Young People and the Future

Once more we have crossed the threshold into a new year. And once again, from pulpit, school-room, or even newspaper ads, we are reminded of “the future.” Young people have always been associated with the future. The coming generation, tomorrow’s citizens and homemakers, the church of tomorrow are but a few of the descriptions of youth. These descriptions are correct, to some extent. It is true that young people are thought of as potential adults by others and that they themselves think about...