The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-08-22

strong. ! would not respect YOU il
you were not. | do not want to sec
christianity protrssrd only hy weak
linGS; ] want t" Sc" it Il moving spirit
among men of strength. do not OK
poet YOU I" loose one particle of Your
strength or courage hy being decent
ON tn" contrary. should hope to see
each man who is II member of this
society from his membership in it
become all the filter To ,lu the rough
work of the world, all the filter to
work in time of peace. and if--which
may heaven forhid~war should come,
all the filter to fight i'm time Of WAR;
desire to see in this country the
men decent. and until we Get that
combination in pretty good shape we
arc not going To hr hy amy means as
successful us we should be- There
iS always Il tendency among very
strong men and boys who are not
quite young men as yet to think that
To he wicked is rather smart; il shows
that they are mon. Oh. how often
YOU SO" some young follow who honsts
that Ii" is going to see life. meaning
that Ii" is goin" tn seq that part Of
life which II is Il tllous;lndrold better
IL il remains unseen. ask that cv-
cry man here constitute himself his
Others keeper by setting an example
To that Younger brother which will
prevent him from getting such Il false
rStnlatr of life as That. Exnnlplc is
the most potent of all things If any
one of YOU in the presence of Younger
boys. and especially the younger peo-
pie of Your own family. mis,rlnvcs
yourself. if You use coarse ana bias
phrn0lS language before them. YOU
can lr sur" that these younger people
VIII follow your example ANA not your
mrccpt. 1t is no use to preach to
them if you do not act drccntIy YOUR
self. You have got to feel that the
most effective way in which YOU can
preach is by your practice. Just as
was driving up here Il friend who
was with us said that in his expert
encc the boy who went out into life
With a foul tongue was apt so to go
because his kinSfOli-at least his in
timntc associates - themselves had
foul tongues, But while the life in
the family cannot do everything. while
the associations of friendship cannot
do everything. still the friends the
father, tile elder brothers. can do
most towards seeing that the boys as
they become men become clean and
honorable men. / have told YOU that
] wanted YOU not only to be decent
but to be strong. These boys are not
only to admire virtue that is of a
purely hnacmic type. They believe in
colllngr. in manlncss. They admire
those who have the quality of being
brave the quality of facing life as life
should bc faced. the quality that must
in peace or in war. If YOU are to be
effective as good Christians YOU have
got to possess strength and courage
or your example will count for little
with the young, who admire strength
ana courage. ! want to see YOU, the
men of the Holy Name society. YOU
who cmbOdy the qualities which the
younger people admire by your OK.
ample give those young people the
tendency. the trend in the right direc-
ton. and remember that this example
counts in their case as well as clean
illness of speech. l want to see every
man able to hold his own with the
strong and also ashamed to Oppress
the weak. l want to see the Young
fellow able to do Il mans work in the
world and of Il type which will not
permit imposition to be practiccd upon
him. | want to see him too strong of
spirit to submit to wrong. and. OH the
other hand. ashamed to do wrong to
others. / want to see each man able
to hold his own in the rough work of
actual life outside and also when he
is ut home. a good man. unselfish when
dealing with wife or'motlcr OF chill