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Fifty Practical Talks with Boys On Life's Big Issues

By

WADE C. SMITH

Introduction

Contents

I

BUILDING

II

WORK

III

INVISIBLE!

IV

MR. ALMOST

V

FISHING

VI

SHOWING OFF

VII

KEEPING FIT

VIII

QUESTIONING

IX

LOYALTY

X

A GOOD SPORT

XI

FEASTING

XII

STEWARDSHIP

XIII

TALENTS

XIV

FIGHTING

XV

DRIFTING

XVI

RESURRECTION

XVII

KNOWING HOW

XVIII

FRIENDSHIP

XIX

ALABASTER

XX

TELLING IT

XXI

READY!

XXII

REMEMBERING

XXIII

GETTING EVEN

XXIV

GREATNESS

XXV

"PAW, I WANTA BE SOMEBODY!"

XXVI

"LET DOWN YOUR FEET!"

XXVII

AN "UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY"

XXVIII

FORGIVING

XXIX

PARADOX

XXX

FRAUD

XXXI

THE BIG TASK

XXXII

POWER

XXXIII

CHRISTMAS

XXXIV

AIMING HIGH

XXXV

WAITING

XXXVI

ACTION

XXXVII

A CORONATION

XXXVIII

DO IT RIGHT

XXXIX

KEEPING FAITH

XL

THE GAME THAT CAME NEAR BLOWING UP IN THE SEVENTH INNING

XLI

THE BITTEN APPLE

XLII

MY KINGDOM

XLIII

A TOOL BOX

XLIV

SAUL NIAGARA

XLV

"TURNING THE BATTLE AT THE GATE"

XLVI

A KING IN RAGS

XLVII

SHAKING UP PHILIPPI

XLVIII

GO IN YET—AND WIN!

XLIX

GREEN FRUIT

L

THE BEDOUIN SLAVE

CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK

EXPERIENCES OF LIFE