The sun., 1916-11-26

room. Think OF the standpoint which
you held toward the real teachers whom
you were fortunate enough TO have. Ii
Is said that among the half dozen men
who influence deeply the lives of the
average individual, at least one Is a
teacher. As you remempc- how YOU
looked at your teachers. you can imagine
somewhat the way boys now look Mt you.
Think often how great Is your sphere Of
influence for the things OF the spirit.
for scholarship. for unfiinching devotion
to a cause. Perhaps some day you will
come across In you classroom a boy
who seems to a V In him the spirit OF
prophecy. Encourage that. Lead him
on very earnestly. but very firmly into
the paths OF Christian service, because
he may be one OF the men who will pull
the nation back to Christian Ideals
Where there 10 no vision the people
perish
Save these boys who may have
vision. Remind them often OF the con.
trast between ancient Greece and mod
ern Grecce-the Greece that once had
vision and lost Its vision. and the Greece
which Is now the plaything Of sophists.
"A mans fundamental faith Is that
In which no IL willing to throw his life.
Here IL where l throw mine-on the
spiritual side. Yours too Is on this side.
What Of your boys? Where IL theirs?
Take America what is It's contribution
to history? Is 1t the steel Industry !?
That is not history. Is 1t the spirit Of
liberty? That Ia history. The history
Of man Is The history Of mans con-
science. OF his religion. OF his morals. OF
his vision. The deepest desire Of our
hearts Is that America shall contribute
to his history. Where else can we ex-
pect TO find the contribution? We need
An aristocracy Of leadership, All great
movements have come from such an
aristocracy-Luther. Melancthon, Eras-
mus, John Knox. Newman. the Wesleys.
The burden is thrown back upon us. who
arc In tho succession. Our job is to try
to light this torch Of knowledge. and
even Of wisdom. n to keep II ahame.
We OF the ministry depend upon you
teachers to give us material for this
great purpose"
This vision" Of DR.. Black made an
Instructive appeal, and the applause was
as spontaneous n hearty as any In
recent years. In the discussion which
followed the FIRST question was about
the practical problems Of the ministry,
as to whether there are not now In small
owns too many men OF Indifferent bill
ity where one man OF great power might
be far more enectual. DIR. Black cor
daily assented to this. and said that
for the tdealistic life Of Q whole COM
munity one church Is ample In small
villages. To bring this about sensible
men AVE got to put their brains into
the task OF the reorganization of the
Church.
Another question was introduced by a
high school teacher. who remarked that
the other day he had been asked by an
authority about a man who was slated
for promotion. and tho questions were,
first: What kind OF a teacher 10 ne? and
second: What kind OF influence has
he on his pupils? what IN the best
influence . teacher can have upon his
pupilsT" this man inquired Of Or, Black.
I'VE must never g.vc up tho intel
lectual standard" said DR.. Black, "for
the apparently moral. Both 20 together.
In the long run. however. nothing counts
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