Dr. Hall's Advice

In a recent lecturc upon the "Per Is of the City," Rev. Br: John Hall of New York, said there were five y .erïls incident to city life, which every young manwho left the hearth-stona must sooner or later encounter. Cont-ludinothe doctor said: It has been said that i,here are no hildren now, and it is true that the ittle ones too early be COme autheritaive and self-governin'. in a book I ecently saw a chapt er headed "Childrenandhow hey should bring up parents m the way 1 ey should go7' If a child is precociorisly developecl, he is apt to be tempted to become selösh The second peril w found the false estímate to whie'n wo are so rapidly tending. A bo.y is taught that happiness exists in p,roportion to riches. Ho sees a handsoaie mansion, iino horses, nchly dressed poople; he reads ofentertainments ajïd it is natural for him to cvoo.iu, nappiuüss wnn weath. Don t be betrayed. The p.ossession of wealth does not necessari'ty mean that the possessor is happy. The next peril is of a somewhat differe it kind. It is disregarding the privileges of Sunday and of church attendan ce. If there were no eternity, a day o f rest, with its Chrisüan institutions, is a necessity. If we could pret all the yo.ung men into our churches on Sun.duy who now frequent places where the y would bo ashamed to let their parents se them, we would bo doing much to i nalre their lives usef ui. Loose thinkirig about great realities or defectivo thf )oloj;y, I would name as thefourth periï. ]i hare heard people speak of theology, in no sense offensive to t)e nevispapers. They are for the purpoee, as their nare e impües, ofgiving news; aad we owe mueh to them for the energy which they exhibit in obtaining news. Let a man preach the olcl story, 1,800 years oíd, and he will not bc reportedmuch. But letsome ono stand up who has something new, boni perhaps in his fortile brain yesterday, and he will bo in the papers, of courso. I have become acquainted through the papers with a Mr. Miln, of Chicago, then a minister, who made a somewhat unusual statement about having learned the deepest truths in the theatre. This was news, and he received a prominent place in the morning papers. My friends, have deep religious views and avoid loose-thinking. As a man thinketh in his heart, so he ís in his lifo the world over. The last peril to which I shall cali your attention belongs to a class which appeals to our appetites, to our passions, to our natural lusts. You may find the peril in places whero gambling facilities are farnished, where drinking is the im mediato instrument of temptation, and in unnameable places, where woman forgets herself and becomes the temptress again, and facilitates men, young and old, on their downward way that leads to destruction. When a young man without publicity, without consequent disclosure, can go into these pi ices and indulge in these vices, the sacred love of home is graduallv rooted out. When he is old ho does not appreciate the home, for he does not know what it is. There is nothing remaining to him but to keep satiating himself in illicit, forbidden and disgraceful ways. Young man, take care of these perils. Be pure as a man, as you would wish the woman to be pure with whom you ' hope to link yourself. Keep in your heart the sacred love of home. Carry with you the atmosphere of purity wherever jou go. Be useful men on the earth, thus preparing yourselves for the pure life of Heaven. I