The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-23
Rev. Marcus e. Lindsay Of Nowats
Delivers Baoealaureate Address
to Graduating Glass
Of o. c. w.
SAVIOR BELONGS TO
ALL EPoCHS, STATES
Shows Achievements OF Famous
Men and Women In Early Life
Gig Crowd Attends
Splendid Services

tory" was the topic OF the bacca'
laureate serpon delivered at the OK
lahoma College for Women Sunday
morning by Rev. Marcus T.. Lindsay
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church at Nowata.
Rev Mr.. Lindsay said in part:
"a prominent historian conceived
the idea that personalities domin--
ate epochs and that when the bio
graphies of the personalities were
written, the entire history of the
race would stand forth Taking
from each epoch that person or per
sons in whom. the movement OF the
day seemed to center. he has writ
ten a truly remarkable history which
stands today as monumental
achievement and a vindcation that
his judgment was right.
But when we come to study the
life Of Christ we are hard put 10
say unto which epoch He belongs
because It can readily be shown
that He belongs to all. To some
men II has been given by the sheer
force of their genius to use out of
their dust and like presiding genii
to direct the affairs OF men while
their bodies are mouldering In the
dust. But generation or two us
ually suffices to break the neck OF
their power and throw off the spell
of their personality. It has been
given to Christ alone, to SO direct
the affairs of men thru the gather
ing centuries that today His power
Is waxing stronger His influence
is the most dominant and far reach
ing instrumentality for good and they
who follow in His train are a most
such as no man can number For
thru the encircling centuries the
epohcs have been dominated by His
power either directly or indirectly.
If it be an age Of artistic develop
ment the lines of inspiration lead
back to the cross and the Christ.
II 1t be an age of poetry the sweet
singers touch upon the great words
of redemption, salvation, the Faith |
efhood Of God and the Brotherhood
of man. II it be an age Of re-
naissance when men are barking |
back to the old classical studies, the |
foundation work for the epoch finds
its inspiration in the Cross. II 1t
be an age of building and sculpture
the great statues Of the Christ and
the towering spires Of magnificent
cathedrals proclaim to all the world |
that their inspirations were the
cross and the Christ.
when then shall we begin the |
delineation of this man, the mira
Gle man of history who has moved
up thru the widening circles and
when men have lifted their veil from
their eyes as the new eras have |
dawned, 10! yonder on the far hor-
izon stands the silent figure of the
Christ? How shall we describe |
Him? How shall human language |
encompass the secrets of His mar
velous life? How shall we come to
know Him, who, tho the centuries
have given us wealth of learning i
and wisdom, stands ever above and
beyond us? Well, let us begin with
the things of which we have know
ledge.
Youth saviors Of World
Let us first take cognizace of
this fact, that Christ, the miracle
man Of history had accomplished
his work and was hanging dead up.--
on the cross before ahe was thirty
three years of age. OH! fools and
slow of heart have we been to rea-
lie that the youth are the saviors
of the world, the almoners of ev-
cry new day. David had experienc-
cd some of the greatest emotions
before he was twenty and he was
king at eighteen. Raphael had prac-
tically completed his life work at
the age of thirty-seven. He did no
great artistic work after that per-
;od. James Watt even as a boy
had watched the steam coming from
the tea kettle and saw in it the new
world of mechanical power. Cortez
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