Stepping Stones to Manhood
[Illustration: William P. Pearce]
STEPPING STONES TO MANHOOD
_A_ BOOK _of_ INSPIRATION
_for_ BOYS _and_ YOUNG MEN
By WILLIAM P. PEARCE
AUTHOR OF “THE MASTER’S GREATEST MONOSYLLABLES,” “THE TABERNACLE,” “THE
MASTER’S LOVE,” ETC., ETC.
[Illustration: [Logo]]
PHILADELPHIA:
HARPER & BROTHER COMPANY
1903
COPYRIGHT, 1903,
BY
HARPER & BROTHER COMPANY.
Linotyped and Printed by
Harper & Brother Company
TO
WESLEY P. PEARCE
MY SON
WHO AFFORDS ME MUCH COMFORT IN THESE HIS BOYHOOD DAYS
AND TO THE
BOYS OF THIS GREAT NATION
THIS WORK IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED.
CONTENTS.
PART I.—RELATION TO SELF.
CHAPTER. PAGE.
1. BE NEAT. 15
2. BE POLITE. 23
3. BE TRUTHFUL. 33
4. BE CHOICE OF LANGUAGE. 45
5. BE AMBITIOUS. 55
6. BE INDUSTRIOUS. 67
7. BE STUDIOUS. 79
8. BE TEMPERATE. 93
9. BE FREE OF THE WEED. 103
10. BE PERSEVERING. 115