Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
1000 MEN HEAR
SPECIAL TALK
VALUE OF CLEAN RECORD IS
THEME
Robert speer and President John
Willis Baer Arc the Principal
Speakers at Big Mass
Meeting

Two thousand men pressed their way
for admittance at the Temple audito-
rum building yesterday afternoon, and
long before $3.50 o'clock, the time for
the meeting to begin the seating capa-
city Of 1900 was filled and an overflow
meeting was held In an adjoining room.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the Y. NJ. -. A. d. e. Luther, gem
eral secretary of the association, pre-
sided. Several prominent clergymen
of the city were on the platform, In
cluding the speaker, Robert Speer, and
President John Willis Baer of Occi-
dental college. The latter was called
upon to speak before the overflow
meeting.
Mr.. Speer read portion of Scrip
ture in the tenth chapter of Mark, bear
ing upon his subject, "The Value Of a
Clean Record" He said in part:
There are many men who associate
their moral difficulties with those Of
their intellectual to their disadvantage.
1t Is not a square deal to say that 1t Is
an Intellectual when 1t is a moral issue
in the life of a man.
mo man has the right to shun the
precepts of Christ because 1t is the
will Of him that he should live in this
world. do not think that Christ went
around throwing away his life on moral
lepers. He extends his helping hand
to all honest efforts Of man. There are
many men who honestly work and are
honest themselves for their own best
interests as well as others. 1t is an i'm
portant factor when man can honest
ly stand up and say that he has lived
an upright life from his boyhood up.
ut is well that man has clean rec
ord which he is not afraid to have ex-
IN IRn inv Of fha
When Governor Folk was prominently
before the public gaze and subject to
criticisms detrimental to his good char
acter, he said: You may do what you
can and you cannot make me afraid
$50 1t was regarding Theodore Roose-
welt. When he was aspiring to office
he said: DO you think you can catch
me in a dishonest act? Nothing shall
go out from me that shall go against
my children
"Shackles must not be carried. Let
us see that our records are absolutely
free for public inspection. Especially /
believe in a man keeping a record clean
before little children. Let him keep out
of his life everything that will rob him
of the power of a clean record among
children, and withal to maintain a fell
lowship of which to be proud with his
mother, sister and women friends.
Men cannot afford to conduct them
selves in manner away from home
that they would be ashamed to meet
their children at home and caress them
as loving parent should.
Young men, you must not create dis
respect with your fellow men. Yau
want other men to trust you with
honest integrity.
MANY may not be aware of the fact
that where heavy responsibilities are
concerned among young men in many
large establishments there is a con-
stant watch placed over them by the
private detectives, and when 1t is seen
that one of them is living beyond his
means he is brought to reckoning and
dealt with accordingly.
Il rejoice in a man who can look
another level in his eyes. The real man
must have the ten commandments
sharply inscribed in his face and cut
deeply in his heart so that all hell can
not lead him astray
There is much involved in keeping
characters and records clean. know
a bright. intelligent man who said to
me: You know that I can dictate a
political campaign and have things go
my way by working behind the scenes,
but I cannot run for office
1T is plain to be seen that this mans S
record cannot be placed before the
scrutiny of the public other than detri-
mental to obtaining an official position.
Some scy that young man can SOW
his wild oats and come out all right,
and in fact requires this way Of start
ing out to prepare him for the stern
realities of life. But do not believe in
this theory. Why should young man
perform an absolute injury upon HIM
self to be changed or entirely eradi-
Gated before he can come out in the
true sphere of manhood and live an
upright life? There is no excuse for a
young man to deliberately ruin his life
for God to save him from utter destruc-
tion.
II make an earnest appeal to young
men to start right in life and maintain
the high standard Of righteousness fol-
lowing in the precepts of Jesus Christ
The Y. NJ. G. A. quartet sang Halle
lujah Answer Me-" and Jesus, How
Sweet the Name" The association Or
chestra assisted In the service.
At the overflow meeting Rev. Mr.
Emmitt presided. President John
Willis Baer made an eloquent address
on "The Forgotten Son."