The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-12-04
COLLEGE NOTES.
ns DRIVERS LECTURE.

Notwithstanding the inclemency o
the weather and other entertainments o.
an attractive nature, O fair sized audience
gathered at the College chapel Wednes.
day evening to witness the first enter
tainment of the popular course. The
| first thing on the program was song by
the College Choral Club, which was cred
IDLY rendered. This was followed by an
exquisitely rendered, heartily received,
and Justify applauded selection by a
quintette composed of Messers. Luudell
Akers, DIR. Parvin and Misses Hnlburt
ard Anderson. After this Introductory
program, President Lee introduced DIR
/. ID. Driver, who, albeit reports were
previously circulated that he was dan
gerously i'll, came forth in the full vigor
of his physical and mental powers and
discoursed for more than two hours on
the Development theory OF Creation. I"
The Doctors delivery was pleasing and
effective, his logic exact, clear and con-
vincing that while, in the mind OF some
it destroyed all credibility of the "0rang-
ou-tang" theol y of creation, in the minds
OF others it strengthened the belief that
all crestive power emanates from God,
"the creator and ruler OF all things that
are in the heavens above or that are in
the earth beneath" The following is a
brief SYNOPSIS OF the address:
The subject may be divided into two
heads: Formation and the mode OF
Formation.
The works of nature are not wrought
by any fixed law, but by iorcs or energy.
ls there any other energy in the universe
but mental energy? Evolution is = force
working into and out OF every living
thing. This force is 0mnipotent energy
"a force tina. enters every atom and un-
ifies everything.
Gravity is force, nos Law, which
unities forces and thought. Nothing can
move without making adequate conpen.
sation to it. Does this force possess in
telligence? II it does cot, how can in
telligence be obtained? II il possesses
intelligence, il is Supreme intelligence
Take up the ''nebular hypothesis"
Al. matter was once in a rarifed form
Il gradually cooled, and a crust was
formed. Then rings were thrown of.
Neptune was formed. then satellites and
other planets till our earth was formed, a
heated. molten mass. Could this have
been done under the mandates OF natural
lawg
We speak of motion. But whence does
it come? Different theories are advanced.
Some say that ills eternal, others, that
dropping fakes sinaugurated il. The first
OF these implies that God made motion,
else it could not be eternal. The second
may be repused. How account for some
planets revolving from east 10 west while
others reyolye from west 10 east? No
motion can communicate motion dia-
mesrically opposed 10 its own. The Or
igin OF motion may be demonstrated bat
not comprehended- Its beyond the ken
OF human understanding. Every act OF
nature leads us to conclude that there is
intelligence either in or .sshind is.
God moved on the face OF the Garth
that 10. DE Was the force that brought
order out OF chaos. Life could not have
existed on the earth In It's molten, heat
ed state. Life did not come By spon,Au
aneous generations. bat was transmitted,
sprang from anteceden life. Il was never
created. Follow life back 10 a time when
there could be none, then whence did il
spring2
Darwin held that lie emana,ed from
four cells. We believe that vegetable
life sprzng from vegetable life. But
nothing has ever been found in fossi. re
mains thai was not distinct species.
Survival OF thG Gts.st" means that
those forms OF life which best Is their
surrounding will survive. This may be
applied 10 Affairs OF today.
Old thlRgs will pass away and new
things viii take their place. The electric
car will supplant the horse; machinery
will ic-scn the number OF men employed.
All things viii be done BY lightning.
There'ii be no place for The common la
borer. But he xho can adopt himself
IN MI sAaas. a &
ficulties.
In all yocaiions OF life the loser shelves
are full bat the tlighrr shelves are emp
~. Intelligence is demanded in every
thing and he who cuitiyates his mind
will become more intelligent, occupy the
higher shelves. equal his environments,
survive as the fitiest. STvLTus.
Hon. S. L. Moorehead, of the Junction
City Times, was in the city yesterday.
Knox Haight and family made m ex.
tensive foragins trip around Haisey yes-
terday.
Mr.. A. W. McCiain is candidate i,sr
nomination for marshal at the coming
democratic convention.
Misses Farrell, whitreyandM Mccalloch,
OF the public schools, took holiday trips
yesterday after wish bones.
The 7th grade OF the public school will
give reception a. the central building
to parents OF the pupils OF that grade. To-
night.
Mr.. Gay OF the Upper Santiam country
was in Albany yesterday wits several
deer Since the first OF November he
has killed about fifty.
Frank Spaight and A. s. ]. Montgom-
cry have returned to Oregon from n trip
70 California where they have beer work
ing in a saw mill They came up the
coast and across from Coos Bay to Rose
burg.
The Piper brothers were all here yes
terday eating turkey with the family oI
their sIster Mrs. f. w. Langdon. There
| were Ted Piper, city editor of the Ore
gonian, and family, Chas. Piper, U. s.
postal clerk: Attorney Fred Piper aud
George Piper.
| Rev. A. MareeIlus died at Oakland on
Wednesday, of paralysis at the age oil
Sc years. He was horni in Pennsylvanis
and located in Oakland la 1887 He
leaves wife and two cons. one OF whom
Marius sas student in Albany college.
The deceased was member OF the /. o.
o. +. and Il. A. X.
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