Concordia College - Spire / Concordian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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r I Board of Dzirfecztms MR' H' M051-LERINGY 1 Rm. H. D. KOHLMEIE Trcasurer vf ijif? 1 Svfwmm Y X ' . 1 r ' lf- '- V . REV, LUEHR. Presidcni MR. OTTO BENGS J. M. SCHMIDT, D.D. Professor Emeritus 171 NIR. H. H. HARTWIG REV, C. PURZNER, Librarian R

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I 1 .. . l WM. C. BURHOP, President. A Word Before Porting You are litting yourselves for a great calling in life: for one which will demand all that you can bring to it in the way of preparation. Vv'herein is this preparation to be sought? First of all, in direct communion with the Master whom you desire to serve in so special a capacity. You must be regular visitors at the throne of grace if you would be endowed with sulflicient fer- vor and spiritual power to draw others there. Secondly, in reverent study and meditation of the Masters word. The more you imbibe the spirit and wisdom of this, the more will you be in a position to exhibit its divine mysteries and splendor to others. These directions embody the sine qua non in the preparation of a minister. Hence the maxim: Oratio. meditatio, tentatio faciunt theologum. But the preparation derived from these two sources should be supplemented by the intelligent study of good books and men. The list of books should include not only such as have a direct bearing on your future work, but also as large a number as possible of others, from the Greek masters down to the present. which have won an enduring place in the literature of the world. The careful perusal of these will enrich your minds and will give you a good working knowledge of the principles of effective thought and expression. Furthermore it will quicken your own mental activity and vitalize your intellectual powers. This is important: for leadership, if it is to be effective and enduring, must be founded on intelligence and intellectual strength. To the mastery of books must be added the study of men. if you would gain the equili- brium needed in a great practical profession. Seek to know man not merely in the abstract, but also men individually. Study their individual tastes. their environment, the thoughts that in- fluence them. the passions that sway them. the joys and sorrows that move them. The knowl- edge thus acquired will enable you to apply what you have learned from books. It will help you to grip and hold men with your teachings, to break down the barriers which their natures oppose to your ministrations. lt will give you the ability to speak to men, and not merely at them: to inspire. to comfort. to draw them. lf you would have your life's work bring you real joy, follow this program with all your might. fx'. 1 i ., Y--X -V .N ,. Y. V. Y-, Y V. W V .V V, .1 , .. . '1, ' . Hr..- -l.t.'-L.l1-gJJl13.L' L-.'.ll.-L.-..f'.- iii U61

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HENRICHS. K. H.. AB. Eng, U Lat.-IV, V, VI, 3 X 5 SCHICK, G. V., Ph.D. X is? Hub., Grk.. Lat--I, II, III, ,Q IV . if z , if Q . KRUSE. A.B. LM. U mfr, fl. II ww II. X ILWIQRENZ, E. C. mf.fA11, 111, Iv, v. V U31 HANSEN, W. A., A.B. LM. if cfkfux. Iv, VI BENTE. P. F.. A.M. Eng.-1, II, 111. lv, v1. MENSING, H. D. Eng., Lat.. RGLYIII, IV, Vl. fFirsl Semestrrj HERRLING, W. G.. AM um,-1. 11. 111, lv. V