Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-11-23

it is red, when 1t moveth itself Alright
in the cup. At the last it biteth like
a serpent and stingeth like an ad-
der"
do you know what you are do
ing?" said a mother who had broken
into a restaurant. the door locked
against her, her son inside. She came
up to the counter and saw the man
of the restaurant mingling the intox-
icating cup for her own son. She said
to the man behind the counter: DO
you know what you are doing"
NO." said he, II don't" Says she:
"You are fattening graveyards."
My subject also impresses me with
the beauty of youthful character re-
naming incorrupt away from home.
If Daniel had plunged into every wick
edness of the city of Babylon, the old
folks at home would never have
heard Of it. If he had gone through
all the rounds of iniquity, it would
have cast no shadow on his early home.
There were no telegraphs; there were
no railroads. But Daniel knew that
Gods eye was on him. That was
enough. There are young men not SO
good away from home as at home.
Frederick tending his fathers sheep
among the hills or thrashing rye in the
barn is different perhaps from Fred"
erick on the stock exchange. Instead
of the retiring disposition there is bold
effrontery; instead of an obliging spirit
there is perhaps oppressive selfishness;
instead of open handed charity there Is
tight-fisted stinginess; instead of rea-
sonable hours there is midnight revel.
l speak to many young men on this
matter-you who may have left your
fathers house and others who, though
still under the parental roof, are look
ing forward to the time when you will
go forth to conflict, alone in this world,
with its temptations and its sorrows,
and when you will build up your own
character. Oh, that the God Of Daniel
might be with you in Babylon!
l think the most thrilling passage
OF a young mans life is when he
leaves home to make his fortune. The
novelty and the romance of the thing
may keep him from any keen sorrow,
but the old people who have seen the
destruction of so many who started
with high hope cannot help but be
anxious. AS long as he was in his
fathers house his waywardness was
kindly chided, and although some
times he thought the restraint rather
bitter and rather severe in his calmer
moments he acknowledged it was SAL
utary and righteous. Through the in.
fluence of metropolitan friends the
father has obtained a situation for
his son in the city. The comrades Of
the young man come the night before
his departure to bid farewell to the
adventurer. The morning Of his GO
ing away he walks around the place
to take last look at things-perhaps
comes upon some OBJECT that starts
tear, some old familiar place, but
no one sees the tear. The trunk is
put upon the wagon, the young man
is off for the city. He is set down
amid excitements and amid associates
who are not overcareful about their
words and Thoughts and actions.
Morning comes. No family altar,
Sabbath comes. No rural quiet. The
sanctuary comes, but all the faces are
strange, and no one cares whether he
comes to church or does not come
On his way home from the store he
sees a placard announcing a rare and
vivacious amusement. He has nc
greeting at the door Of the boarding
house. He has no appetite for the
food. No one cares whether he eats
or does not eat-rather he would moi
eat-it is cheaper! After the tea he
goes into the parlor, takes up book
finds it dull, no sister to look over II
with him. Goes upstairs to his room
in the third story, finds it cold and
uninviting, and in despair he rushei
out, caring for nothing but to gel
something to make him stop thinking
He is caught in the first whirl of sin
He has started out on the dark ses
where the CLEAN Of the joy Is the
flashing of the pit and the Laughter
is the creaking of the gate of the lost
Oh, how many graves there are in thu
country churchyard which, if the,
could speak, would tell of young mel
who went off with high hopes ant
came back blasted and crushed to dis
grace the sepulcher Of their fathers
And yet this exodus must go on
AS from distant hills the rivers ar
poured down through tunnels to slak
the thirst of our great cities, so iron
distant country places the stream
of incorrupt population must pou
down to purify our great cities. To
morrow morning on all the thorough
fares, in every steamboat and in ever
rail car will be young men going fort
to seek their fortunes in our grea
towns. o Lord God of Daniel, hel
them to be as faithful in Babylon a
they were in Jerusalem! Forget MOI
o my young friend, in the great sea
ports the moral and religious prir
ciples inculcated by parental sole
tude, and if to-day seated in the hous
of God you feel the advantage Of earl
Christian culture forget not those t
whom you are most indebted an
pray God that as old age comes upo
them and the shadow of death tn
hope Of Heaven may beam throug
the darkness. God forbid that an
of us through our misconduct shout
bring disgrace upon a fathers nam
or prove recreant to the love Of
mother. The dramatist made no e.
: aggeration when he exclaimed: "Ho'
' sharper than a serpent's tooth it
to have thanklcss child" Oh, ths
God would help you as parents and 8
young people to take to heart the lie
t sons of this important subject, an
I IL we shall learn that there is DANCE