The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-10

will last. Such teachers have been reared
 and moulded under the influence of dis- tinctiveiy Christian schools-usually call cd denominational schools. President Schurmen. of Cornell Univer- sity. says The q deliberate work
 of State schools is addressed our pupils. The schools do nothing Tor
 the cultivation of the religious faith ana feeling, nothing even for the formation of moral character. except what results from the constrained practice Of punctu- ality, obedience, industry and similar prudential virtues" Another forcefui writer has said There are certain neces- sary conditions to State education which | are fatal to it's completeness Constitu- ] tional barriers confine the State schoois | to physical and intellectual culture, ieav-
 ing the religious man-the real man-un- touched, un$aught. untrained." state
 schools would drift. farther away rom our ideas of Christian living were IL not l for the example and restraint Of denom- national schools in the same territory. These are words of mighty import. In | their light it is easy to understand how State schools, as a rule, are not condu- cive to spiritual growth-are seldom characterized by warmth of Christian ar- dor or earnestness of Christian living. And this can be said without special dis | credit to those who teach in these schools. Were they to overleap the legal barriers which hedge their work, the very condi- tons under which State schools exist would necessarily eliminate such teach | CTS. I repeat then, we must look to de- nominational schools for the continued supply of Christian men and women who shall be, in the noblest, most complete | fha fnuf md laad nf OIyr youth. May say to, tho faculties of the Jud- son and of the Marion Military Institute. keep steadily in view the ideal product you desire to make of the materials which come to you in the shape of girls and boys. What this product will be Is lodged in your hands.
 Dr. David Starr Jordan says, "The 1 highest product of our social evolution is
 the growth of civilized home, home
 that only a wise, cultivated, high-minded
 q add. Christian) woman can make" 1"
 To train such women, and men suited for 1 their companioship is worthy the teach eIs' aim and should constitute a high and noble ambition.
 I rejoice to say that 1t has been the steady consistent aim of the. schools In Marion to produce cultivated. upright,
 gracious godly men and women. For such | high ideal the Judson and the Marion Military Institute have always stood,
 now stand. Let me pause to thank God
 for such teachers, and bid you God speed' In your sacred work.
 You doubtless at times grow weary and disheartened. Results disappoint you. Let me remind you, unseen results far sur
 pass in quantity and quality the little
 you see. The unseen is as measureless l as it is enduring. commend to you the
 words of George McD . ald. 'Never be discouraged because good things get on
 slowly here. Never fail to do daily that good which lies next to your hand. Do
 not be in a. hurry, but be dihgent. Enter l into the sublime patience of the Lord. My fellow teachers. what words can surpass
 these. enter into the sublime patience of God?' -a Perchance you sometimes doubt Do | not finger on that dread preoipice. I I beseech you, hold to your faith in God, your faith in humanity. Give no heed to
 doubts of your own soul, nor to. the carpings of souls outside of your spirit
 uai life. We cannot know all Those beau- tiful lines of Tennyson teach us trust
 in the infinite God whom we cannot find | out to perfection;
 Flower in the crannied wall
 I pluck thee out of the crannies | And hold thee here in my hand, little flower;
 | But. if could understand
 What you art, root and all, all in all,
 I would know what God and man is." I We cannot know the principle of life, I the secret of it's being. in one little flow CT; how can we know God, the Creator of alL-and understand his dealings. But
 we can believe, trust, obey. In this lies
 the secret of faith in man, of abiding love and hope, of sustained work and sacri- | flee for the good and happiness of man. kind.
 MT. President, God bless you in your noble service, God bless the cultured
 teachers who are counted worthy place | in these classic halls, God bless the stu
 dent of this Institution, and God bless
 the peerless president and his gifted CO.,
 workers and the manly boys of Marion Military Intitute.
 May heavens benedictions ever crown l the consecrated service of these splendid Christian schools. ,,-. The day was inclement-rain fell dur ing the previous night and seemed to | hang suspended in the air all the morning, | ready to drop on the one who would ven- | ture uncovered out of doors So the Com l memorative exercises. which were usually held around those historic oDJect on the
 Judson Lawn, were conducted on the
 spacious floor of the new Auditorium. It
 was a pretty sight from the stage where the visitors stood to look down on the concentric circles of bright colored hats,
 which the different classes wore. It re-
 minded one of bed of flowers. Each class
 had its own color of the ancient Found
 ers' Bonnet: the Seniors wore the hon.
 ored pink, the Juniors it's counterpart,
 white; Sophomores in green. Freshmen
 in red, Irregulars in yellow. Made of the
 soft wave crepe paper they fluttered gent ly with the swaying motion of the figure.
 The ceremonies lacked the setting of the
 Lawn for picturesque effect, but they gained by giving the visitors the words of the ceremonies,
 First the Juniors chanted in chorus a
 charm for the walls of the new Audi
 torium. calling on earth and sky and
 trees to shield it from harm. We are
 not pagans in our belief. but the custom
 of some of our pagan ancestors have such
 flavor of the soil from which we Eng
 lish-speaking people come that we love