Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-07


Rev. Joseph Speers, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian church, delivered
a fine address yesterday afternoon at
the Y. NJ. G. A. to a large congregation
Of men. The meeting was led by
Prof. State, instructor Of the physical
department of the Y. NJ. G. A. Rev.
Mr.. Speers spoke on physical and splr-
itual strength, his remarks being dl-
rected mainly to the gymnasium men.
His address was a strong plea i'll
favor of physical culture as an aid to
spiritual development. He advised all
young men to take course of physical
training. 1t gives him muscle, carriage
and courage When it gives him cour-
age it makes him power in the
world, either for good or for evil. To
make him power for good is the OBJ
ject of the physical department Of the
Y NJ. C. A
Physical training strengthens a man
in a double sense, bodily and spirit
ually, and both are inseparably con-
nected, and ii both are not cultivated
there is danger of early decay and
death. There are many men who
look strong, yet are not; what they
need is exercise. By exercise a lot ot
energy is worked off that might be
wasted in other ways. Tell me where
in lies thy strength" is the question.
We are told that we should rejoice IN
our strength. Rev. Mr.. Speers remark
ed that if he was a member Of the
Board of Directors Of the Y. M. G. a.
that he would make it compulsory for
every member of the institution to
take a course of physical training.
The speaker stated that there was a
necessity for young men to train them
selves and develop their strength. for
some time, sooner or later it would be
of service, and unless they had trained
their bodies, when the test came they
would fail. There were illustrations of
Gods word in a thousand ways by
which the necessity of training the
body could be shown. Unless David
had trained his arm in using the
sling he could not have hurled the
stone with such force as to crush the
skull of the giant Goliath and kill him.
BY physical culture you are net only
getting ready for athletics, but for the
strain and work Of daily life, in the
store and work shop. Ministers great
ly uSGu puySlCdl GAclClSe, lOI tnS Ilidh
who sits at the desk continually is
wearing away his body and absorbing
his nervous energy.
Young men will be called upon to
extend help to others, and if they are
strong men they will always have a
hympathy for the weak, sad and af-
flicted.
Big men who ride rough-shod over
others are not men of strength, but
DULLES, braggards and towards. The
speaker said we had been entertained
during the past week by pictures on
the bill-boards Of great fighter. He
did not believe such were true men.
They are nothing more than beasts, like
the bulls in a Spanish bull fight. or
like two dogs, each set upon the other
to destroy or kill. Nine-tenths of all
the men who train themselves for the
prize ring finally die of consumption,
for the reason that they do not take
care of themselves and defile the tenn
pie of the living God. We should re-
member that we are given our bodies
to train for noble purposes.
Our spiritual strength lies only in
one refuge the everlastings arms of
God Christ is our strength. He is
the hope Of glory, and the hope Of
glory gives us strength to resist temp