Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-01

good or bad himself, that would not
rejoice from the depths Of his soul 10
see his sous Christian young men.
care not whether tnat father Is = pro-
fessed IAristlan or not, he can't ne1p
but rejoice when his son taxes his stand
for Cnrist. Ii mad son 1 would
rather pail HIM in his little coffin, and
see mis- anIan. face cotd in death than
to have MIN grow up Goddess. Christ
less young man. Young man, are you
safe to-nignt? Are you Christian?
0 that had the voice oil an angel that
| might burn the solemn truth into
your heart-that you are not sale WITH
out CHRIST as your savior. Is it possi-
Die that l need to prove, ii to you!
When every day OF your lives you see
young men cut down by disease and
dissipation who plunge into sin instead
OF being Christian, manly, upright
young men.
Young man, you are not safe unless
you have an ambition 10 be model
young man. And the only true MODEL
is the Lord Jesus Christ. There is not
a young man in this house tonight but
wnat ii he would give himself TO Christ
and then study FOR the next few years
he could be minister OF the Gospel,
heading men to Christ, and making the
worlo happier and better and giorify-
ing God. Do you believe that: 1t IS
true. If you have the viii God
will make the way tor you.
The great trouble with you young
men is mat you don't value the man
hood which ood has given you nigh
enough. You do not realize that God
has made IL possible Tor you to be great
good men, il you only use your powers
molly, instead OF wasting them IDLY
III sin. lie has placed in you the very
same powers OF usefulness that ne has
placed in me, or IN any lawyer or pny-
siclan in THIS city. remember, young
men, that you are Gods crownlng work
OF creaIion-created In his own image,
maue capable OF peang an honor TO yoar
city and a glory to God. Some one has
SAID tnat you or no one knows what is
in young man. know this, that the
image Of God is in him and that he has
Goa-given powers III HIM that Will
iead aim TO be a man in the true sense
of the word il he makes good use OF
them. Young men, you must be the
citizens of dnls city IN the coming gen
SldtlOu. IUu u1uSl US Oul CuuiSu Ol-
ficers. You must be our Councllmen,
our city officers. You must be our
merchants, our mill men, our honest
and manly laboring men. All these
positions must be nAed by you. And
no men are so we'll fitted ror these po-
sluions as are Christian men. What
ever position you may fill, above all be
a Christian man. You are not safe I'M
less you are. Ii you are led by God
you are bound to succeed In life. One
reason why Abraham Lincoln became
50 great Was that he firmly believed
that he was led OF God. Had Absalom
been a cody young man his father
would not have had his heart broken
because CT rebellious son.
MANY a fathers anxiety would be
relieved and the roses would be brought
to many a mothers cheeks If her sons
were only safe. Those fathers know
the snares and temptations that are
placed along the path of the young
man. If there is any class of people in
The world in which l am interested it
is the young men Of this city. Their
Lives are yet to mold! their fortunes
to make. They are making choices,
and settling the question that will tell
on time and eternity. But the most
important question of all is that: Is
the young man safer Is he safe on
the Lords side.
"A young man with noble traits at