The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-04-17
TIE GLORY OF YOUNG MEN.
BY TIE REV. AME yENNEMA.

BY TIE REV. AME vENNEMA.
Those who have inherited from their
parents a strong physical constitu-
tion, simply that, may well be thank
ful. 1t is worth fortune. 1t Is well
worth taking good care Of. II lost, a
fortlne can not restore it. Sicklincss
is not saintlincss. Richard Baxter
was Il glorious saint, but his fral body
did not make him 50. Martin Luther
was just as noble soul, though he
had muscular pUwcr sufficient to over
power two ordinary men. Given a
bright intellect and IL kind heart, and
their effect upon the world for good
will be all the more telling for having
Il strong and healthy body through
which they can make themselves felt.
There is no glory in physical strength
when, as with Sullivan and Corbett.
it is prostituted to base and ignoble
purposes, or merely for vain display.
But when we use the members OF our
bodies as instruments OF righteous
ness unto God, we may well rcjuice in
having them as perfect and as service
able possible.
Brain is as useful as Drawn. A man
must be more than splendid animal.
When his faculties are kindlcd with
the torch of truth. and knowledge
forms Il halo about his head and sheds
light upon his path he has cause to
rejoice Power Of mind must be ac-
Quired in youth by careful, dIligcnt
and persistent application. AS The
bud in the morning opens to the light
of the sun and expands into a bcauti-
mi flower, so in the morning Of life
the budding intellect must receive the
light Of wisdom, and its capacity will
expand, and its beauty increase.
King Josiah began his great reforma-
tion in Judah at eighteen. Joseph
had mounted the throne OF Egypt at
thirty. jefferson wrote the Dcclara.
tion Of Independence at thrty-thrce,
and the blessed Jesus had finished his
illustriouS career on earth at the same
age. II Il man when young has no IN
tcllectual strength, it is not likely he
ever will have.
Moral strength must needs be cOu.
pied with the bright mind and the
strong body in order to give them
proper direction, and to insure that
they shall be blessing and not a
curse. The body is like the hull of
the ship; the mind is like the ma.
chine that propcls it; but the con
science, the moral sense, is the helm
that guides it. When the splendid
mind plans deceit and violence, and
the splendid body executes vice and
crime, two of Gods choicest tools have
been wrcsted from his hand. placed If
the hands OF the devil, and the young
mans glory is turned into his shame
The young men Incarccrated in th'
prisons of our country may all bt
knaves, but they are by no means al
" fools. The schemes OF wickedncs
which many of them have cunningl!
:, devised and skillfully carried out wer,
- sllrewd and intricate and far reach
ing, and tell of more than ordinar!
ability. The same ingenuity AM
>, skill applied to worthy ends woul
e have gained distinction for them. Blu
their moral sense was scared as
N with hot iron, or the keen edge OF |
1t blunted by neglect or abuse, and tina
d is why they are there.
The young mans chief glory, how
re ever. is his spiritual strength. Whe
lie you can call him spiritual, religion!
ID godly, you exalt him to much highe
'e plane. Not until he becomes spiritu;
does he answer To the true end Of hi
!" being. BEFORE, his best energies ma
have been devoted TO the service
:, humanity, now they become cons
Grated to the service and glory Of Coz
;, A moral character Is splendid thin
i, to have for this world. A religion
9. character Is an essential thing to po
IN sess for the next world. What I'll
jewel IS to its setting, or the keystor
hs to the arch, that the soul In whic
he the love Of God dwclls is to all ell
to that constitutes a true man.