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School and Church
IN studying the printed biographies of different men and in perusing their autograph diaries kept day by day, as well as in surveying the complete lives of men we have known, in the full perspective of years, after their tale on earth has been told, one is struck with the vast differences, both in their physical make-up and in their subjective view of the universe and of their place in it. Although so diverse in body and mind, owing to variety of heredity and training, they are much alike in their ability, through God's help and a determined will, to achieve great results. Unlike in manner, appearance, method, and cast of mind as they may be, the good done to their fellow men is permanent. Full consecration to the will of God makes men, though of contrasting qualities, equally Christ-like, enabling both the timid man and the natural stalwart to be brave as lions. It is not only of nations, but of the diverse elements blended in one soul that we may say they are "One in Christ." In studying both our inmost selves and men living on varying levels of physical vigour and mental acuteness, we penetrate the meaning of the psalmist's prayer "Unite my heart to fear thy name."
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