The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-11

Madison Swadener, pastor Of the
First NJ. E. church, delivered the fol-
lowing address:
The Father Divise never cosferred
upon man a greater or sweeter bless
ing than when He crowned him with
the ability and opportunity to toll;
and in proportion as he has apprecl-
ated this truth, and allowed it full
play in his affairs, has the world
moved upward in the scale Of being
and all we have in humaninty's life
story, denoting progress, We owe to
the application of this fundamental
law. l never had, in all my travels
or Investigations, a more impressive
| illustration of this truth than while
on my vacation few years since. l
studied carefully for two rare weeks
the Buffalo Exposition, for surely,
under such conditions, one could see
not only the flower, but the ripe
fruitage, of this beneficent aw; in
the higher education Of man, making
such scenes possible. Only in the
realm of the larger mind life are
such things to be sought. 1t is i'm
possible for any but the most sordid
or selfish or frivolous to linger long
amid such sights and sounds without
acquiring materials for most remu-
nerative study. 1t invites inquiry; it
provokfs discussions; it wakes the
mind from stupor, and impels to in
vestigation; it excites the fancy; it
regales the Imagination; it refinens
the taste, and makes men God-like.
And whatever ELECTS thought, and
compels the mind into meditative
mood; whatever enlarges the compre-
hensive outlook, and strengthens the
apprehensive grasp of the under
standing; whatever augments our
control over the activities of the
mysterious spirit within; whatever
gives us Acknowledgement from the
tyranny of the senses, and indie
pendence of the pleasures which ma
terialism ministers; whatever lifts us
into the region of pure ideas, and
wings us for flight Ger the serene
and luminous realms Of truth and
beauty, commands our most fervent
gratitude an as educator of the hui
man race. Everywhere the master
full position of man. educated and
trained to grasp God s unfolding pur-
pose, is thrust upon you, as you
wander among the marvellous en-
chantments of the Rainbow City.
Here are hundreds of the most con-
vincing proofs of the power of edu-
Gated man over wind and water, over
light and heat, over chemic and me-
chanic energies. From the hidden
wealth Of mountains. and from the
wealth-more real-of the more gen.
erous soil; from the products of the
forest and of the flock, of the field
and the far resounding sea, man
draws revenues and service, teaching
us how we can make even life's ad-
verse winds drive our bark to the
| longed for haven. Tt will yet be
true that "Man's nod is empire, and
his football law Silkworms spin
! for him; oysters secreate pearls for
him; for him lime becomes marble,
and carbon diamonds; rocks are
turned into silver. and plants become
coal; force guards him, sows, reaps,
threshes and grinds for him. reaps,
ages past it toiled in shrdlu cmfwpy
dwelling place. Art breathes inspir-
alton: music casts her spell over i'm ;
the block becomes a thing of beauty
the canvas glows with the tints and
flush of life: arch and pillar, cap
tai and dome, spring from earth and
soar to heaven, obedient to his king
/ y touch. All of the sciences, there
fore. were included in the decree,
"Have dominion, replenish the earth,
and subdue it,
The clearer mans mental vision,
the better is he equipped for the
scepter of his empire. Brain power
compels recognition and leadership
All of the successes Of the past have
been preceded by struggle and sub
jugation. The freedom of today is
all the fruit of struggle. Freedom
of thought in society, freedom of OPP
inion in religion, freedom of action
in politics. have all been secured by
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