The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-17

nable rock Of the Holy Scriptures. The
foundation must be secure if you're
going to build successfully the super
structure Of character. Be a Chris
ton because it keeps out the things
that weaken and puts into your life
the things that strengthen. It is the
most valuable asset in the commercial
and social world. If you're a Christ
tan you're ready for anything. There's
only one thing you'll have to give up
and that is-S-I-N.''
DR.. Rees assailed the phases Of sin
that tend to destroy character in young
men,. In scathing terms he denounced
the use of the miserable, poisonous
cigarettes" He urged the young wo-
men to oppose this pernicious habit
In the young men who call upon them
by refusing to keep company with
those who will not cut out the cigar
cites. Booze also came in for thor
pugh trimming. "a real Christian man
will be total abstainer," Numbered
the evangelist. "It makes us weary
to think Of the men In the churches
who do mot hesitate to walk up to a
bar and drink the Internal booze. It's
time they realized their Christian duty
and cut it out, put it aside forever"
1H0 SGTIlOD Ill Pdlt lO1lOWS. e
OF all the views on land and sea the
most enchanting are the mountains.
New England never tires Of the White |
Mountains, and the people of the con-
tinent are proud Of the Alps. Nothing
so enchanting, so inspiring and that
speaks so freely of God as the noun
tains except those who aspire to the
mountain heights Of character. Elmer
son says Character is greater than
intellect" and Goodness outshines
genius just as the sun. makes the cleo
trio light to cast a shadow" Jesus was
born on a mountain, reared among the
hills and mountains, sreathed out the
beatitudes and formally selected his
disciples on a mountain. His favotite
home was in mountain village, was
TRANSPORTED, crucified and assembled
from a mountain. assume that every
young person here aspires to the
mountain heights. You will not be
satisfied with the ordinary, or com
mon place, but with the ambition Of
Webster, who when he went to study
law and was told that the profession
was crowded said "there IS plenty of
room for more rasrn dk??
room at the top Heed the advice of
Emerson who saidi young man, hitch
your wagon to a STAR
To reach the mountain heights we
need to consider Gods plan for young
people as set forth in the text Wey-
mouth translates the text, But make
his Kingdom and righteousness your
chief aim and then those things will
all be given you in addition.
The first essential. 1t is absolutely
essential to the mountain heights that
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With all the interest, prayer and solicit
not be as deeply interested as your
Father in Heaven, and with all the
planning of parents for the children
and your plans for yourself are only
valuable as they Include Gods plans
With all the desire we have to please
the parents, our all consuming desire
should be to do the will Of God First
seek the Lord, not education, position
or money. We are not here to make
a living but to build character and re-
member we are building for two
worlds. Upon this foundation have
been reared the stalwart characters of
! the ages, who have contributed most
to. the betterment Of the age in which
they lived.
| Weakened effect of sin. Sin always
! Weakens, lessons the possibility Of
reaching the heights, hence in ath-
| letics certain things must be e1imina-
ted. In speaking in a college chapel
/ recently one of the professors made
| this announcement, Remember young
men you are not allowed to play ball
until you sign the tobacco pledge"
| Young men will at least cut out the
cigarette and become total ahstainers.
O'Connell the great Irish statesman,
affirms that by the middle of this
century no man will reach promin-
! ence who is not a total abstainer
Mathewson, the great ball player, will
not play on Sunday. know two
bankers in Boston who were cashiers
before they were thirty years Of age,
| one a Sunday school superintendent
and the other a teacher. of a large
class Of men.
The Governor of Maine, Carl e.
Milliken, is young man only SO years
of age. He is best known as a leader
in Christian and civic affairs. He Is
member Of the Baptist church, prom
linent in the Y. M. G. A., teacher of a