The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-11
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE
Y. M. C. a. ROOMS
By Rev. S. r. HAY. Pastor Of Shearn
Church-"Enter We In at the
Straight Gate" Etc.

Straight Gate" Etc.
Rev. s. r. Hay. pastor Of shearn Metho-
dist church, preached sermon to men at
the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms yesterday afternoon. his theme be-
ius. "Thc Kings Highway" The sermon
was based on the passage beginning with
the thirteenth verse OF the seventh chapter
Of Matthew: Enter We In at the straight
gate, for wide is the gate and broad Is
the way that leadetn TO destruction, and
many there be which go IN thereat.' The
speaker said:
This is the language Of Christ, the great
teacher and great man. We ind that lie
gives Us a subjcct-thc highway OF life
In which He described the road which
leads To destruction, and then Immediately
aftcrward He told Of the road which leads
to l.c- Because straight Is the gate and
narrow is the way which leads unto life.
and few there be that find it,, ,hl5 IN
one statement drawing the line between
the followers OF Christ and the followers
Of Satan; those who follow Christ being
the ones who walk n the straight way,
and those who follow Satan those WHO
walk in The broad way that leads to death.
satan offers many Inducements 10 men to
travel 10 the broad way; hrst, the entrance
to his way IS a wide ,ne--just as wide as
/ the iuagpatons OF the heart are evil
/ There Is no way TO prevent man from com
hitting sin; put a nan in a dungeon, far
( aNay IRON every human being, where he
can have no communication Wlth any QUE
[ ana there, all alole. he VIII commit enough
] Sins TO damn the world ~ can not be
( circumsoribed, aud evil pu POSES can NOS
[ he restricted. A young NJ p once asked
me TO preach on the subRct Of sius OF
/ the imagiuatiOn-Wha a wonderful Suulect
that has no ImitatiDl or end. Think Of
I q world where sin never goes ont OF the
4 IN sglnation: where IL is portrayed on the
devils canvass more attractive end allrrinS
/ inan the painter pr Ish can ueple- tIe
brightest picture. This attractiyeness has
/ its basis In the theater and the opera; al
Turing bats are thrown ont 70 MEL to en-
tice them to places OF sin. The heart OF
msn iS evil contin lally. Thus We see how
/ wide the entrance is and how easy it Is
/ TO death. On the other hand the entrance
| to the way of life is small and narrow II
/ is a door Of self-sdcnuce, Of Selt-denlai,
! and Of the throwing OF Of all those things
| which the dcyil sends to tempt and allure
: men into his brOad way of death. An
I other incentive given by the devil to travel
I his broad road to death Is that the tnron .
{ goes that way; he kGows when be gets
IL into the minds Of men that the majority
are going his way they will be tempted tC
. go with the multitude These are IN
/ tactics Of the devil; no man ever went tt
hell alone or to heaven by himself. anc
the devil knows II; so he appeals 70 meI
. 10 join the throng that IS going his way
Satan knows that man loves companion
ship; that he needs organization Just a'
much as the church needs It; that he mus
/ combine his forces and Influences, 50 ne 1,
/ continually trying 10 attract the multirud,
To his way, and he tells the young mei
that the crowd is going his way; he tell
| them that Of the 1900 young men In Hous
ton 10000 are going his way, and he asks
Why need you leave the crowd
Another Incentive offered by Satan Il
that men can nave more pleasure alonj
his way-that they ran have good tim
and enjoy life: he tells them that re
lglon is good enough for women and chill
dren, for old men and lnvaHds but tina
1t is not for the vigorous young man VIII
the bloom Of health on his check; he say
IT is not FOR business or social life, no
for the pleasant pursuits OF lie; he say
| that the true salvation OF life Is 10 cat
drink and have good time, The ric
lived this way; he said to himself that h
h7d much goods laid mp, and that he coul
rest and take his ease; but while he wa
ENJOYING this thought God said 10 him
Thou fool; this night thy soul shall b
required of thee Louis NV thought TIL
was the solution Of llfc and he indulge
more for such enjoyment than for nnythln
else, and yea when his life Of ease wa
| az an end, Carlisle wrote Of him, Tim
Is done and all the scafloldings OF time
FOR I'm hideous clanC around your soul pal
kingdoms yawn open, and there you mus
enter naked and all unkinged and wal
what Is appointed OF you. Byron had thl
conception OF life and England crowde
honors upon him, elevated him To be Tor
and recognized him as the most brllian
man who ever dipped pen in England
ink. Yet almost the last words OF thi
, brilliant man were:
''Tis done: saw It in my dreams;
No more with life the future beams;
Love, hope Joy. alike adieu--
Would ! could say remembrance, too
! "And thus It Is young men, that tn
I solution Of life offered by the devil an
the end Of the way he offers Is death
: But Jesus Christ comes with His match
less, colossal character and saws: Folio,
i me:' He walks about the world and saws
y Come with me; ! have tta true soluuo