The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-22
THE YOUNG MAN AND HIS GLORY.
Rev. John ID. JOrdon's Sermon at the
First Baptist Church.

Rev. John ID. JOrdon's Sermon at the
First Baptist Church.
The sermon delivered at the First Bap-
list church last night by Rev. John D.
Jordan, on 1.-THE Young Man and His
Glory" was by request, and was heard
by very large congregation. The fact
that Rev. Jordan was TO preach upon
this topic had been previously announced,
and the sermon was anticipated with in
terest by many of the young men of that
church. .
The text was from Proverbs, 1923: 1.-THE
glory of young men is their strength"
Everything that God has created has
glory in it, said the speaker. 1.-THE
heavens declare the glory of God. and
the armament showeth His handiwork
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night
unto night showeth knowledge. There is
no speech nor language where their voice
through all the earth, and their words to
the end of the world
There is a glory in the animal kingdom
that is not found in the vegetable and a
glory in the vegetable kingdom that is not
found in the animal. We all can see and
appreciate the glory and pleasure of the
joyful youth, sporting upon the green, sun
ny lawn; there is a glory also, though diff
ferent in kind, in the grass that grows be-
meath his feet Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow; they toll not, Meth
er do they spin. And yet l say unto you,
that even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these The weeping
willow and the cooling dove, the roaring
lion and the soaring eagle, the blooming
flower and the singing brook, each and
ALL have their glory, their God-given ma
jesty about them.
In mankind, the last created and in
whom the highest order of intelligence is
found, there is glory peculiar to both
sexes in each distinct period of life The
apostle John recognized this fact when he
wrote these words: Il write unto you, lit
tie children, because your sins are for
given you for His names sake. 1 have
written unto you, young men, because We
are strong and the word of God abideth in
you. have written unto you father be-
cause We have known Him that is from
the beginning
Woman, with her unsurpassed beauty
and personal magnetism, with her true
love and great fortitude, with her an
in her sphere rivaled by none of Gods
creations. The strong man is king in his
sphere. Childhood, in its innocence and
purity, dependence and baby sweetness.
has its peculiar charms. Then, again,
upon the gray head may rest the richest
diadem of all.
THE young man is singled out by the
wise man as one having peculiar glory
las an object of special attention Why
so much about the young man? Solomon
lived in the age of old men-we live in the
age of young men. The world is being
nioved to-day largely by young men. Take
the law, politics, education or business
ana you will find the busy whirl of the
fray dominated by young men. The
church, the government and education
look to-day to the young men and appeal
TO them in tones not to he
mistaken. They are the nations hone
DO not mean to say the old men are
Oh no worth or value, as l believe all
reverence is due the hoary-headed faith
ers' they have fought their battles, and
nara battles: they have won their vic
tories and great victories. Onr
present greatness is the old mans
gitt-our future glory is the voung
mans care. Our fathers have laid for ne
splendid foundation upon which we NAV
erect magnificent structure and eternal
De our shame If we build not in keeping
i'Ai tt"' louHudllon. Let us not forget
10 reverence old age and let us not snend
all our time and energy in reverencing
"A young mans glory may be what ba
takes special delight in or tbat
III which he glories most. One
young man finds his glory
in the ball room, where the skill Is in tbe
toe, not the head; where the power is in
the heel not the heart. Another finds his
glory at the card table where hearts and
clubs are thrown together. and shades
and diamonds are heaped in one common
pie. another in the theater where the
real gives way to the ideal, and truth he.
comes fiction, and fiction becomes truth
Another young man may take special de-
hght In those higher and nobler things
or education, science, art, literature and
religion, which lead to the broadcast chi
ture and highest usefulness. or. again. a
young mans glory may be those things
which others delight to see in young men
Solomon regarded young mans strength
as his glory. I will now speak of four
elements of strength necessary to the
ideal young man.
Take heed to your bodies They are ,,a-
hicles to greater agencies. Destination
that tears down or weakens the physical
man, is wicked. 1t is not necessary 10
engage In exercises which desecrate the
Sabbath to develop a strong body.
"A strong mind is goodly heritage and
should be developed to the fullest extent
in the limit of ones possibilities Mind Is
more than matter. Develop your mind.
He Is the best grammarian and rhetorlc-
ian, who speaks the language of the heart
but the heart speaks easiest through a
cultured mind. He is the best musician
who sings sweetest the songs of Zion. =,
Strength of character cannot be over
valued. With 1t you are rich-without 1t
you are poor.
Spiritual strength is the highest and
most desirable of all powers known among
men. 1t were better for him who is not
born again If he had never been born at all.
'Ye must be born again."