The Newark journal., 1910-11-11
THE IDEAL TAN
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Bible, the Great Book, splendid collection of books, the most mar vicious on earth, living books, must be intelligently appreciated and taught and studied and lived. In fact, God should be put first in the whole college life, and the students should be urged, first to get God enthroned In their hearts, to help them search for the truth, and sift out the error, and keep in the straight and narrow path while they are getting an eduea- tion, and to prepare them in after life to be living example of what Christ can do for a surren- dered life.
 Second, on the other hand the student should have high and thorough intellectual training, counteracting the idea that there Is any conflict between the high est education of the head and the deepest culture of the heart. Ed ucation is subject upon which Christian people need to be arous- ed. Of all people that should have liberal education 1t is the Man with pure heart.
 We may buy the best and pur- est of groceries, but if we prepare 1t in bad way, burn 1t, scorch it, aud serve in a very unattractiye way, 1t makes us lose our appetite for it. So it is with the Truth of God, and we as his servants, ought to be careful as to how we present the Truth, and represent Christ. We ought to present 1t in the best language possible, in the best man. ner possible, and make it as at tractive as possible, and nothing will aid us more in this than true education. Those of us who are past the age of receiving a college education, can learn a great deal by observing those who have re- ceiYed an education, and studying cultured people and the rules of etiquette, and try to present the truth in as refined and acceptable manner as possible. The Bible in- structs us to be courteous, and who was more gentle, kind and thoughtful of the feelings of oth- CTS than Jesus Christ, when he was on earthl When 1 think of how many blunders we make, and how we mar the truth and how we present it, 1t makes me want to go down before Christ in humility, and sit at his feet until 1 can ab- sorb some of his gentleness, kind ness and lovliness. Because we have the truth and Christ is en- throned in our hearts, 1t does not give us license to ruthlessly crush the feelings of others, and break the rule of common etiquette, but on the other hand 1t should make us more gentle and thoughtful of others. Bearish ways never at tract, but repel. When people criticise us let us notice and see if 1t is not because we are bearish, instead of the truth of Holiness we are presenting.
 This doesn't mean to compro- mise in the least. I believe we can be just as true to God, and do more good, by first getting pure heart, and then the highest cul- ture of the head and body.
 Third, Is physical development. Athletics in most of our colleges are so brutal and have been de- graded so, until most Christian people have a diversion for it. Nevertheless. 1t is true that the youth must have an outlet for its buoyancy of nature, and we must have some form of atheletics and physical development in our Christian schools. This can be done by introducing innocent games and having systematic train- ing of gymuastic exercises, etc. Our education should not be nat