The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-19
DIR. WILL A. BETS
ADVISES YOUNG MEN
First Methodist Pastor En-.
phasizes Need of Physical
Development.

Have physical development. clean as
sociations and know thyself." was t1s
advice TO young men given by Or. VII
\. Belts. pastor OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church. last evening. "rhat
Boy" was the subject OF the sermon. Tho
fourth OF "A series Or. Belts is delivering
on Tho Home
Dr. Belts. I'm tho course of his valu-
able instructions To the young men Of hi;
spoke in part AS follows
The development OF the church. the
power OF the nation. and the perpet-
uiiy OF the home depends la large
measure upon the character OF the
young men we project into the fu-
turc The truth OF this statement is
so apDaren; that any thinking person
VIII readily discover that the most
pertinent question that confronts the
boys and young men of this genera
tlon is: How may I obtain the high
est possible success In life2 This
question was most lucidly answered
in these three rules for success given
by the Chicago Record Herald. start
right. aim high keep pegging away"
In commenting upon these rules "A
not aim at riches: aim at a complete
ma nhood.'
take 1t for granted that the young
men OF this congregation have taken
dS your lOcdI compete UldHnOOV.
therefore ! ask you to consider. with
me. some of the necessary steps 10
reach that goal.
One essential step toward a COM
plete manhood is Physical develop
mcnt
One OF tho most distinguishing
marks OF "A complete manhood is A
strong well developed body. God new
cr intended man to go through life
with llly- white hands, sallow cheeks
ND arTn it,1f 20, hp1 btnrr "a hn
admired. No, indeed; man was des-
tined TO be swarthy- checked,
strong handed son OF toll Much has
been said about the church making
the mistake OF dealing too exclusive
ly with the spiritual life and doing
too little for the physical life.
There Is doutless some truth I'm
that statement and if | had my way
every church would be equipped with
the best possible apparatus for the
these things are not essential to the
culture of manly strength and In their
absence we need not grow weak and
fiabby. Lots Of work, plenty OF
OF living will give to any young man
the prowess that serves as a step
ping stone to complete manhood.
The greatest impedimeut to the
physical development OF our young
men is not In the absence of the gym
naslum apparatus In the home and
church. but In their evil habits. Take
for example the cigarette Aabit, II
so undermines the physical powers
that a man under its influence be-
comes unfit for service. II weakens
the mental powers and In many cases
reduces man to ldlocy. 1t weakens
the spiritual senslbilities OF nature
and renders man moral lcper, lt
Is not quite SO loathsome as leprosy,
but Il is equally deadly, Rclia BILE
statistics show us that not one boy
in one hundred Is cured OF the habit.
Another stepping stone to a COM
plete manhood Is clean associat tions.
There is a saving that all men must
naturally fall into the sin OF impurity.
That Is false. No man need and no
man ought to have a single taint up
on MS moral character Tell me the
associa tons OF young man and !
VIII deliniate his character for you.
II he associates with liars. thieves
and thugs he will become like them.
RI he consorts with the impure he will
become impure A well man In a
pest house is less liable 10 be in.
fccted with disease than Is a good
young man to become morally pol
lutcd II he consorts with immoral
companions.
Another step toward a complete
manhood Is to know thysell
The secret of Abraham Lincoln's
marvellous success was due TO the
fact that he understood the value OF
self-judgment and was never afraid
TO look at himself God pity the fel-
low who Is afraid TO look at him
self Lincoln would analYze his mo-
t!ves weaknesses. possibilities and
limitations and then pass Judgment
upon himself as calmly as upon any
other man The sequel o! this habit
was that In early life he found what
he was best adapted to and then
with all his powers commenced TO
work out his destiny and there Is no
point I'm his unparalleled career where
he did not keep faithful watch over
himself and never suffered an impure
thought to find shelter in his heart
and never swerved from doing that
which was right