THE ACADEMIC The Shlp of Church Classy and blue and smooth was the sea save where here and there the lappmg waves donned thelr foamy whlte caps While seemlng to rlse out of the water the azure sky flecked wlth pearly clouds spanned the heavens Overhead among the clouds a flock of storm geese poured forth their melancholy crnes as they wxnged thelr way to an unknown destmatlon On the dlstant horlzon magmfxcent shlp appeared lt gllded close to the sandy beach and cast lts anchor For many years she had salled the sea gathering pa engers t every port along the Way Yesterday one ol the sall rs told me the hlp s story and l wlll tell lt to you as best as l can l would not say for sure but l thlnk she hauled from Beth lehem A long txme ago a man bullt that shlp a Klng l thmk he was He made lt all of the fmest materxal and erected lt with the greatest care The mterxor was mland wlth the mo t exp nsne old silver and dehcate mosalc from the Orient and hlghly scented wlth sandalwood and myrrh The strangest thlng about lt was that thrs Kmg was not bulldlng thrs shrp for himself but for the glory of hls chxldren Vllhen the sl up was completed he called his twelve most favor lte chlldren to hlm and gave them CXpllClt orders on how to keep and maneuver thus beautiful shlp But these twelve children proved to be cowards and afrald of the great responslblllty lard upon them But l must really leave you now the Kmg told them You must make thls journev for me At every pert you must take all with you that are wlllmg to go And l shall give you a blrd the sallors called lt the Albatross to be with you unto the end of the xoyage He will keep you safe from your enemies Then the Klng departed The children set sa1l ln the vessel and the blg bird came and gave them strength Many were there who volunteered for the service of the shnp others clamored to be passengers on the boat But ere they had sailed long upon the waters a great storm arose The waves lashed the shlp untll It seemed sure to be destroyed Yet th falthful bird remamed on deck to glve the frlghtened children strength Then out of the whlrlwlnd of the storm came plrates But when thev saw the Albatross they surrendered to the Chlldren of the King Thus you see how futile IS persecutlon agalnst children so well pro tected and as they conquer they become stronger Thls ship has journey ed one thousand nme hundred and twenty nme years and wlll contmue to do so untll 1t reaches the Haven of Etermty This shrp IS the Holy Catholic Church Throu h all f the vears of lts existence lt has weathered every gale of persecutlon And ln the keepmg of th Albatross the Holy Ghost she wlll con tmue to sall the hlgh seas of Llfe untll Salnt Peter swmgs wlde the Golden Gate and allows her to enter the qulet harbor of laradlse BETH DILLEY 29 I x XIII . , , , . . a - l SS 3 . ' C, . . . . Q - .. , . ' - - I Y V l , . . . . . . S S . Y g . y , . -. 1 . y A 314 . , ..- , . .. .. . .. , . . . .. X . ' . ' ' . , . . . Y . - , . . . . . . s O . . D o 9 V - A, . f . , . 'Q gh --t.-.-11
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