CHAPTER XI 

 THE RISING GENERATION 



U T O, children are a heritage from the 



-*' Lord," says the Good Book. 



George Adam Smith translates as follows 

 a morsel of Psalm no: "Volunteers on the 

 Sacred Mountains are thy people in the day 

 of thy battle; from the womb of the morn- 

 ing come forth to thee the dew of thy 

 youth." 



The verse poetically pictures an army of 

 young men with youthful strength and en- 

 thusiasm mustering at the command of 

 their king. In multitudes, in fresh vigor, 

 and in dazzling glitter of military array, 

 they come streaming on like the morning 

 sunbeams over a dewy mountain top. With 

 equal fitness and charm may this old Scrip- 

 ture be taken to portray the rally of Kansas 

 and Nebraska young people at school 

 festivals or on a high school day at the uni- 

 versity. 



Many people at times wonder whether 



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