The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-29
PARTING ADVICE
TO THE SENIORS
PRESIDENT NoRTHRoP SAYS LIFE
IS WORTH LIVING.
In Baccalaureate Sermon at the Armory,
"Prexy" Tells Graduating Glass of
the Life on Which They Are About
to Enter-His Ideas on Wealth and
Happiness.

Seniors of the Minnesota state uni
yerslty listened to the baccalaureate
sermon delivered Sunday afternoon by
President Cyrus Northrop in the univer-
sity armory. The armory was beauti-
fully decorated with palms and bunting.
The middle section of the armory hall
was reserved for the class, which
marched in in body nearly four hun
dred strong, wearing caps and gowns.
President Northrop chose for his sub
ject, els Life Worth Living?" His
text tf rs was iyet Romans ma n aId zone
inthians, II, 9, "For we are laborers
dis Life Worth Living?' he said:
"My answer is, sYes, life is worth
the living The vast majority of man
kind show their belief that life is worth
the living by taking every means TO
prolong life to the utmost. Life is worth
living even because of the happiness
which may be experienced while we
as varied as the characteristics of the
human family-life itself, gratified ap-
petites and tastes, affection and love,
royal fellowship, chosen champion
ships, gratifed ambitions, intellectual
deli gifts and good deeds done, the ap-
prevail Of our fellowmen.
The Intemperance Of Wealth.
Mr.. Northrop spoke of the intern
fntemperance is no more Satisfying
than intemperance in anything else;
that the man with the little he has been
able to lay aside, safely deposited in a
savings bank, is more contented and
happy than the multimillionaire. He
continued:
Gin saying this am for the moment
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righteous and the wicked. Happiness IS
possible to both-for time. Belshazzar
got his pleasure from the qualification
of appetite Daniel got his pleasure
from communion with God. Appetite is
common to men and brutes. The intel
| leet and spirit are the additional nobler
endowment of men, and 1t is the pleas
ure of the spirit and intellect when
makes life worth living. To study the
things which have been made and to
reach out into infnity after the Maker,
this is something worth doing.
"This world s happiness is largely
possible by reason of our ability to for
get both the SORROWS of the past and
Of the future-even death itself. Sucn
measure Of happiness as WE, get out OF
life is possible to a large degree only
because of our belief that death does
not end all. but that life goes on, that
death is only transition, and that life
leads to something besides death.
"Ever and anon there comes crisis
in the worlds history when the deathly
struggle for existence is determ1ned by
the presence or absence of expected re-
enforcements Grouchy, by not being at
Waterloo, ruined his emperor and lost
for his country the primacy of Europe.
And it is just SO in the moral, social,
political and religious conflicts of the
country. When great. questions are to
be decided, it is no small thing to have
every man answer to the rollca1 'ad-
sum- Il am here and be ready to meet
whatever may come.
! p Not ALI Are Conspicuous. ar=Es.H
cit is perhaps given to few men to
live life which permeates society and
which lays hold of the controlling
forces of the nation-just as IN the con-
f1icts of nations there are but few Ma
poIeons and Wellingtons and Grants
and Lees and Oyamas. But the JOY that
cause, thrills the heart of the subordin-
ate officer not less than that OF the
commanding general And when deed
is done like that of the First Minnesota
at Gettysburg, all distinctions of rank
disappear and every man knows the
lows of heroic action because every man
has nobly done his duty in the face OF
DEATH
At the conclusion of the sermon,
class to stand. He reminded the grad
yates of the great responsibilities they
were about to assume; They Were as
sured of the president IS hope and faith
in their ideals, and that their cherish
ing MOTHER would ever do all she
could to promote the future health and
happiness of her "children.