The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-26

young AgaIlr or at nast 70 stay young
just as long as we can? | troW not.
Therefore the purpose Of this sermon
Is to show how we can tIrn back the
shadow on the dial of AhaZ not only
ten, fifteen, but even twenty and thirty
years for some Of us. There is an old
proyerb which says, "A man Is not az
old as he looks. but rs old as he feels =
| am going 10 prove TINT man can
always feel about thirty or thirty-tive
years OF age, even though his hair Is
white, his nose Is bridged with u pair
of glasses and he has to walk about
with staff
How shall we renew the days of our
strong young manhood? First, by as
socisting with young people, and cs
pecIally with children; by making the
intimate companions Of our mature
years and Of our old age those WHO are
on the threshold of life or playing Id
the nursery; by stealing or rather con
tinually borrowing from our married
children their babies; by making or
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MS, or, If we have no lnarIfed children
of our own, by borrowing the children
OF some nelshborly grandfather and
loving them Us we would our own; by
firmly and deliberately making a vow
with ourselves and with God, Though
| may live to be sixty, seventy, eighty
ninety or a hundred years old, | viii
never allow myself to Outgrow my
ftndness for little children, and my
sympathy for their joys and sorrows,
aud my unceasing desire for their daily
companionsllip.
Daily association with young people,
especially with children is essential in
many ways for q mans development.
1t keeps his heart young. Yes, it does
more than that 1t teaches him what
should be his attitude toward Christ
and toward his fellow men. Some peo
pie cannot understand what THIS edu
eating power of n child's life is upon
matured man. Whyg Like some of US,
they have not placed themselves under
the tutelage of children. Some months
ago hired a big wagon. put into this
wagon not only my own children, but
went around and raided the neighbors'
houses and piled in some of theirs. |
was the only grown person among
them. We took long drive of about
fifteen miles. Then, at the head of my
cohort of little ones, | proudly marched
into restaurant to give them ice
cream before we started back. As we
went In a gentleman standing upon the i
sidewalk said: My, man, | pity you'll
What have you got there-an orphan |
asylum" NO." answered; II have
no. asylum. l have Il lot of tenchers |
here who are making me love God and
love mankind and love life and love
everything God has made upon his /
beautiful earth"
How TO Ee Young.
When we took that long ride was I
the greatest winner. Wien those little /
folks began to sing found myself /
singing In spite OF myself When they
talked and asked questions | found
myself saying to myself: Yes, just as
these little children are wondering
about causes and effects which are so
plain to me am wondering about trou-
Dles In this world the causes of which
are plain to God and will yet be made
plain to me. All that / must do is to
wait, and God will explain ALL" When
he children became hungry found
myself becoming hungry. When they
lad their little differences in the wagon
found myself the peacemaker, which
aught me a good lesson-how to be u
among the big boys and
girls called grownup men and women
And, my friend, If you ever want to
AVE that old withered heart Of yours
Dcat and throb with happiness. this is
What You need TO do: Gather all the
)abies. the boys and the girls of your
together, pile them into
wagon if you are out In the country,
cave your wife and the nurse at home,
II at least make them ride along in an
'ther vehicle. and then BY tire grace of
Led you 20 forth and learn one Of the