The Denison review., 1899-09-15

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father was hostler to Charles II. lido
not care farthing or snap Of my
finger for any duke or lord, that ever
lived. Iwould not get off the sidewalk
for him, unless his title to nobility and
virtue merited my respect. This is the
commons country. All men are equal
and no man is superior. This is an age
of democracy.
I congratulate myself upon being per-
mitted to address SO many members Of
another aristocracy- the aristocracy Of
brains. You gentlemen. are men Of
brains. Perhaps you have no more.
brains than other people, for every one
has SO much of mixture of white and
gray matter at the top of the spinal
column. You have brains; You areable
to think, and value the thought of one
who is described to US by q modern phil
osophy as thinking spirit
This is country where poor boys be-
come rich men. Some of the boys be-
fore me tonight I know will be rich
men. Don't you work for q dollar a day
when You can get two, nor two when
you can get three, nor for three when
you can get five. If any of you preach
ers know of a charge where you can
get more money than where you now
are, take that charge. We are to take
our brain, our nerve, our wit into that
ill defined place which you hear spoken
Of so much in congress the markets Of
the world, and there we are to dispose
of them at the highest possible market
price. John Wesley said, Earn all You
can Small savings are part Of re.
ligion. There isn't anyone has religion
enough to do any good until he learns
to live within his income. 1 hold in
contempt the young man who throws
down dollar and says keep the change.
Yet give all you can. What do you
earn or save for if you do not givef
Judas sold his lord for money. believe
money will do great things to buy the
world back to God.
There is one aristocracy that is su
perior, and that is the aristocracy Of
youth. Whatever else you do, be proud to
go home and get down on your knees
and thank God you are still young. 1t
is great thing to be young And
therefore one of the fountains of celes
tial existence. Youth, that is like
morning, clear, and fresh, and radiant.
The young heart full of life and vigor.
the quick ear, and penetrating eye, arm
like hammer, voice full of clear re-
sonance, that quality, that fibre, that
music with which man may lead
chorus of ten thousand voices. Youngt
Fame waiting for his name and laurel
for his brow. 1t is great thing to be
young. To stand on the threshold of
young manhood and feel that the world
is your oyster. and that you may open
that oyster and partake of it's meat
whenever you desire. You can afford
to thank God we are young. And still
in that period of existence when the
mention of some charming young wo-
man will set thrill vibrating through
your frame; and to go down to her
fathers house and hang on the gate and
look at the moon and stars, and carry
on the work of the social department. I
like the young people for their courage.
Whatever You may say against lord,
you can at least say that he has brave
heart And when he goes on the battle
field he bears on his shield, the words
Either will find a way or will make
onel' And the German, in, neither
demons nor mortals do 1 put my trust,
but in my own stout arm, and Godp'
And he fears God and nothing else in
the universe. There are not French
men enough this side the gates of Paris
to keep German out if he will go.
And think it would be good scheme
perhaps, if Emperor William would
spank the Frenchmen into knowledge
of what justice means. If you have got
religion, twill be only homeopathic
dose and will not stay unless you have
spinal column enough to which to at
tach it. Having your own way when
you are right, and being always right,
and therefore always having your own
way. If you get up before class
meeting and haven't anything to say,
you had better go to the mourner's
bench and get something to talk about.
Then you will be able to give your
religion to someone else If they won't
have it, give it anyway. If they will
not, you must. Give il to them any
wayl Would that some of the powers
would move on the heart of the Sultan
Of Turkey, and cram dose of religion
down his throat with Krupp gun, or
if they can't do it, then send our Dewey
over there to give it to him with q bat
terry of ten-inch guns. Religion and
courage are the distinguishing elements
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