The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-17

OF the greatest heroes of our time. whose
lifelong battles were wholly internal No
greater example OF self-conquest has
been seen In America than that OF Fran
els Parknan. the historian.
During his college course that weakness
Of eyes appeared which subsequently af-
lected his entire system. Ii makes ones
pulses beat Co read how he was compell-
co TO read one minute at time, anc
then 10 rest; how. when friends read to
him, he could not listen more than half
an hour, and sometimes not at all; how
he made his notes with closed eyes, using
the iron frame. and shut into a darkened
room; how when threatened with insan-
ity he never lost courage. but finished
one OF the greatest historical works OF
ancient or modern times And from that
life comes summons like a bugle TO
rouse us from our sloth.
or listen 10 Robert Louis Stevenson in
his Samoan home, az the end OF II years
OF snent battle: II was made for a con-
test. and the powers have so willed that
my battlefield should be this dingy In
glorious one OF the bed and the physic-
bottle. Al least ! have not failed. but |
would have preferred place OF trumpet
ings and the open air over my head
Such voices come TO us not only from
the battlohelds. but from homes and
schools and colleges They come from the
NfAN'f AAH' A'A WhOh -
spoke.
Rejoice I can
BE crossed and thwarted as man;
Not left i'm Gods contempt apart.
10 live ghastly smooth life, dead al
heart
THE SPIRIT OF GREED.
1..e students Of our time are also to
have dominion over selfishness In COM
mercial and In political life. Who shall
carry the ideal and spiritual element into
the struggle of our modern age, n not
the educated men and women? The
spirit OF grasping greed will not be con-
quered by moral lectures. or by legisla-
ton n win be displaced by the spirit OF
Christian service exhiD led by present
day apostles.
The victory Is not TO be won In a gen.
Grafton or century, but it will be wor
In proportion as our graduates enter the
modern city, not to get something ou'
OF IT, but TO put something in IL. We mus
clearly see that the true competition IN
service; that the object OF the true baker
is 10 feed the hungry; OF the true ciothiel
10 clothe the naked; of the true banker
90 protect the savings OF the needy; and
that 10 live a life OF genuine giving oi
self TO the world is the only life that fol-
lows the Son Of Man.
Our commercial enterprises are today
obsorbing much OF our best intellect anc
energy. They are calling for the bes
OF our young men. possessing thorough
training and devotion. our nationa
ideals are undergoing a serious change
The Ideals OF Independence and human
equality. so popular In the 18th century
have been supplemented and overshad
owed i'm the 18th century by inference'
from the doctrine OF natural selection
and the survival OF the fittest
A h., ar,4a fipna "A Garth DunRgl
has taken possession OF the foremost ma
tl0ns and Victoria's reign with its 4
foreign wars. closed with the most IRA
I~tional and needless OF all struggles, tina
I'm South Africa. How shall our studenti
enter this eager. expanding. hungry lif'
| OF today2 Not. ! trust with despair NO
| surely simply to accept that life as al
| innate. Let them go as missionaries, e
share that life I'm its achievement. but es
| senfially 10 change its spirit.
All true graduates are students Tor tn
| minIstry-the ministry OF light I'm dark
! ness. OF purity IN the midst OF corruption
| of the spiritual aim I'm the midst OF ma
terial success We talk of student vol
! unteers" and I rejoice in the young me
who have gone forth by the Congo or tn
/ Brahmopootra or have suffered martyr
dom i'm the heart OF China.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS.
/ ibut We WANT SANtfiA NNihiAANNiS ~ W.
American city We want young men VIII
will volunteer as physicians TO fight dis
ease. as lawyers TO stand for justice nrs
/ and the fee afterwards. as teachers VIII
| will aim at character. as mayors and mag
| istrates who Will dare To face corrupto
! and rebul<e a. as citizens who VIII ad
10 the nobility and strength of civic life
Greater than any crusade that eve
I went 20 the Holy Sepulchre Is the enter
prise that now summons young men an
women To a Chrlstllke life OF loyal, lovin
( service.
we must also have dominion over th
ittleness Of life. Sometimes IL seem
easier to conquer positive wickednes
than TO overcome mere httleness III me
are evil we can rehuke them, punis
them imprison them But II men al
simply small. incapable OF large enthl
sjasm. and generous devotion, what ca
we do then? We can only come 10 thel
with the radiance of larger HE an