The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-09-23

They are expected to show their gen.
tlemanly character In their spheres.
You have some helps which they will
not nave. Your intercourse with men
and books will enable you to put into
your character and life traits, tones.
colors, graces beauties, which may not
be In their reach. Will you, for the
ileeting, unsatisfying amusement of q
th0ughtless hour, lower your standard
below theirs?
Let US approach another student,
with still more important question.
Is 1T your purpose to lead u Christian
life In college?" Here again, the frank
student may give qualified answer.
es, or course, l expect to do this,
but you know l am In peculiar posi-
tion for few years. 1t is not possible
Ior student to be a consistent, all.
round Christian. His student associa-
tions make that impossible. l must of
course, follow the crowd in some
things, which ordinary church mem.
bers Of my age could not do without
loss OF self respect and the respect OF
others. l expect to be a Christian
minus the student. In this important
parenthesis Of four years in my life l
must lower the type of piety which
intend to resume when l get my d.
ploma. An inconsistent, campusmind-
ed Christian Is all that l can aim at
for few years."
This is certainly unfortunate. In
these years when your piety and char.
ac.er might be taking their parma
nent shape, all disturbing, enfcebling
Influences should be avoided. 1t is
your duty and privilege to be a Chris.
tlan plus the student. Your student
relation, duties. associations should
be wings to you, and not weights.
Philips Brooks has fine sermon on
The Minds Love for God," Here are
some golden words: Love God with
all your mind, because your mind, like
all the rest Of you, belongs to Him,
and 1T Is not right that you should
give linn only part, to whom be
longs the whole. When the procession
OF your powers goes up joyfully sing
ing to worship in the temple, do not
leave the noblest Of them all behind to
cook the dinner and to tend the house.
Give your intelligence to God"
Here Is one great mistake easily and
often made by students: 1.-The tie that
binds me to my fellow students is
stronger than all the ties binding me
to the college, the community, the
church, my parents or my Maker"
This short creed is the idol, the phan-
tom of the campus den that has dis
turbed the religious creed, poisoned
the moral sense and wrecked the life
of many noble young fellow.
TO be 4 Christian gentleman rlus
the student will not make your college
life barren or joyless. 1t is an irrev-
erent, IL not blasphemous thought,
that our Hevenly Father allows no en-
joymentS to his young followers. a
college campus Is the place where gen.
tlemanly and Christian character NAV
be found In full richness and com.
pletenesS. 1t needs no wrong or ques-
tionable amusements to make a happy
college course, no hours spent in scenes
that are to be recalled in later life
with blush or a tear.
Take another sentence from Sir
Henry Sydeney: Give yourself to be
merry, for you degenerate from your
father, If you do not find yourslf most
able In will and body to do anything
when you be most merry; but let your
mirth be ever void Of all Scurriiity
and biting words to any man. For a
wound given by word is oftentimes
harder to be cured than that given by
the sword"
To every student who may read
these lines, a merry, gentlcmanly,
christian, college life.
WotfOrd College