The Grenada sentinel., 1898-12-24
FOR THE YOUNG MEN.
Words of Counsel Offered by d..
Talnage for Them.
The Dangers Which Await unwary
Eect-Warns Against Drink.
Ing, Gam bling and Un-
thrifty Habits.
Copyright

luis afOusing ana PracticaI sermon
by DIR. Taimage will reach many heart.
and be an especial inspiration to those
who are now starting in life. His lex,
is Zechariah ii. 4: "Run. speak 10 thi,
young man"
There was no snow on the beard ot
the prophet Of my text, and no crow,
feet had left their mark near his eyes
Zechariah was u young man. and in q
day dream he saw and heard two angels
talking about the rebuilding of the city
Of Jerusalem. One OF these angels de.
sires that young Zechariah should b.
well Informed about the rebuilding oi
that city, its circumference and the
height Of its walls. and he says to the
angel: Run, speak to this young man. =
Do not walk. but run. for the message
is urgent and imminent. So every
young man needs to have immediate ad-
vice about the dimensions. the height
and the circumference Of that which
under God he is 10 build-namely, his
own character and destiny. No slow or
laggard pace will do. A little farther
on and counsel will be of no advantage.
Swift footed must be the practical and
important suggestions. or they might
as well never be made at all. Run at the
pace OF five miles the hour and speak
to that young man. Run. before this
year of 1928 is ended. Run, before this
century is closed. Run, before his
character is inexorably decided for two
worlds. this world and the next. How
many of US have found out by long
and bitter experience things that we
ought to have been told before we were
rs years Of age! Now propose to tell
you some things which if you will seri-
ously and prayerfully observe wiz
make you master of every situation in
which you ever will be placed.
Now. ii you would be master OF the
situation do not expend money before
you get it. How many young men ir-
retrievably mortgage their future be-
cause of resources that are quite sure
to be theirs. Have the money either
in your hand or in safety deposit or in
a bank or in United States bond be-
fore you make purchases or go into ex-
pensive enterprises or hitch u spank
ing team to glittering turnout or con-
tract for the building of mansion on
the Potomac or the Hudson. Do not
depend on an inheritance from your IA
ther or uncle. The old man may live
On good deal longer than you expect.
and the day Of your enforced payment
may come before the day of his de-
cease. You cnnnot depend upon rheu-
matism or heart failure or senility to
do its work. Longevity is SO wonder
fully improved that you cannot depend
upon people dying when you think
they ought to. They live to be sep
or octogenarians or nonu-
yenarians or even centenarians, and
meanwhile their heirs 60 into bank
'uptcy, or, tempted to forgery or mis-
appropriation Of trust funds or water
ng Of railroad or mining stock, go into |
he penitentiary. Neither had you bet
er spread yourself out because of the
s or 20 per cent. you expect from an
Investment. Most of the Is or 20 per
ent. investments are apt to pay moth
ng save the privilege of being assessed
o meet the obligations of the company
n the affairs Of which you get involved.
letter get three and onc-half per cent.
rom government bond than be prom
sed Is per cent. from dividend which
will never be declared or paid only once
r twice. so as to tempt you deeper In
efore the grand smash up and you re-
Give, instead of payment Vt divi-
ends, letter from the president and
ecretary Of the company saying they
re very sorry. R@
II you have to wait a year or five
ears or ten years or most Of your life
|me. then You had better wait rather
han spend money you expect to get.
hen after you get 1t do not spend It
II. Never spend a dollar until you
ave SO cents that you do not spend.
y the government service in this city
ow many splendid women who are the
aughters OF men. who spen: all they
OF and then sneaked out OF life to
ave their daughters penniless. to be
'oked after by some kind senator or
ther friend who might solicit for them
position on small salary, but enough
, keep them from starvation and the
oorhouse! Such men do not die; they
bscond. cannot understand how
lch spendthrift and reckless and i'm
rovident men dare at their decease
ppear at the door of Heaven seeking
1mission when they have left their
Imilies in the Tophet Of want and
endicancy. Such men do not deserve
throne and harp and mansion. but
, everlasting poorhouse. From no dis. [
'pointed or disgruntled state Of mind
} give this counsel, for life has been ,
me . glad surprise. as IL has been {
; most people a disappointment I 1
'pected nothing of advantage or op- /,
and SO everything has been
me a matter Of pleased amaze ment. =
II ] have seen 80 many men ruined for q
me and eternity by going into ex- d
'nditure. with nothing to depe nd upon q
cept anticipation. that i'll had power
put all warnings into one clap OF b
under would with that startling I
hemence say 10 all young tnen what j