The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-24

ter work.
The speaker next urged the youn
men to go into society for the sake O
its refining influence, and spoke o
the great importance of choosing
wisely and well ones companions. II
here turned aside to pay glowing
tribute TO the influence Of the RICH
Kind ofsyoung women upon the younl
men, and urged the young women I,
use their influence to help and elevat,
land ennoble the lives OF the younl
men. His next point was on socia
distinctions, and classes of society.
The speaker here protested with
all his power against the extraya
gance and wastefulness that charac
terize society, and the pernicious view
Of life that leads young men TO thinl
tmey can't go with a girl without
| spending money on her all the time
| and the lack os self-respect on the
part Of the girl who allows man tC
whom she is not engaged to spend
money on her. And If they are en-.
gagged" said the preacher, "she will
show her good sense and her good
taste by encouraging him TO save his
money for the time when they will
need il more" He declared that many
Of the best and most promising young
men are kept out of society because
they can't afford to spend the money
that would be expected OF them, and
others are led to dishonesty and ruin
because they havne't the strength OF
character not to spend the money
that Is expected OF them, even when
Il doesn't belong to them. But NO
matter how much money you may hap
pen to have, don't make this the line
of division into sets, and don't make
this the foundation OF your friendships
for II is no true index OF real worth.
"A mans life consistent not In the
abundance of the things which he pos
sesseth."
Another line OF division into sets
and classes OF society,"" declared Or.
Leyburn. lis ancestry: Receiving a
man into your set or rejecting him be-
cause OF who and what his parents
and grandparents were. or were not.
This Is a more sane and reasonable
division than the money Iine, because
man may inherit the traits and re-
feet the influence OF the training re-
ceiyed from his ancestors. We. ere
apt to inherit not only the physical
likeness, bnr the mental and the spir-
itual traits and characteristics Of
those whose blood flows In our veins.
But even this line is not to be drawn
too strictly. We are not responsible
for what our ancestors were, aud the
young man who has risen above his
early Influences and is living an hon.
orable industrious. sensible lie,
making the most OF himself, deserves
all the more credit for having risen
above his handicaps. Ones greatness
Is shown not only by the position he
occupies, but by the distance he has
hal to climb, and the obstacles ne
hs had TO surmount In reaching that
-po fion.
lhe preacher said. IN closing: .sYou
Y n no doubt expect me, In dealing
with such a subject as this, to say
something about the kind Of amuse-
ments and recreations you should en-
gage in, Ny views on that subject
can be summed up in a single SEN
tence. Never engage in any amuse-
ment OF recreation upon which you
can't ask Gods blelling. and into
which you can't expect the Savior to
go with you am glad TO believe that
most Of you like to have your pastor
with you n your reereations and
pleasures. as well as in your sorrows
and trials. Does It strike you as Just
the right for you to engage in things,
II you we're TO invite your pastor. you
would feel, and he would feel that you
were offering him an insult? Is Il
right for you TO go to places where
you would be shocked and grieved
and ashamed II you saw your pastor
going ? But the great question is not
what ] think, but what does Jesus
think. Can you invite him to 20 into
your recreatloHs and amusements, or
do you have to say goodbye TO him
as you turn Of 10 where you know you
can't invite him. VIII he 20 with
You any Of the way Of be can't 20
with you all Of the wayg Religion Is
life. A life not simply for Sunday
but for every day OF the week. We
are either his always and everywhere,
or se are his never and nowhere
The preacher here urged the young
people who want to do something
great and lasting and worth while to
reform the recreatlons and amuse-
ments Of society. and not 20 on doing
forever the senseless things that We're
In past generations Just because Il
Is fashionable.
Recreation means recreation, re-
freshment This Is It's purpose and
aim. Test your recreations and
amusements By this rule. DO they
81 you for a larger and fuller and
better days work on the next dag. and
al the following days7 DO they make
you eager 70 grapple with the hard
tasks do they make more contented,
more happy, more cheerful. more
thankful for Gods fnercies aud
blessings? DO they increase your de-
sotion 70 God and his service, and
make you long for closer fellowship