The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-06-09
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politicians, but let me assure you
that II you young people belong to
the spiritual succession Of the proph-
cts, you will do much 10 select, con-
secrate, inspire the men who are to
be rulers of your land Of Israel.
There are two perennial problems Of
politics: the land question and the
liquor question. There are two prob
lens related to these FUNDAMENTAL
problems: the question Of roads and
the question Of schools. You will
be the most important men and wom-
en- in your community. II will be
yours TO help crown those men, and
those men only, as rulers Of the land
who are able men, such as fear God,
men of truth, that hate unjust gain.
Nor would speak merely Of your
immediate influence upon political
life. Who, after all, is the man who
anoints the rulers Of America? Sure
ly, he who teaches and inspires Amer
ica's boys and girls, the man who
teaches and inspires the teachers Of
those boys and girls, the rulers Of
the America Of tomorrow.
Nor Is your prophets task TO be
confined to your land Of Israel.
"Thou shalt anoint Hazael, king of
Syria" The men Of God, speaking
for him may actually help to select,
consecrate, anoint the men who are
to rule the destinies Of nations other
than our own.
How strange and thrilling a fact II
is that a Sunday-school teacher OF
a day school teacher or a Beres
preacher, speaking to boys and girls
men and women, in Hazard or Hyder
or Crossnore, may help merely BY
talking Of Christ's great enterprise
to anofnt the rulers Of lands beyond
the Sea.
Over in Constantinople is Rober'
College. From that college have
graduated men who are today The
real rulers Of Bulgaria. How wa,
Robert College started? By men ant
money from our America. Any quiet
community leader who has success
fully laid before the people the caus'
Of Robert College has helped Il
choose the real rulers Of Bulgaria
Ask any thoughtful japanese, witt
are the men who have taught tn
men who ruled Japan since the be
ginning Of the present era. He vii
tell you they were men like Davis
Gulick, DeForest, Green, men like Yer
beck, the man who was asked TO la!
the foundations Of the National Uni
versity and to serve as general ad
wiser Of the early Japanese govern
ment; men themselves sent out by tn
tiny contributions Of many America
churches, churches led by quiet lay
men, citizens Of the world, men o
God.
Are you urging your boys and girl
to give to the famine sufferers o
China7 You are saving the lives o
men who in the after day will bin
the great Republic of the East I
the great Republic Of the West.
What can a prophet do if he doe
walk the road down to the common
life of men?
I will tell you what Elijah wa
hidden do. elisha, the son of Shap
hat, anoint in thy room" My younI
people. it will be your high and self
effacing task to identify and EN-
power those who will carry on you
prophetic service. Ny boy, how d
you happen to sit here among tn
graduating class? Oh, you say
that's a long story. The fact is,
have always wanted to be colleg
man. But why? Well. the fact is,
thought the school teacher in our val
ley was about the finest man OF
earth, and thought IL would be fin
if I could be like him. But what ha
held you to your purpose all durinI
the War and during the period o
high wages and the period of har
times7 Well, my old teacher said :
me one day: "My boy. I think yo
have it in you. I think you ough
TO be a college man, and I think 20
ought to be college graduate. B
sure that IL you are called to thi
high honor, be sure that you are no
disobedient to the Heavenly vision.
So the spirit of Moses descends upo
Joshua; so the spirit Of Paul dc
sends upon Timothy; so the spiri
of Moffat descends upon Livingston
The prophets have stirred and in
spired as prophets in their room
those who have received the preciou
amounting oil Of their prophethood.
see you go home after Commence
ment, your diploma safe in you