The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-08
BRYAN OFFERS
TRIBUTE TO WOMEN
WOMEN OF TWO CITIES AND SUR
ROUNDING COUNTRY PACK
oPERAHoUsE - BRYAN GIVES
SPLENDID ADDRESS o NFuNoA-
MENTALs OF LIFE.

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the speakers filed to the entrance.
Long before the doors were opened a
large crowd filled the street and in
a few minutes every available seat was
taken and the aisles filled. On the
platform were the ministers of the
city, several of the leading democrats,
Governor Burke and Colonel Bryan.
Mrs. r. M. Pollock was introduced
by DR.. Creegan and occupied a few
minutes announcing the headquarters
of the Votes for Women league and
extending a cordial invitation to the
women to call and affiliate themselves
with the most popular issue confront
ing the women of today.
Governor Burke then in his most
gracious introduced Colonel
Bryan with a short but clever speech
bristling with tribute to the great
orator. One Of his remarks which was
proven to it's fullest extent yesterday
was that Mr.. Bryan never rests on
a speech making tour except when he
is being introduced, for no matter
how he is being served, people ex-
pect him to talk, and he does not get
a chance to rest even when being
shaved for then he must talk to his
barber. He concluded by introducing
Colonel Bryan of America who was
received with much applause.
Col. Bryan on Fundamentals.
Although it was announced that Mr..
Bryan was to give his famous lecture
on The Prince of Peace, he announced
that he would take the liberty of
talking on The Fundamentals of Life.
for the Prince of Peace was a purely
religious address and when he real
lied that some of the best women of
the world were deeply interested in
that subject and that it was the over
shadowing element of life, yet there
were other things in which women Of
today are interested.
The following are a few or the many
facts and thoughts which he touched
upon. There are three great funda-
mentals of life, God, society, and gov
eminent and each is related to the
other so closely that what affects one
deals with the other. Do l believe in
a God? answer, yes. / cannot talk
to a man who does not believe in God.
that is the one thing which men must
agree upon to be c%ongenial. There is
no base of conversation except men
believe in God. Back of everything
there is a creator. Some scientists try
to convince one that man developed
from a low form of animal life and
when they come to account for the
first spark of life they can go 40
farther. They may drive it into space
but still it is not accounted for.
"His belief in God is the first
thought that man must consider. 1
refer you to the verse found early in
the book of Genesis, which reads In
the beginning, ETC. God, the Creator.
Is back of everything. He is the only
power that can account for creation.
Some people 40 not believe in God
because the principles of the Divine
Power are mysterious. Everything is
mysterious. Life is q mystery for
which man can give no explanation.
Love is a mystery. No one can ex-
plain why people love each other no
more thar can they explain the mys-
terry of patriotism. Why men will go
into battle and give their lives for
their country has not been solved. we
only know that they do. Our food is
q mystery and we have a pure food
law to solve the mysteries of our
food. If we live up to the things we
do understand we will be kept so busy
we won't have time to worry about the
things we don't understand.
THE Bible is not a man-made book.
II anyone a y so he must answer
two things. He must either prove shat
man today can produce one that can
take the place of the Bible or he must
admit that man has degenerated in
the past 1900 years. The Bible is a
map Of human existence. 1t is a dia-
gram of life with a warning at every
corner. 1t commences before the
creation OF things and deals with ali
situations of life until after death.
Gladstone built his everlasting works
upon the Bible.
Some silly mothers think that the
child will decide for himself whether
he believes In God or not after he has
reached maturity. If he is left to de-
eide for himself, by the time he has
reached maturity he has already de-
cided and there is a chance that his
life may be ruined. His early life
must be moulded for him and By the
time he reaches maturity his life lies
clearly before him. To believe In.
God is the controlling thing in life n
the highest purpose in life is to learn
Gods will and do 1t.
Society as a Fundamental.
Belief in God is the controlling
principle of society. One may draw
from society only as he contributes. If
one man draws more. he is working a
hardship on someone else and Ii
someone is u~nderpaid he is making 4
wrong equalization somewhere else.
Ones conscience must regulate the
relative principle for 4. the ratio which
one contributes is not equal to what
he draws from society he is corrupted
ais well as the one who suffers from
or benefits by the inequality.
Can Il a arm 100000 in a life
time? He can. Can d man earn
$1,000 600 in a life time? 1t Is pos
sibIe. Can he earn $1Ob, 900, O007 1T has
been done. Some have been known to
secure $780, 00, 900. If Jefferson were
paid in full for the service he rendered
our country II would exceed that.
Lincoln's service 70 his country was
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