The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-26
FAITH AND COURAGE,
According to Dr. Rafnsford, Are Great
 est Qualities.

Rev Dr. William S. Rainsford ot
 New York. preached in Battell chape
 yesterday morning. He was listened tc
 with attention by the students and
 many visitors, who came despite the indictment weather Dr. Rainsford said
 in part:
 | The greatest combination in life is
 faith and courage. History bears out
 the truth of this statement Races fail that lack courage: Nobody doubts that
 the American youth is courageous, you
 say, and if ever a race of men came by their courage honestly, the American
 race has. You point to an ancestry of
 blended English, Scotch, Celtic, Sean | dinavian, Hueguenot--peoples that have
 mixed their strength in our blood. In- deed, we have no low standard of cour- age, so Judged.
 Because we have stepped into mans estate too easily in this country Is one of the things that makes it hard for us to be courageous. The speaker here referred to the great struggles of our forefathers for freedom, to our great civil war struggle and to the great con- fiicts borne by other nations to secure great boons We are a rich nation.
 There Is a tendency to-day to neglect
 the old hon1ely virtues, love of work,
 honesty and perseverance. There Is
 much of craft cunning, special favors
 by law, chicanery, much seeking of un-
 due influence on our fellow men for our
 own personal advantage. But smart
 ness cannot take the place of saving.
 The wonder is that men can live SO en- grossed in their own affairs that they lose their color sense, lose the sweet ness and the value of even material things. very real danger Is that in finesse and smart politics men should put their trust rather than in firm sinew and changeless purpose, courage and principle. The man who lives to save his own soul is going the best way about it to lose his soul. There Is great struggle on for the life of this great nation. Imperialism there is not for there isn't such a question before this country, except 1t be the imperial ism of the trusts that threaten us. But there is to-day true and a false ex- pansion One is based on materialsm, and the other is based on morality. The one is based on Gods truth--that is the only real and worthy expansion. You find to-day that everything Is made give way to success.
 But what this nation needs is men of intelligence, education, organized men taking from the colleges what they can give of larger power going forth to the work of the nation, recog- nizing that lasting greatness cannot be bnuilt on anything that is not true. And there is no place on Gods earth to find out what is true as in these United States, and it is a work that the college men must take up. The vast mass of journalism of the coun- try is stuff of the greatest danger. Go into journalism some of you for it has great need of good men. A false stan dard has to a great extent captured the advertising columns are padded and all kinds of subjects are taken up to help gain bigger oircula- l ton, often the truth is hidden because l the interests of the papers might suf fer. and important subject which ought | to be brought to the attention of the | people are not met or laid before them | as they should--all for monetary reas- | yns. In country in which the whole | stability of the government and success | 1epends on the education of the people, | the only ultimate security rests in the | people knowing what is true.