Show LITTLE AJ preachments by REV X J JOHNSON 4 pastor price community unity church methodist episcopal 4 U that rn JL hat boy A bo is the ho post mond wonderful erful thing in the world not because he lie is going to be a it man by aad and by but because bi raulle he is a boy now most of us spoil much of our life by living too much in the future instead of living today we are diaming dr aming of great things to do by br and by so in thinking and speaking of bo bos 9 we a c are ever prone to think and sneah of them as the men of tomorrow thus projecting the important part of their life into the fu ture this is dead wrong the important thing about a boy is not what he mex become in yeara years to ome but what he be is now some ono has said t h 1 avoil tl rather laugh a merry hearted boy than rule a gra grab hairty king the boy time of lafa is a the important time of life not only because the boy is the father of the man and as the fhe twig is bent so the tree will grow but because tho the boy lime of life is the ilic when living is mast mst interesting chere i Is more real ary in a binau week of enchanted youth than there is in a score of bakintas ba sintas maddened years of mature life A boy is a bundle of and energy he ire must have hae ha e a chance hanc e to express himself in some active energetic sort of way or he will blow up then apt as not some one will say he is a bad boy I 1 have never seen a bad boy I 1 have seen boys who have gono gone wrong because their energy vas ras misdirected but I 1 have hae yet to see my first inherently bad boy what boys need is a chance to express themselves along normal lines under wholesome influences it is said of the boy jesus that he advanced in wisdom is and in stature and in favor with god goa adf man this is what our boa bos s need an opportunity to express and develop themselves physically mentally socially and spiritually are we a a christian community giving them this opportunity t L |