The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-30

site OF the present German ffre Insur-
the trustees. end In 1858 the new build
|lnE was erected and Il our present
school.
birthplace OF stats.
What hallowed memories hover IN and
about its sacred wall. There and near.
by the youth OF this community has
was inaugurated the new sovernment %
west virginia on June 20. 1858. There
IN that historic building. We find among
the names OF Truax. Deadly. Nagee.
Lees. McBurnfe. Rev. John w. Scott.
College. Pa.,Orr. Paul, Rev. II. c. DodEc.
Mr.. l. i. Jones. father OF one OF our
present trustees. Wilson Harding. un-
Birch. John l.. Dickey. also ROemer.
Lieutenant Dent and his assistant Lee
X Briliss: then odgers End Mcclure.
principal Professor Patterson. and ms
most valuable assistant teachers. Time
prominent men who received a part. and
IN some cases. all their schooling In this
old institute. So you see this great man
And never was I so impressed By this
fact as when 1 stood by the side OF his
gray only yesterday and read the In
Benefactor OF Mankind" All, How
true And yet. that man came as a
years ago. and upon his death he LEFT
his entire fortune for the education OF
Youth ana the betterment OF this COM
He Stands Alone.
"Thi little fortune as another has
said. has provided a veritable beacon
dred years. In all these hundred years
only one man with a Few thousand dol
lars tried to give his city" (which he
loved the noblest secular benefaction
that can be conferred-the benefaction
OF learning" Who among his contem-
ument in the eommunit G.ntinmnn
or the Alumni. and friends OF old Lin
sly. We owe the founder of this institute
tude. something more than a celebration
OF its one hundredth anniversary: we
still students and those who shall come
after. n continuance of this school on a
larger scale until time shall be no more.
done ~ we could molly make men see and
appreciate. not only the length and
fear too many in this materialistfc age
are living without due consideration OF
the third dimension OF character: they
the worms do: they are satisfied with
the things that perish In the using.
They are like the railroad and the beau
utul valley. but not like the sky which
raises the thought OF men TO things
which are eternal. 1 would not and
have not ignored thoi importance OF per-
%sistent effort in ono direction. nor or
sympathy which keeps In touch with our
fellow beings. but would not complete
- ~ ~ VIM ~ ~ IA 4
did not tell you that the character which
II held In everlasting a.
the character which has faith in God.
such az this man certainly had during
his fifteen short years in Wheeling. and
forty-two brief years on earth such a
man as this IL the salt OF the earth and
the light OF the world. Would to God
there were more men like him! For this
Is the kind OF character the world needs.
and when IL finds him IL loves him
whether he be "A prince or "A plowman. a
president OF a street sweeper. "a person
In waiting. or in the active pursuits OF
IA busy life.
Have Faith in God.
! look for the time when this type OF
in every department OF mfe-in the pull
pit and IN the pew, I'm the secular and
sacred duties of life. And. IL you ASK.
when this time shall be. 1 answer. when
men and women every where shall pos
sess not only sympathy and perseVer-
ence. but such faith in God as shall lead
them TO learn the lesson of submftfIrg
their whole nature. body. soul and spirit
10 Christ. when they Will first give
minds to know His Truth. then their
hand TO do His work. Unless thought
- auiekened by love. and tested by ac-
shine II worship Is u~nregulated by
intellect. and does not Issue In service.
IL e-vaporates into sentiment and ~ a
snare and a delusion. II service is un-
hallowed by high motive and neglectful
OF wise adjustment OF means and ends.
DaN 49, III a
world already too full OF blind enthusi-
asms- But II we could combine and
balance these three channels Of human
activity. and become at once pious in
intellect. intelligent in the heart-lIfe,
and wise in practical effort. the world
would quickly move with accelerated
foot towards the age OF gold that
flushes the far horizon with its light OF
hope. and we would see more frequently
than we do men and women OF such
character as are held in everlasting re-
membrance.
Let US. then. do what we can 10 has
ten that glorious day. by submitting
ourselves as never before to Him who
alone can fashion us after His image.
and harmonize our lives with His. For
then shall we know the 10y OF self-sur-
render. t~eachableness. and obedience.
and finally develop into f~uii-grown men
and Concentrates and yet rcverent in
Observation-Disclosures in action. pure and
generous In feeling.
This II the mark OF our high calling
OF God in Christ Jesus" and the conse-
quent Righteousness which r. held in
everlasting remembrance" Let Us
press fervently onward towards that
goal. and we shall not lose our reward.