Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27

age never deserted Him in face OF dan
ger. He heard the command of His
Father and dared to do.
Members of the class Of 1912. II you |
are prepared by the spirit OF Christ 20 !
he doors OF the word, and not near !
crs only" the sound of your days bat |
tie will ring ioyously in your ears: you |
will be willing chcerfully to zen lure
hardness as good soldiers of Jesus
Christ" and you may face your future
confident Of victory.
Cad, seer Of Israel, was sent of God
to David. the King. to OFFER choice Of
three proposals and when ne had lone.
he said Now advise. ami SEE what
answer shall return to Him that sent
me" It was God waiting for mans
answer.
SO II Ia now. Through the years of
your college course Just drawing to a
close. we. your teachers. have been APP
pealing to you to make complies your
preparation for the coming battle
Your physical AMI Intellectual prep
aration Is more or less complete, but
what. | pray you. is your spiritual
preparation? Now advise and see
what answer shall return to Him
that sent me"
In many different ways. you nave
heard the appeal for lives given up to
Christ for higher ideals, for sterling
honesty. for unimpea nable honor. for
political and social purity. The pow
or of the Gospel of Cnrist is the leaven
of our civilization an reaching out to
| the islands of the seas and the ends Of
| the earth, IL is the subduing force in
the mi 1st of battle and of great d A.
struction. You have been called by
your opportunities here to higher liv-
ing. to noblcr believing. You have
been Gale to lives of larger faith. for
the final arbiter of mans life is
faith. Faith makes consci ance. The
soul has Its tides. The spirit has its
seasons. You nave each, at least had
the call TO the borderland OF better
| Things II you nave not yielded per-
manently to the appeal for faith that
VIII make you constant IN rishteous-
ness. YOU certainty nave heard the
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occasionally to nobler purpose. You
nave near '"e Pih'h''Ne p'ead'"Ss OF
inns voice IN INC ciass-rooh' from the
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g drifting. drifting. There isn't one OF yo
that rs satisfied with the answer youv
u. been giving just on the threshoid Il
= ! Your active lives. God Is waiting FOR you
, answer. Listen. listen! beg or yo'
'. listen. Do you not hear the rushin
- years OF the future bringing their SCUM
II of battle and great destruction" Into tina
Il conflict you are to be thrust without you
own consent Let your answer he dec
may be able to endure hardness q
= good soldiers OF Jesus Christ In IN
name OF the King OF Kings, come to 20
for the last time with His appeal 1t
because I want you to enjoy. In the ne
u womanhood that ask you to let me te
# Him that YOU. here and now. dedica
Y your lives 10 the service of men by Il
n pledge to follow the Master withersocv'
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