arREom DAY.
Speech Day was observed at Med-burat College on Friday afteravon, the proceedings beginning at 3 pin. Mrs, MacGillivray presented the prizes and certificates to the boys and an excellent address was delivered by Dr. MacGillivray, of the Christian Literature Society.
The following is the substance of De. MacGillivray's address which was delivered in Chinese.
We lite in a time when schools and colleges are apriagiog up on every boad, some estab li ament, and others. by It we ask why the Goveroment establishes schools, the answer will be, for the intelligbat if we ask, does thin describe the object of Medhurst College?" the answer mast be that Medharat C Mege does indeed bear these fruite, and doubtless in time some of its students will obtain office. Bat the foandera and faculty of the College have a farther object, namely, the Glory of God through Jesus Christ and hence the College lays special emphasis ov the cultivation of virtue and the formation of character. Without this latter aim, schools will not help the Empire as they shoald.
T observe ® tablet on your walla besting the words, Help Our Empire," quotation from your owa Book of History. Sock an and ambition on your part la a worthy one, but how can yea help the Empire I reply, by being prophets and leaders of your own generation. These China norely needs, and they mast come from the educated classes. I take it that this school was founded with a distinct hope and prayer that prophets aod leaders might be born and nourished within its walls May God call many of you to this high honour.
Who, then, is the prophet and leader of his fellows I reply, the man who sees clearly, speaks and acts sincerely, and dares valiantly.
(1.) He sees clearly. He is not the slave of baleful superstition such as produced the Boxer madness, and may.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.