by 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 10 1t. and il will
he mighty safeguard. There never were
grander opportunities opening before young
men than are opening now. Young men OF
the strong arm and OF the stout heart and Of
the bounding step. marshal you to-day for
great achievement.
Another safeguard is a respect for the
Sabbath. Tell me how Young man spends
his sabbath, and will tell you what are his
prospects in business. and I will tell YOU
what are his prospects for the eternal world
God has thrust into our busy life sacred
day when we are to look after our souls L.
II exorbitant, after giving six days to tho
feeding and clothing OF these pershable
bodies, that God should demand one day
Tor the feeding and clothing OF the immortal
soui2
There is another safeguard that want to
present have saved IL until the last be-
cause 1 want It to be tho more emphatic.
The great safeguard for every young man Is
the Christian religion. Nothing can take
the place of II. You may have gracefulness
enough to put TO blush Lord Chesterfield
you may have foreign languages dropping
from your tongue, you may discuss laws and
literature. YOU may have pen OF uno-
qualed polish and power, you may have 40
much business tact that you can get the
largest salary in banking house. you may
be as sharp as Herod and as strong rs
samson, and with as long locks as those
which hung Absalom, and yet you have no
safety against temptation. Some OF you
look forward to life with great despondency.
know it. see it in your faces from time
to time. You say, "All the occupations and
professions ara 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 aud His righteousness, and all other
things will be added. | know you do not
want TO be mean in this matter. You will
not drink the brinming cup of life and then
pour the dregs on Gods altar To u gener-
Gus Saviour you will not act like that; YOU
have not the heart to act like that. That is
not manly. That is not honorable. That is
not brave. Your great want Is a new heart.
and in the name Of tho Lord Jesus Christ |
tell 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.
On, thrust 1t not back. Mercy presents it
bleeding mercy, long suffering mercy. De-
spise all other friendships prove recreant %
all other bargains, but despse Gods love
for your dying soul--do not do that. There
comes "A crisis in man 8 life, and the trouble
Is he does not know 1t il the crisis. l got a
letter in which man sfss 10 me:
II start out now to preach tho gospel of
Righteousness ana temperance TO the people,
Do you remember me- | am tho man who
appeared at the close OF the service when YOU
were worshiping In the chapel after you
came from PHILADELPHIA. Do you remember
at the close ofthe ., rvice Il man coming up
to you all a-trenfble with conviction, and
crying out Tor mercy, and telling you he had
very bad business. and he thought he
would change it? That was tho turning
point in my history. gave up my bai bus
iness. / gave my heart to God. and the de-
sire TO serve Him has grown upon me all
these years, uutil now woe is unto me IL
preach not the gospel"
That Sunday night was the turning point
of that young mans history. This very Sab
bath hour will be the turning point in the
history Of 100 young men in this house.
God help US! l once stood on an anniver-
sary platform with u clergyman who told
this marvellous story. He said;
Thirty years ago two young men started
out TO attend Park Theatre, New York, TO
see II play which made religion ridiculous
and hypocritical. They had been brought
up in Christian families. They started for
the theatre 20 see that yte play, ana their
early convictions came back upon them.
They felt 1t was not right to go, but still
they went. They came TO the door of the
theatre. One of the young men stopped and
started for home, but returned and came up
to the door, but he had not the courage TO
go in. He again started for home and went
home. The other young man went in. He
went from one degree OF temptation to
another. Caught In the Whirl of friyOlity