Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-06-06
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BACCALAUREATE SERMON

strenuous exercise Of the maturest
minds It's essential doctrines are
clearly seen and readily understood :;
yet there are sha des Of doctrine that
the clearest visions have failed to
penetrate.
All may enjoy the exquisite
beauties and drink of the thirst
quenching waters, but there are ocean
depths which no intellect has yet
sounded The greatest minds have
derived more intellectual stimulus
and benefit through searching the
Scriptures than from the study of all
utrlcr books hcsides. The Bible was
the constant companion of this great
German strategist, Won Moltke.
Sir Isaac Newton was like child in
his eagerness to study it. Locke, the
metaphysician, repeatedly pondered
the Bible and derived new strength
from it. The great Samuel John sat
at the feet of Jesus and drank in the
words of eternal life. So might this list
of the worlds great ones who loved
to study the old book, be Indefinitely
prolonged. Our greatest scientists,
our leading journalists, statesmen,
reformers and men Of letters-all are
in debt to the greatest book in the
world.
In the mastery of it's contents, in
the attempt to solve it's profound
problems and to grasp it's revelations,
no textbook in the world is better
suited than the Bible to stimulate,
to expand and to trenghten the
human intellect.
V. The Educational Value Of the
Bible considered from Moral and
Spiritual Point of View.
AS l said at the beginning, true
education includes the whole man.
That system of education which con-
siders only the intellect is faulty. 1t
negects the moral faculties which
are far more Important. Character
is more important than culture.
Our young people are fitted for the
duties of life who have only trained
minds but not trained hearts.
In all of our great cities are to be
found men land women too) who
have sunk to the lowest depths of
sin, practicing all manner of vice,
out-casts from society. 1t is
estimated that one fourth of these
are college bred men. Possessing
such advantages, has there not been
some element missing in their train
ing? Does not some of the blame
rest with the neglect of the Book,
the study of which developes moral
fiber?
But we need not go to the
cesspools of sin in Or large cities to
find defects in our educational
system. Recent Investigations con-
Quoted by the Juvenile court of
Chicago have involed in scandal
young boys and girls from some of
the best families of Hyde Park and
Englewood. Shocking conditions
we're found to exist among the public
school children which it is claimed
are common to nearly every school in
the city. Threats were made to the
parents by Judge Mack. of the Juve-
nile court, to send some Of the chill
dren to the state or city reform in
stitutions But for that matter we
do not need to go to Chicago for our.
illustration for during the past year
two boys from our own schools have
been sent to such an institution. Of
course 1 do no claim that the use of
the Bible as textbook would do
away with every immortality among
our youth. but simply that it would
90 far towards 50 doing, because it's
use develops and strengthens the
moral nature.
There may be a feeling that the
teaching of the Bible is the work of
the church and the Sunday school,
and so it is. But the usual intruc-
tion amounts to only about thirty
minutes a week. Is this enough?
II the study of the Bible is good
thing why not have more Of it?
Why not study it along with other
studies and give it fair chance to
see what it would do for our young
people? Besides many of them never
go to church or Sunday school. DR..
Hills says there are over $4,000, 900
of children and youth in this country
who never cross the threshold of any
church, either Catholic or Profess
tant. Where are these to get their
moral training if not in the public
schools? And the chief and best
source of such training unquestion-
ably is the English Bible. "
Gov. Deneen, of illinois,, only the
other day. in indicating the value