The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-17
Not with the Material Eye IL God Dis
cerned, Nor by Analysis, but by
GodIiness Within.
THE DANGER IN MATERIALISM
USED As THE TEXT FOR An ATTACK
on MIR. CARGENGIE.
Address by DIR. Grant Before the New
York City CoIIege-Caustfc Com
ment on Great wealth.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 16-The
large gymnasium was crowded this after
noon Tor the baccalaureate exercises of
Indiana State University The senior class.
the faculty and the trustees attended in a
body, the class being seated Immediately IN
front or the platform. DIR. Swain. the presi-
dent. presided. and the address was given
by Prof William p. Rogers, dean of the
law school,
The subject of the address was "The
Best in Life" The speaker insisted unon
the Importance of determining what meth
Cd OF living brings most of happiness i'm
life; and that when this is known its prac-
tice viii develop the best life. He especfal-
ly emphasized the Importance or cnaracrer
building. He said in part: whoever stops
long enough TO think Of life realizes that IL
Is the most important thing in the world.
We may not be able to understand it-in-
deed, we know so little about 1t that some-
times the whole thing seems unreal-yet
we cannot absolve ourselves from this:
That life is here; in our hands; is our
selves, in fact
THAT it had beginning we know: how.
we do not know, and never can. That IL
course. is absolutely certain. Beyond that
Is theory-faith, hope Its beginning tts
ending, its beyond, we do not control. They
lie outside our reach. That which is ours
Is the hurried flight of years we call the
span of life. We unconsciously gather in
fIom our surroundings the shades of opin-
ION and mental characteristics OF Others
Our language reveals our domicile. as IL
n OoIo
assume the color OF our locality; we how
ever. help to form the locality's color We
cannot shift responsibility by pointing 70
others We only add TO our own by en-
larging the circle. We are each his BROTH
er's keeper. We have no private veal OF
woe. There is no unit man. No one is In
himself complete, or isolated. The individ-
ual is part of the communicative state. the
nation, the world His crime is their in
jury. His good deed, humanity's pulse
beat. To comprehend this is the beginning
OF wisdom. Here is the basis OF altruisnn.
the foundation OF the golden rule. IL is
the key of life's innermost treasure To
live as part OF all life; TO build up the
communitys character; TO forget self Ira
remembering humanity; these are among
What purpose has a man i'm living ex-
cept for the service of humanity? How
can he work out his own welfare how at.
tain his Ideals or accomplish his ambis
tions except by serving others? his is not
only the key to greatness-it Is the tails
man of happiness. the pathway 20 the best
life and the best there is in life. IL is
deep, unerring law i'm the life OF every
man that his own welfare is inseparable
from the good of humanity. He can never
grow TO his own best self unless he is a
lover, friend, citizen of the world
Herein alone are the elements OF greatness.
He lives most and his life is greatest who
comes most i'm helpful touch with man.
kind. And as life is the greatest thing in
the world, so Is character the greatest
thing in life All else is temporary, shift
ing, uncertain. Character is eternal. Other
things we buy and sell again. They are
ours. not part OF US. charcter Is or Us. ana
we of character. IL comes not from with
out. IL is the inmost. and yet the most
potent part of ourselves 1t grows; is never
to do this act or that for the purpose OF
adding To his character thereby detracts
from its beauty. The process OF accretion
has no part in its formation. IL Is neither
nurtured nor determined by the Spectacular
in life. 1t feeds not upon those heroic
deeds which command universal admra-
product. But its growth and development
precede such manifestations. The still
small voice thought. meditation. the rou-
tine or daily work, nttle tnings; habits
These make character, as they fill LIES
when. one by one we take from life those
things with which we've logged IL out we
ccme at last 20 character, and find In this
else away, II this remain, life yet is worth
the living Add all things else. n char
acter be gone. there yet is nothing left.
1T Is essential OF life. the answer 70
the question OF life's purpose. Without 10
there can be no purpose. no proht. no Justl-
heation ior Sins 2 "n@ l,,s,isd nas P,htlec,so ~
thor Of his being. He has made success OF
life. though no bonds or bank account
stand 10 his credit. The lack OF these, ir
fact. may prove the highest evidence Of
worth"