Dr. E. Winchester Donald preached last night in Appleton Chapel on the text "Doye not know that the saints shall judge the world?" His sermon was an answer to the pessimistic view that the scamps rule the world.

There are two forces at work in the world, power and influence. Between the two there are important differences.

Power is a visible force. It almost always shows itself in violence of some sort and its instruments are consequently strife, war, and death. But history shows that power has come more and more under the sway of justice, right and love. Kings have found that the abuse of power endangers their own lives and that to make themselves secure they must temper power with humanity. Social power feels its duty toward the ignorant and all the forces of education and religion are being brought to bear on the problem of their salvation. Humanity, then, has influenced power and has softened the effect which it would have had if left perfectly unchecked.

Influence, though in a way opposed to power in character, often works along similar lines; but its method of work is very different. Influence works quietly, unassumingly and in unexpected places. It is more nearly related to the quality of love than power. Of the two, however, it is the stronger. The church has really very limited power but its influence is tremendous. It does not need power, for its work is done in a very quiet way in the homes of the people.

Both power and influence, then, are working for good. The saints mentioned in the text are the good people, the people who love justice, truth and right. The words of the text are no wild assertion or prediction but are a logical conclusion from the course of events. It is intended that we should all be saints in the sense of the word as used above, and this should constantly be the object of our endeavor.