Considerations for Young Men (Part 1)

Authors

Rev. J. B. Waterbury D.D.

Files

Description

Written by Rev J. B. Waterbury, author of Advice to a Young Christian and other books, Considerations for Young Men is a series of 32 letters which the author intended for young men as they left their parents' homes, "...as a manual which the hand of Christian benevolence might offer to a friend." These letters are group into larger categories; in this section can be found "Pleasures and Anticipations," in which the author considers the pleasures and problems of childhood and youth, and "Dangers and Temptations," in which the author warns young men of the temptations of wealth, honor, dishonesty, pride, and temptations specific to colleges and towns.

Publication Date

1851

Publisher

American Tract Society

City

New York, NY

Keywords

childhood, youth, young men, indolence, happiness, self-reproach, wealth, inexperience, dangers, temptations, honor, dishonesty, commercial honesty, pride, prodigality, cities, colleges

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Subject

Young men; Youth; Temptation; Pride and vanity--Religious aspects; United States--Religion--19th century; The American tract society

Recommended Citation

Waterbury, Rev. J. B. D.D., "Considerations for Young Men (Part 1)" (1851). Mother Home & Heaven. 56.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/motherhomeheaven/56