The University Waited for Us
StoryHistorical Account★★★★Francis G. Peabody tells us that the freshmen of a certain university at its three hundredth anniversary carried a banner with the inscription, “This university has waited three hundred years for us.” One might also say, “Modern man is blessed because through long centuries men have striven to make the world a more perfect home for the body, mind, and soul of men.”
The point
At a university's 300th anniversary, freshmen carried a banner reading 'This university has waited three hundred years for us,' illustrating how modern people benefit from the labor of past generations.
Scripture
Psalm 145:4Proverbs 13:22Deuteronomy 32:7
Audience
AdultsYouthSmall Group
Occasions
Graduation · Anniversary
Tone
Hopeful · Reflective
To tell aloud
under a minute · 57 words
Subjects