The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TH
PRIVILEGED" IS THEME OF
WHEELING PASTOR
Young Men with Advantage OF Educa-
ton Held in Light OF Debtors TO
Nation and tho World

Or. Samuel VI. Gibson. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. OF WheeHnS'
delivered the baccaiaureate sermon yes
tcgt!ay at Davis & Elk:nS college
In the discussion OF his theme inc
Responsibility Of the Privileged. III
Gibson emphasized the debt OF the eu'
uca,Cd man and by way OF lIinS'Ea''"''
showed that every college graduate -
a debtor for no college graduate mas
paid for his education in tuH an" 10
college requires It OF h:ia.
The average Christian college" he
said. collects less than ~ per cent U.
the cost OF education from he student
body. the balance Is met by generous
meu and women OF the community VINO
are willing TO contribute 20 cndowneh'S
no, because they are Interested IN 'He
students OF higher education ABOVE
other Young people but because '"e!
fee! that the young men ana "o"'e''
possessed OF the advantages or co1!eEe
ond university are better htted Tor 'ne
deyslopments of higher standards III
Thought. word and deed In the comn'u-
n!lv. the state and the nation. ineE
are held therefor today IN the hsh' o.
Observation-Disclosures TO their alma mater
dshtors TO their homes. their communal
I.e<. Tie uIklCh anu N'iS 'NA'>''
unto whomsocrer much Is given o. "''''
shall he much required
Dr Gibson further stated that col
lece graduates are stewards OF tue
knowledge and power which has been
given N them. They. Of all men. must
acknowledge their responsibility to
, others. They must not permit tne!t
horizon to be bounded by their own sell
. tsb interests The world is In d're
need today OF men Of vision and conse'
Grafton. men whose minds ar eh'iSnS'
sncd whose hearts are brave and whose
lives are devoted TO the service OF tne''
, fellows. The day has passed when me.
} feel that the privileged are excused
from, responsibility. Christianity n'S
given the privileged new cost OF em'
les In the words OF another' '"'
world boasts that because or power
+bsreforc one may be indifferent 10 the
weak: because OF talent one may "s
careless of innocence. because OF l'""' ,
one NAV be excused II he Is har"'
Christ reversed all thus ana We N"o'
that christ was right. because '".'
has mower he Outght 10 project NN'
,,.o.,rt hecausc n man has talent. therc
fore ne ought 20 be better '""" ~
mon. because a man is cultured there
W.r,tcycr makes It possible In enter
more into life. TO know more OF 'n'
world 10 share more burdens I" &c
more work. 10 take part IN more
.no,s,h;,ity. tina, Is the real blessing OIL
power. .oo,ja az
John McCutcheon. famous cartooh'S.
gave a picture the other day OF 'Ae COZ
Icre graduate hearing and respona'" y
rho call Of the world. The world u
calling men not TO selfish ease not |,
nIares Of power and prefermen', on.
.nryicr The cali OF the world t'
the educated is 10 share their knowleaE'
with the ignorant: the cali l" inc ~, ~,
,urcd 20 make life cleaner and 'ruer 10,
tre masses: the call to the privileged
~ snare their privileges with the op
pressed and s,russIins; the san I" ' rPs
wcll-cquipped to use inc zoos ,,nse
:, work for others: the call I" 'ns,
-. hon, much has been given To '"n",
,6ni~ gifts as held in stewardship 'o'
service"