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Architects make their names immortal by rearing some noble building, some great cathedral, some gorgeous palace, which stand for ages to their honor. Artists carve in marble or paint on canvas or in fresco the splendid creations of their genius, and for centuries the world pays them homage. The poet writes in classic verse the fancies of his brain or the deeper thoughts of his soul and is crowned. These are noble achievements. But it is nobler far when a young man takes his life from God, with reverence and faith and love, and builds a beautiful, holy manhood, for men, angels, and God to look upon through eternal years. That is the mission to which every young man is called. Surely it is noble enough to call out the best energies of the soul. A living character is infinitely greater than a cold, lifeless statue.