University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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Theological Department m Who w (Ik monarch o-f all h surveys, at lK« theelo-K, ln«i t absorbed all tht college hi) lo offer, he (Titers upon a. glorious carter ol ' hrt years. He no lonpr scam ih honcon ind quakes lot perfharue it may he expedient, in ihe eortKiauiness, of fWl. 10 dodse th« Utriahlly Tabby he now mttte lh .1 enee iwt MitfHrintt pertwiaae will) a tgfnplactntr hal tuiprite? himirlf. a? lit letalb pari unavoid- able encomiters and contrasts bis i no n lit J squirming? with his prevent capadly far a pleasant chal. I be class ' iocm also has reaped lo bald t errors for Kim. I here he 11 nut ihw Irenled as it mere ineittnenl rerinterit i-f knowledge quail- ing under an oppressine sense of. mental vacui«y. hul i reailded. fl r W If Ait regard himwlfr 4i a ce-Ktkcr liter 1runh, What a lorttinsLe thing; llm i if otcatwnaUy he ntaltett to Ktl uj a fttitaLkjn.. He hat only 1o hinl al utter inability lo giasjy. assimilate, and concur with mni subtle point of doctrine, and ind?rale llie throe of anguish his doubts cause Er rliicit ihe sympathy and co opeiaEion of the kind hul unsus peeling professor In an effort lo sEralghlcri bim out. I hn lakes lime. Sometimes nn heretical slalcmrnl strvts his. purpose and he endures the maledictions of tbe entire class until Breslin announces lo his eager cars lhe end of on hour s suspense. Ilien with .1 chuckle of :elief In bears Well, gentlemen, we covered very little lad.iy, hut I feel lb l we ought nol to r»is over the poanl until we hive lf|fi[auf)Vy tfuf ' Fif d them out. I-Le the sam assignment for ihe licit lime, Not always, however. d e hf e 1se, Wh Can dtscriuf bli many «■ rw Inien lo rut ttrnwn, pneached to atienrW hearers on Wfdrrc ' day. suhtnitled lo tbf lender rntrcits ol the Senior Homilelic Class en Friday for helpful criticism. He finishes readmg his master- piece, which he hi) lau«red over and. carefully polished, unh a barely restrained Mni It of nlmLmtnl. a) be waits far the Dean ' s query to ta-th riitrnbtr of the class. Mr. So-and.So, what do you think? Rut before Ihe end of the roll be dreads with .1 gjiastly horror, I ihlfik li was a jjkk! sermon, bul — 1 1 is upon such flMattWl I bat [he letvfi- suffcring and smarting Tarsonelle i apl t. f i- ft liiirt tlf in wttl anltri- paJioti of his renengp when the n«x| strmafl thai] torn up for crilkism.

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Thuj In ihc neceiiaijly liniilrd iphtfe of hh irHdlttlll l activity ((or other and more i rrjpail-ar.il mailer:- dem-nid the ure-ikfr ij-irt 01 rii time) ihe dweller in the sacred precincts of Si. l.uke s ha.; va.neJ eape- ijenrfes. Spice doe rut penmit linfjenn-g upon (he inadequate prepara- tion of tl Academic department whi h f«l 1o equip a man for lilufilnji (hreunlj Hekrc -. or foff fruitr iin the- imidmi facility wiih wh ' wh the Piofoxor of New TeHanVtnt dincn ' .tn Hit Mac UrnOUnl of one ' i knowledge. Ihe I two log V inlimli lie ax ea.Lenxive as llie various aclni- liej of ihe Lnitemly life. He would fair give- hlmxeJF up to an csclu- •ively nttim-mic life J bul il ji required of him lh».t he he in ihe world 1n0u h (Wl f IE, I | ■-. ;t.. -|S-:t dl ' jiciivdilc lo ll.r ' linr» ul d|i--f r:r:, - ..J ir. ■? [ eruxkhorc reigns f-uprcrnr. I uth ntlcioL in Liu gayer affaire o-f Sewane life ii frowned upon by xorr.r. ]l Krm:- advantageous, h ' jv- 6vtT. llut m a seminary situated ax Sev»ariec ix ITieologa should iden- tify ihemsekiei a mud .11 possible with l. nlte-nily hie-. In ihms forensic St. Lvlie ' f. doc none ih»n her share-- ft i» Kuctly p»4 iblt t M«id n. meeting of the Sewane Literary Society without wcinv one o two of her HH on. iht rMtnarn, ' 1 he ruin per- plexity of Ffnadian end v-hrltdon ii lo a. void loo gre.iL a prcjwrederantt 4I ibe ' punt hi heart, The kit tiling (0 b Hid of the Thelbftkel Dcparlrnem lit thai H b leeklng In Advance Spirit. So St. Luke ? is wrll rtprrVnted on the gridiron. But then we ne-ver think, of ihjx or thai eteparlaient in liewintt ]ife. All distinction is lorgolten in llie Fad thai we a.re Scwanee men. who fount :l a. privilege to represent her in any iviy, and feel a keen sense of responsibility in endeatorin-j! to mainliin llie high itindardf which tf»it wl» have gone before have let ut. Lot tho e unfamiliar v.iih Sfwuiw fhwtd | l (t WfrW ' tn ' - nomii rtmirtt a Hf»utly indKttrvt of iftr tone of the Theological Ijf parlinrnt. let it w undkfritrwdl lh«C die Kfwla.;lir sl-iLuj of (he [icparl- mtnl lias neier been hiKhei lha.n it preient. At lent f i u r ■ fi T I Ji 1 a ihe pieien.1 Seminary will Leave Sewanee wilh icademic degrecj. and ihe ilindard ix being; rdixed yearly. Bui thiwe oF ui who fii -e heen here Iqfttjeit ttlliie th tiWMl irofljly lh t ou-r rrxwt prexwiw ktion rt leirixd aol from book bid Ir ' Mn llir ntmplet tt uV ' -Olioo to dhlly, hiuji 4chitvtm nti. and faith in iiirab. which hivt been a.lwiiyi the proudest heritage of Sewajiee men. Dl p BtMEMCT