The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-21
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
DIR. Jordan Delivered a Special
s-o,ou for Their Benefit.

mr. Jordan Delivered an Special
sermon for Their Benefit.
pev. DR.. ]. D. Jordan preached at the
-,'..t BAPTIST Church last night to young
80, IN their relation to the church. He
his text from Ecclesiastes, kill,
''47-.,a,nber now thy creator in the days
.A, youth. while evil days come not,
~ the years draw nigh, when thou shalt
have no pleasure in them"
=. ts necessary for happiness in this
80. as well as in the one to come that
....,,bodv should put themselves in &C
80 with Gods will. MAKE Gods will
..,,r will" he said, then God does what
- want him to do, and We do what he
uaDts US to do"
The text, DR.. Jordan said, represents
49,, onnroach of death, which comes sud-
,.rlv 10 man when all the joys, comforts
md Measures of life must end.
..rbere is no sadder sight than that of
-,5iass man come to old age. The sun,
=, moon. and the stars grow dim to his
~ NJ He is neither certain of his
.sanotb. nor sure of step. His head
ou,s white, and his senses dull; evil
5ars come upon him and he says, Il
80 no pleasure in them" Sorrow fol-
tan sorrow. and he comes to his end
stsonnointed, unhappy, and disconsolate.
W. wise man says, IF you will not
InS IL IN the end of your life this way"
oI.J,Dr,omber now thy creator in the days
If thy youth"
o. .y toy people can enjoy life because
80. ore full of il; it is in their fingers
80 feet and their bodies, but as they
-o,. older such desires for the enjoy
eont of life grow less. Then if they have
ny. . roroanbered God in their youth, as
.Eo earth fades, they look out into a
tn,ure Of darkness without hope. There
10 M sadder sight than to see mans phy-
Fool life give away and he have no hope
beyond the grave.
70 forget God because whether we forget
,',,a ar not he will always remember u.s.
pnt this is the same as it would be if
10 in a human friendship were to re-
s,sa vour friendship so long as able TO
10 care of himself but come to you
,,ben TOO weak or unable to help himself
ond then offer to allow you to befriend
him.
"To remember God is to walk with God.
and 10 remember God in our youth means
IN walk with God in our youth. If you
walk with the Lord while young you will
nrobably walk with the Lord when you
are old. The vilest sinner may return
10 God at any age, but the greatest num-
her Of them are saved while they are
Young We must learn to enjoy God
while we are young, that He may help
Us TO enjoy life when we are old.
"As have said before, there is nothing
sadder than to see an old man go down
10 the grave without the hope of a flu
tire life; so also L say that there is no
sweeter sight than to see an old person
ENJOYING God and slowly ripening for the
tomb If we remember Him in our youth
He will not forsake us in our old age.
This world is not our home; it is a
place of exile, a pilgrims land; but We
must go to our long home, heaven, for
those that love God, and hell for those
that do not Let US hear the conclusion
of the whole matter: Fear God and keep
His commandments; for this is the whole
duty of man."
In concluding his sermon Rev. Jordan
said that he was rejoiced to see on each
of the past few Sundays that many peo-
pie still in their youth had dedicated their
lives to God, and become members of the
church.