Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-06-20

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AT eight o'clock Wednesday evening
the Christian Associations helu their
final meeting. Alter invocation 10y the
Rev William Bryant of Bay City
Mr. Mcbride sang with feeling the
Pharlsee and the Publican
ii n Ronald, president of the Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION, introduced
the speaker OF the evening, the Rev.
LeOndas II Davis. of Grand Rapids,
Moderator Of the Synod of Michigan.
The audience which greeted MIN listened
to an able aud eloquent address on The
Christian Associations and the College.
The speaker congratulated the present
generation on the liberal opportunity
for education, and spoke feehngly OF
the rapid growth Of Alma IN her short
history he emphasized the college as
three fold developer, OF mind, of BODY
and of soul. The relation that the
Christian Associations bt ar 60 the CO...
lege Is IN the latter, In the development
of the soul. They implant character III
the individual that makes him better
man III business, in the home, upon the
athletic field and III all the activities IF
life.
IL is not in the college alone that their
work should tell; II should be carried
70 the workshop, the schJo.rJom and
he farm, wherever students can be-
found. The speaker mentioned the
work of the Christian Associations III
other lands; the force IL has been In
America In checAlng evil He Instance
cases where its benefits iad been most
strangely felt and closed with an clio
quent appeal 70 the student body 10
cherish the principles of the Young
Men ana Young Womens Christian
AssJciations-the principles of Jesus OF
Nazareth
COmmeuceme day daw ned bright
and clear Ii was an ideal day, ana
The large audience that began TO pack
the college chapel long before the ring
ing Of the first bell was at no time un-
comfortable from the heat. Promptly
at ten clock, the commencement pro-
cession headed by the trustees Of the
college, was ushered TO the platform,
while Prof Mllliken's orchestra played
the march The invocation was offered
by the Rev Leonidas Davis of Grand
Rapids. Ine Ladies' Quarrette, Misses
Conat, Hooper, Howard and Messenger,
gave two excellent numbers To the
Sunshine and the Lullaby
William James Ewing was the first
speaker, and his GRAFTON ''fhe Ethics Ut
Today" was an excellent effort "Man-
kind" said he "has always felt the force
of duty. Ii has always been the highest
theme of philosophy. Before Christ
men ever sought some standard Of NOR.
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gave the first principles of morality In
the ten commandments and the golden
rule About these all ethics have since
clustered. Today there are hundreds of
standards, for the business man one, ior
the minister and teacher another The
golden rule has become elastic. The
spirit OF commercialism has everywhere
brought state of morals 20 be deplored,
Modern ethics asks remedy It is
found in an uplifting of the individual.
Of raising him TO self mastery It's ten
dency Is TO a broader field of the ethics.
Ethics have not yet brought Us TO the
golden age Of morality but we stand On
higher and nobler place than ever be-
fore. The standards Of Jesus the Christ
will yet be gathered together into the
one noble ideal OF the golden rule, and
HIS teachings shall be the guide for all
mankind
Agnes Hope spoke on the "Nindica-
ton of Past Warfare She admirably
showed the noble uses 90 which war has
been put in the past. Ii has been the
natural instinct for good. IL Is the
moulder Of cOmmonweaiths. Ii Is the
inevitable result of mans nature, by
war wrongs are righted; war prepared
the world for Christ II is the motive
force of civilization; tho from year TO
year il is hardship, from century TO
century II is blessing, The permanent
qualities of patriotism, obedience and
self mastery are the developments of
war; by war much that Is great and no.
BILE OF the past has come down TO us.
John Northrup Booth made a strong
plea for anglo. a merican L nifty" He
answered effectively the arguments of
those who depreciate the alliance Of
America and Great Britain. 1--WE are
united in race, language, customs, con-
science and ethical ideals. True, Eng
land sought TO enslsve us; true, she rec