The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-05-21

He was rich yet for our sakes He be-
| came poor that we through His power
ty might be made rich. He gave the
world commission, and in this age
more than any other, young people
have been getting the vision of the
nobler quest. This is seen in the
work of John r. Mott and the student
volunteer movement, wherein thou
sands of our brightest and best young
people are ready, yea, anxious to go
to the ends of the earth in order that
they might, like the Master, serve 9TH
ers.
Young ladies and gentlemen, thou
sands before you have come to an
hour like this and have gone out into
the world. some to conquer, some to
be conquered. Into this same school
OF experience you go, not, we trust, to
be conquered but to conquer.
You go up into the field of self en-
deavor. We hear much of the self
made man, perhaps too much This
age more than any other is conducive
to self help. With an unlimited sup
ply of good magazines and books there
is an opportunity to keep abreast of
the times and up regarding world
movements.
Soon most of you we trust, will en-
ter college. This age is calling for
trained men and women; experts in
every field of work College life
brings social grace, there friendships
will begin which will last through
coming years. The college is said to
be Vocational Revealer." There we
will learn that the highest endeavor is
not that of making a living; but rath-
er that OF making a life.
Young people, may your life from
this hour be characterized with
enough of the serious to give weight
and dignity Not that we would have
you put old heads on young should
ers. "The young of all the brute Gre
alton gambol and play. If any have
right to be happy and gay it is young
life. The thing | want you to get
is that amusement must not be the
chief aim of life. Life is real life in
earnest and the grave is not its goal
dust thou art to dust returneth, was
not spoken of the soul"
In the upward way temptations will
arise. Strong young life will be more
concerned more for the good that he
can get out of certain course of &C
ton rather than to measure simply
the harm that may come if he engages
in it, If your goal is worth while,
there will be struggle. The pathway
that leads to it is up and not down.
1t requires effort to ascend. 1t is
easy to slide down. Dead fish float
with the tide, live ones go up stream.
We must not always expect smooth
sailing. Young life will find the store
work tedious, the employer not al
ways congenial, professional life will
bring weary waiting, the isolated
school so unlike the town or city
school, farm work drudgery. We must
not expect that because all the wa
ters around us are so smooth the day
we set out to sea, there are no storms
awaiting beyond the sky line. The
upward way will have in it some pain
as well as pleasure. BE strong! We
are not here to play, to dream, to
drift. We have hard work to do, and
loads to lift, shun not the struggle,
face it, tits Gods gift, be strong"
In closing l call your attention to
proffered help. Our ideal one who
said to weary ones in the days of his
flesh come unto me and l will give
you rest" said to young life then and
is saying now through His written
word Seek first the kingdom of God
and His Righteousness" Take him at
his work, as He went through sacri-
flee and service from manger to
throne so you, by the same law will
find your Jerusalem here and at last
that Heavenly Jerusalem beyond the
stars in the city that hath foundations
whose builder and maker is Cod