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3. 8. Parker. His subject was, The
True Students Obligation" taking fer
MS text. l. Cor. VI, 10, Eye are not your
own" He said:
MAR Man , was made for God. In his essential
er part or him Is hidden from view You
can only see one-third of a man. for the
real lie Is enshrouded III a dark mantle
Could we see the real man, we would
Denoio mat which was created for God him
ser; and the object of the life then must be
10 10 develop the divine idea in it. The Chris
tan: ana especially the Christian scholar,
most fully does this For this reason history
epo con-, so beyond challenge to the Apostle
raul greatness His leadership in the cary
church was inevitable, though "least of all
the apostles, he was nevertheless a chosen
vessel Men feared his rebukes; sought mis-
counsels, and valued his friendship. He es-
tablished societies, gathered for the poor and
sl!enced skeptical antagonists.
The true student is one Of power for
which he is indebted to the world. Such
was Paul, recrtated in Christ Jesus. He
went upon the principle that all a. man can
90 for the world he owes to 1t. For his 9ow-
er he was in debt PauPs life seemed to
say I owe everything to the world" While
Nero said just the .opposite-"The word owes
everything to me-"
assumes an undue superiority, and culture
is often regarded as liberating its possessor
from all obligation to Ignorance and rude
ness: Scholars often do that which the igno-
rant care not. But culture cannot stand
alone; it owes itself to high and low If
YOU YOU, have culture, knowledge; power, taste
skill, they belong to the world TO which you
owe Them If you have talents. they must
be kept in the market place, for you are
not your own You may have architectural
power; you may paint or carve, but 1t is not
yours You could not have 1t but for 9TH
ers You may have, but not to keep; you
may mold, but as an agent The miser is
thief, who owes the world for his large
ness.
The student owes the teacher, who reaches
down. and the pupil, upon whose shoulders
he steps to rise for his knowledge.
The world demands payment for this debt
OF knowledge She spurns payments in the
shining ducats Of material trade. She will
only receive service.
Paul placed himself at the service of men
without regard to color kind or class.
;. Genuine mastery is service. Christ showed
IT when He said: II am among you as he
not to be ministered unto but to minister"
II the scholar is able he must serve. If
his mind Is endowed with the costly gems
of truth, let others gather, that together they
may. be strong in the effectual elements for
good; and. further, students, you are in
duty bound to bring yourself up to the high
along the pathway. Human knowledge lies
before, not behind you. Only a few miles of
space has to be traversed, while immensities
lie beyond. Only few centuries of history
have been recorded, while eternity is beyond
Only few heads from the harvest of facts
have been gathered, while countless fields
lie unsickled.
While this is the measure of intellectual
strength. the highest attainable life is God
expressed in Jesus Christ, and our duty is to
Him whose we are by the right of creation,
disposed of, and even then it is his.
The man who is in possession of sculpture,
painting or books may have In them only
material claim. He who can appreciate, in
whose soul there Is a response to beauty,
who has put his life and character into the
picture or book, more fully owns them.