The Reign of Law

he majestical front of Morrison College. Browned by heat and wind, rain and sun; straight of spine, fine of nerve, tough of muscle. In one hand he carried an enormous, faded

l pacing slowly to and fro in the grass, holding text-books before their faces. Some were grouped at the bases of the big Doric columns, at work together. From behind the college on the right, two or three appeared running and disappeared through a basement entrance. Out of the grass somewhere came the sound o

all with his eyes satisfied by the sight of that venerable building which, morning and night, for over

ditty through his nose, like music on a comb; one, in the middle, had his arms thrown over the shoulders of the others, and was at intervals

ound, red, and soft, like the full moon; th

ring how it was already known that he was to be a preac

ht turned to the middle man and

just the way to t

nd repeated it gravely

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Take it! Those steps? Go straight up those steps. Those doors? Enter! Then, if you don't see the Bible College

n't mind: what hurt him was that his Bible

e said pleasan

e of the three called after

tertained such a respect for knowledge tha

-I have," he o

full moon disappeare

ter do that sometime. But don't speak of it to your professors,

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d's lips but never uttered. The

kered man, wearing a paper collar without a cravat, and a shiny,

e simple kindness which comes from being a husband and f

the lad. "Are you on

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ted a wound. "How many studen

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ired the lad's companion. The

ulate. How DO you matricula

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lence his compan

ut, you see, I've had a hard time. I've preached for years. But I wasn't satisfied. I wanted to understand

ly soul, "that's what I've come for, too. I want to understand the Bible better-a

companion, as they passed under a low do

the lad to himself with solemn

to his classes; had gone down town to the little packed and crowded book-store and bought the needful student's supplies-so making the first draught on his money; been assigned to a poor room in the austere dormitory behind the colle

sity: some from farms, some by teaching distant country or mountain schools; some by the peddling of b

the bare dining room of that dormitory: the single long, rough table; the coarse, frugal food; the shadows of the evenin

d mother, this scene came last; and his final words to them were a