Evening journal., 1903-10-26
HOW YOUNG MEN
MAY WIN SUCCESS
"rhe Rising Young Man
Topic ofDr. Murray's Ser
mon at St. Paul's
THIRD OF A SPECIAL SERIES

lHlRD Vi A SPtClAl StHltS
In st. Pauls NJ. T. Church last night
the Rev. W. l.. Murray ID. d. preached
the third OF a series OF sermons TO
young people His topic was THE Ris- |
ing Young Man." The text: Luke 7:i4. /
young man. / say unto thee, Arise"
In part, he said:
There are three Greek words which |
represent the threefold nature OF man,
viz: Soma, Psyche, Pneuma, the body. |
the soul and the spirit The rising
young man who would triumph must
know something OF his Godgiven pow
ers and use them accordingly. His
body is not only the house in which the
man lives, but Il is also an instrument
OF success or failure.
The Soma, or soul, is that living.
acting force enabling him to see, hear
feel, think and makes him somewhat
akin to every living thing. Therefore
the organ OF thought and action must
be kept in good condition and not mis-
used or abused.
The ,Pneuma lifts man above the am
imal and puts him among moral be-
ings. Here the will, reason, conscience
and all moral faculties and forces re-
side and the rising young man must
keep his heart or pneuma with all dill
igence. When Christ said unto the
young man on the bier "Arisel" he
called upon the threefold nature TO
stand up, TO triumph above the law of
death, above the law OF gravitation and
above all things that would bring down
to the dust.
He Must Rise.
The living young man is called on to
rise above everything that would mili-
tate against his success In every de-
partment of life. He must rise TO
proper appreciation OF his bodily pow
ers The highest success Is rarely ever
achieved in an abused body. We take
special care of our watchess our bod
les are thousandfold more intricate
than the finest watch ever made. II
the watch viii not keep good time
without the best of care, no more will
our bodies perform their functions
Therefore II smoking Injuries our heart
or clouds our brain or In any way
weakens our physical or mental force
or stands in the way Of our advance
ment then we ought TO give It UP.
The rising young man has an all-
absorbing purpose. He says: "This
one thing viii / do" / Will succeed in
my chosen field. Whatever will help
me / win try to secure. and legitimate
| ~ use. whatever win hinder me I will
deny myself BE Il never forgotten the
rising young man must travel the road
of self-deniai. The water az the bot
tom of the ocean today viii be in the
lcrest Of the wave tomorrow. The
lyoung man who denies himself today
win be employing the young spend
thrift tomorrow The old farmer says
la single season often makes the groung
log the rider There is no getting ul
without first getting down TO the foun
Idatiou facts. A young man who hal
lresolved to rise gave himself to Ia
work in hand during the hours EN-
lployed I'm the mill. and said to The
might watchman: What do you get
lweel1q" Seven dollars" was the reply
The young man gave him fifty cents
la week 70 calfhim every morning al Z
o'clock that he might put three hours
iu study The young man saved his
money, employed his time and learned
the business from the very beginning
| up, and It is needless 20 say in time
became the president Of the company.
Looks Not Upon Gambling.
The rising young man thinks so
much of his time and his money that
he viii not even so much as look upon
gambling, There were two young men
who applied for a position; so far as
could be discovered both were equally
well qualified The firm took one week
to consider. The two young men were
shadowed. One went to his boarding
house and remained there with his
books. The other being IN a strange
city must see the sights. He was not
known to gamble, but was seen 70 look
on with great interest IN the game,
This was reported. When they return
ed to hear the conclusion. the young
man who spent his evenings with his
books was accepted. and the other new
er knew why he was rejected.
Is Total Abstainer.
The rising young man is also a total
abstainer. Alcohol is a poison. 1t is
/ an enemy OF body. soul and spirit. A
minister I'm Liverpool tells this stoft-.
He was called to visit a young man
who was ill., He found him In the
most Godforsaken part Of the city and
IN the most forlorn place. He was only
about thirty years OF age. The gray
look Of death was on his face. lie held
out his hand and said:
I'm dying and I am not ready" He
gasped out, John, hand me those
things on the table" John came for
ward and laid on the bed a sporting
paper, a pack Of cards. a set of dice,
some race lists and a bottle o6 whisky.
Looking at the minister. the dying man
said, These are the things that have
ruined me. They have been a curse 10
me and / want TO turn my back on
them ALL 1 want you to help me do
liz"
The minister took them all and put
them behind the young man and kneel-
ing down prayed. Father / have
sinned before heaven and against Thee.
renounce all my sins. Father, re-
ceive Thy prodigal son and forgive me
for Jesus sake, Amen"
One Safe Rule.
Young men who want to rise must
not wait until these things have
wrought ruin. They have wrecked all
who have trined with them There is
but one safe rule. SO many say. Il
can drink or let it alone" II you want
to forge to the front totally abstain.
Discriminate between good and evil.
There are some things that look HARM
less and innocent: while the power OF
nd a..