Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-06-12

Her commands are: "acauaint Yourselves by
careful! repeated ei study with the principles Of
fact? Two classes hear her commands, one
hceds them, the other does not One is help
ed, the other IS not: One boy at school CEN
Tres ms wnoie mlnd, concentrates his whole
energy upon the study of her principles. 1t
IS hard at hrst to grasp them, but by and by it
becomes easier, the whole science looms up
with less haziness, its outline is more pro-
nounced and distinct; without any special ef-
fort its principles are grasped the Goddess Of
numbers with figure embroidered mantle
doats by and seems to reach forth her hand
and help the true student along. Her COM
her help.
But what of the other case? Here is STU
dent, falsely so called, that sits at the desk
The same command is uttered. But he or
she, for we Rrieve to say it, even young ladies
are not always obedient-does not obey. He
looks around to see how near it is to dinner
make OF her neighbours dress-they do any
thing and everything but study the principles
Of the matter before them. anything and ev-
circumstances impose. and what is the result?
They are left without help, and examination
papers snow an utter ignorance of anything
mathematical.
What I have said of mathematics is true of
an matters % OF the mind, Of the heart. and
circumstance of our lives but comes to US
which, brings with it help to fuIfilIment of
the requirements of circumstance.
thess nov the arise
No! We do not make our circumstances. We
are born into our walk and condition of life
utterly Independent of any act of our own.
these laws and offers this help? Not ourselves,
for they come from without. 1t is getting to be
the proper thing to say that humanitydoes this
B. But 5ust think how utterly such an answer
reasonable mere as were the Jews when in or
der to rid themselves of the blame Of reject
ing unwelcome truth they posed as loyal sub
scene in Pilates hall of judgement. The Ro-
man power supreme on Sion's heighth. Oh!
how 1t CALLED upon the Jew to have to bring
his religion up before these deflers of his sa-
cred places. But here they were clamoring
for Judgment against one OF their own ma
cast forth the bright beams of Divine Truth
upon their dark, false lives, And PLATE said,
Shall cruelty your kinP?" Oh! the irony
Of the question. But oh! the lie towards
was vile Jeprosy to their national life, the
affected love for the grinding heel that eoad-
ed them to madness; but worst of all their ut
ter rejection of the Man of Sorrows, the King
Of men in their answer, owe have no king but
Cesar What was the sequel? Not 40 years
after the Caesar ::pnt them to the sword, razed
their fair city to the ground, utterly destroy
ed them as nation, scattered them to the
four corners OF the earth, and so we say in the
presence of Almighty God, when we would
stife the voice that calls us to faithful service
and turn from the hand stretched forth to aid
us-and the question is asked ''shall dishon-
or yOnr Maker, and King''-and we answer
I'VE have no king but humanity!" And what
the stories of crime, of greed, of lust, of wick
ed unfaithiulness to most sacred trusts of
body and mind of heart and soul! Humanity
is we'll enough in its better moments, but oh.
these moments are so few and far between,
that the best hopes are speedily put to the
sword. the highest possibilities Of life are
dashed to the ground, the fair reputation that
should be obtained is destroyed when the God
of Truth is rejected, and humanity is pro-
claimed as king.
], You remember the story of the child that
looked around him and saw his little world
clearly bounded by the overhanging arch of
heaven. He saw just where the bounds of
his living, world were set. for circle was
drawn all around him, and there. right on
that circles edge the heavens met the earth.
Curiosity started the child out to see that
spot where the bounds of the earth were set.
He was enthusiastic, and started out with
run through the village streets, down the
lanes, over the hills and across the meadows.
He ran for hours till he was weary. He came
seemed he ought to be able to gaze upon the
meeting of earth aud heaven but just as far
was the horizon removed from him. We
have, each of US, doubtless at some time of
our lives had such an idea of the boundaries
of our world. The horizon seemed within
easy access but advance in knowledge has
pushed the horizon farther away until at
of our world, the encircling horizon is but an
appearance not a reality. Our world is
bounded by naught save the infinite and so
individuality seems to be the horizon, within
ourselves we seem to contain the earth and
the heaven-the actual and the possible, of
our existence; but as larger experience
comes to US, rs we run adOwn the lanes and
make for the ridge where 1T seemed the bounds
of life were set we look at hand for the
horizon in vain, it is just as far away from
the great encircling arch. From it's ideal we
have obtained )ifes reality and look to
attain its possibility, but here again more
knowledge, large experience have shifted the
horizon until we have come at last to see
that naught but the Infinite Being whom we
call God is the boundary set about our lives.
and not in ourselves. not in humanity, but
being.," and so 1t is that peering forth into
the mysteries Of the future we look for Hfe's
directions and helps not from ourselves,
nor from humanity, but from God, and so in
choosing it is not our own .inelinations.
not humanity's uncertain declarations we
follow but the commands OF our Creator, our
the glorious possibility Of life as we feel them
In the heart find fit expression when on
bended knee we pour forth our prayers to
600 ana say y, Let Thy hand nep me- for
My dear friends: You have conferred an
honor upon me which fully appreciate in ap-
pointing me to address you at this, one Of the
most important periods of your lives. You
might we'll have asked older and more expe ri
enced men to address you and learned from
them more of wisdom than can imparl. Hut
what my words shall lack in wisdom, my heart
does not in sympathy. 1t is only year since
occupied the place OF bearer under circum-
stances similar to these. If there is one les.
that have learned In the brief interval it is
that while 1t is a fact that all have said this
evening would be true if there were no
church, no Bible, no religion, no ministry in
the world these divinely ordained facts and
institutions specially emphasize its truth
They are here to meet the truth. God has
given them TO us not that new burdens unrea
sOnable and hard to be borne may be imposed
upon US, but that we may be helped along the
highway of life's truest progress. AS you be-
gin anew then, from this stage, the walk OF
life, lot portion of your time be devoted tC
the thought of these things, secure for your.
selves an actual, positive acquaintance with
| them, be fully persuaded in your own minds
| not by mere opinions, but by conviction OF
| the real significance and use of them. From
the secular standpoint 1t will never be a mat
| ter to be ashamed OF that yon have an intelli
| gent idea of what the church Of God is; and
! that you have more than surtace-deep &C
! quaintance with the text and teaching of the
Bible; and that you have cherished and given
| full play to your religious instincts; on the
other hand, from the spiritual standpoint
! such knowledge Of the church, such acquaint
| ance with the Bible and such faithfulness tC
your religious impulses and cravings will be
| Of the greatest benefit to you; and the hell
and blessing which these are designed to i'm