III. Spirit of the Seminary.
"If any one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His." Rom. viii. 9.
The seminarist who wishes to profit by his stay in the seminary, and by its exercises, strives to direct his conduct and actions according to the spirit of our Lord, which is entirely opposed to that of the world. The features of that spirit are—
1. To give oneself to God without reserve, and to do for Him all one's actions.
"My son, give me thy heart." Prov. xxiii. 26.
"Do all to the glory of God." 1 Cor. x. 31.
2. Detachment from the world.
"Ye are not of the world." John, xv. 9.
"The world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world." Gal. vi. 4.
3. Inward collectedness, and the presence of God.
"Walk before Me, and be thou perfect." Gen. xvii. 1.
"Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart." Luke, ii. 19.
4. Ready, entire, and perfect obedience.
"And he was subject unto them." Luke, ii. 51.
"Obey them that have the rule over you." Heb. xiii. 17.
5. Fraternal charity.
"This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you." John, xv. 12.
"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John, xiii. 35
6. Love of study, and the ecclesiastical sciences.
"Ye are the light of the world." Matt. v. 14.
"The priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth." Mal. ii. 7.