Excerpt from Plain Words to Young Men IN introducing a course of Practical Lectures to Young Men, I wish to bear in mind, and to have it borne in mind, that I speak as a friend and counsellor, more than as a preacher. I would address myself as a young man to young men; one who knows their temptations, who has felt the pressure of their needs, and who understands their position. The main pur pose which I have in view is, to turn the faculties of youth in the right direction - that they may engage themselves on the side of justice, of right, Of liberty, and of religion, and that they may be occupied in the furtherance of all the best and noblest Objects of life. The Lectures are designed to be thoroughly practical in their nature, dealing with the subjects proposed in the simplest and plainest way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.