The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-05


own feet In his meaty little book
The Many-Sided David" Philip T..
Howard deals with this question
and he quotes the conclusion reach
I'd by quaint old Thomas Fuller
upon the subject IL see, Lord
from hence. Fathers piety cannot
be entailed, that is bad news for
me. But ! see. also. that actual inn
piety is not always hereditary That
is good news for my SON"
For every father who ia Srievins
tonight for a son dead in France q
SIN 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 be an influence with
every noble boy that he has his
fathers happiness in his keeping A
reasonable incentive 10 clean living
Is the Toy that will be brought 20
fathers heart No rake ruins him
self alone: he brings hurt and
shame upon the one whom II is his
first duty TO honor OF the other
delicate and allied question. The
disgrace which fathers sometimes
bring upon sons. do not here write
Ahaz and Broadway
One thing essentially was wrong
With Ahaz his mind was muddled.
his thinking was toggy and he had
, no clear vision OF the absolute pre-
eninenoe OF right Instead OF hav.
ing clear convictions. 10 which he
would hold in spite OF life and death
and hell. he had only a weakling's
desire TO 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 hsoitue Of
broadway. his law was what they
say"
or course. the young person Vho
would rather be popular than right,
Who would rather walk In the fash
ion than in his integrity is on a to-
hogan slide - dest -uction The
devil loses no sleep over the person
whose chief aim in life is 80 40
what everybody else is doing
Straight 10 tho issue OF Issues ia
our own day the example OF Ahaz
takes US. lie gave UP the God OF
his fathers for the sake OF the gods
Of the neighborlng heather because
he was afraid OF being peculiar
and wanted 10 be popular. and be
cnuse he wanted 10 vote with the
majority party No other tempta-
ton quite like this ever comes 10 a
Young man or woman. u is tho
drAdliest besetnent that awaits the
feet or youth
This is the trap that snares SO
many Of our sons and daughters as
they leave home for the great cities.
Broadway. 10 their unsophisticated
eyes bulks bigger than Sinai. The
song Of the Valley ~ Pleasure.
9. Every body's Doing IT,. sounds
louder in their ears than the Ser
mon on the Mount
Rattleships and armies arc less
important to nation than the
ideals of - youh We greet with
gratitude the attitude which the
Christian nations in this war are AZ
suming with respect 10 the moral !
"a elfare OF the boys in uniform. !
whatsoever IL ninistering TO ideal !
ism in youth ia serving his land and |
time by contrast. King Ahaz calls |
&C. mind Tennysons portrayal OF |
King Arthur's ideal for his knights
! make them lay their hands in mine
and swear
70 reverence The Kins. a. y he we're
science az their King
To break the heather and uphold !
To ride abroad r.dressins human
wrongs
To speak no Islander no. nor listen
To honor his own word ss IL his
To lead sweet lives in purest chss- /
To love one maiden only elesve % I
her
And worship her by years 81 nobl, /
deeds
Until they won her for indeed |
" no more subtle passion under /
heaven
Than Tho maiden passion for maid. /
Not only TO keep down the base IN 4
man,
But teach high thought. and amieable
words,
And courtliness. and the desire OF 4
fame
And love 81 truth. and all that
makes a man
Going the Limit
lf Ahaz had been modern edu i
Gated young man. he would have &C
repted Mietschism as his philosophy !
The gnds OF Syria gave succnss-AEser
he would worship them Anything
for success. There was no limit OF
10 which he would not
30. This wastrel king vorshiped