The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-12-23
THE AGE.

There are men who, after they have
crossed the line OF manhood, have at
tempted by new life 10 acquire force
and consideration among their fellows.
Ii would astonish you 10 find how
few oi such men comparatively have
been able to do this.
The men Of mark through all ages,
who have powerfully affected society.
have been those who started on their
course as young men.
Remarkable and most significant is
the honor God has put on such con
sccration Review the past the most
powerful impulse which has moved the
world has been that proceeding from
young men
In the oden time OF the Hebrews.
you cannot find a nobler example of
chivalry purity, and marvellous pow
or OF ruling men than in Joseph. Moses,
Samuel. David. and the Macabees.
They entered on their paths OF ascend
cncy as young men.
On the human side, the founder OF
Christianity was young man, the lore
runner. pronounced the greatest born
OF woman. and who aroused a nation
20 rs depths. died when lutte more than
thirty-three years Of age.
The first great missionaries OF the
early Christian centuries through chao-
&c barbarism and savage warfare were
young men
Anthony Benedict who must not be
COMPOUNDED with the schcming monks
OF later times and who raised power
iul protest in the East and West for
charity, industry. and self denial were
mere youths when they gave themselves
TO the task OF reRenerating their age
Martin Luther was twenty-sevcn
when he began the study OF the sacred
Scriptures IN the original languages.
and at thirty-iour he broke with Rome
by dcnonneing Tctzel and his indul-
grnces
Michael Angelo was a young man in
Florence when he began his powerful
impulse 10 the revival OF the arts. of
Scripture. and OF architecture
Raphael who has never been sur.
passed IN his vocation OF painter. had
hardly reached middle age when he
passed away
The great evangelical revival OF the
4, century. the pulses OF which arc
now beating SO grandly IN the activ-
ites OF Chsisteudnm. was owing. un-
der God. ia lew men, who IN Oxford
met TO stimulate each other to saintli-
ness.
You are met by similar facts. Han
nihal at the age OF twenty-five led to
vic,ory the great armies OF Carthage
Alexander had conquered the world
gRomel aud died at the aye oi thirty
cieht
Napoleon led his brilliant Italian
Campaign al twenty. seven ard az thiF-
ty-lhree vas the Monte Crislo Of
France
byron Al twenty three was the poet
and idol Of England
At twenty-iour Booker r Washing
ton had lsid the foundation OF TuSiSe-
gre College, one oi the best ucgfo
schools ia The eountry
he has truly said. We are horn. 81
far as onT educational career is con.
cerned IN time 10 take advantage a all
the mistakes the white faan has made
during the last Two thousand years and
the question Is. are We goiug to take
advantage OF the mistakes he has made.
or arr NC going ever the same rough
ground snd learn BY the same hard cx-
peFienee what the White man i real
ixingl
Il. ior enc. an, IN favor 81 taking ad
vaniAce oi these mistakes aud making
the Most ri them
Ours Is an age distinguished IN Eur.
ops and America Is powerful names IN
sta'rSmansssip. science and literature.
0t the nsules nentianea ygAa can
scarcely suA one which did net early ~
bic give prepaees u tkeFf greatness
and nmis sfsai recognition
Rich apposfnnitlcs these are Society
IS laxaFatAy disposed toward young
nen.
The bar the pulpit the snsehiae