The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-28

you must Judge it by the definition
of its ideals as revealed in the writ
ings and utterances of the highest
types of her citizens, and not by the
words nor practices of those who
have not fully caught the vision of
what the nation does represent.
Judged by this standard, the ideals
of the United States, as ! read them
in our great documents of state, are
worth living for; they are worth dy-
ing fer"
THE men who founded this nation
had il not in their hearts to found
any save a government of righteous
ness, of justice to ALL"
President McKinxie is Pledged Loyal
Support.
Leaving the nag-raising exercises,
the audience went directly to Living
stone. chapel. DR.. George E. Haynes
gave talk, defining the conditions
| under which students can best study.
The usual devotions were had, and
then President Mckenzie delivered
his annual address. 1t was a person
al message to the students. DR.. Nc.
Kenzie first paid tribute to four teach
ers who had remained at the univer-
sity practically all the summer. with
out vacation, to help see that every
thing was ready for the comfort of
the students and teachers when they
returned.
DR.. Mckenzie discussed the means
through which the kingdom of God
can be brought to earth-practical
ways of living, practical religion in
duties and relations with ones fell
lows. He concluded this thought as
follows:
God in you and in your work! 1t
is not yet apparent what you shall be
Neither what you shall become, but
| living in the presence of God, fight.
Ing to overcome the temptations of
the Prince of Darkness to laziness
irregularity, unruliness, extravaganza
all sorts of evil, pressing forward to
ward the mark of the high calling sci
for Fisk University, you each will
become builders and founders of the
great university foreseen in the day.
of civil strife by the prophets of vi
sion. Without vision of this sor
your stay at Fisk will be in vain
Without vision the people perish"
Here DR.. Mckenzie had the stu
dents to stand and as he talked ful
world crisis, of the great service
which men can perform when the
cooperate with each other he aske
them to signify their desire to belon
= to and in the kingdom of God o
= earth by raising their hands. Th
moment was impressive, and as 500
, as he closed the address. Rev. Georg
= w. Moore, trustee of the universit.
i was on his feet, and, tremulou
! with emotion, said that if Fisk is t
endure, it must be by an adherenc
to the ideals just upheld by DR.. Nj
n kenzie, and speaking for the boar
of trustees, in sense, he wanted
V pledge anew to the president of th
n university the most loyal support pO
!. sible for the conduct of the work 6
Y Fisk. He was not in his seat befor
j. G. Napier, another trustee, wa
e telling the audience that under tn
S leadership of the man who had jus
l. outlined the new work for Fisk, tn
6 university is certain to prosper an
h grow in influence; and he stated wit
k great emphasis that the board of tru
Il tees would stand solidly behind D
S Mckenzie in the conduct of the wor
J. Following him, DR.. George E. Haynt
pledged new loyalty to the presidel
of the university on the part of IL
faculty.
n When all were seated, Dean c. '
\. Morrow was asked to close the NEE
q ing with few words. He expresst
1t mis- desire to pay tribute to D
is Frissell's memory, the two havii
a been classmates together in Unit
a Theological Seminary Turning to IL
is president, the dean said that in spin
Is and character DR.. Mckenzie W;
)f closely akin to the departed Frisse