Seminary and Saints: A Reciprocal Sine Qua Non (1)

The purpose of the speech tonight is to exhort all of us to faithfulness in our respective callings. That is one of the main reasons for a convocation. It is a calling together to remind us of the purpose of a seminary. A convocation ought also to hold before us the goal of the instruction, and of the learning. In addition, a convocation should set before us incentives to be diligent as we set our hand to the plow. When I speak of faithfulness in our respective callings, I have in mind, first,...