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VoLUME XXVIV
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And so it IS that the Church that every institution which is t survive, 1s built on such a Rod But eycn more than that, eYery in dividual character which makes contribution for the betterment o human society does it on the groun of Integrity.
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Issued by the students of the Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, Va., monthly during the school year of 1944-45 except holidays.
Subscriptions, 25¢ per copy; $2.00 per year
EDITORIAL BOARD
JoHN HENRY PARROTT, II
Editor-in-Chief
FRANCIS GwYNN TowNES..........................................................Ma11aging Editor RALPH HousTON ALEXANDER....................................................Associate Editor RoBERT IsAAC LEE............................................................................Sports Editor MR. JonN D. FoLLETT................................................................Faculty Advisf1
This principle IS carried out tn every area of life, [rom the indi- vidual to the international. The validity of a treaty between tw~ nations depends entirely on th~ integrity of the two nations. Thi. has been only too well illustrate~ during the past several years-since most of the treaties between nation
haYe become mere scraps of paper Any contract drawn up is as goo~ as the integrity of the two individu· als who sign it.
This is the fundamental principle
of life. It is the founclation of the
home, the mutual integrity of man
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BILL THO~IAS FRANCIS GwYNN TowNES......................................................Business Manager
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which this school is built; the ability
of the teachers to trust the students
and the ability of the students to
trust the teachers. By his standard
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OPINIONS Integrity
By REv. :MARSHALL ~IcC. l\hLTON, Chaplain
On one occasion, when speaking of Peter, Christ said, ·'Upon this Rock T will build my Church." It is reminiscent of the Parable of The llouse Built on Rock. And the rains descended and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it
fell not. because it was founded upon rock.
,\ t a casual glance. Peter was anything but a rock. He was a cross section of human nature. His
faults are our fauIts. Peter was an impulsi\'e man. lie was a deeply spiritual man as he proved by giv- ing up his liYelihood, his family, and all material considerations in order to follow Jesus. Yet Peter and the
other disciples argued among them- selves as to who would be the great- est in the Kingdom of Heaven. Peter was also a man who, deep in his heart, was the most loyal of men, whose intentions could not be ques- tioned. Nevertheless, he did not always have the strength to carry out his intentions. And so we have in Peter a contradictory character, capable of the greatest sacrifice in the name of Christ, yet a person be- set with all the little ordinary weak- nesses of ordinary human beings.
In spite of this, Jesus, with an eye that could pierce the innermost recesses of the human soul. whose judgment of his feliowmen was in- fallible, chose Peter as the Rock on which to build his Church. The Rock on which Jesus built the Church was the Rock of Integrity, an integ- rity which was imparted to those who were to carry the torch of Christianity after Peter was gone.
of human life IS perfect. Our in- tentions are often more ambitious than our actions. Peter was a Rock. but he was capable of commiting the pettiest of sins. The Church is a Rock, but it is often erroneous in its judgment. The United States 1s the world's greatest democracy. but it IS often undemocratic in practice. This school is founded on Christian principks, hut those prin- ciples are often overlooked through our own weaknesses. N"o nation, no
institution, no individual IS per- fect. \Ve all make mistakes. But as long as we maintain our integrity. we need not be afraid for the future. The most valuable thing a man possesses is his integrity. \Vithout it he is an outcast. Hold to it as the most precious attribute you have.... "t\nd the rains descended and the winds blew and beat upon that house and it fell not, because it was founded on ROCK."
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