The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-22

not Words" flags and pictures. while
prOfusion of beautiful plants and flowers
were displayed on the platform.
The program opened with u suitable
by Rev. J. T. Hanna, of the
NJ. z. church, vino invoked the DIVINE
upon the school, in brief and
terms.
The X. r. band, which was stationed
at the north end Of the platform, then
rendered in admirable style brilliant
from Ver,ii's Macbeth, after
which the
sALUrAToRY ADDRESS
was delivered by John w. Young, OF
lola, whose subject was IAN Unsolved
Problem" The speaker prefaced his
address with the quotation:
Hope syn inEs eternal in the human brea.t |
Man never Is but always TO be biest"
These words, in the judgment of the |
salutatorian, were expressive of the con- |
dition of the human race, which has al |
ways been seeking after happiness
which it has never found The speaker
then declared that upon the government
of a country depended, in great meas
ure, the happiness of it's people, and
system of government contemplated the
largest measure of liberty tO the
individual consistent with the
wholesome restraints Of law, that
it was still imperfect and failed TO
insure the best possibilities to the people
living under It. This arose largely from
the fact that men had not themselves
become selfgoverning, and in the view
of the speaker, the unsolved problem is
TO so elevate the Intelligence Of men and
to SO cultivate his disposition that he
will always be inclined in the direction
of the right, and thus the question of
true government, by the full and har-
monious development of all the eapa-
bilities of the individual would be solv-
ed. The address, which was exceed
ingly able, was we'll delivered and at its
conclusion the speaker was greeted
with hearty applause.
"THE USE AND ABUSE OF DOUBTS"
formed the subject of very able ora
ton which was next delivered by Miss
Anna CARL, of Sterling, who set out by
demonstrating that through that uncer-
tainty OF mind; that agitatOr; that
nymph or spriie, which we call "doubt"
some Of the grandest achievements in
the realm of thought had been Sc
cured. 1t was the influence of
doubt which led COpernIcus to make
his wonderful Investigations in
the astronomical world, and Darwin
wrote all the more carefully and exactly
because he knew his works would be
doubted and criticised. Peslalozzi could
not believe democracy would be a sue
cess until the masses we're freed from
| ignorance, aud to this doubt we trace
many OF the reforms in education.
Some alchemists apprehended that there
was no philosophers stone, and we have
the beginning of chemistry. Doubt
and criticism advance Mt the same
pace and the former Is ever an
agency prOmotive of mental invest
| igation. The abuse of doubts was
noted, prominent among which is the
tendency to grasp that which we have
not mind enough TO comprehend, and
which is beyond the reach of finite fac
ulties. The subject was treated through
out with much ability and the paper was
one of the best on the program.
| flor tho hsVH haA ra1HaraA 1la GoOr
gle Waltzes, by Pettee, in a very pleas
ing manner,
ARTHUR p. DAVIS,
of Junction City, proceeded to the de-
livery of an excellent Grafton on "RevO-
lutions," which, he said, had been re-
duced to a science, and added that an
accurate knowledge of their underlying
laws and principles and of the laws of
the human intellect, would almost en-
able one to write priOri history Of
every revolution before it occurs. No
great reform was ever carried to a sue
cessful issue by its originatOrs and ar
dent advocates. Any radical change
in society must be consummated
by very different class Of agents from
those who first indicate the necessity OF
such change. Two classes of men are
required for the bringing about of such
important and radical results. The
first to agitate and disturb the public
mind, and educate il for the change, and
the second to secure the results of such
agitation. The wide difference between
those two important factors of revolu.
ton was graphically set forth, showing
that the one-idea man who had the te-
nscity to pursue the agitation of sub.
ject until II becomes with him hobby
presented strong points of contrast tn
the broad guaged, prudent man of liberal
yet conservative views, who will
make his plans popular and has the abil.
Ity to carry them out. But, however
well qualified for the task, no man great
or small, can inaugurate or carry for.
ward any radical change without some
pressing necessity. Men are naturally
averse to change, and it Is only under
the urgency Of great abuses that they
move in the direction of revolution. No
revolution was ever successfully prose
cuted by leaders from the ranks of the
oppressed. On the contrary the classes
most benefited by any great social or
political change are the ones who most
bitterly oppose it. The arguments of
the speaker were we'll fortified by his
torical evidences, and the address
was one showing excellent thought
and great research.
| THEo. g. GALLAGHER,
OF Mildred, took sour Laborers" for the
subject of his very fine Grafton. He be-
gan by saying that man had been la
borer ever since the stern mandsts was
was heard in Eden: an the sweat
of thy face shalt thou earn thy
bread" Only by severe toll has
man been able to utilize the elements of
nature in making them crafty his de-
sires, and thus 1t will always be.
Work, however, is a blessing To human
ity. The wisdom OF the creator saw in
labor that by which lie could couhteract
to some degree the possibilities Of evil
which are inseparably connected with
the possibilities of good IN man. But
as all things are susceptible OF abuse, 50
Ia lahor which heconea A cnrsA when il