Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-20
IN OTHERS HOUSES
Present Generations Do Not
Appreciate What Predeces-
sors Did Fro Them.
SAYS DR.. T. H. McMICHAEL
President of Monmouth College In an
Address Before the Broadway
Mems Club.

All interesting ADDRESS, full or his
torical events. wit and anecdotes, was
delivered by DR.. Thomas H. McMfch-
ael, president of Monmouth college.
before 100 members and friends of the
Mems club of Broadway Presbyterian
church last evening. The meeting
was presided over by Allan D. Welch,
president of the club, and the speaker
was introduced by Rev. J. l.. Vance,
pastor of the United Presbyterian
church. Living in Other Mems
Houses" was the title of the address.
DR.. McMichael said in part: 1.-The
men of today are living in other mems
houses and are eating the things
which were planted by other men.
Adam is the only man who stands out
alone and unique where other man
have benefited by the 1abors of others.
Other men have labored and we have
entered into the products Of their
labors. The only reason that we are
enjoying this life, in such vast do
gree, is because of the suffering and
hardship suffered by those who have
gone before us. 1t was because of the
hard labor Of our ancestors that we
are allowed to enjoy the telephone
or appendicitis; the street car ora
microbe. There have been very few
inventions that are now benefiting us
but. have been accomplished by hard
labor, suffering and sometimes starva-
ton.
Reward Slight.
"In most cases the reward to the
inventor has been exceedingly slight.
c. w. Morrison, who discovered the
anaesthetic which makes the once
painful surgical operation painless. re-
ceived three gold medals for his labors
and when, while he was still young,
he was on his deathbed and noted ply
sicians were gathered there, his wife
told of the suffering which he had en-
dured and showed them the three
medals as the reward which he had
received. In back of every convent
ence which we enjoy is the vigil and
thought of some one who has toiled
for us, and we fail to give him due
honor.
'Tf it had not been for the hardshipo
and agonies which the Man of Galilae
endured, and the suffering of his fol-
lowers. we would not now have tina
great privileges which we enjoy in our
churches. If the Pilgrims had not
been willing to die for the privilege
of vgorshipping God as they wished we
could not be sitting here now and en-
joying the good things which they sac
rificed themselves for.
Present Problems just ms Great.
I'VE have our own responsibilities.
We should not merely enjoy these
privileges, but we should conserve
them for posterity. The problems
which confront US today are just rs
great as those which confronted our
ancestors. The great question which
We must meet at present is that IF
temperance. We must stand on one
side or the other The immigration
question Is also a very important one.
These immigrants come to this coun-
try by the thousands and settle in the
congested districts of the larger cities
or at the mines. Can we make good
Americans of them? Will they assim-
ilate our ideals or give us their low
ideals?
1--WE must serve our day and genera
ton as our ancestors served theirs
so that posterity may have reason to
give US some of the same cheers that
we have for those who have laoored
and gone before"
William Parks. who was sent to the
convention of the Brotherhood of ILL
nois. at Jacksonville, Nov. Hip, gave
a report of the meeting.