itself. Neither does it signify the Pan- theistic view that it is God, because God existed before natural things came into being. What then should be our attitude and our purposes in regard to this physi- cal phase of God ' s creation? One concept would be that of the practical man who measures the natural resources of his world and who strives by his ingenuity to convert those re- sources into everyday usefulness for society. Being practical, he attempts to conserve these sacred possessions reali- zing that to waste them is in violation of a basic principle. The artist sees nature from an en- tirely different viewpoint. Being an artist, he possesses a temperament and a feel- ing for beauty which stirs and stimulates him to preserve it through the channel of art. So, with his brush he attempts to duplicate the impressions that he re- ceives from lowering clouds, a golden sunset, a dashing stream, or a bird on the wing. In so doing, he too conserves for posterity some aspects of nature that stir the imagination and capture the as- pirations of succeeding generations. Like the artist, the literary man pic- tures by means of beautiful language, his impressions. Tennyson ' s, The Brook; Emily Dickinson ' s, ' Tell Yon How the Sun Rose; Joyce Kilmer ' s, Trees: Whitman ' s, 0 t of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking; and the writings of Milton, Shakespeare and Chaucer are fitting ex- amples of the implementation by which the poet interprets nature and conserves it for those who follow. In like manner as a writer of prose, his pen portrays through description or narration, the profound secrets and complexities of natural things. The literary man thus becomes also a conservationist, passing on to posterity the intriguing facts that keep alive a concept of, and an apprecia- tion for that which man could never have made for himself, but which is in- finitely beneficial to him. Finally, the theologian sees nature in the natural man as Paul the Apostle makes reference. He sees man in his na- tural state a source of great potential, but bound by the bonds of his natural- ness. So, the minister seeks to conserve this potential by leading man to a higher level through a personal faith in Christ, and thus preserve for his generation and those to come, the greatest of all natural assets. Lest we forget the influences of our college that have broadened our under- standing of, and enriched our apprecia- tion for the natural world and natural man, and lest we forget those influences felt through contacts with teachers and fellow students which elevate our think- ing and which have drawn us closer to God, the maker of all natural benefits, let us read often of those relationships — Lest We Forget. Best wishes. Sincerely, Warren F. President Jones — 7 —
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