Dec. 19, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



809 



verses urge grandly to just this blessed life of forgiveness. I 

 wish all the children of nur great country raiglit learn the 

 great sermon, which was spoken from the Mount. As also 

 Romans 12th, and 1st Corinthians 13th. The last is our 

 college chapter here at Pomona CoUetrc If wo could all learn 

 those chapters, and catch practically their si)irit, how (|uickly 

 we would solve not only the (incslion of anarchy, but of ail 

 sin and evil. 



One in our large class said. ■• lie kind when the desire to 

 be forgiven was shown." I did not admire his words or spirit 

 when he replied to the (|uestion, "What will bring the sorrow 

 for sin and a right repentance so (juiekly as to be enfolded in 

 the arms of love" — "I might p\il one arm about a wrong- 

 doer, but I would keep the other ready for other and possibly 

 wiser use" This remark leads to our second topic — 



TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. 



If we are suspicious, as voiced in th(! arm r<'ady to strike, 

 we shall never win. If we trust our children ; our students, 

 if we are teachers : our neighbors ; if we show a kindly con- 

 tidence we will find them slow to betray such trust. We must 

 keep the confidence of all these ;, we can not e.xpect what we 

 do not give. 



•lacob died. The brothers remembered their grievous 

 oflense — their awful sin toward Joseph — they were afraid. 

 With no occasion they suspected Joseph. He was full of sad- 

 ness. Is there one thing in this world that saddens like the 

 lack of trust, confidence, and belief in one's integrity of pur- 

 pose from those we love ? In age such a sorrow would press 

 hardest. And so Joseph met life's evening hour with a real 

 heart burden. What a woeful arraignment of evil 1 It com- 

 panions with distrust and suspiciiui, and thus it weights heav- 

 ily even the liest and truest frienil. 



SPORTS. 



To-day our college is to meet on the football field the 

 Indians — a very noted band of redskins who can play foot- 

 ball. For years we have not lost a game. Last year we met 

 this same team and vanquished them with a score of I ti to 0. 

 This year we are stronger, yet we are not sure. "When ye 

 think ye stand, take heed lest y(^ fall." Last night we all — 

 students and faculty — held in the gymnasium a meeting to 

 arouse enthusiasm, and give courage to the team, whom we 

 all believe in. We know they have practiced hard. We ex- 

 pect they will lie victors. The team expects to win: the 

 coach knows they will : we all feel confident. Even the girls 

 are keenly appreciative of good, hard, honest work, as a 

 bright, witty speech from one last evening evinced. 



A professor spoke. He showed that one ought never to 

 become so old that he would not find ulay-sport a pleasure. 

 He said : " We wish you to be defeated when a rival from 

 harder, truer work has won a right to victory." All applauded, 

 but the cheers rang out with merrier, louder note when he 



adde.l, "but we do not expect defeat. Your hard, telling 

 work makes us all very expectant." 



We all encourage "the games, and all i)ure, honest athletic 

 sports. None who do not reach high grade in studies can 

 take part in the games. We believe these contests are good 

 and helpful, and that they make better, stronger men. 



IS PERFECTION DEMANDED OR EXPECTED? 



I have received the following from one of the American 

 Bee Journal subscribers, for reply in this department : 



On page 682, Prof. Cook, in discussing the matter of vot- 

 ing the prohibition ticket, says: "God does not demand per- 

 fection in any of us. ■ Only one, your Father in heaven, is 

 perfect.'" I do not know who is the author of the words 

 quoted by Prof. Cook, and I do not undertake to dispute them, 

 but 1 do know that it was the great Preacher in his sermon on 

 the mount who said: " l?e ye therefore perfect, even as your 

 Father which is in heaven is perfect," and I have always had 

 a feeling that nothing short of perfection on my part would 

 be entirely satisfactory. In my efforts at perfection I have 

 not made an entire success, so it will be something of a relief 

 if a let-np in my efforts is allowable. What I want Prof. Cook 

 to tell me is, just how much short of perfection is demanded 

 of me. If I understand him correctly I am not required to do 

 all I can to kill the saloon, but may stop short of voting 

 against it. But I would like to know whether the requirement 

 comes so near perfection that it will prevent me from taking 

 a glass now and then. Imperfection. 



I am glad '" Imperfection "' makes these inquiries. His 

 very name shows that he sympathizes with my position. One 

 said to Christ, "Good Master." He answered, Call not me 

 good. Only one is good, your Father in heaven. Yet, this 

 same blessed Savior said, " Be ye perfect even as your Blather 

 in heaven is perfect." I hope I am wrong, but from my own 

 experience from Paul's words — " When I would do good, evil 

 is present with me ;" from all my observation from the whole 

 trend of the Scriptures, I am led'to question the possibility of 

 a perfect life in this world. Did notChrist, in his " Be ye per- 

 fect," mean to give us this as the ideal ? Maybe very late in 

 life, just at the margin of the river, some are so happy as to 

 reach this ideal. I trow, however, that it only comes as we 

 reach the other side. 



Are we not happier as we strive harder to reach the ideal ? 

 To let go this effort would only mean less of joy, less of satis- 

 faction. " Imperfection '■ would find no relief in any abate- 

 ment of effort. Our joy doesn't come that way. 



Ah, ray friend ! you did misunderstand me greatly. You 

 — we all — are required to do all in our power to kill the 

 saloon, and any other damnable evil. But it is not my duty 

 to condemn you if your method and mine are not the same. If 

 all the good and the true are in the Prohibition party, then. 

 surely, we are in sorry plight. I do not believe all the wisdom 

 is there. Does " Imperfection ?" 



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