The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-16

Discuss Various Wesley
Questions
The sixth annual banquet of the
Homiletic club Of Wesley college was
held at the Hotel Frederick Friday
evening at { o'clock. Covers were
men present included pr. T.. p. Rob-
ertson, DR.. S. +. IIalfyard and DR..
G. C.. McCOwn, faculty Of Wesley coll
lege: Mcssrs. A. S. Burrows, j.. W.
ogrcn and w. r. Fuller. trustees:
Messrs. Edwin Burling, w. Z. Dudley,
A. Pardee. NJ. \. Perry. c. a. Comma
way. w. Thompson, A. f. Won Still
and j. Chester, students; Mesdamcs
Fuller, Ogren, McCown. Robertson.
Halfyard. Moore, Hoy, Connaway and
Thompson. and Misses Edna Rass-
mussen Eileen Barry. Van Duzcn,
Rowe were among the ladies present.
The table was decorated with green
oiiO NhiSO tiIA lSu Shl IldlIOIlSS
the colors Of the college were arrang-
ed in bouquets at each end. giving Il
chastc simplicity to the whole ar
rangement.
After IL full course supper which
was much enjoyed by all the follow
ing toasts were given:
The second life Of the club, ITO love
forever is to live forever."-M. n.
Perry.
The spiritual life Of the club, MY
dominions are greater within than
without'-W. Ewart Dudley.
The intellectual life of the club,
Let knowledge grow from more to
morc"--Dr IS. l.. l4alfyard.
The ideal club, Everything arrang'
ed upon definite principles and never
at random"-A. s.. Burrows.
The forward look. 1t doth not yet
appear what We shall be"-Dr. f. p
Robertson.
Edwin Burling. the toastmaster ,ir
Il few we'll chosen remarks said tina,
the fame of Wesley college did MOI
depend SO much on the size Of tn.
present institution as it did upon the
calibcr Of the men it put upon its lisI
Of alumni.
1t is in the hands Of the student:
Of Wesley college to make 1t grea,
or small. If its graduates make good
in the world then Wesley college
makes good. If they fail. their fail.
ure lowers the standard of the school
from which they came.
MIR. Perry. in emphasizing the so.
cial opportunities of the club said
that the ministry Of today need to
learn the lesson of Il greater syinpa-
thy toward men and their everyday
lives irrespective of their general SO
cial ranking. He testified to the fact
that the Homiletic club had helped
him to a better social understanding
Of college men during his life al
school.
w. Ewart Dudley spoke very force.
sity of a~ccentuating the spiritual life
which is the outcome OF the inner
experience.
This experience cannot be bought
in the markets of material things
One can buy food but not appetite.
influence but not strength. applause
and popularity but not deep religious
fervor and genuine respect. To be
truly religious an individual has to
have constant touch with God. Relig.
ion is the outward expression OF the
The man who reaches the highest pin
nacle Of social and intellectual fame,
| and who ignores the higher claim OF
religion. lives I . sec his pOmp die, in.
to despair. his hrilliance darken into
failure and his strength pass to de-
cay.
The importance of the intellectual
phazc Of h club was impressed up
on the company in a vigorous speech
by DR.. 3. +. Halyard. who declared
that the crying need of the ministry
..I,.. ,..,S $1N,,t TIC n,.t,St ShnI11H ho
filed with men who had an inteller-
tual foundation, men who had thought
things through and were able to pre-
sent truths on a rational manner free
both from cm%ottonalism and dogma l.
tism. He insisted that the high road
to such effectiveness was application
to study and hard work.
A.. s. Burrows on behalf Of the rus
tees of Wesley college. gave some
sound advice tn the young minister
and emphatically avowed that had he
Methodist preacher. He congratulate
ed the members Of the club Upon Its
good showing. its great possibilities
manifestly evident in the personnel of
those present. He said he had great
confidence in the future Of the or
eanization and its ultimate influence
upon the ministry Of the Methodist
church.
DR.. r. n. Robertson. who /. ever
optimistic declares he was perfectly
satisfied with the measure Of success
that had attended the efforts put forth
by Wesley college-its trustees faculty
and students.
lie showed that everything had
come along in its order and the pro-
gram had many items for the future
which would justify the action Of the
past.
lie urged that Wesley college was
a school for ministerial students and
represented IL department for special
lied work as much as did the law
medicine and mining departments
carried on in the different colleges OF
the university.
He pointed out that the graduates
of Wesley college We're making gooG
and were already bringing honor tc
their alma mater.
The toastmastcr in a happy and hu.
! morous mannrr made the TRANSITION
from speaker to speaker casy which
tended to remove any strain which
might have been occasioncd by tho
somewhat earnest and serious scuti
ments expressed by the speakers.
The party broke up about 10:3(
o'clock. everyone expressing great en-
joyment Of the very pleasant evening