The morning times., 1895-11-25
TWENTIETH CENTURY MAN
Dr.. TaImage Says He Will See
and Do Great Deeds.
CRADLES OF THE PRESENT
They Are More Blessed Than Ever
Before-Some Rules by Which the
Youth Of Today Must he Guided
TO Prepare for the Bright Future
Which Comes In Few Years.

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Rev. T. De witt Talmagc spoke on
The safety of young men," at the First
Presbyterian Church, last evening. DIR.
lmagetook his text fromII Samuel, xviii:
%, rs the young man Absalom safe?''
He began his sermon by "A reference
to David as lie sat bet tween the gates OF
his palace awaiting tidings from tie
battle. Absalom had turned against his
father and marshalcG an army to overthrow
his fathers government. and the great
day or battle had come. Two great qucs-
tions We're to be decided The safety Of his
boy and the continuance of the throne OF
israel. When messenger came from the
battlefield, David's first question was
not Of the success OF his forces. but lis
the young man Absa lom safe?" And
when it was told him that his forces had
conquered, but his eon had been slain,
the father turned his back upon the con-
gratuations or the nation ami entered
his home crying out. "ub, Absaioin,
My son. Ny son!'
DR.. Talmagc then said:
Young men of Washin gton, l take the
liberty or suggesting some things for your
happiness and safety. But few people
VIII" have passed fifty years OF age are
capa Bile OF giving advice 10 young men,
Too many begin their counsel by for
getting they ever were young men them
serves. November SHOWS do not under
stand daytime blossom week. Generally
after man has rheumatism in his right
FOOT, lie. is not competent to discuss juven-
heelastlcity. Not one man out of a hundred
can enlist snd keep the attention Of the
young after there is bald spot on the
cranium.
And yet the young men OF Washington
and all young men, have right to ask
those who have had many opportunities
of studying this world and the next world
to give helpful suggestion as TO what
theories of life one ought TO adopt, and
what dangers lie ought to shun AtteD-
tior, young men.
GET YOUR SOUL RIGHT.
First, get your soul right You see, that
Is the most valua BILE part of sou. 1t is
the most important room in your house
lt is the parlor OF your eutire nature
fut the best pictures on It's walls Put
The best music under its arches 1t is
important 10 have the kitchen right and
the di iDing-room right, and the cellar right
aud all the other rooms Of your nature
right; but oh! the parlor of the soul! lie
particular about the guests who cuter IT,
Have your body right. Let a young
man make his body a wine closet. or a rum
Jug, or "a whisky cask, or a beer barrel, nd
smoke poisoning cigarettes until his land
irenbes, ard he is black under the eyes, and
his cheeks fail in, and then at some church
seek and find religion; yet, all the pra wing
he can do VIII not hinder the physical conse-
quences of natural law fractured.
Take care of your intellect. Here
comes she flood of noveIettes, ninety-nine
ont OF a hundred baIittling to every one that
opens them. Take at least one good news
paper with able editorial and reporters
columns mostly occupied with helpful in
teliigcnce, announcing marriages and deaths
and refornatory and religious assemblages.
and charities bestowed, and the doings of
good people, and giving but little place to
nasty divorce cases, and stories of crime
which, like cohras, citing those that touch
them.
Never go to any place where You would
be ashamed to die. Adopt that plan, and
you Will never gU to any evil amusement,
nor be found in compromising surroundings.
How many startling cases within the last
few years Of men being called out of the
world, and the newspapers surprised us
when they mentioned the locality and the
ronpaDiunship. To put IT on the least i'm
portant ground, you ought not 10 go TO any
such forbidden place. because If You depart
his life in such circumstances, you put
officiating minister's in great embarrassment.
BUY A HOME.
As soIn as You can, by industry and
economy, have home of your own. What
do mean by home? ImeantworoUm
the blessing OF God on both OF them; one
room for sllmber the other for food, its
preparation and th. paTta king thereof.
Marx you, would like you 10 have a home
with thirty rooms, all upholstered, pictured.
and statgettCd, bat / am putting II down
at The minimum. A husband and wife who
csn not BE- happy with home made up OF
Two rooms would not DE happy in heaven II
they got there.
ION, what opportunities You are going
10 have, young men alloyer the world. under
thirty. How thankful you ought to be
that you were not born sooner. Blessed
are the cradles that are being rocked now.
Blessed are the students IN the freshman
class. Iiess ell those who will yet be
young men when the new century comes in.
''3ut the twentieth century, That viii
be the time To see great sights and do
great deeds. Oh, young men, get ready
FOR the rolling in OF that mightiest and
grandest ana most glorious century that
the world has ever seen. Have your heart
right; your nerves right: your brain
right; your digestion right. We will
hand over TO you our commerce, our
mechanism, our arts and Sciences our pro-
fessions. our pnlpits. our Inheritance. We
believe in You. We trust in you. We pray
for you. We bless you. And though by the
time you get into the thickest of the fight
for God and righteousness, and when
we may have disappeared from earthly
scenes, we Will not lose our interest in your
struggle, and If the dear Lord will excuse
us for little while longer from the temple
service and the house of many mansions we
will come out on the battlement of Jasper
and cheer you, and perhaps If that night
of this world be very quiet you may hear
our voices dropping from arar as We cry. be
thou faithful unto death, and thou shalt
have a CROWN"