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title: 'Youth: Its Importance, Perils and Opportunities - A Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered at Lake Forest, Ill., June 19,1887'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Charles Roberts'
date: 1887-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Education'
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 144'
- 'Romans 3'
- 'Proverbs 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/roberts-1887-youth-its-importance-perils-and-opportunities-a-baccalaureate-sermon-delivered-at-lake-forest-ill-june-19-1887
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# Youth: Its Importance, Perils and Opportunities - A Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered at Lake Forest, Ill., June 19,1887

Youth shapes a lifetime: this sermon warns of perils (sinful nature, imagination, lust, bad company) and urges forming virtuous habits through parental, educational, and spiritual care.

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