"Christ
is ... . the true, the living way of access to God. Give up yourselves
therefore to Him with a cordial confidence and the great work of life is done." Timothy Dwight, Baccalaureate Sermon, at Yale in
1814.
Excerpt
1:
The Paradox of the Touchstone—an Absolutely Rigid Touchstone to Which
no Exception may be Made and yet an Infinite Variety of Results, Some Exactly
Opposite
Luke 7 31-35
This touchstone helps young men to reach a decision in the most
perplexing question as to what to do in regard to the so-called doubtful
pleasures—smoking, drinking, theatre, dancing, etc. Let a young man ask
himself. Can I do these things and remain pure, honest, unselfish and loving? A
man must be absolutely honest with himself, however, in deciding whether he is
pure, honest, unselfish and loving. Let us take a practical example, e. g.
smoking.
