The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-04

character. every life stands on its
own feet. In his meaty little book,
The Many Sided David Philip +.
Howard deals with this question,
and he quotes the conclusion reach.
ed by quaint old Thomas Fuller
upon the subject. Il see. Bord,
from hence. Fathers piety cannot
be entailcd that Is bad news for
me But ! see. also. that actual i'm.
piety IS not always hereditary That
IS good news FOR my son
For every father who f. grievins
| tonight for son dead in France q
still feel the presence OF the hand
clasp OF one SUCH there are two
who are mourning that their sons
have played The fool, and gone like
Ahaz. into the great conformity OF
sin II should De, an influence with
every noble boy that be has his
fathers happiness in his keeping \
| reasonable incentive 10 clean living
a. the Joy that will be brought 70 "a
| fathers heart No rake ruins him
solt alone. ne brings hurt and
shame upon the one whom Il is his
FIRST duty 20 honor or the other
delicate and allied question. The
disgrace which 'aihers sometimes
bring upon sons. | do not here write
Ahsz and Broadway
One thing essentially was wrong
with Ahaz his mind was muddled.
lis thinking was foggy and he had
, no clear vision OF the absolute pre-
eninence OF right Instead OF hav-
ing clear convictions, 10 which he
! ould hold in spite OF life and death
and hell. he had only a weakllng
desire 20 be in the vogue OF the
hour Ahaz would have made a
typical Broadway idlcr. for the dis.
play OF the latest fashion in clothes
end vices Like the habitue OF
Broadway. his law was what they
say"
or course the Young person who
would rather be popular than right
who would rather walk in the fash
ion than IN his integrity is on a 10.
hogan slide % destruction The
devil loses no sleep over the person
whose chief aim in life IS 20 do
what every body else IL doing
Straight go tho issue of issues Ia
our own DAY the example OF Ahaz
takes US. He gave up The God Of
his fathers for the sake of the gods
OF the neighboring heather because
he Was afraid Of being peculiar
and wanted to be popular. and be
cause he wanted 10 vote with the
majority party No other temp,a-
ton quite like this ever comes 10 a
Young man or woman u is thu
deadliest hescimcnt that awaits the
fect OF youth
This Is the trap that snareS SO
many or our sons and daughters rs
they leave home for the great cities
Broadway. TO their unsophisticated !
cyes. bulk- bigger than Sinai. The I
song Of the Valley of Pleasure,
''Everybody's Doing H." sounds
louder in their ears than the Ser
mon on the Mount.
Battleships and armies are less
important 10 nation than the !
ideals Of its Nouh We greet with |
gratitude the attitude which the I
Christian nations in this war are 90. /
suming wi;h respect 10 the moral +
welfare Of The boys In uniform. /
Wbosoever ia ministering 80 ideal !
ism in youth is serving his land and
time By contrast. King Ahaz calls |
10 mind Tonny sons portrayal OF f.
King Arthur ideal for hts knights
I make them isy their hands in mine
To reverence tho Kins. as II he we're 4
Their conscience. and their con
science az their King
To break the heather and uphold I
To ride abroad redressins human
To speak no Islander no. nor listen .
To honor his own word as II his
To lead sweet lives in purest chss-
TO love one maiden only. cIeave ito
And worship her BY years Of noble
Until won her; Tor indeed /
Know
OF no more subtle passion under
heaven
Than the maiden passion for maid
Not only 90 keep down the base In
man.
But teach high thought and amicable
words.
And conrtllncss. and tho desire OF
ii fame.
And love Of truth. and all that
makes n man
Going the Limit
II Ahaz had been a modern edu
catcd young man. he would have &C
ceptcd MietsChism as his philosophy /
The gods OF Syria gave success. ergo.
he would worship them. Anything
for success There was no limit OF
heathendom TO which he would not