The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-25
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
NOTES

Epistle to the Corinthians o
Charity, DR.. Tucker said, ever
one in the reading, or in the heal
ing of this chapter, is caught b
the beauty of it's style, as he i
moved by it's moral power. Ever
one is ready to say of it, that i
my religion. | have not read thi
chapter, however, chiefly for it
beauty of language, or for it
moral impression, but rather 70
the undercurrent of thought whicl
sweeps us on to it's great conclu
sion. st. Paul is contrasting, a
the beginning, the empty life, ant
the full life. The empty life may
be attractive, but it does not last
The full life, deepens to the end
and goes overflow abidetE
faith, hope, and charity" There
is no argument here, it is simply
a conception Of life which is pu1
before us. The eull life is the
abiding life. This is what 1 want
to say to you tonight, following
the thought of last Sunday night
Then [ spoke to you of the right
conception of time. Now | speak
to you of the conception of what
lies beyond time, that is, of i'm.
mortality, which is simply ones
personal possession of eternity,
Very little is gained by arguing
about the future life. Doubts
are stronger than arguments, AS
in respect to time, so in respect
to Immortality, everything de-
ponds upon our conception of life.
Take, for example, PascaPs con-
ceptiOn of the power of the soul
with it's endowment of thought,
in which he likens man ito a reed,
the weakest in nature, but he is
a thinking reed. 1t is not neces,
sary that the entire universe arm
itself to crush him. A breath of
air, drop of water, suffices to kill
him. But were the universe to
crush him, man would still be
more noble than that which kills
him, because he knows that he
dies; and the universe knows
nothing of the advantage which it
has over him." Or take again for
example, StevensOn's conception
of the growth of the soul.
"a bond at birth is forged; debt
doth lie
Immortal on mortality. 1t grows
By vast rebound it grows unceas-
ing growth;
Gift upon gift, aims upon aims,
upreared,
From man, from God, from ma
ture, till the soul
At that so huge indulgence stands
amazed"
Or, take again, the conception of
the more heroic peoples of the
Ea, t, who sacrifice life freely, in
the sure prospect of it's recovery.
st. Paul is right. We do not be-
lieve in Immortality through ar
gument. We have the sense of it,
Just as we have the sense of the
fullness of life. The full life is
the abiding life. The possessor of
it, is not the man of doubt or fear
in respect to the future. Learn
then, l beseech you, as you look at
life, not only to see clear, but to
see whole. The four years of col
lege life get their meaning from
the fact that they are a part,
vital part of your whole life.
Carry the reasoning further. Your
life here, gets it's meaning because
it is a part of the greater whole.
You cannot see the whole, but you
can see the adjustment of the
present to the future. You can
see the arc from which you can
cast the circle"
Dartmouth defeated the Uni
of Penn. at basket ball last
week. Score 81 to Is. Also Dart. !
mouth recently defeated Tufts
and Wesleyan, scores respectively
80 to 10, and GO to 10.
Coach Folsom has declined
Dartmouth's offer for the coming
football season, and has been APP |
pointed athletic director at Uni
yersity of Colorado, where he will |
coach the team for the next sea
ION.
On Saturday evening, Jan. 26,
Dartmouth will play Williams at |
basket ball, in Gym. at Hanover.
The Acknowledged Leader In Poultry |
Foods.
F. II. Dillingham;. proprietor Of a
arge general store at Woodstock, VT, |
makes special effort to cater to the |
armers' trade. That he is successful, /
II one line at least, is apparent from
he following letter. Read what he
avs about Poultry Food: "'Page's
Perfected Poultry Food has taken the
lace Of all other foods in this section.
Where formerly we carried several. we
ow keep only one; this one being
Pages Perfected Poultry Food'-the
leader in Poultry Foods"
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