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

Il NJ Il
u - young men which he
" Nh II describes In the
SlhHVV words before US.
49, This Is not to be
OE6 wondered at, for
John was young
man when he first met Jesus by the banks
of the Jordan, and became His disciple
His was strong nature. He was
young man in whose character the cur
rents OF life ran deeply. His affections
and sympathies absorbed his whole ma
ture. He was of quick perception ana
understood his Lord better than any
other OF His disciples. He realized the
mighty influence which Jesus had ex-
erted on his life; how from narrow Jew
fish prejudice he had been broadened In
his views to take In the whole world;
how, from low and selfish ideals having
their realization in this life only, he had
been inspired with the loftiest ideals
which found their eternal realization In
God, for he exclaims In this letter from
which our text Is taken: Beloved, now
are we the sons OF God; and 1t doth not
yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that when He shall appear. we
shall be like Him; for we shall see Him
as He is" He realized how when he
first met Jesus he was filled with great
ambitions for this life only, but Jesus
had turned this strong current Godward
and had given him an ambition which
reached as high as God and which was
as broad as His eternal purposes. And
because he realized what a mighty
change and influence Jesus had wrought
in his life as young man. he himself
was interested in young men. And
young men are always interesting.
FATHER and mother quicken at the
l thought, for their hope, their ambi-
ton, their pride and Joy are centered In
the young man Of their household.
Younger brothers and the sisters with
loyal devotion accord the young man the
place OF recognized authority and leader
ship. The young man himself finds
within himself fascinating object Of
contemplation, as the buoyancy Of life.
the expanding energies, the bounding
ambitions. the persistent hopefulness are
felt throbbing within. And because of
this the young man Is interested in young
men as he Is in no others. In the great
wide world outside the home and outside
Of himself the young man is always the
center Of interest and expectation. The
business and Industrial world turns to
the young men with assured confidence,
expecting that its burdens will be car
ried and its problems worked out in the
main by them. The nations strength is
in her young men. She always turns to
them in the hour of danger and need
She leans heavily upon them because
they are strong, and the honor and per-
of her government and insti-
tutions are measured by the character
of her young men. There is no place in
all the world where the human family
finds a home where the young man has
not an exalted place and is not sub
ject Of interest and Importance.
THERE are different types of young
manhood, and should we ask which
one Is the superior type, we would no
doubt receive variety of answers. Some
would reply the Apollo of physical per-
lection; others would esteem intellectu-
alism as the qualification which was to
still others would declare
that business acumen which would en-
,ble a young man to become Napoleon
Of finance and industry was the trait
which would mark the superior type Of
young manhood; while still others
would hold that ethical standards should
determine the question. But II we give
John the opportunity Of answering the |
question, he would point to the class of |
young men to whom he was writing and |
declare that there was the superior type
Of young manhood-the young manhood |
which was strong In the Lord and in
the power of His might. Two great facts,
yea three, must be kept in mind: That
nan was created by God and created In |
His own image. and man was created for
The Glory of God. The highest POSSIBLE
ties OF man must find their realization
then In and for God. The manhood which
reflects most perfectly the God In whose
Image man has been created, and full
hlls most fully the purpose of that
creation, must be the superior type Of
manhood.
THE sculptor with his chisel and NAL
let. and the artist with his palette
and brush seek by their creative skill to
produce something which will give ex-
preston to an inward ideal and bring to
them glory. and honor. and fame. The
highest mission Of the statue or the oil
would be to reveal the ideal OF
the one who had created It. and by it's
perfect outline and coloring bring to him
glory. But suppose after the last chip
had been taken from the marble and the
asst touch of the brush had been felt by
he canvas, that the statue or the figure
n the painting should willfully refuse
o express the ideal of its creator and
hus dishonor instead of clarifying the
me who had so patiently wrought upon
t? Suppose the bird which God has
made to fly should lay aside Its buoyant
wings and with downcast eyes content