The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-29

the earth's green sod or the branches OF
the low-spreading bush? The lofty out
look in yonder tall tree would never feel
the weight OF the little songster, and the
blue vault OF heaven would not echo with
the notes Of his song. The highest and
best possibilities Of the little bird would
not be realized. II lie so with man, and
especially the young man, for what the
young man Is nearly always determines
what the character of the man in later
life is to be. II is only as the thing
created fulfills the mission of its crea-
ton that 1t can be said that 1t has real
lied its highest possibilities. Man has
been created in the image Of God-that
is, he has been endowed with spiritual
nature which can only find its highest
and its complete satisfac-
ton in God Himself. He was created
for God, and nothing but God can satisfy.
This being true. the highest. the superior,
type Of young manhood is found not In
the young man who achieves the merely
human and earthly success or honor or
power, but Is found in the young man
who links his life with God and gives
expression to the Divine will.
CTRONG young men! Found within
- the ranks Of the discinles OF the Lord
Jesus Christ and not outside. Strange
that the opinion should prevail In the
world and among the young men OF the
world that religion Is weak and effemi-
nate. Strange, we say, and yet not so
strange, for the devil is ever busy get
ting the world to believe lie. And men
prefer to believe lie because their deeds
are evil. The devil is the most clever
sleight-of-hand performer the world has
ever seen. and he can make you believe
black Is white and white black II you
will but give him audience. Jesus had
to tell him to "get thee behind Me,
Satan," for he dared not parley with
such visitor. And II Jesus dared not,
how dare you do such a thing? re-
member number of years ago when a
clever trickster made me believe that he
had ripped every button of my coat He
had not, but the movements of his hands
were so swift and he held my coat in
such manner as to make 1t look ex-
actly as though the buttons had been
pulled OF. He made me believe lie.
And Satan does that sort of thing. too.
He paints religion In unattractive colors,
and deludes young men into the idea that
with 1t they are less manly. and less sue
cessful than without It, Do you think to
find the really strong young man outside
the ranks Of the followers of Jesus
Christ? Let us see.
THE man Of fine physique rejoices in
his strength, and during the vigor Of
not what weakness means, but
when the chilling hand of death b laid
upon his powerful frame what has he to
depend upon? II he is a follower of
Christ he may shout with Paul, Death
Is swallowed up in victory" But IL he
has refused. to receive Gods message to
his soul, of what avail Is his physical
strength In the face of the eternal sum-
The moralist delights in his strength
Of will which enables him to live clean.
upright life. and he moves smoothly and
proudly through the world until at last
the grave opens and his career is ended.
His moral strength has enabled him to
leave with men stainless record but
how is 1t when his soul gets into the
presence Of God? There moral worth
oses its potency. There only the blood
Of Jesus Christ has the power to over
come the judgment Of death standing
against the human race, and is able to
admit to Heaven. He has put his trust in
his moral worth and he hears God say
o his soul: "All have sinned and come
hort of the glory of Cod" There Is
lone that doeth good, no not one," your
moral worth is of no avail this side of
he grave; depart from Me: for you have
rejected My Son who went to earth to
ave you.
The man Of intellectual strength may
encompass the learning of the world and
1t upon the pinnacle of the mountain
If the worlds wisdom. What towering
strength holds him in his position Of at
ainment? He excels all his fellows In
earning. But the brain which has mani
'ested such strength and capacity is soon
,alsied by death, and the soul with all
If its learning is ushered into the pres
nee Of Him in Whom center all knowl-
EDGE and wisdom. Dare the poor soul
longer trust In the strength of its own
wisdom as II hears the words: "The wis
dom Of this world is foolishness with
God, because the foolishness of God is
wiser than men; and the weakness of
God Is stronger than men." For the Lord
taketh the wise in their own craftiness,
and He knoweth the thoughts Of the wise
that they are vain" And the simplicity
and faith of little child is exalted above
ali his learning. for Jesus says: Except
We become as little children, We shall not
enter into the Kingdom Of Heaven"
MyEALTH Yields a mighty power. The
w man with the golden key can I'M
lock the treasure house of this worlds
possessions and crafty almost any de-
sire OF which flesh is capable. Money
will buy any Of the goods which are on
the worlds counters, but 1t will not buy
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