The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25
WILL WHITES LECTURE.
Talks of Progress of the Ages at
Washburn.

"a Theory of Spiritual Development,
vas the subject of q strong address
given last night by William Allen write
in Washburn chapel before an audience
composed partially of those VINO are
taking the Normal course at the col
lege. He was introduced In a highly
complimentary manner by president
Sanders.
MIR. White in his introductory re.
marks spoke of the futile attempt OF
life. Life has eluded the microscopes;
cruciibles. test tubes, and scales, salo
he. "Then they tell us that matter IN
organic and organic, is only etner IN
it's various forms of motion. ana tnao
ether is the realest thing in the
"R1It If we ask what is this ether
that moves to make life, the wisemen
only answer with the children:
Whittier she goes
And whittier she blows
Nobody, nobody knows
"And vet the further we go into life
whether in the laboratory or IN the
street the surer we are of working out
what the scientist calls the 'determin-
ate or porposive char 3e' ana what Inc
psalmist calls the way of the Loro-
"Just now the civilized world is try
ing to establish democracy. 1t seems
to express the warnings OF the race
for the elusive ideal of the art OF NE.
1.-THE world is not chocolate eclalr,
continued the speaker There Is mean
ness in 1t; there is injustice in It, ana
ir,humaaity in it. The training that
comes 10 the race as 1T combats mean
ness and goes through injustice, en-
counters inhumanity, is necessary tram
ing. The selfish forces have their place
in life. ,. uo bord
ard bitter Yet God knows, also, that
from the grinny, sodden lives OF the
millions helping their kind in nstihc
tive folk charity, springs the seeo o.
human progress. Therein mes nucn %
our ultimate hope of whatever millenn-
UNI may come.
"What are all these attempts TO pur-
ify our modern politics, to purge the
rarties by direct nominations, 10 esldD-
fish the referendum in the cities, 10
abolish corporate campaign contribu-
tions? They are the weapons Oh moo-
ern democracy.
what is the movement for old age
pensions, for workmen's compensation
laws. for employers liability laws, WoIn-
EMS clubs. labor unions? They are a
1-art of the large tendence of the strong
man to make brothers of the weak that
they may grow in strength ana WIS
dom.
"Great wealth in and of itself to-
day often is regarded by soc1ety as
handicap to a man or an institution.
The good that money will do is limited
in a score of ways. The good that
man may do is limited only by his tai
ents Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt is wrong
in some of his tenets. But right or
wrong he has inspired more men to
Righteousness in public life than mil
lionaire could call forth with all the
millions of Wall street. And all the
kings horses and all the kings men
can not put America back to the low
er ideals of the last century.
1.-THE gain is permanent. And here
is the important point in our discus
sion: The man who has promoted the
progress of his country is manifestly
exultant and happy, while those VINO
have devoted their lives to games of
greed before all the world are seek
ing happiness in mere pleasure and
dig for it more than for hid treas
ures.' Wherever we look in this world
with clear eyes whether we see great
movements or great men we find the
cycle of the spiritual Unfolding the
cycle of the material"
A short informal reception was CIV
en- Mr.. White, following the lecture,
at the home of President Sanders.