Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-09-12
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81 write unto you young men be-
cause you have overcome the wicked
one and then apparently referring
10 one Of his other books he says, 81
have written TO you young men be
cause ye are strong and the word of
God abideth in you and We have over
come the evil one
John evidently recognized the force
OF forces in the world and wrote unto
these young men first because of their
physical force, "Ye are strong sec
ond, mental force, the word OF God
abideth in you and third, the moral
force, "4e have overcome the evil
one.
First; The glory OF young men
is their strength" Holmes says,
Not in the world of light alone
where God has built his blazing
throne, not yet alone on earth be-
low his bclted seas that come and go
and endless isles OF sunlit green is
all the makers glory seen look in up
on thy wondrous frame, Eternal wis
dom all the same
Pile luxury as high as you will
says Julia Sard Howe, health is bet
ter. An unknown author has said
health and cheerfulness make beauty,
and Sidney Smith said Some men
dig their own graves with their teeth. -
There is an Italian proverb which
runs something like this, Shut the
door to the sun and You will open
it to the doctor Joy temperance and
repose slams the door on the doc
tors nose, says Longfellow Il am
certain says Horace Mann | could
have performed twice the labor but
better and with greater ease to myself
had ! known as much OF the laws OF
health and life that | know now, in
college was taught all about the
motion OF the PLANETS as carefully
as if they would have been in danger
Of getting off the track had not
known how 10 trace their orbits, but
. about my own organization and the
conditions indispensable to the
healthy function of my own body
was left in profound ignorance,
broke down at the beginning of my
second year and have not been well
since, whatever labor | have since
been able to do | have done it on
5 credit instead of capital, most ruin
Gus way either in regard to health OF
money
The age of sawdust buildings and
plank beds is past, Pascal's doctrine
that disease is the natural condition
of Christians, and that the body is
the natural enemy of the soul is ex-
ploded. 1t is very evident that mus
cular Christianity is the need of the
hour The body is no longer looked
upon as the devil chained 10 the
emacated spiritual shadows are ne
longer in demand in the pulpit, diet
of bread and water is no longer re
garded as conclusive OF real piety
better use orce"-Thc hero Of the
cncients had the strength OF ten mer
lis said that his servant could cal
{ granite rock What magnihcen
; physical perfection distinguish oul
) American Indian When the West
) was taken by prominent Italians tc
: see the wonders OF the Vatican lie was
I first shown the celebrated statue OF
Apollo, O he exclaimed mohawk
Indian The average boy of Is car
stand more fatigue than the athletes
of the white men, tuberculosis. small
poX and bullets are about the only
things that can kill them. Remember
young people that the first requisites
90 success is 10 be first class animal
the brain gets a great deal of credit
that belongs to the stomach we readi-
" accept the statement made by a
recent writer: Healthy thoughts and
healthy doctrines must come from
healthy minds" and healthy mind,
cannot exist apart from healthy
bodies young man thy God has com
nianded thy strength.
Second Mental Force:
In order to meet the demands OF
the hour and cope with the compost
ton which about you. you will need
something besides physical strength.
he who climbs the ladder of success
and fights well the battles in any pro-
fession or calling must be well equip
ped mentally, there are no short cuts
to success along this line. The in
tellectual feats of brain athletics have
been performed in the vigor of youth
we need simply to mention the name
of Moses who was learned i'll all of
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