Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-20

all other systems of thought and life
unto itself until God shall be ali and
| in all. IL ..Ls +,
THE college student is not to be
satisfied to- simply live up, to The
moral standards of the present gen.
Grafton, or to fit into some little niche
in life. He must be dynamic force
In the community where he lives. Ed
ucation has been defined as the en-.
largement and perfection Of the indi-
vidual through contact with, KNOWN
edge of and action upon the universe
in which he lives. If this be true,
what education needs. is an ethical
revival Every department of educa- ;
ton from the outlook Of the philos-
opher to the phenomena attendant
upon the coloring of a butterfiy's
wing, which will link all phenomena
and all life to the Kingdom Of God
and make vital in the students life
the Christian ideal. The kingdom
of God is the keystone of education.
He must see life in its entirely, and
continuity as well as in its special fea.
lures. .,-.-' ,r te' 2 - "
1.-THE Christian student must mani
fest in world of action the truth
revealed in a world of thought. There
are two types of humanity, the man
| of thought and the man of action.
They are often as far apart as the
north pole is from the equator. and as
different in temperature. The dainty
fingers that reach for the diploma
often refuse to soil themselves by
touching the sordid garments of a
needy and suffering humanity. We
find. however,, that the temperate
zones produce the men who think
great thoughts and do great things.
The college must produce the thought
| full man of action. not the thoughtful
recluse, the intellectual idealist, the
man who knows books but does not
know men, the expert in philosophy,
but the bungler in life. Today the
college aims to touch the centers OF
humanity. and reach the hearts Of
men. There must be not only the soul
| to aspire. the mind to think, and the
heart to feel, but the will to incite
action, and the feet and hands to act,
Thus only can life be normal in the
kingdom of God. Thus only can 1t
reach it's potential efficiency.
| 1.-The college student revels in the
dialects Of Socrates, but no one ever
thinks of following Socrates. He was
an expert in teaching ethics. He was
confessedly failure in the details OF.
daily living where the rub really
comes. On the other hand no one
meditates upon the teachings of Jesus
without being profoundly stirred with
a real desire to follow Him.. In Him
the world of thought and action Are
ideally combined. Three great funda-
mental principles underlie His life,
the law Of love, the law of service and
the law of sacrifice. These are the
foundation stones of His Kingdom. He
taught them, then He proved them
by living them; then He established
them by dying for them. Here is the
whole philosophy of His life. The
I kingdom of God has come. 10 come
and is to come only as these three
laws are brought out Of the realm Of
thought and are made to operate IN
the realm of action. The student
must therefore learn how to spirit
ualize the material surroundings In
the midst of which he lives. Y! /,
''It remains for the college student
to step out into the world and make
real in the world or business. the pro.
LESSONS. politics and all social rela-
tons these principles of love. service
and sacrifice, and the task Is done:
then the kingdom of God will be fully:
come. y l.,n 4 iIFff
1.-THE student must have a sum.
GENTLY large conception Of the, king
dom of God to make 1t an adequate
incentive for mission in life. We
live in an age of large things. Busi-
ness has assumed 'herculeans propor-
TONS New channels of noble ACTIVITY
are constantly being added to the aye.
standing professions Of law. medicine
and ministry. In view of this the coll
lege atmosphere has become over
charged with the materialistic spirit.
The materialistic channels OF life ac-
tivity have been held before the col
lege student in all their glowing col.
ors. while the greatness OF the, OPP
portunity in the Kingdom OF God has
not been adequately presented to the
youth of this country. The actual
work being accomplished in the King
dom Of God touches more races, In
fiuences more lives. deals with more
human conditions. is of longer stand
ing, calls for more genuine statesman
ship, and holds the positive assurance
of greater development In the future
than any other proposition that Is now
or ever has been before the youth OF
the world. h, .sss 4
h 1.-THE United States government. to-
day by an attractive advertisement
secures $1,000 men to serve. In !, its
army. When Abraham Lincoln called
for volunteers to save the Union and
give their lives for 1t, they responded
in such numbers that at the close OF
the war million men were found In
] the Army of the North. The appeal
was to the heroic. calling for love {Of
country, service, and sacrifice. What
they did then the youth Of this cpun-
try will do again when once they zee
the great. need. The kingdom Of God
presents the emergency. It calls for
love, service. sacrifice which -
greater than that for country. When
J; the youth OF this country see Il as
the King sees it, hear the call as the
q Master Of Men gives II, when the
Esprit Of Christian ,ideaIistn Gytps 80 80
4 heart. when the call comes cie1r for
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