The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-17
Y. M. C. A. MEMS MEETING
INTER ESTING ADDRESS, BIZ RrY.
 MR. PADDOCK OFIIDAHO.
"Roughing It Among the Ro cIsies, ,u the Topic-The Speaker Gave Facts of Personal Experien ces-speclal NIusic-- Large Attendance.

SN+A N" H"aohNAhCCs The mems meeting at the Grand op- era house under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association yes.
 terday afternoon, was we'll attended.
 On account of the Hines of one of the
 members of the Barnby male quatat l they did not sing as advertised, but MT.
 and Mrs. George Chadwick Stock sang
 a duet T Shall Know Him." and MT. Stock sang as 8 solo My Redeener,n Rev. D. A. Paddock of Idaho spoke on "Roughing it Among the Rockies" The
 speaker had had much experienca
 among the men on the cattle ranges in
 lumber camps and mines. "Exper-
 ience," he said, lis a foot deep out
 there. I could probably tell you, with.
 in few inches, how far a buckfna
 bronco could throw tenderfoot. and
 while such facts would be interesting
 you would be helped the more. no
 doubt, should I talk to you as I would
 to an audience of rough men gathered m the shade of some trees or in the
 bar room of a saloon. Those who think eAS SoWooyo anu IIIIl6IS are. a lOt or rough and ignorant men are greatly mistaken l find among themD graduates rom colleges; many from Yale and
 Harvard Various causes bring them there. Some had failed in business anfls did not want to remain east Others have committed offences against the law; some for for adventure. The same problems that confront them confront you! How shall I get the most out of life" is what we want to know here as well as they do in Idaho All men are not as happy as they should be- What is the reason? Some think that if they had little more money than they have they would be happier. Don't you be- lieve it. Wherever have been I have found those the most happy who were not rich people. That which keeps men from reaching happiness is sin. The great mystery is that men can't tell why they sin. Sin can't be Justified by reason. No one can commit sin and justify it on the ground of reason, Hap- piness is absolutely impossible in the soul of any person who has in him sin that is unforgiven. The sense of this Sir, causes many suicides I know men that would put there right arm in ~ < flame and burn it to the socket if they could get rid of the sense of meanness fastened to their souls. God has pro- vided way of forgiveness without which forgiveness there is no hope for X any of us. Another thing men need iss X greater strength than they find in themselves naturally I never found q man that could in his own strength keep from doing what he knows he ought not to do. * *
 There isn't anything in the world that is so hard to overcome as pride It s keeps men from doing what they know is the right thing for them to do."
 It was refreshing to hear such a ddiis@@. rect and simple representation of the power of God to keep men from their sins Every point he made was clinch- ed by an illustration taken from his experience in dealing with men, That his remarks made deep and lasting impression on many was evidenced by the testimony in the brief aftermeet- ing H9