The Phi Psi CLI, 1922, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Phi Psi CLI, 1922, Vol. 8 The life history of Dr. Staley is an inspiration to all who have been priviliged to know the obstacles over which he has climbed to greatness and an enduring place in the affections of a people. Cradled in an humble Christian home, orphaned at the tender age of five, granted his freedom by his stepfather at seventeen, this Gamaliel in scholarship in the Christian Church in this generation, this Barnabas in generosity among us, worked his way, first, through the high school of Rev. W. S. Long, then through Trinity College (paying his tuition, though as a ministerial student he was entitled to have it free), then to the University of Virginia, by splitting wood, working gardens, caring for live stock, acting as man - servant in private residences and janitor in public buildings, rising from college janitor to college president and filling both offices with a rare fidelity and whole-heartedness of service, coming out of his experiences not embittered or resentful, but rejoicing that hardship had been his lot, as witness these words of his, the words of a twentieth century Paul: About the easiest task of my life was to work through college, and, if I may make one remark, it would be that the danger of schools is to make education too easy. The armor used by Roman soldiers in camp exercises was twice the weight of that which they used in battle. This made battle easy as compared with drill. It seems to me that college life ought to develop human powers by double strain so as to prepare for life's big task. Hothouse methods cannot make men of greatest endurance and usefulness. That is why so many men drop out suddenly in the prime of life. They cannot stand the strain of great public service. After leaving the University of Virginia in 1878, Dr. Staley taught for three years in the Graham (n. C.) High School, meanwhile serving as pastoral assistant of New Providence, and pastor of Hanks' chapel, Mt. Zion, and Morrisville Christian churches, and was for two years county superintendent of schools for Alamance County, 1880 - 1882. In the latter year he was called to the pastorate of the Christian Church in Suffolk, Va.. Then in its infancy, with but 135 members and a salary of but $600 a year for its minister, without parsonage. For forty successive years this church has unanimously electer Dr. Staley its pastor, and what marvelous increase for the Kingdom has come during those years! The membership now exceeds and the annual offerings have grown from forty years ago, to more than last year, and their pastor is not the pastor of his own flock merely, but the spiritual leader of a whole city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.