The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-01
BE A Man,
YOUNG man
The First Of a Series OF Short Articles
Written by Robert Cary Hut
stader, Y. N. G.. "A. Gen
erai Secretary.
FOR THE YOUNG FELLOW
The Writer, q Successful Y. N. G. A.
Secretary, a True Friend to
the Young Man, Writes
interestingly.

Dear Fellows:
In this, my first talk with and to
you. desire to impress upon you the
fact that have come to Keokuk with
two special objects In mind; first,
that might win you for my friends;
and second, that l might prove my
friendship for you. and my strong de-
sire to help you become better men.
truer citizens, and stronger christians.
If. during the time shall remain
among you, be it short or long, these
objects shall be attained, then will
my time be well spent, my labor a
success. and my Interpretation of
happiness rounded out to its fullest
measure in my own life.
"Be a Man." Young Man.
There is a world Of meaning in this
admonition, far more than appears on
! the surface; and as briefly as possible
/ shall define my conception of that
i meaning.
Where will you find one possessing
clear, active mind; a heart, throb-
bing with the hidden fires of new
thoughts and new purposes; just
starting along the highway Of eager,
ambitious young manhood, who has
not aimed to follow some great and
successful one, and planting his stand
ard high, resolved to BE Man"
Yes, man in every sense of the
word; wise, good, and great
But how few have stopped to on
slider what this resolve implies. And,
failing to weigh we'll the difficulties
in the way; neglecting to map out
with care and wisdom the right course
to pursue; their journey through life
has proven a disastrous one, their
high ideals crumbled into dust, and
their visions of greatness resolved In
to empty dreams. which the dawn of
enlightened thought and keener pre-
ceptions has dispelled, revealing when
perhaps too late the unwelcome truth
that they have been following the
Wrong Trail,'' and are lost
;. 1t means much to you young man
= how you start. But once started right
keep your grip on the best, your eyes
! on the goal, and push forward witt
all your powers
i I don't wish to discourage you, bu
i want to "play fair and before urg
II ing you onward let me call to you
attention some of the strongly essen
- tial qualities and attributes tina
make for Real Manhood
What does it mean to be a man?
First of all | say to you, 1t mean
sacrifice" Sacrifice Of pride; an
J, by that I mean a foolish pride
q which. for example. might cause 20
to turn from true, though humbl
friend, to secure the favor or influenc
of another. Or, that pride or exa
re tation OF spirit, the result of seemin
st success. that might cause you to see
" temporary or additional glory b
IN stepping aside from the path of tru
10 and honorable living.
Let me just here say that such
course of action can only bring il
final and sure penalty of vain regrt
and unsatisfied longing, not to spea
of probable loss of all your ami
tious hopes and dreams. sacrificed
those unworthy friendships and que
tionable pleasures which SO often q
lure the unwary and overconfdel
ones.
It means sacrifice of unholy lust
degrading pleasures and secret vic'
of every sort and kind.
Ps. 1912. Cleanse Thou me fro
secret faults
Ps. 1914. Let the words of n
mouth, and the meditation of n
heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
Lord my strength and my Redeemer
Then 1t means courage" Nor
as well physical courage tn
dares face the whole world in d
tense of right principle; that W
dare uphold the right in spite of Il
transitory power of its enemies,
spite of the ridfcule or loss of friend
But let me say to you, young ma
those who laugh Or turn their BAG
upon you for setting up standard
truth and right, are unworthy t
name of friend, and my advice
q you is, turn from them as you won
from poisonous snake" They a
far more dangerous.
And lastly, it means, Integrity
honest with yourself; be honest wi
9 others: be honest with your God. 7
member that never was there tru
maxim than this, Honesty is the BIZ
: policy" and no man of true greatne
:. ever left it out of the catalogue
. virtues that marked his steps upwa
to the final reward of that greatne
without harm and Unreasonable Il
to himself.
What does it mean TO be mar
Sacrifice? Yes, 1t means all Il
i the word can convey.