The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-08
Another Commencement
Season at NeUberry College


temporal, tangible, material things.
Not silver and gold, stocks and bonds;
not nonors and epaulets and tie
gewgaws OF the world admiration, not
pleasures and idleness and luxury;
not even the delights of the intellect,
the appreciation of the beautiful in
art and life. Some of these things are
good and not to be despised, but they
are of secondary value only. They
are transitory, even in tits life, fra
gile, uncertain, essentially unsatisfac-
tory.
''For man liveth not by bread alone;
but by every word which proceedeta
from U:e mouth of Cod" The real
values of life are spiritual. They are
primary, permanent, indestructive.
"Your life is more than meat and
drink" 1t is righteousness, peace
and JOY in the Holy Ghost"
These real values in life. are at
tained only as we deny ourselves,
take up the cross and follow the mas
ter. The great battle of life consists
in conquering self. Tee evil in US,
the selfshness, the avarice the envoy,
the sinful passions and desires. It
consists in taking up the cross in
discipleship with Christ. In losing
the natural life, that is, the life of
self-gratifcation, shall We find the
true, spiritual life, the life of unset
fs2ness and service.
Heaven does with us. as men WITH
torches do,
Not light them for themselves"
For we live in world of sin and
injustice. 1t is required of him that
hath the light to let it shine. Ser
vice for God in humanity is the secret
of successful life. Such was the
service which Christ rendered. He
gave his life, and in giving it, He
found it for U.S. We, too, shall find
the real life in service.
We live in stormy times; but in
times of great opportunity. If ever
men were called to unselfsh service,
the time is now. The great war has
demonstrated that neither philosophy
nor uran wisdom and precaution
can save the world. Sin is in the
world, and men are not good by ma
ture. To prate Of the goodness and ex-
cellency of human nature and mans
ability to save himself and society
without the Christ, is patent illu-
sion. The facts of history, are against
the defcation of man and the glori-
fcation of mems philosophy.
Men are never truly saved but as
Christ saves them-individually and
collectively. He can teach us true
wisdom. He lifts men OF g: their
sordid selves-and sells sordid even
under the guise of education, refine
ment and wealth-and translates them
into a spiritual world where the light
shines and the air is pure and whole
some. TIE great ones of earth are its
greatest servants. The real benefac-
tors are it's martyrs, Paul, Augustine,
Sabonaoda, Wickliffe, Cramer, Hus,
Luther, CALVIN, Knox, Washington Lin
coin, Wilson-the men who bore the
cross in companionship with the mas
ter who served humanity under jibes
and jeers, Eatred and death, who led
tae vanguard of human progress and
liberty and spirituality-these are the
kings and princes of the earth.
Would you know the real values Of
life? Would you find and possess the
real content and purpose of life? What
you make the most of yourselves?
Make not the sordid things your pur-
pose primarily. Not wealth, not
honors, not pleasures, not even intel
lectual satisfactions. These are not
enough, you viii miss the point, you
will miss the aim itself And that is
the Great Failure-you lose your life.
II you would and life, walk in the
.sseps OF your master. Live in His
companionship. That way success lies.
In Him is life.
Sunday Night Address.
The address to the Y. NJ. C. A. of
the college Sunday night was deliver
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