1915 Cedrus Yearbook

0- These noble ideals Cedarville has, in a remarkable degree, been able, by the blessing of Almighty God, to translate into realization. Considerably over one-third of its male graduates have become Christian ministers, and many of them are doing a great work for the Master. A goodly little band of foreign missionaries have gone out into the field as a nucleus for the many more who are yet to follow. Even more than the combined numbers of these two classes, are those in the ranks of teachers, whose influence for good in the lives of the rising generation is boundless. And to be counted only by the hundreds are those who have gone out, either as graduates, or with only partial courses to their credit, and have enriched with consecrated lives, the communities and congregations, as well as the business, professional, and social groups to which they belong, and whose characters bear testimony to the loyalty of Cedarville College to her King. In fact the College itself has been directly engaged in doing a missionary work of no mean significance. In many cases young men and young women can point to their sojourn within the walls of old Cedarville as a period of real regeneration, when a new word with its opportunities and possibilities burst upon them, and there dawned within their minds the significance and value of their own lives to satisfy the world's need. Nay more, whole families have been lifted to a higher plane of existence and usefulness through the leavening influence of a boy or a girl sent to Cedarville College. As a distinctiNely Christian College, Cedarville rejects materialistic views of life and is boldly idealistic. It emphasizes the necessity for vision, service, character. Students are taught to see the invisible, the higher spiritual realities that are concealed from eyes waxed dull and gross from viewing worldly vanities. To see the King in all His beauty, to see themselves as His children, to see the world in its need, is the first duty of the true Cedarville student. Then comes the service to meet that need. Not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give their lives to the good of their fellowmen, is the aim set before the youthful and ambitious hearts. Not many Cedarville graduates will be millionaires, but many, many will lay up treasures above. That the students may be trained for efficient service, to be workmen not needing to be ashamed, opportunity is afforded them for acquiring knowledge, for developing and increasing their powers of body, mind, and spirit, and for becoming skillful in the application of knowledge and power. But character is the supreme aim of the College: not merely good moral character, but that which bath foundations, whose builder and maker is God; character patterned after our great Example. Jesus Christ. This paramount principle permeates every depart- ment, from those of Bible, apologetics, missions, ethics, and philosophy, to those of language, history, mathematics, and natural science. The development of proper views, right feelings, and correct habits, supersedes any striving after merely mechanical excellence. Yet the work is done in such a practical and common-sense way that even th:s finds its place, and contributes materially to the accomplishment of the predominant purpose. 7