The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-20
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speaker and uses no manuscript. His
was beautiful address expressed in
beautiful language-a plea for the taking
OF the Cross by the young womanhood
and young manhood of the day as the
badge OF honor. lie pointed out that
TINS cross which was once badge of
dishonor had been transformed into q
badge OF honor because the Greatest that
ever trod this earth had suffered and died
OH it that the world might be saved. The
address showed thought and care in IFS
preparation but NC can only give a brief
synopsis Of it
DIR. Schercr had for his subject
THE TAKING OF THE CROSS
He spoke III eloquent words of the his
tory Of the Crusadcs, how Europe had
been aroused from the sleep of the Dark
Ages by the bugle call of the Crusading
armies. Seven times the silver buylc
sounded to rouse new Slcepcrs and to
hurry the impetuOus warfare Even
children poured their blood on the shores
OF their country Because Of the failure
Of these CrNsalcs men have said that
they were Il mistake. But history does
not make mistakes. History is the
'E'nolnam OF God. The Crusadcs did
service not for Europe only, but for the
whole world not for that age alone but
for all time. The flower Of chivalry' grew
up from the blood of the fallen Knights
81 say, shame on that cheap humor which
would pawn the hottest traditions for a
laugh" From the red cross of the
knights which they wore on their shoul-
dcrs. DR.. Schcrcr held out the cross of
Christ which should be borne by the
young wonlanhood and manhood of to-
day.
Even as thousands of children and
knights III the days. of Urban cried at is
the will of God, it is the will Of God,"
even SO it is today the will Of God that
all nations should bear the cross of
Christ. He It was that up!iflcd it. Be
cause Of Him who bore the cross did
Roman cnlpcrors weave it with gold up
on their purple standards. And it was
supreme devotion to Jesus Christ, a
thousand years after he had died, and in
the darkest OF all ages since the black
year OF his death, it WAS supreme dc
votion to Him that led those millions of
Crusaders to the taking of the cross
set thus Thought before yuu i'll all its bare
significance: The supreme attractive
ness OF Il at grand iiHurr whose death
could Glurfy gallows. "I, if | be
lifted up" said lie, twill draw al men unto
me- Surely is that prophecy proved
true. Hearts Of IRON have leapcd ire
SlSubly and continually towards Him,
the great magnet Thousands Of ear,h'S
kniEhtheSt have taken the cross and fol-
lowed Him. As they marched forth to
'li"S" wars, their arinor EliStcniuH in the
spring sunshine, their forms erect and
81. ltf.l\ ,x,Ii1, 1,. T.,
brS, cause for which man ever bled, on
their shoulders the cleaning sign of the
bloody cross, they saw the lofty noun
lains rising from the wind swept seas;
passing far was the sunlight of those
eastern lands, made holy by the foot
steps nl the King; and at night the
*plcndid Oriental heavens, studded with
the strange EalaxicS Of stars, smiled
down at them. Then it was lllcv chant
cd wb,Ic they marched ,ha, grand Cru
Sadcrs' hymn which has come down to
MS from those hoary times, throbbing
with The tread Of a million consccratcd
feet, and pulSing with the supreme de,
votion of knigh,ly spirits to their great
Crystal Christ: the man and king Jesus.
Would that tonight this same Crusaders
hymn might become our OWL
Fair arc the meadows,
All Nit VIC "OctlallS,
koDcd III the ilOWcrS Of blooming spring.
Jesus is faircr
Jesus is purcr,
He makes onr sorrowing spirits sing
Ah, young men and brothers, stirred
with these beautiful impulses for the
highest and the best which are life's ho-
iirSt heritage. and which belong pccu-
liarly to youth, | call you TO the taking
n l,a
hgurc Of the Holy Man whose arms out
stretched on Calvary, welcomed the
whole wide world to the kniphthood of
the cross: and who, assembled now to his
rlRltlul place above all heavens lcadeth
The armies OF heaven S and cartll'S bri glt-
est and best; many golden crowns hcapcd
h'%h upon his head, having OH his thigh
and on his vcSturcs written, King of
kings, and Lord of lords Yet that YES
turc is vesturc dipped in blood; that
crownladcn head once dropped beneath
a crown Of thorns; those hands were
pierced once, and bleeding for you. |
call You to the taking of the cross; to ell
iStmcnt in the noble ranks Of Christian
knight hood to make the model and the
captain OF your lives that "lIolicst among
the mig ghty, the Mighticst among the
holy, who lifted with his pierced hands
N'' .''N'i 'ibSSS, WI iS't Viz
stream of civilization out of its channel,
and still governs the ages" | call you
to the taking of the cross 1t is the will
OF God. 1t is the will of Cod As the
voices of many angels round about the
throne ten Thousand times ten thousand,
aud thousands OF thousands, cry with a
loud voice: "Worthy is the lamb that
was slain to receive power and riches
and wisdom and strength and honor and
glory and blessing
JUNIOR CONTEST IN CLArORY.
last night the Jmni / contest for the
prize medal i'll oratory was had Here
toiorc il has been customary, anil in fact
compulsory upon every member of the
class, I" deliver an address, This year
the cl''s> was required to prepare speeches
and they were spoken before the faculty
and EIGHT members were selected to speak
LAST night the class being too large for
all Of them to speak.
The medal is given by Justice y. J.
Pope and Col. q. l.. SchumDcrt The