-3.- Sir ur 1""r rts-iD-bri'-i 1 ^ Tftt^ "P On August the 18:;h. Kearsney College vras honoured by a visit ui* the Rev. Ernest Titccaub, President of the Methodist Church of South Africa.He was accompanied by the Rev. J. ¥if. Alcock of the Transvaal, v/ho is the President Designate for next year's Conference, and also by Messrs, Lexvis and McLelland of the Transvaal and Mr. W.M.Hind of Durban, xvho motored the party up. In introducing^ the President to the School,the Acting-Principal Mr. G. M. Oram,^ remarked that the connection of the Church with the chool should in time supply young men cf vigour and insight v>rho Would assist in solving the problem of the country on principles of \imnn ty and justice. The grotttest of these xms the Native question and he was glad to welcome the Prcaihent as the visible head of the Cnurch wxiich. v/ouid make "this hop© a reall+.y. Mr. Titcaab rose amid applause and addreecod the hoys very ably and charmingly. He was proud to visit Kearsney College, especially when the Acting-Principal v/as a man with such vision as his speech indicated. He was sure that theboys XTould not take long to realise that neither achievement in the class-room, nor proxress on the play ing field were the greatest objects of their school life. They had to build up characters such as would make South Africa a better place for their having been its citizens, "And character" said the President, is not taught but caught". Through Christianity alone v/ould their characters achieve such an ideal, and Christianity was simply the understanding of the life of Christ in relation to the problems of their ovm lives. They could justly be proud of being Christians. Further they could justly be proud of being true South Africans. Our land was not a land for the Englishman,.nor even for the Dutchman, but for those vrho could be proud of being true South Africans. In conclusion they could be proud of being Methodists. The Methodist Church vras thelargest branch of the Protestant Church in the World today, having no less than 40 million members. This heritage brought an outlook and vision on life v/orthy of the highest ideals and was the background that would enrich their lives. It was their duty to honour and uplift their school, their Church and their country. The Rev. J. ¥1. Alcock conveyed the greetings of the Transvaal '.ethodist Church to the College, and trusted that the boys vjould be
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