The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-17
NBWBHRRY COLLEGE NIGHT.
Rev. W. 1. SeabrO0k'S Scholarly and
FOrceful Address to the Students
at the Lutheran Church.

Sunday evening was the regular
monthly "Newberry College Night" at
the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
There was full attendance Of the
students of the college and members of
the congregation and people of the
city generally. Excellent music was
furnished by choir composed of col
lege students.
The address by the pastor, Rev. w.
l.. Seabrook, as is usual on these occa-
sions, was delivered more especially to
the college students. 1t was a scholar
ly effort, full Of thought clothed in
beautiful language, and at the same
time plain and practical, and calcu-
lated to reach the heart of the listener
His subject was, lessons from the
Life of Young Man." He placed be-
fore his audience the young man Joseph
as an exemplar of great life, and of
a life worthy of study and eniula-
ton, telling of the lessons which this
great life teaches.
The book of human life, he said, no
interest and worthy of study, and when
we find the record of life in the Book
Of God-the two together-it is of es-
pecal value. The young man of whom
he was to speak tonight was an upright
son and citizen, Il wise ruler an hum
BILE, faithful Christian the young man
Joseph. He wished simply to speak of
some of the lessons to be drawn from
the life Of this young man. He was
young man who, in spite Of the favor
itism of an indulgent father and the
envy Of an older brother, had within
him character which made it impos-
siblc to spoil him.
The speaker recounted the incident
of Joseph's dream, how in his dream
Joseph and his brethren were binding
sheaves in the field, land, 10, my sheaf
arose, and also stood upright; and be-
hold your sheaves stood round about
and made obeisance to my sheaf;" and
of his other dream, "Behold, | have
dreamed dream more, and, behold the
sun and moon and eleven stars made
| obeisance to me- The speaker said
he thought that Joseph told these
dreams in his innocence more than in I.
spirit of vain-glory. He was dream
er, but he was not only dreamer He
dreamed Of greatness, but while he
dreamed he did not neglect the nearest
duties. Dreams alone do not make {,
man great. Often dreams keep man
from being great. Many man who,
by humble, patient faithfulncss in little
things might have attained to greatness,
has found his life drifting into the com.
monplace and himself taking, in spite
of his dreams, position and a situa
tion in life which makes his passing
away unknown to his fellows. Many :
mans life has been wrecked by dream
ing, but if while dreaming you are still
true to the nearest duties those dreams
will after awhile be the inspiration te
= the highest success.
1t was dark day for Joseph whcr
} by his envious brothers he was cast in
to the pit and betrayed into the hands
of the lshmaelitcs. When he went
from great wealth to the station Of a
slave. A dark day is just as dark to a
good man as to one who is not a true
man, though for the good man the
clouds will soon roll away. How did
Jacob act? Perhaps there were darl,
thoughts in his mind, perhaps there
We're bitter tears in his eyes, but if so
he said nothing about it, Even as a
slave he was successful man Slave,
prosperous it sounds like a paradox !
| This is one Of the lessons. There's no
paradox in it. A mans happiness and
success andprospcrity don't depend on
outward circumstances. A great writer
has said that a fan mer who has to 90 ont
to consult the weather to see if he is
going to make good crop, or the man
who has to consult his bank book to 500
II he Is prosperous, hasn't learned the
first principles of true happiness and
prosperity. Joseph lived not in his
mere environment; he was living with
God, external circumstances were unde,
his feet, he was a man and he WAS
triumphing over them. He may have
felt the hardness Of his lines, but God
was with him and kept before him the
dream OF his boyhOod days, Of the bow
ing shcavcs and sun md stars, and
within him the thought that one day
his dream would be realized A boy
who had been faithful in his fathers
house was faithful in the house Of his
master.
| Faith is everything, said the speaker,
and faithfulness will win, if you begin
your taithfuncss with the little things