The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-06-29

OF my classmates ~ha were abou, 10 q
esive their diplomas, but 10 whom 10 o.
tied conviction had YET come u 10 the pa
ticulAr eaiilng 10 aic that awaited then
More than 10 pr ceut. of my elaa at grad
aatlon tad 20 idea What their lifs.wor
should be. Nov do rot peak Of this q
neocssar!ly rHect!ag on my clan mate,
for ! realize What . mighty problem ar
young msn or woman faees ~hsn they loo
iolo the future and decide whether the
,hall enter this profession - that, whetbe
they shall be called BY this name or b.
some other. Bot there h weigh,ier ques
lion that every one should face ~ early Il
life ~ they possibly can. u 10 rot wha
their particular calling ,hall be, lmportsn
~ that 10; Il Ia DOT what shall be the meas
ure OF their success Ia life ~ determined b,
dollars and cents or social position, or any
thing that 10 merely material IL 10 some
thing greater than any or sll OF these. Il
1t not qaestion Of what one 10 TO get out
Of life 90 much as 10 Il what one 10 Il
put Into liie; or II be wants 10 emphAslz
the getting be needs to couple with that the
nobler thought Of giving--Get In order to
give; acquire oidrr that you may bestow
And In your search for these have 10 mind
the worlds greatest n1edf, and seek ia
EQUIP yourself 10 meet them 10 the largest
way. This IL what would like TO say ia
all these young people that are found lp
every graduating class Cur country over.
The great need Of the world today 10 not
money and mana worth In life 10 not de.
termlned by the sil, Of bis bank account.
"Thy money perish with thee" Ia the divine
censure given to every one who thinks that
be can buy the best gifts Of God, or meet
the obligations that he owes society by
drawing = heavy check. The crying need
Of today 10 men--and not monty. Men and
women Of a ce tain stamp Of definite Ideals
and Of God.like aims and aspirations; men
who will not be content with slipping lit.
tie money into aLother's hand, or with civ.
Ing large contributions to schools and col.
leges, to churches and benevolent and phil.
anthropic institutions, praise. worthy as
all this may be.
The world needs men and women who
will be themselves ard their best selves all
the time, and who will give Of the strength
the beauty, the grandeur Of their own per.
Ionallty to their fellow men.
1t possible to cripple one still more In
physical and moral and spiritual attain |
nents by pouring out too lavshly the gold
hat gitters. Money and the inoldlnate
ove Of money has ruined more lives than It |
las benefited. The great pressing need |
Il humanity 10 for men who can stand as
.hese two men stood at the Beautiful Gate
Il the Temple. and say to all the MANNED
nd halt and blind, to oil the depressed and
discouraged and hopeless ones around them.
Silver and gold have l none, but what /
ave that give l thee; ;snd withthe sympa.
hetic voice there Is to be given the symps-
hetic touch, and the soul 10 thus to be as
isttd to rise from its narrow, ciamped pos.
Ion and to walk forth 10 the grandeur Of
70 God given manhood and womsnhood.
And this service 10 open to US all Meth
r wealth nor high intellectual attsinments,
r rather the lack OF these, can prevent any
ne from pressing on to this goal. But II
e will only ket p this goal 10 mind, both
vealth and intellectual attsinments will be
tiliz d BY the individual In enrichiDg his
fe and In Masking 1t a. helpful to others a.
9 possibly can. These will not be consid-
red as ends In themselves a. too often they
re now, hut they will rather be considered
, means to 8 more glorious end. |.
In Wow Of what has already been said 4.
ish TO bring before you three great aims !,
bieh our young people 10 our different :,
,hools and colleges may we'll set before
'em today.
The world needs men and women Of Char
,ter, men and women Of Sympathy, men
I'd women Of Faith; and such are the ones
no are to be the great benefactors Of
'eir fellow.mep, these are they who will
} In position to say to oil the crippled !.
1es whom they may meet. In the name Of
esus Christ Of Nszareth--WAlk!"
Flrst then, the world needs Men and Wo.
en- Of Character and never was that need
ore pressing than now.
Standing ~ we do the wealthiest nation !,
the face Of the globe. having unlimited
sources In our selves, In cur rich and fer ;,
e plains, 10 our deep rivers and great .
kes, IN our mountains with their exhaust 2 2
Is mines OF one kind and another, and ),
th an International IL uer ce that Is grow
I In effective force every year, We need >,
Q regulative balance Of character to make =
a. . Nation, q real benefsctor to man.
I'd. ;,
And we should Indeed be ungrateful and Il
II we did not recogniz, the n
cter Of the menlwho stand at the helm IA
Our great ship Of State. do not think 1t "
D much to Say that the personnel OF the
esent standardization At Washington chal. "
,ges the sdmiration--yes, OF the whole II
,rld Ard II the olive branch Of Peace h,
Vt has been held out to the warrInx ns- ct
ne OF the East with tuch diplomatic deli. N
" as TO via the graf ful attention Of .,
ID beligerents, shall really biing peace, "
sir and righteous aid enduring peace, an CO
mortal crown will rest upon the head Of h,
esitent Roosevelt ard so far as persobsl hs
srscter, as high aud nob.e deals are 10
,cerned, know OF bo ms1 now living vi
om the yourg men Of our graduating th
Hses may more safely lmliste than the hs
LET Magistrate Il our Nation. DC
lot II 10 character in tho more common Ci
rtults Of life that corcern ~ nov, 10 de
men and women who make cur indus. CT
y and Who toll a. ,hs looms; who run an
banks, our mercantile establishments
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