Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-26

tieian that lived before his death, Yet
not one in this class but is a better
i scholar in mathematics than was Ar
chimedes. But you began with larger
transmitted capital than he did.
THE architect today begins on the
vantage ground of all preceding archi-
lecture, ever expanding and Improving
Each useful citizen leaves his city bet
ter than he found it, Its Improvement
is more than simply adding to it's outer
edges.
we may speak with pardonable
pride of the vasmess of the material
estate which has been accumulated
more for us than by US. Truly, it is
Very great. If all the men now living
should turn builders, they could not
duplicate the houses now in use by
working ten hours day while hey
lived. There is more iron in use today
than could be digged and smelted by
| this generation. If all the world should
turn gold hunters they could not, from
the mines. produce gold and silver equal
/ tc that now in possession. Ii every nan
end child should go in search of pre-
cious stones, life would be too short to
double present possessions. The ma
chinery now doing the worlds work has
ten times the producing capacity OF the
unaided hands of all men. Yet these
! Unreasonable material accommodations
are incomparably mean and insignifi-
cant in value beside the wealth of
thought and knowledge which is ours
If by some supernatural visitation
all material wealth should be swept
"a
suffice to reproduce from the raw ma
terial more than man accumulated lie
ten centuries before the time of Christ
The possession of mems minds is worth
more than the possession of their
hands.
Put into the hands of eighty million
men of the stone age all the material
wealth owned by Americans without
permitting them to learn anything from
what was given them, and a single gen
GRAFTON would destroy 90 per cent of all
they had received. But take from all
Americans what mems hands have
made, but leave them all their present
knowledge, and in a hundred years
from natures raw material we would
have back all and more than we had
lost. Truly knowledge is power, and
knowledge has been piling UP thru all
the ages by the labor OF other men
plus what you have added that others
cid not know-and the key to this
treasure house is put into your hand
and without robbing any one of his like
privilege you are hidden to enter in and
use of ii all you will or can.
Il want TO emphasize the fact that
Ia, ,te.s;, ;,rf, -
heritage that is best of all. and that it
is truly heritage provided for MS by
the labor of others. Attic every drop
CT blood shed in the name of Christ
was by false or n mistaken follower
of the Prince of Peace, yet probably no
nation in this world has mad more blood
shed in its defense than has been freely
given by martyred servants of the
blessed Jesus in heroic devotion to his |
Kingdom. No cause of state or interest
of human welfare has had more ardent |
and able defenders, nor needed them
more, than has the Christian religion.
More books have been written and |
more words have been spoken in de-
fense of Christs kingdom than for any
other cause. In every great theological
discussion. where Christianity has had
g stalwart defender and champion, |
there has been champion opposed |
steutly urging error. AS much mental |
acumen and scholarly effort has been |
applied to the correct Interpretation of
the scriptures as to all the constitutions
CT all the nations. AMI we have had
more help from men to understand the
bible than all other literature com
bined.
"A great ocean steamship is mar
genius, art skill and ages old evolution
CT great ideas. A captain is put in con-
troll of that floating palace. And he Is
sole master. Millions of money and
three thousand souls absolutely at his
mercy. Give a man a team and send
him to pillow in the field, and if he is
utterly reckless he may even kill a team
Of spoil daysSplowing. But this ship
captain. If a little reckless, may lose the
ship and all those on board. That man
alone never could have worked up a
condition or position of such RESPONSE
0ility. Our great nation is wonderful
product. And the president of our
choice is put as the captain OF this our
ship of state This nation was not
Guided for him. Is no more for him
han for you. He is very much respon-
'ible for this ships safety. And with
hat responsibility he receives the
greatest honor the nation can give.
And to each of you is committed this
treat ship of personal opportunity;
1uilded thru the ages; builded by the
ieip OF all who have gone before, and
you are made its captain. 1t has not
been prepared for you alone, but for
.ou and all others whom your trust can
Effect"