The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-10-28

tion to an endless procession of young
souls marching from childhood into
the worlds work. Such task may
well warm even a heart of stone and
We may imagine that this rock re-
loices with US to-day in its heaven
appointed service.
And this stone will be more than q
giant carrying g Wall ON his rhoui-
ders 1t will be preacher also. We
have read in the Good Book about
stones that cry out of the wall" This
will be shouting stone, preaching
it's great truths to every passer-by.
i And what will it say? 1t will say,
first OF all, that there is such a thing
as neighborly cooperation and the
! joining of hands for good causes in
this world 1t costs a great price to
] lay this stone hereto bring it from
its distant birthplace, to purchase this
| fair domain to be its home and to give
assurance of support to the teachers
who are on their way hither. No one
man and no small company of people
could do this thing. Our help has
come from the West and from the
East, from the North and from the
! South, from the black and from the
white. Tell us not that there are
divisions and enmities in our land. All
patriotism that crosses sectional linea,
and there is Christianity that
crosses the lines OF race and color.
And the stone preacher tells us that
there is such thing in the world az
|, unselfsh benevolence and generosity.
The world seems full of selfishness
and greed, and hypocrisy, but this
stone is a monument to something
higher. The people who have sacri-
feed TO law this foundation have ex-
selves. If anything, the promoters of
Berea and of Lincoln Institute have
received as their requittal misun1cr-
standing and abuse. But they lave
labored for love to God and to man.
The Eastern donors can never expect
even to look upon this beautiful spot;
the humble colored people who hare
contributed their portion, are most of
them advanced in years, so that neitn-
er they nor their children expect to
attend this school. This stone is a
witness that there is such thing as
unselfshness in the world.
And the stone preacher tells US
again that there is such thing as
progress. Things which were not done
yesterday We 9ie '!.'itte to-'av ard We
shall do greater things tomorrow
Twenty years ago, three years ago,
the majority of the people of Kentucky
TOLD US that such a stone could never
BE- laid 1t is no wonder that you
have thronged this hillside to-day, for
y,u have come to witness a miracle.
We are doing to-day before your eyes
an impossible thing.
So this will be the greatest sermon
from these stone lips: with God
all things are possible. Know We, who
soever visits the domain of Lincoln |
Institute, that with God all things are
passible' %
Wh... you see good hing t1at
needs IT, be done, pray for Il. Wien
y.l heal of good en+cror'se that
nacG- assistance, work ~ It, Enow-
ing that in His own goot time Cod
Aim; gFty will answer your prayer end |
success
There are other lessons from this
old ST. no with its new ,f:ice. 1t; rir /
cun,farence is four yquare that
stanfs for justice It's corners are
upr,s iit, perpendicu1a- that stands /
for ruth Its texture is Grln. lnmov- I
able-that stands for Derse rer tuce. |
Bat the greatest lessons we the eth |
ers whlcil we have reDedse1. There |
is such q thing as -pafriafls1n which |
crosses sectional lines. There is slich |
thinc as Christianity which ;, ,,sses
the lines of race and coioc There Is
s1:i thing as unselfish !e:.eneience |
There is such a thing - progress. |
And tFere is a Father in .-iea,ep
whose kingdom is slowly comji.e; I'd |
this earth.
Aad now let us turn oue hands 70 |
the task for which we ..ane. and set !
the stone preacher in his pulpit.