Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-05


ing, while in the towns OF 10000 and |
under six.sevcnths of the young men
live at home. There is a tremendous |
tendency toward city life and it nee.
essarily brings up new problems of so.
Ciety.
Mr. Wright finds that in the cities
the tendency of young men TO attend
church is just about onc-naf as great
a. is the tendency in the towns. OF
tie multitudes of young men question.
cd on paper as to why they were not
church members or why they did not
attend church regularly. the principal
reasons given were Sunday work in.
difference, and more pleasure outside
Only very small percentage gave
aGnosticism as the reason, and we
should feel somewhat encouraged
! thereby.
I'm this city where one would eX.
pcct most business houses to close
their doors from Saturday noon to
Monday morning. it would surprise
many Of our good church people to
know how many clerks have to report
Tor work. though perhaps through the
rear door. almost every Sunday morn
Ing.
Transportation is by no means the
only work carried on by our young
men on the day set apart for rest and
spiritual growth.
Let us imagine ourselves in the
place Of the young man leaving
home where we perhaps unconscious.
!" but just as truly relied on home
. friends for advice and help. for guild.
ing and restraining influences, and
coming TO distant city with no aC.
quaintanCes even to eat in cheap res.
tGurants and sleep in an ordinary lodg.
ms house work If we could find work
e. do. but have several hours OF spare
time to find use for
Does the problem seem easy? Yes:
Tor our home training and early ten.
Cencies prepared us for right use OF
time and opportunities, but think Of
tn" large proportion of young men
whose training was defective or al.
most lacking, who have had to shift
tor themselves guided by no firmly
fixed principles accepted by them as
rules of life.
They do not realize that to the
youth time Is worth five times as
much for the acquisition of knowledge
and formation OF habits and character
as 1t is to the adult.
I'VE are thinking now of the crdi.
nary young man in now ami strange
surroundings with none Of his old nc.
QGaintances to watch out for him or
, care whether he goes right Of wrong.
q He has felt under restraint at home
and now he is ready TO follow the
hrst chance acquaintance who offers
TO show him the town" and who
smiles at his innocence of the world.
THE work Of the day zone, the
evening meal over, shan he go to his
= little strffy room or out on the street !
His mother and his sisters are far
. away. the refining influence of good
women seems to be absent. Shall he
recall all the best leadings he ever
p had, do his utmost to make the &C.
3 oraintance of good people and relIg.
iously avoid questionable acquaint.
onces or shall he be a Jolly good fel,
low and take up with the first man
who comes along and drop into tho
INST attractive place where a man
seems to be welcome?
"A normal man Graves fellowship
and enjoyment. The churches are not
= much open and he thinks them a little
too diGnifed anu Tears he may have
D &c commit himself too much If he get,
+ inside or course he should 90 tC
T church, he should have taste for tbe
; rest literature, he should have hi,
'' ~ ihlSu WIN tne DureSt ambi
i lion that he could not for a moment
listen to any call that would not nm
u EIt; but he is human. His parent,
may have been faultlegs. or they ma,
! nave kept him tied to apron string,
St INIT he now feels like taking OK
IRENE liberties, or his parents ma,
/.
rave mad no training themselves tC
give their children.
Home to him may have meant sim
IlS place to eat and sleep. We can
hot Judge all homes by our own an,
more than we can clearly descrjb,
" God to the child of drunkard as
> heavenly father. We are not now con
cerned with the ideal young man, bu
" with the real
HE may be weak and ineffective. h,
NAY be born with tendency to dis
ease and crime, but instead of lessen
ing the responsibility 6l society TO
EIm it increases it.
-. Where shall the crowd go even
Ings? 1t cannot be lifted all ct one,
to the enjoyment of high class ltera
ture' lectures or entertainments. |