Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-31

| bays hean in our school cours one
,rqv aIorn lies before ua-to labor a-
| fbom ana leave them not unu ihe'
! be.onis problems no longer to u.
.Wa ara placed on earth 20 V0.k GU.
.ur salvation. 100 no other way can $50
prots ourselves The children Of eu.
rr.lt Creator Carlysle says. Labor
| s M. from the inmogt heart d th'
! worker rises his God-glven fore tn'
! sacred celestial l.fe-cssence trs,h.l
IYf, him by Almighty God: and from
| hIe Utmost heart awakens him 90 n.-
/ nI.ra.. to all knowledge ku.W.-
| .Irp-and much else as soon N'rN
fny begins The same writer points
! uuf tnat 10 matters not what VOLS Nr
! .r. called 90 do II we do thar VorN
! ru.v he says. I call a man fr-
! r.,EfhIe who becomes a true r0ra
! IMAM Iu this VINEYARD Of the pushes.
! 81. his work that of palace buildng ani
! ...|uu founding. OF only OF I.tlN-
! anI lltahiug. DO Us no matter 10 u. OBJ
next fu none All human WHk
uar-tury. small iu itself contenHu..
! DrIu fUu worker thereof and M n.I.
.
.lut u- enter upon life . true
ror. How blessed would We !. % Wa
! ruH nHI our HE work the purpose
| ilr which We were sent her. Ns
| could ask ul other bIessednes, boz
/ Iet us do whatever duty lies nearest
ta our hands with glad and Hr5
| hearts. and new duties VIII continual
present themselves before u.s. I.tuo1
| descending sun view from our band.
some worthy action done. VI shall
find aJ the last that the victory SID be
tl fh. handful of the brave. u Ne
would Uso 90 a higher plane. Vs. must
| hau, ouI aims above Us. ever hotr.ug
| beyond our reach TO which vs. must
! constantly work
"Our Alma Mater has laid for us o
foundation that only such a sb11.
can give That D.. a tcstlmony that
Cod lives above us. that we can go 90
/ Hm ur strength % perform ON DO.
| u.s DO amy lack wisdom. let hin ask
! of Coo who giveth 10 an men llbaIly
and Uubaiieth not are word. hat
! stand out loo letters Of gold In he bis.
/ tory nf our people. our Prophs has
! also said Seek learning bv stud, end
| Mlta and herein has given a ssy 90
| knowledge rare Who can better 900.
! lock hidden treasures OF knowltige 90
! thUs. who seek than the one who holds
900 things ln His hands. whose glory
is Intelligence Though many might
sc11 40 the thought that such kl0WI
edge can be- gained In the school room
set re know the 10Y that has cone 90
our souls IN the study Of theology
ia coming over the history
OF our people. our hearts have
thrilled with pride az their achieve.
ments Our sympathy has gone
ont 20 them I'm their bitter persecut01s
Suil the conviction has become stJag
90 and stronger within US that tho are
the chosen people OF God TO carr uut
Ills purposes Ia these last days The
name OF Joseph Smith means mHg 90
us than 10 did at the cOmmencemsn, NJ
our course The Book OF Mormon is
now. in our opinion truly an inspired
record wherein the fulness OF the ever
lasting Gospel Is clearly taught.
10 now becomes our privilege h ada
knowledge upon knowledge. The tes
tim0ny we have received must be u0ur-
Ished as We would nourlsh a tender
plant. for II will not grow spontan0Js-
d. II Is Of more value to us than
anything else that life can hOI-It
reaches beyond this life 70 eternity We
may become learned beyond our pres
eut conception IN the arts and sciences
Of the world. but unless our faih is
stronger I'm the Creator OF HEAVIER and
earth. we cannot attain 20 the hights
intelligence. for Il is His Spirit alone
that completely enhghtons the mini Of
man.
May we. as we are about TO leaye0ur
fond Alma Mater. never 80 forge htr
Bl-rlus teachings as to dely the ialh
for which our fathers and mothers have
endured so much. All they have
passed through has been lghfent by
the hope that their children would have
noble heritage. lie ua hold that tsd.
t9ge as The most sacred a. ~ I'M iie
has given. The possession OF ihe
Spirit Of God. that Is given thfougf DE
Gospel OF Christ. viii give us peact and
Joy when earthly comfort has He'd and
the way before us Is hedged up and
dark Let the communication between
heaven and ourselves remain unbIiken,
and then no fear for the future need
be entertained.
There Is a gladness In every hear al
the thought that We have attained sue.
cess I'm the course We set out utIl-
and we can pass from that TO a higher
one, yet there rs pain at the thdusht
OF parting We have formed assuca.
tiOns from which we would not stpl7-
ate Yet our paths must. In strse.
divide Years viii come, new com.
panlons will surround u.s. yet can Ue
r.'f meet those Who ne ! ssn - ttl rs
through the college course withou. a
thrill in our hearts at the memuis
that the dear familiar faces tn
awaken Ii Is said that 'geneps
minds when they have once known
each other never can be alienated as
long as both retain the characterisucs
which brought them into union. 80
distance of place or lapse OF time an
essen the ulendshln OF thJse Whn I'e
thoroughly persuaded OF each Others
worth Then. fellow students, though
we may miss the daily society ye 70
may he hut a test that shah prove he
love We have Tor each other
lf our hearts throb with affection ir
our fellow students what can dcscr1e
the feelings we now and ever will hue
fur The teachers who have stood ready
Go lend helping hand 90 show as he
way 90 obtain the knowledge We
wished 90 GAIN gently Leading our FEET
through learulngs maze.
Honor and reverence and the good t.
pute
That follows faithful service as tie
fruits,
BE unto them whom this day We
salute
We can best thank them by the future
efforts we put forth ID build upon what
they have so freely given In the future
years may they have occasion 20 lWs
with pride upon the work of those %
whom they now, as teachers, bid far.
well.
Let us fully realize that the know.
edge wp have game ,lus far Is sin.
ply q commencement. In ourselves
Oh. future lies. our lives must be Wat
Wa make them If we consider nov
that we have reached the summit nal
therefore may rest, We shall find tlat
The lamp within us viii grow dim all
at last win flicker itself out. Otg
"A Word to the
Wco e Sufficient"