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comprehensive. There is a sad lack of men and women prepared to
carry forward the increasing work for this time.
We are not doing one-twentieth part of what God requires us to
do. There has been a departure from the simplicity of the work,
making it intricate, difficult to understand, and difficult to execute.
The judgment and wisdom of man rather than of God has too often
guided and controlled. Many feel that they have not time to watch for
souls as they that must give account. And what excuse will they render
for this neglect of the important work which was theirs to do?
At our college young men should be educated in as careful and
thorough a manner as possible that they may be prepared to labor
for God. This was the object for which the institution was brought
into existence. Our brethren abroad should feel an interest not only
to sustain but to guard the college, that it may not be turned away
from its design and be molded after other institutions of the kind. The
religious interest should be constantly guarded. Time is drawing to a
close. Eternity is near. The great harvest is to be gathered. What are
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we doing to prepare for this work?
The leading men in our college should be men of piety and devo-
tion. They should make the Bible the rule and guide of life, giving
heed to the sure word of prophecy as to “a light that shineth in a dark
place.” Not one of us should dare to be off guard for a moment, for “in
such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” It is only those
who continue faithful in well-doing that shall reap the reward. Much
that has no part in Christ is allowed a place among us. Unconsecrated
ministers, professors, and teachers assist Satan to plant his banner in
our very strongholds.
The design of our college has been stated again and again, yet
many are so blinded by the God of this world that its real object is not
understood. God designed that young men should there be drawn to
Him, that they should there obtain a preparation to preach the gospel
of Christ, to bring out of the exhaustless treasury of God’s word things
both new and old for the instruction and edification of the people.
Teachers and professors should have a vivid sense of the perils of this
time and the work that must be accomplished to prepare a people to
stand in the day of God.
Some of the teachers have been scattering from Christ instead of
gathering with Him. By their own example they lead those under their