Telegram-herald., 1889-06-29
COMMENCEMENT DAY
4 FINE GRAFTON BY PROF. GALLEY
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meacemenE exercises OF the Grant
Rapids High school acre held yesterday
morning .n the fountain Street Baptist
cnurch- the spacious ed nce wls hlled
u ogerrOwng With the relatives and
friends OF tne class OF 50 The pulpit
was profusely sarnished With ferns.
palms and potted plants, "a blossom.
Above the pulpit vas the class motto,
outlined against back ground of fra
grant green pane.
This endeth the 6rst lesson.p
The teachers 81 the High school and
the Union, and the members Of the
Board Of Education. occupied seats 70
the left. The seats directly ia front OF
tie pulpit were occupied by the gradu-
stng class
superintendent +. VI. Kendall an
nouneed the opening chorus, Mighty
jehovah, which was sung by the sen
lor and JUNIOR classes, lcd t,y piano,
aad the II gh school orchestra of six
pieses, under the direction Of Prof. e..
q. shepard
Atthe conclusion of the chorus PRAYER
Was offered By Rev. l.. IL. DAVIS, and
was followed by the chorus, "Wlegen-
he'd" sung by the two classes. The
music was very pretty, and WAS sung
with confidence.
Prof. Kendall, IN few well chosen
words, introduced Prof. Charles NJ
OaNley, Of the University. who deliy-
cred the address, the title OF which was
''Cubes, Marbles aud Men. and which
WAS IN substance a follows: When
accepted tho request OF Your worthy
superintendent to deliver thc address
OF the graduating class, had no
trouble ~ deciding on the subject mat
ter, bot the title of the address per
picked me. As the painter fingers over
the paints. brushes and canvas that
shall reproduce nature, as themus!cIan
Lngers over the notes and melody that
shall emDody hrs creation, - did |, IN
my humhle way. deliberate over the
subject OF my address. In the words
OF the irishman who looked at the
planets through a telescope, they can
b. seen easily enough, but how can
their names be told? You have seen
the little child with his cubes aud mar
bles gaily painted, rolling them about
and lodging them nthccorners. Easily
enough sometimes they roll into the
right corners, but after the colOrs are
dimmcd how hard II IS 10 tell whether
or not they 90 right. Every man.
woman aud chlld present knows what
truth IS else | should not dare call II 20
mud.
Truth IS within ourselves; it
taxes no Use from outward things.
There ls an inrhOst center IN us all.
where truth abides IN It's fullneSs So
10 mas been with nations. They have
played with the marbles of half truth
until they tired of the game, then they
have done what Socrates told them to
do. They have looked within them
selves and have found the pure
white crystals OF truth. Truth
Is the highest thing that man may
teach We have played with the
marbles IA the rings ot our desires
shall We not kick them out of the
circle and enter upOu something Use
fui' The lamoSt center Is truth. From
eteh one OF us does tine world glram
a. one palace OF precious stones.
walled WITH the ruby OF self, rooted
With the ruby OF truth that ls IN self.
ING a. II truth was within ourselves Is
tne second Stage OK truth. But how
QucS fnc marble rolls. aud how
quickly cine colors fade, Tae truth
seems ever 60 rccede rs W. approlch
tne nearer "a 70. Though truth NAV
t1d a center Of w.. tnup one Of u- IS the
whole truth. A part of It Is OUTSIDE.
Nan has within himself tine product 10
make she perfect Cute OF truth. but
nal has not as set done so. Mang
things tnat are almost truth. pass for
lies because the man who acts them
has not the whole truta On him -
tne Incomplete cube OF truth Is rlspcd
and rounded. The cube ls become a
marble. and has ruiIed cit INTO tine
darkest corner of Coils earth-the
corner of despair. Bot even IN "A
moment of failure we should nave
hope. ln the quest OF hope. even when
" begin % waver, we may have high
hopes. The highest truth = IN that
one whose dwelling place Is rn the land
OF the setting sun. It Is Cod IS VISION of
things as they are. Though H. IS ,o
bright and We are go dim. yrt we are
made IN Ills own IMAGE. All things
suffer change but-truth For maa.
truth IS a spie udor. and mans auticl-
patton ~ TINS splendor IS has deal OF
'Ics rhs more fsErsnt lies are these
Lac man is God. and that the world
sod out the most unpa rdpnabie De-
ls what tas f00i sad iu hls heart
There - no ts0d There are three
sries to the soul. thought. feeling and
character. snd the greatest Of these rs
character. We dave the cubes AMI mar
blcs Of hcuou and thought. and alas
az these cubes may eecome marbles
Norl NAV saw This Thought IS not
quite true. I must get e. the bottom Of
lt buta feeling ~ ianguor comes
ever you. and you thlnS o8. Well. .t
WI he she same a hundred wears hence.
IN the realm of fiction the cubes are the |
far and the marbles the foul Need / |
csIl Your attention. to the perfect rrvs-
t,i- I'd poetry Need ( ask You why
o.d " ou the Floss stands. while the
uovr's If ou.da. the Duchess N1arv
Holmes and others. fnd their wavs O. |
the r,irhsge heap shall 7 Cai your a.
tentlon % tine cubes and marbles ~
character The most common term.
ln tRe newspapers are these Domestic |
lrfeiicitv. Religious Hvpocrtcv. SOCIAL
Scandals. Political 1h.tsnerv. These /
cutes are All marbles. The corners are |
vnrn snt rounded Curves are SD much !
easier tnan angles They q lelc over
fte ffm ,srS. they sni0Cth cver re
Egfn1s Cortrove rges. thfv round the
mountain ~ flesh and the dosbie-chrn.
ard trey htp out the Clwi servce
NV few woris ta tlis class 8fn
rot Ft the lowest trut1 hut 3t tha
b 4hc~f truf1. winch S rf fstd. and re
ff "r'frFf tf7t 1 tn-S tf truth can never 4
le VeolIv ours. TOR We are but men srd /