The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-29

| l have said that you have "a charac-
ter 10 form and this ~ the most inn
portant of all things. In order 10 do
this you must not Dnly be careful ln
| doing the things which you ought 10
do, but you must also be careful not to
do anything which will soil your heart
! or dehe your soul.
/ once had number OF beautiful
peach trees In my garden, which for
several years bore the most DELICIOUS
| fruit, but one summer the leaves be-
gan TO Wither and the fruit. before II
| had ripencd. fell 10 the ground. 1t was
| Impossible TO detect the cause OF the
sudden change and after trying every
| experiment. TO restore the health OF the
| trees, we gave the matter up-and
| when we began 10 dig about them we
found that a miserable little white
| worm with hard black horny head
known as the borer. had made It's way
| into the trunks OF the trees from be-
| low, and worked Its way up. destroying
the sap upon which the trees depended
for their lives. II we had known This i'm
| season, we could have easily saved
! them from destruction.
| Now. my young friends. 7 want you
| TO know before hand what your
I! greatest danger. Ii is the little evil
| thought which creeps into your hearts.
| p thought which YOU would not be will
is the deadly worm which you must
destroy before " destroys you.
BE careful not TO initiate the example
| OF boys who are profane and indecent
| I'm their speech. IN tempered and selfish
| in their ways. cruel 10 the feeble and
helpless. and scoffers az religion.
IMPROPER AMUsEMENTS.
Never enter a place OF amusement
| where there ls likely TO be anything
| which would contlminate you. The e
are miserable wretches ON the earth
who earn their living by polluting the
souls OF the young. The lowest dun
| geons i'm hell will be reserved for them
| Never read a bad book, or a newspa-
per which is filled with disgusting
tales Do not indulge i'm games which
Will be likely TO lead you TO play for
money. There are games enough
which are as innocent as they are de-
lightful. You may enjoy these as much
as you please, but do not play with
dynamite or vitriol or Goals OF fire.
Never forget that IL is our thoughts
which determine our character and our
destiny
Our thoughts are heard i'm Heaven"
~ yea want to keep evtt thoughts out
OF your mind, the best thing you can
do is 10 keep IL. all the time so full
Of good thoughts as To leave no room
for poisonous weeds and tares 20 grow.
IL u the empty soul that is likely TO
be occupied by the powers OF evil IL
IL very important FOR you always tJ
have something good and wholesome
20 interest you. Idle hours when you
are doing nothing, thinking Of moth
| ing. 49, the times when deadly reptiles
creep into your heart and take pos
session. It's the stagnant pool that
breeds vermin.
IL Is very deSira BILE that our young
people should have. in addition TO their
ordinary studies and amusements. an
interest in the works of nature which
are the works Of God.
They should study the stones and
crystals and metals OF which the
world Is formed. the trees and plants
and flowers that grow in the fields
and watch the habits Of the strange
inhabitants Of the seas and OF the land
and make themselves familiar with the
marvellous wonders OF the sky which
reveal u us the mighty universe God
has called into being
BOYS AND TOOLS.
1t is well FOR the boys To learn how
10 handle tools and the girls to have
some special occupation which interests
them and develops their natural tastes
and capacities.
II is most important for You all to
cultivate the habit Of observation. II
was while Gatileo was watching the
swing OF the long pendulum Ia the Ca
thedral of Pisa that he was led 10
make all the discoveries OF the laws
OF motion which have made his name
so famous. There are persons who
learn something from everything they
see. while others walk through the
world with their eyes shut.
There is another point To which 7
world ask your special attention. We
often get the choicest good for our
g.slxr xkHlaa lot, -,
can to help others. You have a great
many blessings which muhltudes
around you do not possess Not far
freHa-t-,tii'- -t-urrfurtHbtc home, TneTc
may be boys and girls who have no
home or nothing that deserves TO be
called "A home. They suffer from III
trentment-from cold and hunger and
thirst-they have no wholesome recre-
ation--no good books to read-nothing
To occupy them. Now can YOU not
take the trouble TO look up some of
these poor. forsaken waits. and give
them n helping hand? We have i'm our
diocese. hs YOU ell know. in St Mary's
Orphanage and 81. Andrews Industrial
school some S. or 20 children whom We
are trying to rescue from poverty and
crime. aud YOU might do something
for them. Send them some Of your
games and toys and pictures perhaps
YOU might go and see them and show
them bow TO play and how To elevate
themselves-talk with them In n kindly
wav and tell them about their Father
in Heaven ana the Blessed Jesus who |
came into the world ~ save them
Nv young friends the world Is now
before y0u. and YOU arc lookbg for |
ward--after q while all Won can 10. |
"a far as this world Is concerned. will |
be % look backward
HAPPINESS IN AGE.
DO YOU know how much happier YOU |
will be 20 oS-0 years hence. If YOU can |
look back upon a holy and vlrtunus |
youth. with no dark stains blotting the |
records OF the past. no terrible mem |
'rics which make you shuddcr?
Do you reply II intend TO repent and |
turn away from my sins some day be- y
fore | die, and | am told that God will /
forgiveme II am really sorry Tor what /
i have done Have you any idea what |
a late repentance means. and what IL
will cost you a. the eleventh hour % 4
find your way back 10 Gud7 Do YOU /
take into account all the dark and ter \
rible paths you must travel. al the \
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