The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-11-19

AnMHAl Exervlses Se lhe state Aert.
eSllsrAi ('sllees.


TAs naeealAar~ass Aermea - s~Aslari,
asa TheseAtfsl l'rs1selioA.
The exercises, which commsncsd In shs
annual address d Tho l'resiaent 10 III,
graduating elas, close the most succcsa
fal and promising ycar this College hai
had. Ths nlo.rly crowded building,
ths almost aniform good conduct Of ID,
students. with their csasslsss, unhrekeu
toll and study, their lively and keen
interest In thc sueeoas II their school,
and IL good ananaial standing. bsspssk
fof this College promiuent place IN
the esteem u the citizens Of the State.
The citissns from miles around gather.
sd In great numbsrs 10 listsu to tho
Bacoalaurcats Sermon b, rrssiaen,
Wslch, The following IL but u brici
sketch:
Young Ladies and Gentlemen: --On
tho day which il sacred ,o rsliEioua
thought throurhaut tho Christian world
We have assembled ~ this familiar hail
TO give aud you to hear. tho discourse
which closes the formal lessons of your
college life. IL whatever OF ccrc,uony
custom has impaired to the hour 4, ull
wholly vanish. AMI | could utter IN.
s.esd. even single sentiment worthy
70 lc added to tho mental treasures
you have garnrrcd here, and worthy "a
become therefore guiding principle of
your lives. | ALeuld certainly cs,ocm ii
among my lnrlls.t memories lLcrcaft.
r.. A bc6,sing the occaaion, aud -
pressing \ central truth around which
our thoughts may rrottably cluster. l
select for my text, Proverbs XIII, u.
''f.r ~ ho .hinke,h in hi. hears ~ ID
he. Let the seek Or
for truth rrnlcr wrll tho fact th.t the
search. if tacecrsiul, 10 conducted by 4
method that Ii invariahls. and under
conditions that must he fnlillrd Tho
6rut condition ID that tho thinker must
b. frse--frso from the fet.srs az PRE-
judics, shs bisa VI pa,sioA and lhs
thrall II habit; FREQ In the attaiauspt
VI perfect sslf.mastery Animated BY
The simple loyc of truth and ready 10
ascspt II In whatever ibrn ! ousere
and iu0sxibls logic shall seveal Il 10
bin. Pev. have attained y ilstsrus
ftssdom # Intellect whish shsaT shs
extreme of blind obedience - tto one
hsnd. and boundlsss llcsns4 - shs
other, Few abandon willingly those
cherished opinions which time and A.
ISOLATION have hallowed oven though
The weight Of evidence h heavily
against hin. To ! full and eandiA ia-
quiry into many qusssious shat concern
human welfare, there ~ : host Of
hiadrancsa shat ars naialy personal.
One has > vensratien Tor antiquity thsl
leads him u accept with unquessioniae
faith The political aud rsllgioss erseis
Of his fathers. Another nourishes :
contempt Tor all autheHty and prsee-
1snt. and snjoysin eonssqusa - N In
ssllsstusl solitude more eoaplste shas
that of kobinson Crusoo ~ his lonely
island. Another. missaking novelty
for truth. aud change fSr rsfern. pro-
claims crusade against ssrrsse BE-
lisfs and bscomes . vert VI Intellectual
lshUasl. his hand against svery man.
and every mans hand against him.
Another, still under The inpslscs Of !
quick ssnsibility and ) vivid imagia.
alton, changing tho logical order Of
thought. prscvncsiyss opinions On I'll
subjects aud than proceeds 70 prove
them. Add 10 these the ,nuleituds
Who feel rather than think. and Who
lake their crssds from thess mssters %
tho pupils u Dothcbe,s Hall took slsir
tssacle aud sulphur aud you have :
fancisd picture u tho ,mpsdissa.s u
tho general astain,acnt 81 truth thss u
wholly unminglsd with error.
Now would you renove III tbess is,-
psdimsnss, would you smaaslpats your.
selves from the personal srsmnsh that
clog ths march u thought! ths~ pos.
- your ''soals In palisnss. !" sslsin
% perfect ,aorsl soundsss. ssiaesr-
iey elsar A. sunlight, N sasasssssss 81
purpose shas nsvsr asgs, and ! love VI
truth that kMows 10 aLatsmeut. HIT
moro than this even. tho al,aorbing
search dssnsads. Il must even b con.