Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-07
STRAIGHT TALK ny REV. nInsT.
He Discourscs at Length on "How to
Build Alright"


Would you reform tho world? Would
you empty the jalls of their wrong doers
and the prisons of their felons? There is
way. law passed by the legislature
compelling every man and every woman
in the land to turn the souls eye on his
inner self an hour each day will do il
Self-scrutiny and sin cannot exist to-
gether.' Rev. a. G. Hirst held spellbound
a throng of young men which filled the
drawing rooms of the Young Mems Chris
tian association and overhowed into the
halls Sunday afternoon when he addressed
them on The Way to Build Alright"
His words were like the hammer blows
which he urged young men to use in build
ing the framework of true character. They
were uttered with the rapldity of shot
from gatling gun and the impression
produced was as lasting as the adamantine
foundations which they described Here
are some of the paraphrases he uttered
Many Of humanity's wrecks are the re
suit of companionship. There are some
men who make one as fretful as por-
cupine. Some men ! want to canonize
some | want to cannonade."
I'm temptation there is no sin. The sin
lies in the yielding Temptation is the
complement of manly character"
THE chief crime of the present day is
thoughtlessness."
When Rev. Mr.. Hirst commenced his
address there was not standing room as
far as his voice could carry. He is a
speaker whose tones are resonant and
whose manner magnetism and force make
impressive. DR.. Hirst employs in his die
tion metaphors that young men best under
stand and his gestures are of the simple
kind that are more for punctuation than
for establishment.
In the way of preface he said that his
text could be found early in Matthew, the
number of the chapter being omitted in
the hope that those who heard him would
be interested enough to read in the book
until the chapter was found. The words
were: Seek ye first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all things shall
follow" Excerpts from his remarks were:
II believe that this is the young man 3
age of the world. l remember once of
standing In the crypt of st. Paul's ca
thedral in London and reading on one of
the walls the inscription in memoriam of
the builder: If you want to see his monu-
ment, look around you l remember OF
climbing to the dome Of the cathedral and
looking down into the streets below. where
the men walking about appeared to be the
veriest pigmes; such was the grandeur of
the structure one man has built. Young
men, we are all builders. you and l. and
1t is of the greatest possible moment that
we build Alright.
mot long ago In Chicago the old post
office was torn down because there was a
flaw in the foundation. | have watched
the laborers at work on the foundation OF
the new building, now in the course OF
construction. and have noted the care that
Is being taken with ali that has to do witt,
the foundation. There is reason for II
all, because ~ detect in the foundation is
sure to reproduce itself in the tower.
eye are builders OF character. builders
of family and builders of power and in
huence, and | exhort you to find the secret
of becoming a master builder. How can
do it, you ask? Turn to that chapter
OF Matthew and read: Seek ye first the
kingdom OF God, and all things will fol
low That's how to do it."