Addresses to Young Men

John Angell James provides a friendly guide through life for young men. Taking account of the duties, temptations, and complications involved in growing into male adulthood, James shows how prayer and faith offer access to the truth, power, and love of God necessary to grow up respected by others and equipped for this life and the next.

Contents

The Young Man’s Friend and Guide through Life to Immortality

Preparation for Life
Entrance upon Life
Indecision as to Religion
Amiability without Religion
Perplexity from Religious Controversies
The Character of Joseph
The Study of the Book of Proverbs
Success or Failure in Business
Emigration
Disappointment or Fulfilment if the Hopes of Friends
The Importance of the Present Age
Death in Youth and the Review of Life in Old Age

The Young Man from Home

Introduction
The Time of Leaving Home a Critical Period
Sources of Danger
Sources of Danger Continued
The Successive Steps of Going Astray
Dangers of a Minor Kind
The Means of Safety
Religion a Preservative from Sin
Religion a Source of Comfort and Happiness
Religion a Means of Promoting the Temporal Interests of Its Possessor
Religion a Means of Usefulness
Religion a Preparation for Superintending a Home upon Earth, and for an Eternal Home in Heaven
Several Classes of Young Men Specially Addressed: Emigrants, Orphans, Religious Young Men, and Prodigals