Dying at the Top

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Excerpt from Dying at the Top: Or, the Moral and Spiritual Condition of the Young Men of America The original form of this work was an address delivered before the Indiana State Sunday School Union, at its convention in Columbus, Ind., held June 21, 22 and 23, 1887. The address, published in the proceedings of the convention, and delivered subsequently in different places, has awakened so much interest by the facts it presents, that it has been thought advisable to enlarge it, and issue it in a form for general circulation. The title, Dying at the Top, was the outgrowth of a real heart-sorrow. In my yard at home stands what is left of a favorite apricot tree. For years it had stood there, the very symbol of life and vigor. Its beautiful blossoms were among the earliest harbingers of spring, and the fruit that soon followed the falling of the bloom, was delicious in the extreme. The tree was our pride and delight. But one day I saw that the very topmost branches had withered, and I said, "Ah, our apricot is death-smitten, it is dying at the top." These top branches were cut off, but the next season the next highest withered. And now there is not enough life left in the tree to mature what few blossoms it puts forth. On examination worms were found at the root, they had worked their way up under the bark, and though the outside seemed firm and healthy, the tree was almost girdled by the unseen pests, and death was inevitable. From the dying of the tree-top came the theme, and from the theme came the following pages. Before me now stands the Human Tree, and it is with a sadness approaching dejection, that I say: "It is dying at the top." 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.