Morningside College - Sioux Yearbook (Sioux City, IA)

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Svnphnmnrr iaininrg A lk exa if s 1- .lmlf 65-- O WORSHIP AT THE SHRINE! How these words p .X will have wrung in our ,ears from early childhood! .',1f 5i5ii9?M, From time immemorial this shrine has been con- fy 'H all sidered sacred. It is situated in the heart of the teln- ple of Wisdom and is reverently called the 'fShrine of Knowledge. Ahove this holy altar is said to hover a spirit, angel- like in form, which radiates blessings upon the weary and worthy toil- ers who with uncovered heads lie prostrate before the shrine. How often in our youth have we cast aside our story books and sat with shining eyes and faces as our fathers, who in their youth chanced to make this eventful journey, related their experiences. How eager we were for the time we should follow in their paths. The shrine is in a far country, a journey of about four years dis- tance by steady plodding. Many would scorn the rough and weary way and rush across the strange, intervening country, not heeding the demands of the revered goddess whose temple they would rashly enter. But nay, they must follow certain well defined roads as the goddess dictates, and obey reverently all her commands. It is not enough that the pilgrims plod diligently five days of the week, but they must trudge patiently along even into the sixth day, resting only on the seventh. Many a Weary one would gladly be carried at times, by a stronger brother were it not for the ever watchful eye of the guarding one who would withhold at last the long sought for treasure. Alas! how' often has the wise deity refused to bestow her blessing upon the eager and expectant ones before her altar, saying to them, What seek ye here? None but the deserving, the self-reliant receive the reward. More than one pilgrim has failed to understand that to reach the shrine does not necessarily mean to receive the blessing. As the time has passed this pilgrimage has become each year more common and the way easier, for the determined hands of our fore-fathers have cleared away many obstacles for those who were to follow. Each year new bands from every country set out on their great quest. One main rendezvous is Morningside.