New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-08
MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

Amherst Mass. June (Special.-The baccalaureate
sermon at the Massachusetts, Agricultural College was
preached to-day in the college church by the pastor
Professor Charles S. Walker He took for his text
Timothy vi 10: The love Of money is the root Of
all kinds of evils and for his theme Love Of Money
the Basis OF PlutOcracy" Briefly outlined the dis
course was as follows Money is a tool means TO an
end it is therefore capable of Improvement We must
not make II an end in itself. Money IS very I'M
perfect instrument Who will give new instru-
ment that will do the money work in the field Of
finance as steam and electricity do the work Of the
industrial world? If money of some kind be neces-
sty who will transform 1t TO make 1t more sub
servient to the welfare Of each individual and OF all
the members Of socety1 Money Involves three Gle
ments the thing the person and the relation between
the two. We have sought improvement by changing
the thing with little profit since the relation has re-
malped the same Let us now change the person.
Suppose that should rise up in his moral might
and declare that thing be it gold or silver, or
stamped green paper shall confer upon the possessor
irrespective Of his personal character the power
of commanding the labor and the products of the labor
OF Others But this implies radical change Of human
nature. Precisely and right here lies the glst Of this
whole question Of labor and capital, Of money and men,
We have reached the point where no further change Of
things can avail unless III be accompanied by radical
change Of character. Now, ii so happens that the
utter impossibinty OF radical change OF human
nature an idea that longer dominates the minds
OF men. IL The SclenuHc progress OF ms
established as true any fact above another 1t is
the tremendous fact that nothing is unchangeable that
nature Is ever and always changing, and that human
is the most changeable Of all 1t is not ours TO
say whether human nature shall change. IL changes
and ever Will change in spite of us but 1t is for US
TO say whether these changes shall be for the better or
for the worse, whether they shall be such radical
changes Christianity demands, whereby love
OF man Is substituted for love OF things, love Of God
Of 1--we NJ self
the worse as mammOn worship has ever been tending
TO introduce into social life for the degradation OF
humanity. Radical changes often turn upon minute
points. Money Is rather poor measure Of the value
Of things We treat it If IL were the measure Of the
value OF the man who possesses it, But dollars do not
measure the worth Of man. Let us change all THIS
Lei US adopt Chsts estimate He measured all things
oy the standard Of manhood and manhood by the
oVne, the Godhcad, that Is in IT, Let us decree that
money shall bc that which shall confer upon It's pos
SCISSOR the power Of commanding in exchange for ITSELF
e labor or products Of labor Of others, so far ana 80
Tar only a. the man shall prove worthy OF such com
mand.
The address before the Young Mems Christian AS
= soclauon was given by the Rev. John Bascom ID. d.,
LII d., OF Wiiamstown. The subject OF the discourse
was hbefay-a disposition 10 thoroughly respect the
nserV Of every man in the search for truth. II i'm