The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-11-24

schools and school equipments. This build
erected for the training Of hand and brain is
an cvidcnc" Of the advancement Of the age in
signs of the times. is the Tact that the cduca-
tional facilities and appliances oi this age are
in the hands Of Christian mcn-mcn who
while eager seekers after truth in all field.
and determined to possess it at all costs are
nevertheless loyal to Christ the truth,
1t has been 50 in the past. it will be so |
sincerely hope for all time that the educators
of our youth will be men loyal to God, and to
the truth Of his revealed work We want no
skeptcs, no free thinkers. no agnostic to pre-
side over our schools and to attempt to
mould the thought of the coming generations.
We have with us'to-day. Il notable illllstra-
ton of the harmonious relations between
church and school, in the presence Of the
Chancellor OF the American University, the
most stupcndous and important educational
movement OF centuries. and who is at the
same time Il Bishop of the church. And |
trust the day never Will cOmc-it is my pro-
found conviction that it never can come
the true church and the lawful trend of
educational endeavOr. Wherein the spirit OF
Christianity leads there the spirit of cdura-
ton must fellow. one cannot lead in one
direction and the other in another Let each
understand the relationship, let each in per
feet harmony work out the high destiny of
man.
| am thankful also to be able to remind YOU
that this school is another of the Numerous
evidences OF the fact that the church whose
founder was IA cultured student and honored
fellow Of Oxford University, whose first
preachers not only preached the word but
distributed at the same time good books,
whose spiritual growth has been equaled only
by its educational advancement, which num-
bcrs among its adhcrents such well known
educators aS a Hurst. II Warren. IL Raymond.
"A Rogers, Il BeitZ, Il Crooks, with numberloss
others, is still. as in the past, yet more abun-
dainty III hearty sympathy with all educa-
tional agencies whose purpose is the elevation
of the race. she joins hands with her sister
churches in Il noble effort to bring the world
into the light OF the glory of truth. She is the
sworn foe of ignorance, which is the fruitful
mother of sin and crime This school founded
by those who have long been identified with
one church. will fall in line with other agen-
cies set in operation by the church or her
children for the bringing of the kingdom of
God on the earth.
The gospel has nothing to conceal nothing
to hide from the gaze Of the most inqusitive
Her word of invitation is "Come and see''
She welcomes light. | am persuaded that the
light that shall shine from this school will
help, not hinder, my work. | welcome it.
| am persuaded that the truth taught here,
the latest discoveries of science, the newest
facts, the latest theories, which prove true
will but confirm the truth of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ
These Christian teachers who find here
their happy lot in this school will find Il most
cordial welcome as fellow laborers together
with us in Gods kingdom, standing as | am
persuaded you do for the best Christian
culture and the best religious development
| welcome you and bid you God speed in
your good work.
am Slau TO DelleVe tnat TINS school, under
its present teaching force, will ever be kept
in harmony with the idea which inspired the
founders in their purpose to make it vital
part of the church which bears their name in
this place. | am glad to believe that nothing
which bears in the faintest degree the stamp
of skepticism, or which would tend to create
doubt in the young mind on the vital doc
trines OF our religion or which would tend to
make the young people in the least measure
indifferent to the claims of Christ upon them,
will ever be taught here. | cannot for a