The Washington times., 1902-06-02
WORDS OF ADVICE FOR
COLUMBIAN STUDENTS

met and mastered or the fight for real
manhood and womanhood is lost What
ever it may cost. you must say with
Jesus. Not to be mInistered unto
Here. then, is the inevitable conflict
of the forces within us. Above the vis-
ion OF unsclhsh, glorious ministry. be-
low us the subtle temptations of the
world, the flesh and the devil. 1t is to
none OF US a question of right or wis
dom; the argument is ali on the side of
the Nazarene. but it is a fight between
the higher and the lower nature within
us. between natural inclination and the
ideas revealed in the text Of this morn
ing. May ! remind you that apart from
all scripture admonitions history dem
Onstrates the folly and fatality of sell
hshness. No man is free until he knows
and hOnors his better self, until he can
dispose of himself in the noblest sense
of the word. The unframed, unmaster-
ed life is continually in bondage to time
and place. Selhshness is death. He
who would win must Ight. II in student
life here you have found not only intel
lectual culture. but tnat development OF
moral conception and strength which
not only defines the lines Of coming con-
fiict, but incites to courage and action.
fields where you have bragely struggled
and won. ! would gird you for the life
conflict between God and self. and give
TO you this divine battle cry: Not to be
llinistetcd unto. hut to minister
To win in this fight for the working
ideal of the text signifies very much to
you. II means the overthrow of those
tendencies within which are always
hindering, belittling and degrading, ever
threatening to betray the better self To
destroy treachery within is to disarm
many foe without We need nothing
more as individuals than the cleansing,
uplifting ideal OF the text | bring TO
you.
Broadens and Enlarges.
such ministry as is here set forth
OF necessity broadens the intellectual
horizon and enlarges the heart The re-
cipieDt becomes giver, the beggar a
king. There is no wealth or luxury to be
compared with unselhsh service. 1t puts
the soul in touch with God in his thought
and movement 1t means emancipation
from the yerfdom. and the culture, serv- !
ice. and satisfaction of the divine. He /
nv NHo II &C ~ NAVvSts W HTSt illtltl- l
Esnce and goodness freed him from the |
possibility Of mistake, chose, not to be |
minlstered unto but to minister.
The objective point Of Christs min
stry was human life. To give his life .
4 ransom for many Life is the only real!
treasure. and it becomes ours only as it |
S raasomed: and its price is life. A
beautiful child gladdens and giorifies an
'arthiy home with ministry OF beauty,
melody and love but her price was never
written in figures She cost the pain and
ears. the love, prayer and watchful care
# motherhood. and the price never les
ens. God would train you to ransom
,ther life and so make ii yours and his
oTever and so leave you at last as the
eward of your struggle not the gold or
he houses or the praise of men. but life
adiant in beauty and waiting to well
ONE you to the eternal fellowship Of
owe.
Young ladies and gentlemen OF the
classes. | bid you Godspeed 4
n the worl; of life and beg you to re- K
member that the fear of the Lord is the
cginning Of wisdom and.ruselfsh min t
5try to others the price OF ever enlarg- !
ng life and eternal reward" II