The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28
URGES APPREC|AT ion
OF responsibilities.
REV. PLEASANT HUNTER AD-
VIsEs NEW YORKERs.
Youth Should Be Prepared TO Assume
the Burdens Which Will Come to.
Them Sooner or Later "A Word Of
Warning to Thoughtless Young Men.

An interesting discourse by Rev.
Pleasant Hunter, former pastor Of
Westminster church, Minneapolis, and
now pastor Of Fourth Presbyterian.
church, New York, is published in a
recent issue Of the New York Herald:
Dr.. Hunter urges upon the young. men
of today an appreciation Of their re-
sponsibilities.
DR.. Hunter spoke on the text, "Moses
my servant is dead; now therefore
arise, 20 over this Jordan, thou, and all
this people, unto the land which I do
give to them.-Joshua, l., e."
He said in substances:
These words contain valuable sug
gestion for today. Important places
vacant, and some are as surely to be
| called to fill them. Who that some one
is t6 be depends upon who is best fitted
to do it. A large place always calls for
large man. =
HThere is an important thought here
for the early part of life. No tempta-
ton more common to the young than
that of procrastination. That which
there is urgent reason for doing at once
many are quite ready to do. But there
are many more quite as ready to put off
that for which they do not see any
special need Of haste.
"The young man whose father has a
large business feels there is no need Of
ITO that later and have a good time
1 while he can. The young woman whose
father has a good income feels there is
no need Of her being careful about ex
penditures so long as she has a full
purse to draw from-she will do that
when she has to and get all the enjoy
ment she can before that day comes
The young man whose father is great
worker in the church feels there is NJ
need Of his being active while father
lives-he does enough for all the fam
lily. The young woman whose mothe
keeps many servants feels there is NJ
need Of her doing anything there will
be time enough for that when respon
; sible for home Of her own. 49,.
"Such persons have higher ideal TO
life later on. They hold it at arm
length, promising that when circum
stances demand action it will be forth
coming. They mean well, and he VIII
should question their sincerity woul
!, wrong them At the same time ever
one who acts thus takes great risk.
HThere is always an important relatio,
,, between the beginning, and the endins
| Ii CbhtS o. oG1OA$S AOuACeSotOA w 0oPPo'
, a large superstructure. The shape 0
the tree at the end of the fifth summe
:, has everything to do with it's shape a
the end Of the twenty fifth. The NOR
any faculty is developed along a give
line the harder and slower becomes d.
velopment along an opposite line. Th
:, , more the arm becomes accustomed t
the heavy swing Of the sledge the les
, fitted it becomes for the delicate touc
Of the piano. The best way, sometime
the only way, to have power to us
later in life is to acquire and store
up in the early part Of life.
d ttIThe young man who does not tax
j. much responsibility while father live
: : will not have strength to bear muc
e after he is gone. The young woma
e who does not learn the worth of
: dollar while she has father S purse
:. draw from may have to pay more #
3 such knowledge when that purse is NJ
g within reach. The young man who dot
d not do anything. for the church the fir:
e few years of his Christian life wi
J. find it hard to make up his mind an
2 harder to learn how when he ge
n further along. And the young woma
Is who does not learn what should
IL learned about housekeeping while und,
: the parental roof will either never lea1