The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-12
A TALK FROM ANDREW CARNEGIE.

1t Is Well for the Young Doctors that They
Are Not Lawyers, Theologians, or Soldiers.
New York sun
One hundred and thirty-four young medical
students sat in the red -cushioned chairs in the
orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera-house last
night, and looked at semi-circular rows of cid
erly men on the stage representing the board OF
trustees and tho faculty of the Bellevue Hos
pital Medical College. DIR. Austin Flint, jr.,
called out the names OF the young students, and
they went on the stage in platoons and got their
diplomas. The Hon. William Dorsheimer talked
few minutes to them, and then introduced Mr.
Andrew Carnegie. who has given the college $40,
o0O to build laboratory. All the young doctors
arose when Mr.. Carnegie stepped forward, and
greeted him with q chorus of 'Rah! 'rah! 'rah!
Andrew Carnegiew Among the things Mr.. Car
nege said to them were theses
What blessing it is that you we're not born
wealthy You should be grateful to kind
providence for fathers who have not burdened
you with riches The poorest father is the
ricnest one BY bequeathing the necessity to
WORK, the poor man leaves a richer heritage ia
his son than the millionaire can possibly give
his. Poverty at the beginning of life is posi-
tive blessing. You make no question of success;
there is none, because success is a necessity.
Only the rich and pampered, who play at profes-
sions, fail in life as class
Medicine is growing science It's devotees
look fulleyed upon the blazing sun oe truth in
all its changes. The profession of law tends to
narrow men by its rules and precedents The
legst is over looking back He adopts new ideas
slowly and hesitatingly, and becomes an ency-
clop9dia OF wise saws and modern instances, the
modern instances being governed by the wise
saws of the past. Hence lawyers rarely become
great statesmen, though we cherish high hopes
that the new talented member of the Cabinet
from New York may be the exception proving
the rule. He has been caught young and out OF
the law may blossom into craftsmanship
II we turn to theology as q profession, we
lind Its devotees more heavily handicapped even
than those of the law. The young theological
student is furnished with thirty nine articles,
constructed centuries ago; he is compelled to
believe, or at any rate try to believe, that these
constitute the whole of essential truth If he
ever doubts, or, like
John p. Robinson he
FINDS they didn't know everything down in Judee. ~
he harbors the idea in fear and trembling, and
attributes his intellectual activity to the ma
ehlnations of the evil one Theological students
have, unfortunately, neither old errors to dis
cover nor new truths to learn, They are neces-
sarlly restricted to applying to modern life the
beliefs of hundreds of years ago.
'If We consider the military profession, we
find that the physician is the antipode of the
soldier. He lives to kill; you live to save. You
all read the other week of a man who liked the
sport OF man killing so we'll that he could not
rest ct home in peace, but ran to Egypt in pur.
suit of his favorite sport. In time came the
turn of the brave savages, and they kill him.
The cable informs us that he died like true
British bulldog He did indeed. Having lived
bulldogs life, it was fitting that he should die
the death of dog. beg pardon of the dog
mention this incident not to assail the dead
poor wretch, we can only pity Lim-but to show
how utterly demoralized is the public opinion
that has hardly anything but laudation for such
character! Depend upon it, gentlemen, this
will soon change. The hero of barbarism is the
man who braves danger to destroy; the hero OF
civilization is he who dares danger to save"
The young doctors and the audience heartily
cheered Mr.. Carnegie's remarks.