The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-20
ATTENDED BY 1850 PEOPLE
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church and at the Church of tn re
deemer.
"Other darts besides the three men,
toned in the text had pierced Absaloms
heart, and 80 these other darts are
piercing our hearts to-day. OF these
last darts there are three which are
unholy and lead to the downfall Of
their victims. Absalom was rich and
a society man and smiled upon by for
tune, which often makes man unfor-
tunate. A young man who is thus
smiled upon by fortune must work hard
to keep his character unblemished. 1t
is right to get all you can, and to give
all you can, but don't abuse good for
tune. Great wealth led Absalom, as it
has many more, into fast life--the
macadamized road to hell. Society has
it's delights and before you know it, you
will be asleep in her lap. Life is bat
tie.
'eThere is no room in the world for
over-dressed dolls in the forms of men.
who would be women If they could.
"Absalom was incorporate, and the
same dart of intemperance has entered
the hearts of many young men of to-
day. The first step in this direction is
easily taken and strong will is neees-
cary ITO ward off the temptations which
lead to this terrible evil.
"Absalom was also a very impure
young man. The sin of impunity is, 1
believe, blighting and blasting the lives
of more people to-day than any other
known sin. Purity is power, self-indul-
gence lis weakness. You must be a
pure man If you want to be a strong
mani Be not deceived. Whatsoever a
man soweth, that shall he reapeth.'
The purity of others around 4uis, those
on whom we place our affections, de-
mands purity from u.s., / am glad to
see many Yale men in the audience.
do not believe that Yale or Princeton
are gates of HE'LL nor are my sympa-
thies with those who brand them as
such A young man who can't so to
Yale or Princeton or elsewhere without
being bad. would do the same anywhere
and in any walk of life or business.
A lady i'm New York who had charge
of home for girls told me once that
nine tenths of the girls ruined I'M that
city were ruined by young men.
| Whether this lis pertinent to Princeton
| or not / do not know, but do know
! that within the shades of colleges have
seen things to bring the blush of shame
| to the face The attendants of purity
| in our colleges must be raised | would
rather take the chances hereafter OF
| the darkest heather in Africa than
those of a man who has no sense of a
man who has robbed a girl of her vir-
1 tue. (Applaugse) Thousands go down
each year the victims of lustful men.
| II call upon you to-day, men OF New
! Haven, to lift up high standards OF
purity and never take them down SO
that the blush of shame shall not come
| to the faces of your daughters and sis
tiers, and society may not allow heilish
| brultes in. human form to live.
God said, Your body is the temple
Of the Holy Spirit, ana he who defiles
this temple will be severely punished
Were it not for the vices of magma
| ton SO many would not be hurried into
awful sin. There lis scarcely man OF
woman whose path to sin has not leo
Through the fields of imagination. Stand
1 up in the name of God for purity and
righteousness, for the holy and pure
4 that God may use you for means OF
right Nearly ten years ago the spirit
of God came to me. I do not claim to
be perfect, but with Gods help am
/ fighting the battle.
| At the close of the address Mr.. Bed
erwolf asked all who wished to lead q
better life to rise up, and in his response
1 to his request several hundred rose In
all parts Of the large audience.
| A pleasant feature of the meeting was
the singing of "Intega Vitae" by seven
members of the Yale Glee elub-Messrs
Lakeland '96, Stalter '96, Robbins '96
Ledyard 's7, Hinkle ~, Kerry '97 and
Sprock l.. S.