The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-12
STHELt,.
EQUEEfEI
LIES WORTH ONLY
As IT IS OF USE

GHYHAT 10 our education but q
" preparation and q guidance
w for the Investment of iifsi
These tens Of thousands Of
boys and girls who are crowding for
the FIRST time 10 the doors Of our
schools and colleges came here to
learn how to invest their powers and
years to the best advantage. Each
has q gift In the hand-ths gift Of
. life and power which the world
needs and they alone can give The
figure Of Christ's parable holds. The
master OF Life has called his servants
and given to each a sum to be used
In LIES business-to one ten talents.
TO another Ave, to others one or two
Life In OF no worth unless II 10 put
to use. The money that Ia merely
boarded cramps the soul The scholar
who thinks OF learning only AZ &C
formulation has no reason to expect
iSeful or happy days The school and
he scholar must think OF their work
~ training for investment. The
teacher who best succeeds In kindling
the Imagination and relating present
tasks to future purposes will accom-
plish most and earn most OF the pu-
pills gratitude In memories to come
lifs's Real Value.
Just In these days OF school comes
. worldwide reawakening OF discus
sion about the origin of life which
will work its way down in influence
TO the minds Of all our children. Just
now. also. we have that noble, but
mistaken action by which . great man
OF Japan has taken his own life a.
. protest against the growing luxury
and carelessness OF the boys under his
charge In the mobiles school Both Of
these bring warning that life is to be
weighed In It's qualities and not as q
thing OF value In itself. They urge US
to make wise Investment OF our years
The life that begins In such simple
forms that the chemist 10 beginning to
believe that he can fashion Il. 10 not
70 be compared In value with the life
which the boys and girls are learning
70 invest for the good of others and
their own power and Joy.
Quality Above All.
These discussions which seem TO
call In question the value OF life In
itself considered. have this to say
TO all OF us-that quality Ia the great
thing after all Suppose the chemist
succeeds In putting together the form
which life. ~ we say. inhabits. 10
that II moves. Il feeds. II renews Its
tissues. II divides and multiplies. Be
tween that simple form OF life and Its
development into the lowest type OF
man. there are millions OF years OF
struggle and endeavor. running
through uncounted millions OF separate
lives Before the lowest savage could
rise to the level OF the American
schoolboy's opportunity there were In
Vulnerable years and uncounted lives
Of struggle and self-sscrifoe. OF all
these years and lives we are the In
heritors. II Ia the fruit Of these strug.
gies and savings which we are learn
ing how to invest.
II We invest selfishly and unwisely.
We are bringing all the efforts Of the
ages In our behalf to naught We are
countless battles. We are disappoint
ing God. our Heavenly Father. and our
fathers and mothers upon earth. Such
splendid attainment. measured by
such countless years all whose patient
iy accumulated treasures Of power
and quality are trusted to their hands
for Investment Shall we ding back
into the gulf OF darkness whence II
came! Or shall we take our part In
the advancing multitude OF those who
are studying how TO invest their lives
for God and for their brothers1-The
Congregationalist and Christian
World