The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-06-19
Mr. Il. 81. Anchnrd.

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the first orator, spoke upon the "Infiu-
ence of Man Upon Man." and his selec-
ton as salutatorian proved an auspic-
IOus one for the class. He is an excel
lent speaker, and his effort showed q
generous measure of research, as Is evil
denced by the following abstract there -
of:
Ladies and Gentlemen: In behalf of
the class OF "a l extend you greeting
and welcome you TO our commencement
exercises. Your presence assures Us that
you appreciate our efforts. Whether
We look into your faces or survey the
broad universe, We see the delineaIiOus
| of divine penman. The pages of pA-
lure are strewn with knowledge In
this book the finite may learn OF the in
finite. AS the English student trans
lales the Greek and the Latin into his
own tongue, 30 must the finite be trans
lated into the language OF the infinite
All of our bucks are but interpretations
OF this great book, whose contents man
has sought long and earnestly To uaraVel-
Yea, man has read much, comprehended
much and gTasped much,
by the aid OF the accumulated store OF
knowledge OF the generations of the
past, hut schools and books as instru-
mentAlities at learning, when compared
with the Influence of man upon man,
| sink into insiticAnce. From babyhood
TO manhood our dispositions are nodded
by those by whom we are surrounded.
The same principle is true of nations.
They have all developed by cOmmin-
CLING with each other. Providence has
ordained that each generation shall edu-
cate the succeeding one, and men and
nations are being constantly brought to-
gether, If by no other means, by conten-
ton aud war. The civilization of nations
is the result of the influence of mind
upon mind. Alexander carried Gre
cIan civilization into Egypt and
Persia. The religion ot MOham-
med unified the tribes OF Arabia, and
thus the force of one mans mind gave To
the world peculiar civilization which
lives to-day. The Crusaders imported
their zeal and diffused their principles
wherever they carried their banners.
II we desire TO christianiZe and civil
iZe the heather we must bring them un
| der the influence of superior minds.
To what cause can we attribute our own
| boosted civilization but to the Interfu-
sion of numerous nationalities who
brought the germs of experience collect
ell by almost every nation for centuries,
WHICH SulueS lOILD, cry StdlIZeO i0IO
national unit, with all the blended bright
ness of the stars?
Truly civilization is the influence OF
man upon man. But in this advanced
age Christian nations should adopt
q more god-like mode
OF civilization than has been been en-
plOyed in the ages OF blood and war
fare by which come empires have risen
to sovereignty. Myriads of ships dot the
sea and the interfusion of nationalities
is no longer impossible. The love of
| Christian nations should encircle their
fallen kinsInen.
Fellow siudeots, in this great work the
teacher must act an important part
knowledge is sovereign. and the teacher
as the incubator of knowledge rears the
structure on whose summit we can
stand and with the pulpit and press
speak with trumpet tongues TO the four
corners of the globe.
The teachers OF The past have done
their work nobly, but they have not
done all. There remains work for US.
Nav we, like the divine teacher, do our
work firmly, msekly and lovingly, that
ne may better humanity and gloTify
God.