The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-08
,af presentation of the theme of right

living.
In opening his remarks DR.. Clausen
referred in pleasant terms to his de-
sire for many years to have the op
portunity to visit NeWberry college
and was pleased that that desire had
been gratifed. This desire he said
ad been created wnen he heard the
eloquent and forceful address deliv-
red some years ago by DR.. Cromer at
Buffalo, New York, when Dr. Cromer
was president of Newberry college
and he was pastor in New York
State.
The following is a synopsis of the
address of Dr.. Clausen:
Excellent music was again furnish
ed by the choir and Mr.. R. E. Allen
Sang with eloquence and beautifully,
''The Lord is My Strength" by Bruno
Huhn.
Let US go back this evening to the
original Christian association organiz-
ed by Jesus Christ wida' picked men.
That group must always be the stand
ard and ideal for every Y. N. C. A. The
personality, power and success Of
those men is revealed to US in
this text: "They were all filed
with the Holy Ghost. " (Acts 2:D. =.
This text recalls the wonderful story
of Pentecost which We will kept in
mind this evening. Looking at tie
apostle before and after this exper-
ience we observe that Christian is a
person who lives in the same world,
lives practically the same life as other
men but tie spirit in which he lives
and moves and has his being is diff
ferent
Before the apostles were filed wits
the Holy Spirit they were emptied of
themselves, the spirit of the world, OF
Judaism. What a task on the Savior
in this pre- paratory process to be with
these men, so petty, so dull of under
standing, so narrow and bigoted. Tru-
ly, His divinity is revealed by their
patient iorbearance won by His mir
acles. The same condition obtains to-
day. No man can be filled with Gods
spirit until The ot er spirits possess
ing him nave been driven forth. This
is not popular doctrine. The very op-
posite is stressed in education, popu-
lar preachment. Novels: Be yourself!
Live your life! Obey that impulse!
Children are INDUCED in every whim
and given to be men and women i'm
patient of restraints and impossible of
self control. The mischief of this
philosophy is Tat it contains some
truth. 1t is not all true nor all false.
Man must be himself and not an
other. But he is not himself as born
into the world. Sin las made carica-
ture of him. His true self reflects
God in whose image man was original
ly cast, He must be born again, con-
verted before he can grow in true and
normal selfrealisation. More and more
must he approximate the transla-
ton revealed by Paul: 1 live, yet not
l but Christ liveth in me. Man has be-
come his true self when this is realiz-
ed, temple Of the Holy Ghost,
beautiful mind in a healthy body.
>, apostles were soul living tenn
pies. The change which had gradual
ly come over 1aem was manifested
on Pentecost when they began to-
speak with other tongues. Whatever
the explanation of the name of this
miracle of tongues this fact is patent
their message was understood and
brought conviction to their hearers.
The chure> expects that the men COM
ing from it's college shall be filled
with Gods spirit and speak with ton
CUES not controlled by the spirit OF
materialism and sensualism, a Ian
euage that will make the exploiter
and despoiler of mis- weaker neighbor
to fear his brother and l-elp the weak
and tempted; language which Will
earn the ridicule and contempt of the
Phairsee and Sadducee but the graft
tude of those that are being saved.
Whatever the task you may set
yourselves make your Life for con-
structive formation
Sophomore Declaimers.
Saturday night in Holland Hall was
hold rho declaimers contest by mem