The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-09-26

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ity Of years. And that is something
you could exchange with some older
than yourself at great price u u
were exchangeable.
The Circle OF Your Helpers.
And there Is one more OF these
tteasurers OF youth that ! shall men
ton, and that is the circle OF your
helpers. No young man or woman
comes into this world alone. You
have friends, more than you realize
You may be an orphan, but your
parents are your friends and bless
you still. Il is strength TO you to
know you had mother who rlsked
her life to bring you into the world,
had a father who planned and hop-
ed and prayed for you, have teachers
and friends to help you In your high
aspirations and you have (this you
may not have known or realized) but
you have the friendship of all the
great souls that ever lived In this
world so far as you will make their
acquaintance. Have you stopped IN
our Library to look at the picture
OF Lincoln by the fireslde? lie did
not turn his face TO speak 20 you,
did not show you what book he was
reading, yet he is your friend and
so far as you have studied the face
OF Abraham Lincoln when you look
ed at this picture you were affected
by his example and his spirit speak
ing from the canvas. Now how many
of these great figures OF history
have you made your friends? They
are waiting, they are accessible. You
wait in long lines to see the Prcsi-
dent of the United States. but you
can take up a book in our Library
any hour and make the Acquaintance
OF George Washington. SO as YOU
study history, science. literature YOU
become rich In the most inspiring
friendships that God can provide In
tie world. And back OF this cir
Gle of helpers is God himself
Who Shall Say You Shall Not Rejoice7
Who shall say you shall not re-
joice? Rejoice. o young woman, re-
joice. o young man, for God has
made you his masterpiece and has
done large things and planned large
things for you.
But these riches must be TAX IN
care of. Now bogger may cross
the street with his hands dangling.
and whistling a tune. lie has moth.
ing to drop. he has no pockets 20
be picked, he is care-free. But II
man undertakes TO cross the street
carrying a china vase that Is worth
thousand dollars, or carrying a
valise that contains fifty thousand
dollars in gold or bonds, that man
must be careful. You, my dear young
friends. are all Of you treasure
bearers. You are like the bank mes
senger who Is sent to carry fifty
thousand dollars across New York
City. They say to him Young man.
be careful. do not drop II. do not
leave IL in the station. do not forget
you have something of great value
in your possession"
A Robber Waits for Every Treasure.
For all of these great gifts Of
heaven TO youth there are robbers
waiting To snatch them away. -
robber waits for every treasure
Here is this unspolcd body. and
there is a robber.' Bodily pride pre-
vents you, prevents many. from tab
ing care. Stand on the streets Of
Richmond and appraise the men who
walk by any corner. How many OF
them have unspoiled bodies now?
There are the tobacco dwarfed. and
the whlskey picked. the thin chest
ed, the stopped shouldered, the main
ed. the lame. the halt, the blind. One
man out Of ten may be physically III
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them good bodies, but they thought
1t was impossible that they could
ever suffer. | speak to a young man
about his bearing, his breathing, his
eating, his habits, and he says, 20,
see how strong | am" and two years
later the doctor sends him TO Colo
RADIO. The mother Gays 10 the girl,
Put your shawl on tonight, you are
going to take a long ride" and she
replies. 20. mother. do not want
to wear a shawl" and three years
later we bury that girl with consump-
ton.
And here is this unspoiled reputa-
ton. II ought TO grow There is some
thing better than an unspoiled reputa-
ton. There is the unspoiled reputa-
ton which belongs to somebody who
has never done anything bad, but
there is a far better reputation Of
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