Gaining Favor with God and Man Author:William M. Thayer The incitement of a great cause or principle stimulates youth to nobler purposes. Great men and women represent great things; as commerce, art science, philanthropy, liberty, education and religion. By studying these representative men and women, the young reader catches the incitement of the principles and enterprises which they represent. — Th... more »e purpose is to help the young of both sexes to success, by showing how successful man and women achieved. The author's motive is and honest desire to inspire the young people of our land to live nobly.« less