Ideal Youthhood
T. Baron. Psalm 144:11-15 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaks vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:… I. ITS ELEMENTS. 1. Strength. (1) Moral. (2) Intellectual. (3) Physical. 2. Beauty. Not veneered impotency, but polished power. 3. Religiousness. All must be inspired by the Divine. 4. Usefulness. No indolent living for oneself, but a self-sacrificing devotion to the good of others. II. ITS REALIZATION. Three things necessary. 1. Original capacity. (1) Religious instincts. (2) Moral capabilities. (3) Intellectual faculties. (4) Physical powers. 2. Appropriate culture. (1) Based on a radical moral change. (2) Suited to the varied constituents of our being.Our religious nature must be cultured, by forming us to habits of worship. Our moral nature must be cultured, by forming us to habits of truthfulness, purity, honesty, and love. Our intellectual nature must be cultured, by forming us to habits of study. The mind must be disciplined and stored with useful knowledge. Our physical nature must be cultured, by forming us to habits of health. Suitable food, pure air, due exercise, and avoidance of sensual indulgence. 3. Voluntary co-operation. (1) Realize the true object of life. Why are you here? Why are you to be cultured? (2) Make the most of your opportunities. Yours, as English-born in this century, are very great. See that they are eagerly seized and diligently used. (3) Be actuated by the highest motives. Not selfish, but benevolent and pious motives wilt lead you on to ideal youthhood and ideal manhood. (T. Baron.) Parallel Verses KJV: Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: WEB: Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.