Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-09

man. Generally he Is happy chap,
with few serious faults. ana with his
habits of life yet completely, or almost
SO. in his own control. He wants To
succeed and his friends want him to
succeed. But what kind of success.
will satisfy him? Today men seem
to he striving for money and position
and pleasure. and some of them think
these things make success. but you
can give all these to a man and yet
he will be dismal terrible failure
How many men are there who have
these three things and by all the
standards of manly ideals their lives
are vapid. empty, worthless. Beyond
these things We need for success some
other things, We need high aims and
sound principles. and sterling loyalty.
IL a man be in any degree educated
as most men are today in our coun-
try-he must have considered at times
what he is in the universe and what
the universe is TO him. He is an
organized force Of some sort. But how
organized? BY what power? To what
end? Weighing these questions he
will conclude that he is unique
force and an individual of a unique
race. Billions of his kind have lived
and gone in the past ages, and these
billions were like himself Other bill
lions Will come and 60. What does
1t all mean? Is he simply chance
product OF some power who cares Meth
about him? He knows that he him
self would not fashion a man to live
and suffer and die back to nothing
ness, and yet have implanted in him
deep lasting longings and desires new
er to be satisfied; he would not create
man to be a thing tossed about in
nd -ssNV. .ssI
purpose back of the creation of such
wonderful being as a man is. The
thinking man has PURPOSES. aims. di-
rections for his life; he has an object
In view. Whence this marvellous power?
Is II not in the truest sense in the
power from which all mems life has
cane? Will he not grant that the
power back of all life Is an intelli-
gent, organizing, determining power?
Also. as the man himself would create
Tor goQd purposes, and loving purposes
for man Is naturally kind hearted
will he not admit that the power who
planned him as an organized force is
a good, loving power?
Man lives always desiring happi-
ness. peace. joy-the joy that no man
can take from him. To secure hap
piness. comfort. peace. governments
are organized. The universal expert
ence of men is that man Is a respon-
sible being. therefore free. and con-
sequently TO be held to accountability.
This universal experience comes from
something in the man. Who put il
there? The answer is plan; the or
ganizing power back of man put IL
there. Now did this organizing power
put in mans makeup an accountable
ity OF man TO his fellow-man. but no
accountability at all e the great crea-
tive Power Itself or Himself? Reason on
this for little. and you will be con-
WINGED of your greatness as a son
of an alleged. ali-loving. all-wise
God, and you will glory in your re-
sponsibility as a free creature. a child
of Father who seeks your greatness
through love and freedom. You are
MT the product Of a Power which Is a
monstroSity of the diseased magma
ton OF some men-a monstrosity which
men hate and curse as the darkest
nightmare Of mans life.
IL Is well To- dwell a little on these
thoughts. because many young men
today think themselves freed from all
responsibility fer their lives to- any
power except the civil and criminal
codes
There is name for these men. who,
cushing aside all moral restraints
grasp and clutch at the things they
want. For them there Is no RESPONSE
bility; they have no respect. no love,
for liberty.
Now. no man having any sense Of
h1nor wants to live simply as a beast
of prey. devouring his fellows. and
giving nothing in return. A man
ought to- live at his best and give of
his best TO all. No man Is ever sorry
for doing good, for speaking kindly.
The more good a man does the more
he can do: others will admire and
respect him and help him. He will
receive respect and love for the good
he does. II Is eternally true that with
what measure he shall mete with the
same shall IL be measured to a man
again. and that the loving, helpful.
cheerful man will receive back good
measure. and pressed down. and shak-
en- together. and running over. IL
Is this kind Of clean. cheerful. help
full. loving man who Is needed. n is
this kind the Great Organizer n life
intended. IL Is this kind every boys
friends hope that the Roy will be
and IL Is on this one kind Of a man
that America must depend. and IL T.
Of this kind that the kingdom Of heay-
en- consists.
The young man o-'ght to be clean.
not an organized free Of lust and
passion. plumber. greed and sin:
he should control his tongue. and
hts eyes and his ears. as well as his
hands and his feet: he should regulate
his thoughts and desires. He should
always keep In mind that he IL an
American citizen, and a scn Of God.
He should be honest. honorable. true
In all his dealings with men and wom-
en-. III married he should keep himself
clean. even II he be a travelling man.
God does not give travelling men per-
mits To break their vows and promises
and become false. dishonorable. liars
add seducers. Nor does he give per-