The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-13
MISS ELY GIVES
INSPIRING TALK

held at the North church and OPP
Cned with devote nal service led
iy Mss Gladys Bryson, student
secretary of the National Board,
Y w. C. A. Miss Bryson gave an
inspiring address on love. We
talk about friendship, she said, and
yet fnd it hard to take any inter
est n our new corners from other
lands. We talk about democracy
yet fall into little cliques. Jesus
talked about the kingdom of God
and said the kingdom of God was
within you. Jesus said, 81 am the
way, the truth and the life" His
way was the way of love. He
could say He was the truth be-
cause He cou'G always see the
truth. II We are going to make
the lear or the far our ideal we
must have the love of Jesus in our
hearts aud the desire to know the
truth and be truthful.
The address of the morning was
given by Miss Mary Redington
Ely, a former St. Johnsbury young
ladv who is now professor Of Bib
lical literature at Vassar College.
Miss Ely was received with hearty
applause and her theme was "To-
days Challenge to Leadership"
Miss Ely began by constrasting
the scene on the Vassar college
campus at sunset Thursday even
ing, with the girls "ll
gaily dressed and happy, and the
sad story as presented to them
later in the evening at the chapel
service by a Near East relief
worker of the famine, sorrow, suf-
fering and death in Russia. In
this contrast, she said, she found
her theme. 1t is unnece~sar to
discuss the need of leadership be-
cause you see a world clamoring
for leadership The Genoa confer
ence is on the brink of a precipice.
Russia in ruins is struggling to be-
come nation. China in the midst
of a revolution is trying to find
herself. India is working for self
determination. Our own country
Is asking for leadership. Unem-
ployment is facing us such as we
have never seen before in our his
tory. Experts tell US that not I'M
til 1927 will we see the peak of the
ills of the war. Not until then will
we fully realize the problems
created by the world war. Human
lty stands today at the crossroads
and we must direct which road
shall be taken.
1t is not merely a need that we
fatc, but a chance to meet that
need. All over the world they are
talking about woman's new free
dom. They seem to be a little
afraid of it. How easy now, for
instance, it is to take the path to
higher education. Tho of US who
are interested in Mt. Holyoke think
Of the fact that Mary Lyon had
to convince the people that it was
right for women to have education.
We have a chance today to be
real citizens and the question is,
what will be our response to the
challenge.
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wish to speak to you about for it
is not always the conspicuous
leaders that most influence life.
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1ectlve. Perhaps it is the quiet
teacher who has made some
change in your life. Even the en-
trance of some person into a room
will sometimes change the entire
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