Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-22

soul We'll poised by prayer and Bible
study.
You will begin your life in an age
of the world which is witnessing such
great social changes that many Sc
riously question how much OF that
which now exists can remain. The op-
portunities for religious endeavor IN
social service and in the multlform
kinds of spiritual work, which is
Ieavening the world with the
spirit of Christ: in the vast
onward movement for temperance and
| personal purity, the preservation of the
horne, the moral education Of the young
honesty in politics and orgarizational
| life-all these but describe the age into
which vou go. and if you do not live
| great lives. and greater than the best of
| the past your souls will be shIlVcled ana
your condemnation will be great
| 1T would seem that the golden age OF
the world has begun. Probably there are
| those in this house today who Will live TO
see war abolished, the saloon outlawed
by the nation Mormonism destroyed, ma
| tioral laws on divorce which conserve
the home, the race problem solved, and
! the Gospel preached as a witness to every
| tribe
"The greatest poets. artists, inventors,
are still to be born. They will see truth
| so much mere clearly and be 50 marvel
ously possessed with the spirit ol CHRIST
| that the poets that we now count great
will he relatively neglected. and men VIII
| fail to be interested as formerly IN the
works of the artists who have charmed
the world hitherto because the rev art
lists will have such wonderful insight into
| the nature and the spirit of pure religion,
| In that day new inventions will mako
the world a little neiShborhood, and inn
| provements OF which have little con-
| cention will transform and tranShSrrd
daily life. Educators, lawmakers, physl-
| clans and surgeons, in whom Christ VII!
Idweli more richly than in any lives hith-
| erto will amaze the world with the pro-
ductc of their knowledge and skill. The
modern world wide. movements in mis-
sions, education, philanthropy and sociol-
ogy mark n new era. and into this you
enter, whether you will or not.
"Our text also shows that not only iH
there a division of labor and that the
later Workmen may perfect the efforts of
the earlier workmcn. but it also reveals
all the ages. In view of this great text
of Scripture, how mean and sordid would
II he for any one of you to go forth from
this college saying. My chief ambition is
to amass a fortune. my chief ambition is
to gain q station for myself; my chief
ambition is to win honor my chief ambi
ton is to sit down quietly in the midst
of group of congenial friends. enjoy as
many lmNuries as possible, read little
poetry, keep in touch with current lit"ra-
ture. occasionally take & trip to Europe
get away as often as possible from
Northern winters. spend my summers ar
the seashore. and own an automobile.
do not want to see the suffering of the
world; / have enough Of my own.
"fGow infinitely better it is for You to
say, My chief ambition is to serve my
generation according to the will Of Cod
by building the riches of truth into other
lives. by imparting the knowledge of
Christ which l have experienced till all
whom I may know have become wise in
the Gospel. My chief ambition is to be
the Divine agent to bring glory and i'm
mortality to those cast down in sin anE
suffering and SORROW. My chief ambition
is not to be critical and cynical and de-
structive, but charitable and helpful and
sympathetic. My chief ambition is to con-
scrratc my life in the worship of God to
the service of humanity
"Believe me today when I tell YOU that
if your ambition is selfish every mans
hand will he at last against you and your
hand will become palsied and unable to
work. If your ambition is spiritual YOU
no, J,;, ,r,,;.I I;,,,
you and that door which no man can
shnt will open before you far as you
journey through the temple of duty You
will find that the criticisms of those who
oppose Won will seem Of little consequence
and will not deter you from checrfuly
doing your duty. You will find that the
only way in which you will be able hap
PLY to explain your life or any part of
it will he on the basis that you have been
Il fellow-worker with God and that He
has been planning for you from the be
ginning. making smooth path for your
feet where they seemed to be no path
at all. You will finG when you come to
: the evening of life. whether the night
shuts down when you expect or all unher-
aided. that Godlincss with contentment is
great gain. Then you will see that the
life work which God has blessed and
prospered by His spirit, and which fIe
has given you His grace to perform. ha .
been joined at last with the life work of
) others who have gone before into one
' complete whole, bringing your life and
> complete whole. bringing your life and
) work OF the servants of God in all the
ages and that your life has contributed
it's part in making real the continuity of
: th. Divine plan for all the ages and for
all the world"
The Colby College Junior exhibition
was held at the First Baptist church
q. Saturday evening in the presence of a
large number of the undergraduates and
citizens. The speaking was excellent and
held the closest attention of the audi
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