Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-20
SUNDAYS SERMON TODAY

ent condition. I went with him after the
meeting and got him a supper and a bed
and went 10 some friends and We got him
clothes. I asked him II he had any rela-
tives and he said he had one son who
was n bank cashier, but his son had dis-
owned him and his picture was taken
from the family album and his name was
never spoken in the house, all because he
was now down and out on account OF
booze. l wrote to the boy and said: I've
found your father. Send me some money
TO help him..
MUST LEARN IN YOUTH.
"Iie wrote back and said for me never
to mention his fathers name to him
again. that Il wasn't ever spoken around
the house and that his father was for
gotten. replled You miserable, low
down wretch. You can't dIsown your
father and refuse to help him because he
is down and out. Send me some money
or will publish the story in all OF the
papers He sent me s. and that's all
ever got from him. took care OF the
old man all winter and In the spring
went to a relief society in Chicago and
got him a ticket to his home and put
him on the train and that was the last
] ever saw of him. He had lived a USE
Jesus. He had been adjutant general and
editor, but his life had been useless.
"1n youth is the time to learn / walk
down the street and see the signs. Boy
Wanted Girl Wanted to learn trade.
don't see any sign, old Men Wanted
tOld Women Wanted Why7 Because
tho merchant wants the boy and girl so
he can teach them. The older people are
set in their ways and hard to teach. You
don't see the old people playing leapfrog.
They're too old. they'd break their necks.
You go TO school to learn. Youth Is the
time to learn.
"You have all seen a circus and have
seen n man run down a platform and
hit a springboard and turn three or
four somersaults over IA elephants and
three horses. He learned when he was
boy If he had waited until he be-
came a man he would have broken his
neck the first time he tried It. Learn
what Jesus wants you to do. That's
why you go to school, when you're
young, to learn When you get older It's
harder to learn. You learn easily when
| you are young.
NO TIME LIKE PRESENT.
II was out In Jacksonville, ILL.,, many
years ago and was sent to deaf and
dumb asylum to make a speech. / asked
tho superintendent, Mr.. Gillette. how
|
told me to go ahead and talk and see.
He stood right beside me and there
| wasn't a soul looked at me through that
speech. They watched him and he told
them on his fingers what was saying.
And when l had finished and had given
the invitation seven or eight came for
ward and said they wanted to live for
Christ. l asked the superintendent why
they couldn't learn to talk and he said
because they were deaf. If some one
had plugged up your ears when you were
born you couldn't have talked. they
had never heard a word and didn't know
what is sounded like. and although they
had just as good throats as some OF you,
they couldn't say a word.
"A boy came in, about eight years of
age, and 1 asked him how long 1t would
take him to learn to talk. He said about
seven or eight years. Another came in
about 16 years of age, and / asked him
how long 1t would take him to learn. He
was the most brilliant boy in the class
and promised to be the valedictorian, but
the superintendent said 1t would take
him IL or Is years to learn to talk. I
asked him IL II was harder as they grew
older. and he said 1t was. and that after
they had reached a certain age they
would never be able to talk.
"I had preacher friend whose younG
sons wanted dog They kept after
him and after him until at last one day
nc DIousnt NUNS an oiu oos' AHS Wy ?
tried to teach IL tricks, but IL was too
old to jump over the seams In the car
pet. They kicked 1t out and told their
father they wanted n puppy. He got
them one and they soon had 1t jumping
over broomsticks, leaplng through paper
hoops, saying it's prayers and doing lots
of other stunts. They could teach that
puppy; II was young and could learn
easily. You can't teach an old dog
tricks. The same applies to persons
When you're young you can learn easily;
when you're old it's harder to shake of
habits you have formed.
Some of you will serve God. II you
come while you are young, II win be
easy. If you wait until you are old Il
will be harder. and after certain time
1t is not likely that you viii serve Him
1.-THE things 1 learned when / was a
boy 1 remember, while some of the things
I learned later 1 forgot"