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...time in the past. A man should, therefore, strengthen himself and try to do his duty. There is no excitement in a race unless the contestants are well matched, and the pleasure of success is always greater in proportion to the difficulties to be overcome. A kingdom of God that could be won without a struggle would not be worth having, but when it must be fought for it is to be obtained at any price...
...souls. He showed the necessity of cultivating restraint against the many temptations which are attendant upon a college life; at the same time urging us to live an active life, not to wait for some better opportunity to do good, but to adjust ourselves to the environments in which God has placed us. The cultivation of our souls lies as much in doing good to others as in attempting to avert uncleanliness from ourselves...
...speaker turned to examine the reasons for the slow progress the world has made since Christ's time in realizing the ideal of true Christianity. The chief trouble today is that there is an almost universal skepticism as to the possibility of perfect spirituality, of complete subjection to God's law. Earnest men may work an immense deal of good, but wonderful works are few because men doubt the power of Christ to regenerate the world from its very depths. The same slowness of growth in morality will last, the speaker said, until there comes a general acceptance...
...shall be animated to rise above it, and with a better heart to accomplish the designs for which we have been created. Our care must be not to let this feeling of contrition weaken or turn us away. If, in the depths of our discouragement, we look humbly to God as our guide, with the hope that part of that seemingly far distant righteousness may be ours, we shall see, in this feeling of contrition, the prophecy of better things...
...opening hymnal by the choir was "A Hymn of the Homeland," by Sullivan. The anthem "O Worship the Lord" was sung by Mr. Gardner S. Lamson, '77, with the choir. Mr. Lamson also sang in an highly commendable manner the Amen-Gounod's "Glory to Thee, My God, this Night...