The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-05-16
REV. DR.. TALMAGE
SUNDAYS SERMON IN THE NEW
YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Subject: "words with Young Men"


OF young men from different parts Of the
Union, and representing almost every calling
and profession In life. To them he specially
addressed this discourse, the subject being
"Words With Young Men"
Reverend Sir-we, the undersigned, being
earnest readers Of your sermons, especially
request that you use as subject for some
one of your future sermons 'Advicet to Young
Men," Yours respectfully,
H. s. MfLLorr. CHARLEs I. RuBKRr.
r. o. MfLLorr. NJ. Z. ELDER.
J. l.. SHERWOOD. s. j. ALrMAS.
Those six young men, l suppose, represent
innumerable young men who are about un-
dertaking the battle OF life, and who have
moro interrogation points In their mind than
any printers case ever contained, or prin-
tors fingers ever set up But few people
who hnve passed fifty years Of age are capa-
bic 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 understand
the south wind. Autumnal goldenrod makes
n poor fist nc lecturing about early violets.
Generally, after man has rheumatism in
his right foot he Is not competent 60 discuss
juvenile elasticity. Not one man out of a
hundred can enlist and keep the attention Of
the young after there IL a bald spot on the
Uranium.
Inttended a large meeting in PHILADELPHIA
assembled 10 discuss how tho Young Mems
| Christian Association OF that city might be
made more attractive for young people, when q
man arose and made some suggestions with
such lugubrious tone Of voice and q manner
that seemed 10 deplorc that everything was
going TO ruin, when an old friend OF mine
at scvcnty-iive years, as young in feeling as
any one ut twenty. arose and said, THAT
good brother who has Just addressed you
/ will m ftF saNfuF tlut n o.,
would no sooner go and spend an evening
among such funereal tones OF voice and
iunercal ideas OF religion which that brother
seems to have adopted than he would go and
spend the evening In Laurel Hill Cemetery"
Aud yet these young men Of Ohio and all
| young men have right 10 ask those who
| have had many opportunities of studying
this world and the next world to give help
iul 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. IL Is
/ the pnrlor OF your entire nature. Put the
[ best pictures on lts walls. Putthe best music
/ under its arches. IL IS important 10 have
the kitchen right. and the dining room right,
and the cellar right and all the other rooms
/ OF your nnture right; but. oh! the parlor Of
/ the soul, BE particular about the guests who
who would dcspoil anI pollute it. There are
t princes and kings who would like 10 come
/ into II. while there are assassins who would
/ like to come out from behind its curtains.
aud with silent foot attempt the desperate
and murderous. Let the King come IN. He
Is now at the door. Let me be usher TO an
nouncc His arrival, and introduce the King
OF this world. the King OF all worlds. she
| King eternal, immortal, invisible. Make
room. Stand back. Clear the way. Bow,
knecl worship the King. Have Him once
| for your guest, and IL does not make much
difference who comes or goes. Would you
| have warrantee against moral disaster and
surety of n noble careert Read at least one
chapter OF the Bible on your knees every day
OF your life.
Word the next: Have your body right
How are you?" often say when meet q
friend OF mine In Brooklyn. He s over sew.
enty, and alert and vigorous, and very
prominent in the law. His answer is, 81 an
living on the capital OF well spent youth
On the contrary, there are hundreds o.
thousands of good people who are suffering
the results Of early sins. The grace OF Goo
gives one new heart, but not new body
David. the Psalmist had 10 cry out, "Re
member not the sins OF my youth" Let
young man make his body n wine closet, OF
rum jug, or a whisky cask, or a beer barrel
and smoke poisoned cigarettes until hi
hand trembles, and he Is black under tn,
eyes. and his cheeks fall in, and then a
some church seek and find religion; yet al
the praying he can do will not hinder tn,
physical consequences of natural law frac
tured. You six young men of Ohio and al
the young men, take care OF your ewes thos,
windows OF the soul. Take care OF you
ears, and listen TO nothing that depraves
Take care OF your lips, and see that the,
utter no profanities. Take care OF you
nerves by enough sleep and avoiding un
healthy excitements, and by taking out
door exercise, whether by ball or skate o
horseback, lawn tennis or exhilaratiag bi
cycle, II you sit upright and do not Join tha
throng OF several hundred thousands who b,
the wheel are cultivating crooked backs AM
cramped chests aud deformed bodies. rapidl
coming down toward all fours, and tn
attitude OF the beasts that perish. Anythinl
that bends body, mind or soul TO the cart
Is unhealthy. Oh, II Is q grand thing to b
well, but do not depend on pharmacy and th
doctors to make you well. Stay we'll. Rea
John Todd's Manual and Coombs's PhysiO
logy and everything you can lay your hand
On about mastication and digestion and assim
hation. Where you find one healthy ma
or woman, you find fifty half dead.
From my own experience can testify that
being disciple OF the gymnasium, many
, time just before going to the parallel bar
and punching bags and pullies and weights
thought satan was about taking possession
OF society and the church and the world, bu
; after one hour Of climbing and lifting an
pulling felt like fastening home so as TO b
there when the millennium set In. Take a goo
stout run every day. l find in that habit
which have kept up since at eighteen year
read the aforesaid Todd's Manual, NOR
recuperation than in anything else. Thos
six men Of Ohio will need all possible merry
/ and all possible eyesight and all possibl
muscular development before they q
, through the terrific struggle OF this life.
Word the next Take care of your inte
lect Here comes the food OF novelette,.
ninety-nine out Of a hundred belittling I
every one that opens them. Here come dc
: praved newspapers, submerging good an
elevated American Journalism. Here come
q whole perdition Of printed abominatioI
l dumped on the breakfast table and tea tabl
and parlor table. Take at least one goo
? newspaper with able editorial and reporter
columns mostly occupied with helpful IL
y telligence, announcing marriages and death
3 and reformatory and religious assemblage
and charities bestowed. and the doings
good people, and giving but little place I
. | nasty divorce CaSe3. and stOries Of eri m,