The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-28

lion In boyhood, and over-indulged
became q wastrel and a grief TO hii
family.
i Society as q whole has no greater
problem than this one OF what oui
boys and girls are to become. The
increased attention paid TO the Sun
day school. and to the public
schools, show how sensible We are
of that truth. II 10 more important
to produce . generation Of noble
men and women than 1t il to pro-
duce vast material wealth. So let
Us reserve oud highest awards for
those who have our Joashes In
their keeping.
"say, boys. did you ever stop to
think
That we are the coming men!
That we've only a few short years
TO prepare
Ourselves for the work. and then
The fate Of the world will rest in
| the hands
OF those who are boys today?
tell you It makes . fellow feel that
He wants to be armed for the
fray!
We cannot afford to hamper our
selves
with habits that work us harm:
I'VE need to be true Of head and
heart,
With q steady, strong right arm;
We need to be men-real, honest
men.
with q love Of life and its joys,
But ever ready to stand for the
right;
And In order to do that. boys.
We've got to begin right now. or
Olse-
No. an not preacher Ben.'
And don't let's forget in our work
or our play
That We are the coming mem"
A good mother and q godly train
Ing can smash into smithereens all
the bad blood ever transmitted. God
sends nobody into the world with a
bah and chain to his ankle. As
Henry Van Dyke says, There are
many potential men In every man.
and which Of them 10 to emerge. he
chooses for himself by . thousand
Silent. moral preference" One liv-
ing Jshosheba, guiding q boy In the
house and law Of God. can outweigh
50 Jexsbsls and Athaliahs. The av-
eyaga public school teacher has
imors real influence In the world
than the bejeweled society leader.
whose picture adorns the news
papers. The godly women whose
/ gentle hands are now shaping the
plastic souls Of youth are the best
allies that God and posterity have
on earth today.
croswnIno the True King
Taking . leaf out of the strategy
Of King David himself. when he
thwartsd the plots Of an usurper by
Unexpectedly browning Solomon
kins. Jehoshebs and Jehoiada adopt
10 the simple expsdient Of produc-
IN The young prince Of the blood
royal. and GROWING him before ever
wicked Athaliah could bring her
forces 70 bear to prevent. This bold.
swift stroke succeeded, az holiness
usually does succeed.
OF course. there had to be loyal
spirits to assist. Here again we con.
front the truth taught to Elijah's
servant b. vision Of the heavenly
host. God always has His allies.
The friends OF right and religion
stand ready to rally in IN hour Of
need AZ there were soldiers and
saints quick TO cooperate In the cor
onation Of Joash. and to surround
him With their swords and shields,
% there are . great host Of fearless
patriots and Christians today, upon
whom God can count in any emer-
lseaoy.
i The Suss succeeded. Jossh was
invested with the crown of his faith
-. ana with the holy oil, and
With the sacred Scriptures. In full
! form snd fashion, the boy was made
! KING q Judah. That fact dispossess.
} q the wicked Athaliah, Who, in
deed. was slain strsightway. Thus,
. ~ the VII and courage and godli.
{ ness and patriotism Of one woman
the nations rishtful king was pre-
; served, and q better era inaugural