The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-28
Dr.. Talnage's Words of Counsel
to Young Men.
GET CLOSE ToTHE MASTER.
Points Out the Dangers Which
Await Unwary Feet. Warns
Against Drinking, Gamb-
ling and Unthrifty
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This arousing and practical sermon
by DR.. Talmage will reach many hearts
and be an especial inspiration to those
who are now starting in life. His text
is Zechariah ii, 4, run, speak to this
young man.
There was no snow on the beard OF
the prophet Of my text, and no Gro" 5
feet had left their mark near his eyes.
Zechariah was young man, and IN
day dream he saw and heard two an
gels talking about the rebuilding OF the
city of Jerusalem. One Of these an
gels desires that young Zecharlah
should be we'll informed about the re
building of that city, its circumference
and the height Of its walls, and he says
to the other angel, Run, speak to TINS
Young man" Do not walk, but run,
for the message is urgent and imminent.
So every young man needs to have I'M
mediate advice Il bout the dimensions,
the heisht and the circumference OF
that which under God he is to build
namely his own character and destiny
No slow .or laggard pace will do: A
little farther OF and counsel will be OF
no advantage. Swift footed must be
the practical and important suggestions
or they might as we'll 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 1898 is ended.
Run, before this century is closed.
RIM before his character is inexprably
decided for two worlds, this world and
the lext. How many Ct US have found
out by long and bitter experience
things that we ought to have been told
before We were 25 years of age: Now
propose to tell you some things w;slch
if you Will seriously and prayerfrliy
observe VII make you master OF the
situation in which you are now placed
and master of every situation in which
you ever will be placed. And in order
that my subject may be climacterlc |
begin on the outside edge of that ad-
vice, which will be more and more I'M
portant as the subject unfolds.
Now, if you would be master Of the
situstion do not expend money before
you get it.. How many young men IT.
retrievably mortgage their future be-
cause of resources that are quite sure
70 be theirs. Have the money either
in your hand or in safety deposit or
in a bank or in United States bonds
before you make purchases or go into
expensive enterprises OF hitch spank
ing team to glittering turnout or con-
tract for the building Of a mansion on
the Potomac or the Hudson. Do not
depend on an inheritance from your
father or uncle. The old may may live
en- good deal longer than you expect,
and the day of your enforced payment
may come before the day Of his decease.
You cannot depend upon rheumatism OF
heart failure or senility to do its work;
Longevity is so wonderfully improved
that you cannot depend upon people
dying when you think they ought to.
They live to be septuagenarisns or oc-
togenarians OF nonagenarlans or even
centenarians, and meanwhile their heis
go into bankruptcy, or, tempted to ioT-
gerry or Misrepresentation OF trast funds
or watering Of railroads or mining
stocks. 90 into the penitentiary. Meth
er had you better spread yourself out
because Of the Il or 20 per cent you ex-
pect from an investment. Most OF the
Is or 20 per cent investments are apt TO
nav nothing save the privilege of being
assessed to meet the obligations Of the
company in the affairs Of which you get
involved. Better get 81 per cent from
a government bond than be nromised -
per cent from dividend which VIII
never be declared or paid only once or
twice, so as to tempt you deeper IN be-
fore the grand smash up and you re-
ceire, instead Of payment OF dlvl.-
dends, letter from the president and
secretary Of the company saying they
are very sorry.
Il you have to wait year or i've
years or ten years or most Of your life
time, then you had better wait rather
than spend money you expect to get.
Then after you get it do not spend II
all. Never spend a dollar until you
have so cents that you do not spend.
In the government service in this city
how many splendid women who are the
daughters Of men who spent all they
got and then sneaked out Of lite to
leave their daughters penniless, to be
looked after by some kind senator or
other friend who might solicit for them
position on small salary, but enough
to keep them from starvation, and the
poorhouse! Such men do not die, they
abscond. I cannot understand how
such spendthrift and reckless and I'M
provident men dare at their decease ap-
pear at the door Of heaven seeking ad-
mission, when they have left their
families in the tophet of want and
mendicancy. Such men do not deserve
throne and harp and mansion, but
an everlasting poorhouse. From no
disappointed or disgruntled state OF
mind do give this counsel, for life has
been to me glad surprise, as 1t has
been to most people disappointment.
Ie1pected nothing Of advantage or op-
portunity, and so everything has been
to me matter Of pleased amazement,
but I have seen so many men ruined for
time and eternity BY going into expen-
diture, with nothing to depend upon
except anticipation, that if l had power
to put all warnings into one clap of
thunder I would with that startling
yehemence say to all young men what
John Randolph said in yonder senate
chamber as be stretched his long finger
out toward some senatorial opponent
and with shrill voice cried out, Gen
tlenen pay as you go.
Do not say you have no chance, but
remember Isaac Newton, the greatest
astronomer of his day, once peddllng
cabbages in the street, and Martin
Luther singing on the public square