The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-07-07

Tho future fot him Ma e i66snnIl9
and unsettled A. my condition can ~
Yet the strong. patient, 0udIsturbed
realities OF his call 10 preach tho gospel
were os 'lnmoved ns the sky Of that
Lowell. Jrne day. The light would soon
fade out OF the heavens. but the sky
would still remain.
The next day was commencement ut
Hermon seminary. The chapel WA
filed with a representative congregn-
ton OF Hermon people. friends and rel
ntives Of the clnssea. the trustees ana
officers OF the seminary md the usual
number Of undergraduates
Before the speaking began the pres.
idcnt OF the faculty came forward to
make the usual list Of announcements
concerning the annual prizes and schoI-
arships.
II was the custom ut Hermon for tho
annual announcements to DO made at
the close OF the exercises Of commence
ment. For some reason. however, this
order was changed, and tho audience
listened with unusual interest to the
presidents remarks.
Tie had read the names OF the win
ncrs In Hebrew and New Testament
scholarship and the successful man In
the general work OF the entire course.
lie paused now at the end OF the list
and then read the last name, locking
down at the graduating class as he did
SO:
"The German scholarship n awarded
TO Malcolm Kirk OF the graduating
class"
There had been slight rustling OF
applause rs the different names We
read, but when Kinks name was
ken the class npplauded vigorously.
and the clapping extended over the.
chapel very heartily. Kirk sat bolt up
right and blushed very red. and VII
son. who was sitting by him. exclaimed
In loud whisper: "Goodl That means
500 and a year abroad"
Kirk said nothing There was no
question he was pleased, His lips trem-
bled, and he shuiiled Ills feet under the
pew, and his great hands opened aud
shut ncrvousiy. When his tnrn came
to go up on the platform to speak, he
felt as IL his natural awkwardness and
shyness had been doubled by the at
tcntlon directed to him by the winning
OF the best scholarship In the gift Of
the seminary.
The minute he began 70 speak all7
this shyness disappeared. Ii was true
Kirk loved TO face an audience He
loved people, and after the first mo-
mcnt OF conscious fright was passed
he eagerly entered the true speakers
position and enjoyed both the audience
and his own effort In addressing 1t.
His subject was "rhe Business OF
Preaching" What was it7 How did
II differ from oratory? What was the
object OF preachingl Whit were tho.
materials OF preaching? And so 90
lie spoke straight on. with his heart
what he said Itwas N the thought a.
more than one lljnjsfcp NJ oud 'ente
that this man who Ind won &c Ger:
man scholarship Ind 4 remark ablI
| good voice. More than one pnsiDf q
like cnvying the peculiar tone OF
voice. 1t had n carrying Qualit, Il
commanded attention and held Il Audi
nearly every man on the seminary fae*.
ulty was wondering why Kirk had @
ceived no call from any church. There
was no question ms to his ability. Ho1
had both brains and heart II is true
Ills face and figure were not In bis ia
vor. lie was not OF the orthodox min
istcrIal cut. His clothes were not .
very good NJ. But were the churches
looking for a fashion plato for an or
namental failure behind the pulpitx s
To be continucd.)