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

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12 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shows signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. The Chaplain began by saying that, above all, God wants everyone to be happy, but to live and be happy, one must have discipline, initiative, courage, and unseliishness. He went on to say that when Christ and His principles are rejected, false gods are erected. By Way of illustra- tion, he spoke of the false gods erected by the Axis nations, those of Race and State, the false god of an economic theory, and a false god truly to be dreaded, that of one- self. Christianity and Christian principles must be brought back again if We are to have a happier World. 1

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 11 In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth , our humble and heartfelt thanks go to Him for all His blessings. We have been specially favoured, placed in a land truly flowing with milk and honey . We think of our parents and ancestors who developed this land for us and gave us such a rich heritage, our thanks go out to them. Have you ever thought of the number of people who work for you to bring you a single article, such as the bread on your table? For all co-operation, mutual kind- ness and friendship we give sincere thanks. There is a danger in these post war years that man will forget his dependence on others and once again adopt the pagan slogan every man for himself and the devil take the hind- most . But surely we can never forget to whom we are to-day immediately indebted for the return of peace on earth and the opportunity to live our lives to the full. Vic- tory over the most violent organized evil the world has ever known was won by our fighting men of many kindreds and tongues. Their sacrifices have protected our four freedoms and the iine spirit of man. On this and every day we should remember them and give thanks that our civilization produced such men. With the new forces of nature being developed, it is more urgent than ever that man learn the good life and practice it, character is destiny. And so, above all, let us give thanks daily for our knowledge of God through Jesus Christ and the oppor- tunity given us to develop a truly Christian way of life for all men. The Lord hath showed thee, O man, what is good, and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God. Christian Principles On Sunday, October 7, the sermon was given in Chapel by the Rev. H. N. Taylor. For his text he chose the twenty- second verse of the thirteenth chapter of St. Mark's Gospel:

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 13 A SPEECH T0 BE REMEMBERED General Eisenhower's address given at the Guildhall, London, on the occasion of his receiving the Freedom of the City. fReprinted from the Illustrated London News, June 23, 1945! The high sense of distinction I feel in receiving this great honour from the City of London is inescapably mingled with feelings of profound sadness. All of us must always regret that your country and mine were ever faced with the tragic situation that compelled the appointment of an Allied Commander-in-chief, my capacity in which has just been so extravagantly commended. Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends. Conceivably a commander may have been professionally superior. He may have given everything of his heart and mind to meet the spiritual and physical needs of his comrades. He may have written a chapter that will glow forever in the pages of military his- tory. Still, even such a man, if he existed, would sadly face the facts that his honours cannot hide in his memories the crosses marking the resting-places of the dead. They cannot soothe the anguish of the widow or the orphan Whose husband or father will not return. The only attitude in which a commander may with satisfaction receive the tributes of his friends, is in humble acknowledgment that, no matter how unworthy he may be, his position is a symbol of great human forces that have laboured arduously and successfully for a righteous cause. Unless he feels this symbolism and this rightness in what he has tried to do, then he is disregardful of the courage, the fortitude, and devotion of the vast multitudes he has been honoured to command. If all the Allied men and women that have served with me in this war can only know that it is they this august body is really honouring to-day, then, indeed, will I be content.