The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-24

that you cannot prove false to the
most exalted ideals of maniiness
and womanliness. OF nelghborship
and citizenship.
In thinking Of what these grand
old men and women did we take ac-
count of their lack OF educational ad
vantages. But most OF them in
some way learned to read and
write. They lacked in books and
in knowledge OF the schools, yet
they produced Burwell Spurlock,
John farrell, William Keith, and
Wallace Bailey, and many anoth-
er preacher able to teach and in
flame the hearts of the people
while rallying them to the Cross OF
crucified Savior and Redeemer of
men; they gave to the bar, the
bench and to the ranks OF states
manship such men as John NJ. FL
lott, VIM. Harvey and John NJ.
Burns, NJ. J. Ferguson. Alexander
and John p. Martin. James NJ. and
John NJ. Rice, Laban T. Moore Jas.
e, Stewart, A. j. Auxier, John S.
Patton, X F. Prlchard, Joseph NJ.
Davidson and others, constituting
galaxy OF names reflecting glory
and renown upon this section and
the entire State. What was denied
in the career OF each is at the
ready command of the young men
of today. All that mankind has
done, thought, gained or preserv-
ed Is TO be found in The pages o.
books. Cultivate the reading OF
them. No matter how poor you
may be, nor that the more prosper
Gus will not enter your obscure
home, books will enter, and therein
Milton will sing to you of Paradise;
Shakespeare open the worlds of
Imagination ard the workings of
the human heart; and Franklin en-
rich you with his practical wisdom.
| wish to express a word of en-
couragement to Professor Byingtor
and his associates, And that is
that to cultivate the minds Of these
, young men and women that they
may advance themselves in the
world and to exalt them mentally
, and morally, are the noblest objects
! that can engage human effort Tt
the young men let me say, while
remaining loyal to whatever ma!
be your respective political view
and affiliations avoid narrownes
and the spirit of mere faction il
politics, and strive for broad AM
generous policies calculated to lif
your communities and State towart
higher levels; stand together an,
!. with the best element of the com
. munities in which your lot may b
cast to crush out and put down al
forms of lawlessness, and striv
nightly to maintain the rights G
all.
= have directed my remarks an
exhortations to the boys and ma
i, seem to have overlooked the CIR
Of this school. You girls are a
:, right. If only we can inspire tn
= young men to be worthy of you d
husbands and sweethearts of the II
ture the highest hope for them wi
!, be abundantly realized.
:, Standing in the shadow Of the oil
! coming development of this sectio
- hope to see our young men, NJ
hewers Of wood and drawers of wa
:, er and not necessarily welding II
AZ pick and the shovel, although nj
! denying such employment to |
e worthy and honorable, but hopir
:. and believing the natural brightnei
"a Of their minds, improved by educ
ton and training, may prove the
"a capable of experimenting, directir
and controlling others, and so den
onstrate that they of the presel
generation are undegenerate an
=, are yet worthy of their father
- who, man to man, opportunities CO
n sidered, in my humble belief, star
unsurpassed and without pee
among the sons of men.