Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-04-02
DESTINY LIES
IN The YOUTH
Boys Of Today viii
Make Men Of
Future
b.. W. =. Custer ursss Upon Psepls
Of Lewiston Responsibility y
Proper Training ~ Parsnts.

Rev. w. T. custer preached last
night in the M. e. church on Boy
ology." The text was from First John
2:15: Il have written unto you young
men because you are strong and have
overcome the evil.' Or. custer said
lin part:
This il one OF the brightest windows
opening into that old pagan world III
which early Christianity won 30 many
and such notable victories. "On that
old pagan world, disgust and secret
loathing fell; deep weariness and stated
lust made human life . hell" Out Of
that hell these young men had come
only heaven known to man. they wers
and IN that kingdom which was the
living AZ examples to encourage all
who belonged to Jesus Christ.
'Now It should be our ambition to
make 81 Lewiston the berry best town
for all the future found anywhere In
This great and ever-expanding north
west. This II the future empire for
progress and advancement In this ma
tion. All lasting prosperity must be
founded upon character. The usual
difference between towns In any por-
tion Of the land lies In this matter o.
character.
/ Treat Him - Your chum.
"Men will be what the boys are.
Politics win depend upon the boys.
There IL little philosophy called the
Sentimental which declares that
boys must be treated by Kindness
alone in expression az well as in SEN
timent: that by sweet persuasion alone
must he be won to higher life: that
you are to deny him nothing unless
1t be eating the cake and pie before
he eats anything else.
"Then there is the natural method
which says that YOU are to treat your
boy as boy. He needs direction
Take him out fishing with you and
give him the best place. Take him out
with you in your business and let him
feel that you are more interested In
his becoming interested IN your affairs
than you are In driving sharp bar
gain. Make a chum Of your boy. but
then II he needs It let him feel that
! lightning needs not to strike twice In
the same place and that Solomon was
about right when he said something
about using the rod when the time
comes for that
let him feel. however. that there Is
absolutely nothing but desire for his
good in any correction tnat may be
| found necessary. Be sure that you
point him all the time to a pathway
safe and good beyond, and one that
you can recommend from experience
| You will find the old Bible about as
good as anything you can get your boy
| interested in, and II You are as anx.
ious for him to get well started in that
as you show him you are about his
standing well in his class, you will
win the victory. He win know just
what you are interested In mostly"
| You cannot fool your boy. He knows
when you are very anxious about hi,
mental welfare and keen about how
he stands before the public and hi
knows when you are not 80 anxious
about his moral and religious welfare
and when you are not so anxious about
how he shall stand before God. and tn,
| future. This makes all the difference
in the world. Many a boy has beer
sent away from God by feeling thai
mother or father had rather have him
stand high before the world than be.
fore God.
An Actual Experience.
Then take actual experience. Tha
town called Liberal in Missouri
where they tried to raise boys without
the Bible, without the church. without
God. They tried to build a secular In.
stitution Of education. and they rar
the whole thing for about clever
years when taxes were 30 high, Grim,
was so rampant. divorces were q