St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-26
The SUPERIOR TYPE.
81 1OUNG MANHOOD
M, ~ q Product OF the World, But Is Marked
= 9n1on OF the Human and the Divine
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Copyright. 1903. by ]. NJ. Edsop.)

been created in the image Of God-th;
IS. ne has been endowed with a spiritu,
nature which can only find its highe,
possibilities and it's complete satisfa,
tlon in God Himself. He was create
FOR God, and nothing but God can satisf,
inls being true, the highest, the superic
type OF young manhood is found not
the young man who achieves the merel
human and earthly success or honor {
power, but Is found in the young ma
who links his life with God and give
expression to the Divine will.
| G TRONG young men. Found With
- the ranks Of the discinles of the Lor
Jesus Christ and not outside Strang
mat the opinion should prevail in tn
world and among the young men of tn
World that religion is weak and effemi
nate Strange, we say, and yet not s.
strange, for the devil is ever busy get
ting the world to believe lie. And mel
prefer to believe lie because their deed
are evil. The devil is the most cleve
slelght-of-hand performer the world ha
ever seen. and he can make you believ,
black is white and white black if yo,
VIII but give him audience. Jesus hat
10 tell him to "get thee behind Me
satan. for he dared not parley will
such visitor. And if Jesus dared not
| now dare you do such thing? re
member number of years ago when 8
| clever trlckster made me believe that hi
mad ripped every button of my coat. He
nad not, but the movements of his hands
were SO swift and he held my coat in
such manner as to make it look ex-
actly as though the buttons had been
pulled on. He made me believe lie.
And Satan does that sort of thing, too:
he paints religion in unattractive colors,
ana deludes young men into the idea that
with 1t they are less manly, and less sue
cessful than without it. Do you think to
ind 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
l1feknowsnotwh what weakness means, but
when the chilling hand of death is laid
upon his powerful frame what has he TO
depend upon? If he is a follower of
Christ he may shout with Paul, Death
is swallowed up in victory" But if he
has refused to receive Gods message to
his soul, of what avail is his physical
strength in the face of the eternal sum-
mons?
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 it when his soul gets into the
presence of God? There moral worth
loses 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
to his soul: "All have sinned and come
short of the glory Of Cod" There is
none that doeth good, no not one, 4" your
moral worth is of no avail this side of
the grave; depart from Me; for you have
rejected My Son who went to earth to
save you.
The man of intellectual strength nay
encompass the learning of the world and !
1T upon the pinnacle of the mountain
Of the worlds wisdom. What towering
strength holds him in his position of at
ainment? He excels all his fellows in i
earning. But the brain which has mani
ested such strength and capacity is soon
oalsied by death, and the soul with all
If its learning is ushered into the pres
nee of Him in Whom center all knowl-
dge and wisdom. Dare the poor soul
onger trust In the strength of its own
wisdom as 1t hears the words: 1.-THE Wis.,
[om of this world is foolishness with
.od, because the foolishness of God is
wiser than men; and the weakness Of
Iod is stronger than men" For the Lord
aketh the wise in their own craftiness,
nd He knoweth the thoughts of the wise
hat they are vain" And the simplicity
nd faith of little child is exalted above
II his learning, for Jesus says: Except
e become as little children, We shall not
inter- into the Kingdom of Heaven"
yields a mighty power. The
w man with the golden key can UNI
,ck the treasure house of this worlds
ossessions and crafty almost any de-
re of which flesh is capable. Money
i'll buy any of the goods which are on
le worlds counters, but it will not buy
mansion in Heaven. Money will take
lie anywhere almost on the face of the l
nth, but it will not secIre passage c
ross the dark river and into the pearly I
ties of the Celestial city Money is able I
buy up legislative bodies, and nations,
i'd fill the Offices of city county,
ate and nation; but all the gold =
ined and minted and all the gold Z
It resting in the bosom of Mother
arth is not sufficient to buy up =
ID and alter His judgments. The man
tn his millions is mighty factor in v
e affairs of men, but, like the rich man u
Jesus parable who was planning the o
Hiding of larger barns that he might .
IRE his increasing treasures, when the
mmons comes to meet his God, he has u
leave all his treasures behind. In a
ked poverty he was ushered before the u
lgment bar, and then what did it profit q
:, +hot ho WAS ono NJ tho ricbast noa, 8,
all the world? For all that he could II
xe with him into the next world-his .
Twas lost forever. Who would say o.