. Christian Century . with greatenthusiasm. The suggestion is this: On themorning of graduating your students, callthem into your most sacred room for a lastword of counsel and questioning. Make themeeting have the spirit of prayer. Collegedoors are about to close on these graduatesand lifes wider doors are to open. It is atime for richness of fellowship. You havecome to the last hours of daily fellowshipand it is a time for tender words. Say tothem that you can no longer be constantlytheir guide but you now name to them cer-tain great authors with whom they can gofor counsel every day. Then w
. Christian Century . with greatenthusiasm. The suggestion is this: On themorning of graduating your students, callthem into your most sacred room for a lastword of counsel and questioning. Make themeeting have the spirit of prayer. Collegedoors are about to close on these graduatesand lifes wider doors are to open. It is atime for richness of fellowship. You havecome to the last hours of daily fellowshipand it is a time for tender words. Say tothem that you can no longer be constantlytheir guide but you now name to them cer-tain great authors with whom they can gofor counsel every day. Then with great reverence mention thenames of ten great novels, ten great devo-tional books, ten great essays, ten greatpoems. By great I mean good, genuine,vital artistic, gripping, etc. By no meansminimize the importance of this hour. Itmay mean as much to them as their wholecollege course; for if they come to knowthese forty you will name to them, know(Concluded on Page 15.) 12 (84) THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY January 23, 1909. AT THE CHURCH
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