St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-24

He argued that to properly appreci-
ate God, His goodness and mercy as
well as to attain correct understand.
ing OF life in all it's manifestations.
education was necessary, and the
broader the education the greater the
knowledge and appreciation of things
spiritual and material.
THE fall Of man being conceded.
DIR. Patton said There is, neverthe-
less, an upward movement in the hui
man race. Man has subjugated the
world, he has printed books which pos
terity will not let die; made pictures
that are the inspiration and despair OF
those who copy them; mined the gold
and silver in the bowels of the earth:
travelled from one end to the other of
the sphere; studied and arrived at a
point where he knows more about him
self. Hence the science which deals in
the human organization is becoming
more widespread, and in learning
more OF himself man is destined to
know more Of God, and as we are told
the knowledge of God is to cover the
earth like the waters
The schoolmaster is abroad But
Neutrality-suspicious. it pay? some will ask.
Yes, it does. knowledge is pleasure,
and it pays to know, even if the re-
realm. Knowledge is health because
it prevents the disease we fell into un-
Warily hitherto. knowledge is peace
The more the nations know they are
the less ready for war; the more
quiet we are. War is not such pas
time or exhibition of patriotism as it is
called. Education is a purposeful en-
deavor to bring the child to the level
of the civilization we ourselves enjoy.
q Of EKrba
is education? 1t is q means to an end,
and is not satisfactory if it stops short
of religion. It is q self-rewarding thing
to have ones intellect trained. If we
want education in short time and at
the least expense, bring the boy early
in life in contact with all that is noble
and instructive If the largest results
are desired, bring him in contact with
the choicest masterpieces of literature,
and let him eXtort from nature the
best that is in it. But it will all be in
complete unless the education is put
under the influence of theistic influ-
ence. So [ would make God part of
the curriculum. and religion a part of
the expense. If we wish our children
to move about with as much immunity
as possible from toll, we must educate
them. We may have pleasure. The
Bible does not exclude it. With its
large cOmprehenSiveness it acllnoWl
edges both sides, either pleasure of
long duration but of less intensity, or
of great intensity and less in duration
But men have realized that they are
not to live exclusively for themselves
that there must be some Self-sacri
in this life. For them that do this the
pleasures of God are for them forever
more. The true education fits man for
this and the other world, and leaves a
place in it for Cod
DR.. Patton spoke of the slow process
of enlightenment from the time of the
Old Testament The legislation of that
time was consistent with the existing
conditions. Any legislation in advance
of it's time defeated itself. He said
there had now come a time for higher
ethical culture. as much as was eX-
pected of the church today. The most
difficult part of life was to do for 9TH
ers what we would do for ourselves-a
doing of the right without reluctance
Tonight the Princeton Alumni Asso-
citation of the Northwest will tender
DR.. Patton a banquet at the Ryan
hotel. at which he will deliver the
principal address. Rev. DR.. J. P. Egg
bert, of the association. will be toast
master. In addition to DR.. Patton,
speeches will be made by Prof West,
President Egbert, Senator W. B. Dean,
J. T. Williamson, Minneapolis; John
w White. Archibald McLaren, Joseph
Bartles. William Carson, H. A Board
man, St Paul, and Judge Allen, of
North Dakota.
Previous to the banquet there will
be a brief business meeting of the
association. President Patton and
Prof. West are making the tour Of the
various alumni associations in the in
tereSt of the SeSqui-centennial celebra-