Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-12

must. nct hassen pur own. 4 natures I ~
q Il Il ". have d tie Sisht ideaJ INA pr4c.
tical idAes about ,ptif relf ffionss with
letherss we are prSpafed Ia tffs best
asa!s' sss srsat ~er. :. s ths ! World he' to be
Tine tkat We Ws MY ss1s fst = involyed s sfshs n
another controversy between science
and religion. Such q contfQyerpy, Iii
my Judgment, - impossible X we afA
properly cOhsiderate Of one af6ther6
s'''''o'ii breadth 81 view.
We are to search In all Of tour
thinking sincerely fof the truth, bdt
We can well keep al open MIND for
truth from any quAfter, and still
more important, in our search for
truth We can have sym pathetic regard
for the conclusions and heIiefS OF 9TH
ers. F$s.
Nothing Il moro impoEtant 70 clear
cut manhood and wonIanhooN thAti
clear thinking and clear convictions
I advocAte conviction deep and clear,
only tolerance IL needed ftf tsam
work. but fairness ana even genera
0sity. You hav6 had q fine training
III thi1, perhaps unc0nSci6uSly leading
UP to your standards LII the university
of sportzmanship. These standards
are to hold and be enlarged out in life,
Convtctio1s clear ana strong; bit
with consideration. and generosity,
prepare us for the team work that the
world all realise that they need TO pull
together Tor the advancement of ths
Kingdom Of the world. You may be
all factors in helping to work out the
practical team work Of the churches
The great principle is that We shall
all have to yield what, comparatively,
may almost BE termed non essentials
of our creeds ana policies And iiiiite
on the great fundamentals on which
the people Of practically all the
chufcheA arc essentially agreed.
x The W6fn. l.
The whole civilized world Is almost
9 unit today. y 1t IL largely true that
the world must advance together Of
go back together. The problem viii
be solved not SO much through laws
and rules and armies, though all may
be necessary for temporary expeiii-
ents. The help that can be given
that counts ts more likely to be along
lines of fuller understanding and
broader knowledge of other people
Of different Nationality and habits and
precedents. q finer sympathy with all
men as our brothers, however differ-
ent in external things.
This is the world into which YOU arc
going. This is the challenge to you,
everyone. The specific work that you
set out to do, and properly set out to
do, IL, after all. secondary to the
greater work of advancing the king
dom. =
Hold yourselves responsible, that
YOU may be counted Zone" when the
forces for Righteousness are, to stand
up. and be counted. Hold your clear
cut and fixed "convicti6ns;f III Readiness
to appreciate the convictions Of 9TH
ers. Hold yourselves Responsible for
team work, that alone can meet the
needs Of the world in our day. Be
ready to DO what your Judgment and
conscience and the ideals Of YOUR life
prepare you to do, for the ADVANCE
ment of the Kingdom.
DR.. Stolz' Address.
DR.. Stolz' talk to the graduating
class Of Wesley college follows in
part.
/ have occupied the chair Of re-
iigious education in Wesley college
ten Years: Ten years as a teacher!
One-tenth Of a century! One seventh
Of the span Of the life Of three score,
and ten allotted by the pszalmist to
man! One-third of the average ac-
tive professional life! A decade ST
whatever may be the sum of the
yAar6 of one human Mfe!:
Z, Not that these years, have been
spent IN a state 81 coma. They have
been ten years Of teaching, ten years
OF teaching religion, ten years of
academic fellowship with kindred
minds, ten years Of study and refiec-
ton, ten years Of directing and train
ing the leaders OF tomorrow! who,
not a teacher himself, would not
envy me?
I stand. physically, today precisely
where stood ten years ago. A tenth
OF century ago to the month and
almost to the day. 1 delivered tho