Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 9 if I W funnel 1- nina. I' d in illE!l'!3iI!!lIiIil5Il' 'llllllllllll lllllll I 'h lulllllllllllllnlllll VISIONS On September 12, the first Sunday of the School year, the Chaplain spoke in Chapel. He commented on the un- usual degree of visibility at sunrise that day and likened it to the morning when Peter, James and John had assembled on the Mount of Vision with the Master. The three Apostles saw the Lord that morning in a new light, no longer as just the Carpenter, but as a Man with an extraordinary personality Who could be likened to the great heroes of the Hebrew race. By this vision they were conscious of a tremendous change in Him, but were unable to express it in words. Thus the explanation of the vision given in the Gospel is not altogether clear. In everyday life, Canon Lawrence continued, we often find diflicult work which we attempt in a new form. The development of our mental powers comes gradually, and only through persistent effort. Only gradually do we gain insight on the new problem.

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8 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD pathies, the supreme spiritual devotion of his soul. Week by week, in this larger ministry, he has touched the lives of untold thousands in subtle ways, always for the better. It is particularly gratifying to us on this newspaper that retirement will not mean the suspension of these superb contributions. We hope they will continue for a long time. Archbishop Renison is a man of vast learning, lightly borne. It shines through in the illumination of sermon and essay by an infinite resource of illustration. He is a per- fect master of words, in the way of his Irish forebears, and they burn with passion, lift with inspiration, gladden with the glancing light of wit or soothe with the solemn assur- ances of the faith. To hear him read the Holy Scripture is an experience to be treasured. Rarely indeed are the majesty of the language, the soaring music of the poetry, the im- mortal message of the Word, more movingly and nobly de- livered. For once, the spoken word and the written word are perfectly matched. It is not surprising, therefore, that the poetry of the ages has absorbed his interest throughout his life. In imagery, in quotation, in phrasing, poetry comes from the lips of this gifted man like water Welling from a spring. It is a wonderful aptitude, when memory holds such varied beauty at instant command. And no tribute would be com- plete without reference to the human sympathy which marks every aspect of his personality. With all his great gifts, he has kept in touch with people: he knows their trials, their temptations, their hopes and their sorrows. His whole life has been dedicated to bringing the comfort of the Holy Spirit to all among whom he ministered. We speak not only for ourselves but for the whole com- munity in celebrating this day the magniiicent achievement of a great life. By chance, it is also a birthday, and we again bespeak the old birthday greeting of Many Happy Returns. And for all the years that are left to him, may he find the bread cast upon the waters over these fifty- seven years of service an ever-present sustenance and grace.

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10 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD But now and then, the Chaplain said, comes a 'vision' which makes vivid and even glorious, what we hitherto could not understand. Such was the case also with the three Apostles. The vision on the Mount concentrated the thoughts and feelings they had gradually collected about the Master and gave light and meaning to what they pre- viously had not understood. BATTLE OF BRITAIN SUNDAY On Sunday, September 19, the Headmaster gave the address. It was Battle of Britain Sunday and he spoke of the valour and fortitude of that small group of airmen who, fourteen years ago, saved Britain from invasion and there- by gave the world another chance to develop the ideals of Christianity and Democracy. They risked all they had and gave all they had, said the Head, and he quoted from the letters of two Old Boys, Dal Russell and George Hyde, who were both numbered with that gallant company. Mr. Ketchum went on to say that now, fourteen years later, it is a sober and staggering thought that many are preparing for another battle which will be completely catas- trophic if it should come about. We are told that the whole Western world might easily perish as a civilized community. It seems unbelievable that man, endowed with reason- ing capacity, could calmly contemplate such a suicidal pos- sibility . . . there is one way to prevent it, a way emphasized lately by all our leaders, Sir Winston Churchill, President Eisenhower, and Mr. St. Laurent, it was emphasized in that wonderful chapter read this evening, St. Paul's letter on Charity. It was, of course, the central theme of Christ's teaching-that man must learn to know God and God's way and he must practise Charity or understanding and friend- ship and love between all. In other words, we must live our religion much more sincerely than we have in the past. Mr. Ketchum then spoke of the two great religious con- ferences held last summer in the United States and said there were signs of religious rebirth.