Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-24

10. shst IN should De 4. schools Of learn
iRg They are better than they ~ere dfi,
years ago. as | can testify Ths moral stan
ssFd OF the men IN ihess a. .tu,ient. !. bet
ser. The men in our colleges Of all mer
-hoSii b. sxamples to Others. The xoan.
men Of this zeneration-thOse Haw in gu,
{ CO leg :, are TO be the bes; educated ,nen Of
/ the cag1try.
I Ny youag friend sf ,Ae gt4luattne eia..
! First Of all let me say that ia ~ha, have
siid of COLI ges, 1 must be understood a.
/ speaking IN general terms. have no refer
euee to aay Gle college
At ore period OF a man, life il h. r-,,s-
for hini TO say hat "a giit not BE- spoken in
zooi fs-te a. aro'her period
nase spoken ihls morning from a sense
of duty. ln ~ords 30 plain trust ,hall
aot be misunderstood. 1 have SAID thing
that for years have only waited The tine
and occasion u say.
dust ufiy year. ago .tooi as you are nos
standing 10 receive the last word. Of nv
alma mater There we're sixtv-one Young
men in the class Of which am a member
the largest cia-s 10 Dartmouth College up 10
that tiine-nade 80 because the college
allowed free discussion on TIE question Of
slavery sui opeued It's doors for the aduis-
sion Of eoiOred students Ny class ha. had
four aseetinss ihe hrst 10 lefg, the sec
Oa' n fs5e the third in isG9. the fourth in
1919, and the fifth is al thi. time Some Of
the class are in Hanover today. Others viii
b. there ,oniorruw and all vho are 20 be
present at this semi-c-nteanial class gather
ering .lil be there by Tuesday. The meet
ing will begin TUESDAY night, continue
through Wednesday and close "wednesday
night. have attended two meetings. Of my
class, the second, thirty years ago, aul the
third tweaty years ago. As We parted one
nobi.. fellow said: Brothers. who of u.
will be here ten years hence?" In less than
ten years he was in heaven. Tn rty-nine OF
my class have finished their work on eartl..
Twenty two only are living, fifteen or six
teen of whom are expected to greet each
other again this week, a part of that sal
duty being to call the roll Of the dead. For
this roll will be called alphabetically, an
the life work OF each departed brother gone
over. You know then my young friends.
where my thoughts must be largely today,
where this week.
~ few weeks ago | decided, o. thought
had decided, to be with the members of nv
class this day and this week But hoping to
say word that might be helpful to you in
in taking up the work Of life, and knowing
mere - WORK 10 De IDnc Tor tue tptlpgp
just this time which no true friend of the
college should fail to perform, am here
this morning
As to a word with you, allow me to say
that if you desire help in beginning your
work as know you do, GU must go to the
source To which others have gone. You
cannot afford to Try experiments Life is
too shor; for this and there is too much at
stake.
Because the Bible will help us when all
other sources of help fail is one proof that it
is the work of God
fou will ind il good rule TO have certain
sayings of the Bible at hand, SO that you may
be prepared for any emergency, hswever
sudden.
The saying Leave with you tolsy He
that ruleth his spirit is better than he that
taketh city--has, if you will allow me 10
say il, given me strength thousand times to
be silent, when otherwise | might have
spoken to my own harm and to the harm of
others
You will know when wrong is done you,
and in most cases, who does you the wrong
But thinking little of this and saying less. /
work tn harder to accomplish the noble pur.
pose of your lives, for know right well /
that the purpose of every one of you is /
noble.
Were your lives in my hands you woull /
all be living fifty years hence. But this ca n /
hardly he expected.
MAY | ask those of You who are living
fifty years from today to return to your Alma |
Mater, and being here, to call to mind the /
" orls spoken at this parting hour.
death has already broken your number
The years of your classmate were few, but
be has not lived in vain.
''rhatsfe Is long that answers lif,'- great end"
If for nothing else your classmate has !
lived long enough 10 b. an example to you /
He had but a short time to do his work in
but he did it, and did it well Dc yours a.
we'll, and to each of you it will be said to |
him in the day when our Lord shall call US
to our reckoning: "Well done, thou good /
and faithful servant Thou has been faith
full over few things will make thee ruler /
over many things. enter thou into the JOY of /
thy Lord"