Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-09
MCDOWELL GAVE
FINE ADDRESS
AT UNIVERSITY !
at Convocation To.
day; Lectured in City
Last Night.

The Christian scholar will have to
develop. and use the power Of clear.
sustained and unprejudiced thinking"
Bishop w. f. Mcdowell, who is giving
the Hazlett lectures in this city, told
the students Of the university this
morning in an address at q. special
convocation held in the university ar
mory.
Thinking Of this order is one Of the
most important things in life, he said.
as 1t Is the base of sound physique.
sound government. ind all other great
necessities OF men, individual and so
cial. Prejudiced thinking, SO COM
mon to men, Is not connected with
the Christian scholar. His mark is
sound thinking. And that alone is
contribution enough for all money ex-
pended in getting an education" tn.
bishop. stated.
scholar is a genuine love for human
ity. Education is of the poorest kind
that teaches the student to hold him
self apart from the world, as a being
Of a higher level. Hatred Of the
masses is not the point of view MAIN
tanned by the good scholars. An Aoid-
ing interest in humanity as a whole
takes the place of mass hatred. No
admittance to good scholarship car
be obtained except through love OF
humanity, through care for human
welfare.
Third Mark.
The Christian scholar is possessed
of and possesses an adequate motive
for his endeavor." A person with
motives easily exhausted gets nowhere
and becomes nothing. A motive must
be acquired to carry a person., and
his enterprise. through life and a big
motive is necessary.
The fourth mark of the good schoi-
ar is that he will possess and, be pos
sessed by an abiding and mistaken
in what we call God. in the integrity
of the universe. that God is on the
side of the hattaIions of the right n
not the majority"
The student should not enter life
with doubt as to the fundamentals
Of life, as to Christ and his program
but should line up with faith and pur-
pose with the best person and the best
program in the world. urged the bisi,-
op. In closing he gave thestext of his
talk in the poem of Van Dykes en-
titled -Four Things"
-Four things a man must learn to do
If he would make his record true:
To think without confusion clearly;
10 love his fellowmen sincerely:
To act from honest motives purely:
To trust in God and Heaven secure
ly.'
A tenor solo was given previous 20
Bishop McDowelrs address by Clar-
ence O'Connor. An unusually large
crowd was out for the address.
Address Last Night
In his address IN the Methodist
church last evening on The Christian
Motive Bishop Mcdowell took Tor
his tex the words of Christ. Repent.
for the kingdom Of heaven is at
hand giving an interesting and hu-
man Interpretation of the word, re-
pent.
A change Of attitude. a turning back.
on the wrong and an entrance INTO
the right course, the course of right is
the meaning conveyed in that express
sion. he said. The great tragedy to-
day is that men and women take no
part. lend no aid. when goodness
pentance is not a doctrine but is
word of l;fc to enlist people in the
cause OF the right and good.
Repent. strike. step and enter into
indictments for good Bishop nc
Dowe;l held as the ssence of his talk.
No motive short Of that is worthy of
life
Talk at College Church.
Tho Christian Adventure" was h
subject tof the bishops talk to the
students at college church Sunday
parable Of the sower he urged that
no matter how many chances there.
are to fall by the wayside. OF ln;u
stony ground, or among thistles. cv-
cry person musl go forth and do h 4
work with all faith.