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title: 'The Stuff That Makes Young Manhood'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Charles Henry Parkhurst'
date: 1896-02-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Education'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Genesis 21'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parkhurst-1896-the-stuff-that-makes-young-manhood
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# The Stuff That Makes Young Manhood

Charles H. Parkhurst argues that young men's success rests on inner "stuff"—intelligence, passion, and broad education—rather than circumstance, urging character, hard work, and truth.

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