Cedarville College Bulletin, October 1915

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE BULLETIN 9 seek to ad\·ance the highest intE!i-ests of the institution and of. the students over whom you have been placed; that you will adhere closely to its id<>als. rnd in all things be true to the Great Teacher, the Lord Jesus Christ?" "I do." ( 4) "Do you make these promises before God and in the presence 0£ these witnesses, in reliance upon Christ's strength and as you desire to give in your account with joy at the Redeemer's appeamncc and receiye from Him the commendation, 'Well done, good and faith- ful servant, enter thou into the joy of the Lord'?" "I do." "I do now declare you, Dr. Wilbert Renwick McChcsney, President of Cedarville College, and deliver to you the keys of the institution. The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and giv_e you peace. Amen." ' The inaugural prayer, which was offered by the Rev. James L. Chesnut. D. D., the renrcsentative of the General Synod of the Re- fol·med Presbyterian Church of North America, was followed by the charge to the President by the ex-President. The keynote of the charg·e was, "Be Pi·esident. The qmistions hitheJ:to decided by a higher authority will now be referred to you for solution. Decide them for yourseli; you are the head of the institution; be President in deed as well as in name." · In response to this charge and to the greeting-s and favors of the day, President McChesney spoke in a most eloquent and touching- manner. He said: "I app1·eciate now, as never before, those words of the Apostle Paul in the Holy Writ, 'I am debtor.' For all the kind thing-s that have been said today, for all the kind deeds that have been done today, I am debtor. I wish to share these gracious tributes with my colleague, my personal friend, my helper, who through the past yeal's has labored with me :for the cause. I wish to give my thanks to the visiting delegates for taking the time from your busy lives to come today. Brethren of colleges, I can see a different spirit amon<! the colleges, the spirit of Christ. binding us together for one common For you I wish His blessing. We will work together for one aim. "Citizens of Grnene County, I know almost every nook and cranny of this county; together you and I have wo1·ked for the jewels, your children, and have brought them here to become pl'eparerl for the tasks of life. "Cedarville, m~' adopted town, with all thy faults, I love thee still. Let us wol'k and hope toitether for things that are yet to be. "Alumni of Cedarvile College, you who are the children of Dr. Mc- Kinney, he has .asked me to be a father to you. As in the uast we have worked together for one common purpose, Jet us work togethe1· for the future now. Students, I love you. Let us work toirether as teacher and taught; there shall be no difference in our relations. Fac- ulty, I know by the grip of your hands that you are· loyal co-workers; we shall, with God's help, make for Cedarville College a!J we have hoped for her. "To her, who has shared my sorrows and my joys, whose name is too sweet and precious to mention often an<l in public, to her and