Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-24

ture and nations. This very fact of
the power of ideas in a free land Ike
ours eonfronts us with peril. Idea
power may be constructive or de-
structiye The nobiest ideas distorted
or misrepresented may work infinite
mischief Present conditions give il
lustraton. Take that stupenduous
idea of Democracy. which embraces
so large the hopes of humanity. New
interpretations are being put forth.
some most specious and insideotls. to
further selfish schemes of men who do
not hesitate to foster class hatreds
and incite a 1awlessness. So with
those other great creative ideas of
business. society and Christianity. New
interpretations are demanded. Who
shall give them? Who shall inter-
pref Socialism Alright so as to lead us
toward brother and fair play and
mutual recognition of all rights, in
stead of towards unamerican class dis
tinetion and ultimate anarchy Who
shall interpret business as naturally
beneficiant contract instead of sell
fish bargain? Who shall interpret the
religion of Jesus so that men will
recognize its meaning as the Father
hood of God and the Brotherhood of
Men? Upon college men and women
falls in large degree the duty of in
terpreting correctly these great ideas
and vitalizing them in personality. To
the educated belong the initiative and
the Interpretation. They must furnish
1t II our laws. liberties and institu-
tons are to persist The fundamental
constitutional ideas of our Republic
have been assailed, and appeal to
popular passion and prejudice is pre-
valent. In such a crisis it becomes the
patriotic and Christian duty of the
college men to think these questions
through and thhen throw all the power
of their personality into propagating
the true and thus multiplying the false
ideas destructive of free government.
There is imperative call for the
leadership of ideas embodied in per-
sonality. Such leadership was WELD
ed in his day by that great graduate
of Colby. President Matin B. Ander-
son. who impaired as dynamic power
to thousands of his students that rul-
ing idea of his life, Brings things to
pass" The world surely needs men
of IDEAS who can brings true and
right things to pass.
The sermon closed with a fervant
appeal to the graduates to cherish
ideals cultivate ideas, and energize
and express themselves through a
Christian personality. Thus should
they help bring in the better day when
society redeemed shall realize the
Kingdom of God on earth. And thus
should they know by understanding.
and whose chambers are furnished by
knowledge with all pleasant and pre-
cious riches-the riches imperishabie
of Christian character
Rev Horace Wayland d. D., Col
by, Y. pastor of the First Baptist
church of Brooklings. 5. D., delivered
the sermon before the Christian Assoc
Citations of the college, at the Bap-
list church, Sunday evening.
"All roads lead to WatervilIe, Mon
day, stores aud churches will be
closed" SAYS DIR. ]. f. Hill. for Col
by" John Coombs. Connie Mack,s IRON
man of the famous Philadelphia Ath-
leties, will be in town with his old
Colby 1906 State Championship team,
playing the 1912 Varsity in the aft
ernoon. All Kennebec county will do
homage to Colby John, and it is
expected that every nook and cor
ner of Maine will be represented ON
Alumni field. Already every seat in
the grandstand las been sold, but
there are yet bleacher tickets for sale
Mr.. and Mrs. John Coombs arrived
in Watervlle, Sunday afternoon, and
are stopping at The Elmwood Hotel
II is expected that one of the catch
ers of the Athletics will arrive In
time to play in the game, giving the
fans fine chance of seeing Coombs
pitching real big league ball.
Just prior to calling the game, Mon
day afternoon, Hon, Forrest Good
win, Colby 81. of Skowhegan. will
present Coombs a testimonial. coming
from his admirers. both on the campus
and IN the city, and numerous alumni.
This Will be one of the pleasing fea-
lures of The days activities and all
should be present, to witness it, John
Coombs will then present each MEM
Der of the 1906 team. of which he was
captain. a beautiful gold base ball
watch fob.
DR.. Hill, who has been arranging
for tfe Coomhs day program. expect
ed at first, that Coombs would be able
to remain in Watervile after the
6t'hiS' HihtNh Ills tliht lpI Il lltlnS DdI1-
quet to be given in his honor. but
Connie Mack thinks he needs him, so
he will be forced to leave, Monday.
at Gao, in order to be at Philadelphia
the next day,
Manager Stetson of the 1906 team of
Houton. who arrived in Waterville.
Saturday, announced that the team
would probably line up as follows
e. 4~s,- T. pts
Cowing, c; Coembs, p; Wiley. 1b;
Shaw and Ralph Rood, eff; Tilton,
Oh; Reynolds and Pigsley. SIS: and
Palmer and Hammond, RI
The Junior Glass day exercises will
he held on the lower campus. Monday
morning. All are cordially invited to