Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-14

TO 90 those things upon which
their fame rests. He looks
upon nature and sees only
the magnitude of the sun and of
the stars, forgetting to recognize
that the eternal force and law of
nature which holds the stars in
their orbits is used with the same
correctness and the same essen
tlal force to tinge violet and to
make blade of grass to grow.
The power and the eternal laws
of nature are measured Just as
we'll in the most trifing thing,
and the force, the earnestness
and the honesty of a mans life
IS measured just as equally by
his simple daily duties as it is by
those tremendous things which
make for history and fame.
This part of the preparedness
for manhood cannot be carried on
without the meeting of many diff
ficulties, but the fact that diff
culties are going to be met need
not in anywise discourage you or
make you fearful of the final re-
suit. Upon the other hand
reasonable amount of difficulty
should be welcomed. The man
who overcomes one difficulty is
better prepared to meet the next
one. He will find his wits sharp
ened, his bravery increased and
his purpose strengthened. The
man who has fought and won a
battle is less fearless and more
confident in entering on another
one. You may look forward to
many difficulties, but in most
cases these can be welcomed as
stepping stones to further sue
cess because of their benefits to
your stamina, to your persistence
and to your determination.
While your primary purpose
should be to give your personal
affairs your first attention and
devote to them all of your energy
and ability to the end that you
may be business success in
whatever direction you may bend
your efforts, yet you must not
conceive that you have fulfilled
the requirements of being a man.
ly man when this is done.
It is not enough when you have
supplied your wife with market
money and have given your child
rem the opportunity of securing
an education. AS a citizen of
this great country you have a
citizens obligation to do your
part in making it a better coun-
try in which to live. AS your
forefathers struggled and fought
and suffered that you might enjoy
your present rights and liberties,
it will be your duty as man to
sacrifice and struggle and if need
fight, in order that those same
rights and liberties may be hand
ed down without impairment by a
single jot or title unto your
children and unto your children s
children throughout all genera
tions. Do you look forward with
longing for life of simple ease
and comfort? Then you have no
right conception of the business
, of being a man. All about you in
the life of the world you will see
, wrongs flourishing and rights
, trampled under foot. To sit by
. let things right themselves, and
take no part in righting them,
will mark you as either a physical
laggard or moral coward. No
, man can see righteousness as
sailed without protest and make
claim for Righteousness himself
F Virile, red blooded fearless men
have wrought out the civilization
upon which we now stand and the
: future of our civilization calls
| for torch bearers Of the same
virile, red blooded fearless type,
r Does the future appeal to you?
Does your blood tingle to get in
to the fray? Does the manliness
within your breast make you
, yearn for mans work? Then
prepare yourself for the business
of being man.
!. l cannot dwell upon all the
!. lessons that may be drawn from
your Young Mems Christian AS
! ISOLATION, but the one lesson upon
, which all the others rest, / have
J left for your final consideration
: and that is the lesson of the
: Christian Religion. l do not ap'
= proach this portion of my sub,
;,o4 &c q praacher. This | will