Daily inter mountain., 1900-05-07

ward moyemetn, our triune existence
the industrial, the intellectual and the
spiritual, must keep pace. We must be
hard at work. trying to harmonize hu-
man law with the divine For the brain
and heart must keep up with the hand.
or that greatest curse of humanity Will
be ours-irrespOnsibile power. Have you
seen a mechanic more Skilled than any
Of his fellows. who understands complex
machinery, whose very brain Is ma
chine, exquisitely adjusted to the perfect
accomplishment Of automatic duties!
Have you admired him for his skill and
thought him the type of industrial per-
lection? There are hundreds of such men
are true types, many of them illustrate
perfectly this very evil of irresponsible
power. The hand is indeed skilled, but
there Is no heart back of it. How to get
the weekly stipend and how to spend 1T
are the absorbing questions that shut out
all higher considerations No Thought
here of intellectual development. No
thought of country or of fellow men, or
of GOd-only self-an industrial giant, an
Intellectual and moral dwarf. ,.
Social equity, the relation of industrial
to political Life, and next imperative to
all. the relation of indivual to individual.
are the questions that cry today for SO
luton. They cried aloud at Homestead.
when misunderstanding, ignorance, greed
and fanaticism met in deadly struggle.
cry of misery and suffering. wrought ev-
eryWhere on this earth by the unthink-
ing intellect and hardened spirit upon
our brothers-the miserable. g.
All things and all thoughts are compre-
hended In these three-nature, man and
GOD. Natural laws are simple, harmon
ious, unyielding; human laws. conflicting
and complex; divine laws, infinite and
difficult of human comprehension. For
hVe thousand years men have been pa
tiently seeking the clues of natural law.
Today few have grasped, some few are
passing across the threshold into the
realm of nature. When Christ said, Zone
is your father even God" He had un-
veiled all mysteries and declared the
brotherhood of man. Here is the cor
ner-stone of our stately structure-of our
ideal republic that is to be--the father
| hoood of God; the brotherhood of man.
The national character must be natural
| Intellectually and morally so that every
man, woman and child will appreciate
the value of the birthright America has
given to all her children, of political and
religious freedom and equality before
; the law. How shall the confused. conflict
ing claims of capital and labor be recon-
ciled into the seething cauldron of this
tremendous whirlpool; what potion shall
we pour that shall unity it, yet leave it's
! components fit for still grander use in
the future? Is not this potion found
when to the patriotism of the fathers
we add faith in the brotherhood OF man.
strong enough to serve as working rule
for every problem of natural and civil
life?
With the development of the industrial
| world, conditions are growing favorable
! for an international commonwealth. The
! whole worlds intellect, heart and soul
are responding, with vibrations more and
more distinct, to the magnetic touch OF
[ industrial progress. The nations are be-
! ing woven together into an inseparable
eternal union of strength and peace.
! Commerce, industry, social intercourse.
literature and religion are the threads In
this immense loom of humanity. Through
and through these, the spirit of broth
erhood, and a feeling of independence
| constantly move, weaving the great po-
| litical and social fabric of the world.
When the fabric is completed we shall
see the pattern.
| With earnestness and profound truth
! can we say, that here on the virgin soil
| of America patriotism has secured the
surest foothold for the individual. Here,
too, despite the monetary strifes of self
interest, this spirit of brotherhood Is
most advanced Comprenend1ng as II
! does, the length and breadth, and the ul-
innate end of human existence and en-
deavor, what better theater does the
broad earth offer for the struggle, what
nobler ambition could appeal to the
hearts of the young men of the republic?
! Today, young men of America, as we
! stand with hearts eager and hands out
stretched to take hold somewhere in this
mighty work, may we not see as In
momentary lifting of the curtain of fu-
turity the nations assembled in one vast
CONGREGATION to look on while America
! shall lay the cornerstone of the temple OF
universal brotherhood? And If we have
wrought to unite all men in this true
bond of humanity, that shall make the
whole earth a home and "love" the
watchword of the sons of men, will it not
be enough to have heard as we truly
shall, the "Well DONE of God, the Fa-
ther?
r. C. Smith Of Helena, representing the
Montana Wesleyan university, was next
introduced. He chose for his theme
"Municipal Reform a subject that was
most timely and well handled. His de-
livery was surprisingly strong, consider
ing the youth of the orator.
At the close of Mr. Hechlers ordtion
the Judges, who We're Gov. r. B. Smith of
Helena, Supt. e. A. Carleton of Helena.
and Prof. ]. G. Mckay of Hamilton, rem
dered their decision in favor of Mr..
Hechler. Governor Smith, acting for
the committee, announced that Mr.. Hech-
ler's standing was 80, Mr.. ThomPson's @ 81
and Mr.. Smiths "a per cent. The an
nouncement was received with unbound
ed enthusiasm by the audience. The
Harmonics then sang two selections,
Because" and q Lullaby" which were
we'll received. Rev. Hays pronounced
the benediction and the assembly waa
dismissed
At the close of the entertainment an
informal reception was tenderd the or
ators.
The productions were marked by two
sets of judges, one on thought and COM
position and the other on delivery. After
the judges had examined their compost
tion they returned the.ll to the secretary
of the association inclosed in a sealed en-
velope The judges on delivery marked
the grafton also on the scale Of 10,, plac-