The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

eat thy bread No rule of human conduct
will ever improve upon the divine inJune-
ton, Deal justly, love mercy and walk
humbly before God Until the old earth
shall become d cinder or sphere of ice,
the ancient wise mans observation VIII DE
true: See we a man diligent in business!
He shall stand before kings. Whoever
teaches the reverse is not only an enemy
of our government. but an enemy OF an
government. an enemy of all society. and
menace to human happiness. Whoever
hopes to dispense with labor thought and
thrift. the eternal necessities of human life
hopes the hope of the infant who, babbling
reaches for the moon.
1T is our business to teach content-to
explain to our felow-cltlzens the truth; TO
expose the yelled prophets who promise fu-
ture Representatives, and create present pes
smism; to teach and know the rationale OF
happiness and hope This country needs
renaissance of optimism. Pessimism is eat
ing content out of American life. We need
the old-fashioned Fourth of July. Let 1T
be said that ours is the noblest land on
earth: ours is the most excellent govern
ment ever made by man and time; our IN
situations are the best that ever blessed
the human race-rather than the reverse.
Let it be said that we are the chosen peo-
pie of the Lord: that our mission is dl-
vine; that our destiny IS the tqinIln af OF
heavens high degree-rather than the re.
verse. Let AnglOmanlacS call us egotlSlS II
they will. Give me nation of egotlsts or
patriotism and / will give you a people
proof against discomfort. Give me citizens
absurdly proud of their country and its in
stitutions and | will give you a state Sc
cure from attacks OF uSIIlStSOSuS VI 1OOi. -
nation optimistic to the point of folly Is
better than people pessimistic to the point
of misery and miserable to the point OF rev.
olution. Give Uncle sam the EgotlSt
rather than Uncle Sam the Grumbler.
Give me Columbia fascinated with the con-
temptation of her own charms rather than
Columbia the common ScOld. would
rather have our livers heat with the Wine
of self-esteem than freeze with the melan-
choly groans of discomfort.
OPTIMISTIC ADVICE.
"It is our duty to become disciples of
Hope instead of Despair. Thanksgiving is
better than reproach. After all there is
more reason for rejoicing than for bias
phemy. Human conditions are better now,
the world over and in an historic sense,
than ever before. 1t is easier to have APP
parent hard times now than it used to be
to have hard times in reality because, what
once were impossibilities to the plain people
are luxuries to-day, and things which only
a short time ago were luXuries are now ne
cessities. We are better clad to-day in these
bad times than grandfather was in his best
estate; better fed, with more comforts for
body and for mind. Our wants are more
numerous just as our knowledge is greater.
and yet although our wants are more com
pick and although they nave d9 td leo
than the few and simple wants OF our an
ceStorS
Mr.. Beveridge was given an enthusiastic
reception both before and after his ad-
dress and his address was highly compl-
mented.
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock will be held the
closing exercises of commencement day.
The address will be delivered by Rev. n.
D. Hills d. D., of Chicago.
Among the class reunions tonight was
that of the class of II at the home of Mr..
and Mrs S. A Hays The class was one
of the largest in the history of the untVer-
sity up to that time and fair crowd was
in attendance, holding most enjoyable re-
union. One of the best appointed and most
enjoyable receptions of the week was that
of the Phi Phi chapter of the Delta Kappa
Epsilon fraternity this afternoon, at the
residence of Mrs. F. H. hammers, on North
Jackson street. The lawn was decorated;
the fraternity colors being prominent and
the affair was in the hands of the follow
ing paronesses: Mesdames +. A. Gobin,
F. H hammers, Albert Allen, p L. Baker,
A. H. Morris. r. ]. Bassett, Jeanette p.
Layne Clay Lewis, Frances Cheek, w. =.
Lmyser. j. B. Abbott. Belle A. Mansfield,
j. r. Miller, F. G. Gilmore, H. B. Mcintosh,
G. w Faris and Misses T.. Jean Nelson,
Mary Goodwin Deirdre Duff, Harriet
Harding Lucy Andrews, Pearl Meltzer,
Mary Ritter, nellie Meader, Gertrude Lar
rimore, Josephine Donnohue. Margaret Jor-
dan Verna Weaver, Minnie Kern, Elizabeth
Lawyers and Alison Marion Ferne.