The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-20

humanity. We see races sunk in
hunger, poverty and ignorance. We
shall perhaps always hear it, until we
are privileged to listen to the great
heavenly. choir
II have heard it in, the slum dis
trtct-the want, the neglect. within
three blocks Of Fifth avenue where
are the slums of New York. Thou
sands upon thousands are suffering
from hunger and cold. 1t is thus in
all great American cities. The cry Of
humanity means that there is duty
for us. The day will come, it will
surely come, when somebody will hear
that cry, when you will know of this,
when your eyes will open to the
needs. .'.~y .~.r ~.
when the people in large cities
become prosperous, they gradually
move uptown, they then build
mansions, and sing beautiful music of
assist them. They forget the slums
and those who made their work pos
sible. :Ts 49,,
young people, 7 may be speaking
to you for the last time, and assuming
that, there is no word that I would
rather leave for you than this. %A
Suppose these people all meet up
yonder. Do you suppose that those
people will live In beautiful mansions? :?
VIII they occupy the high seats and
temples, and will the poor people be
crowded down, and cast. out Of sight?
Not If / know my sLor!. and Master,
who on earth remarked time and again
on the difficulty Of such people enter
ing the kingdom Of Heaven. s... ."
If Christ Were Alive.
, To-, u
appeared on our streets in cheap So
suit, intpeasant's clothes, having now
as then-no place wherein to lay his
/ l1ead-how many homes would be
open to him? He spoke as no man
ever speaks.
Considering this question, Il made
up my mind to ever be true to his
teaching. to be ever, listening for the
wailing of the needy multitude, for
| the women in the workshop, with
motherhood crushed out, for the 1000, :
900 youths ,worse~off than orphans, for
the cry. Of the submerged tenth. I
must first hear the needy if / am Il a.
christian and would follow my Lord
and MASTER
/ Beautiful Conclusion.
| In, conclusion DR.. Creegan became
more personal and told more Of his
i.experience at Fargo college.
Ii Icb0oCAtPl llC Salhtzt IL LIDS CIV eli
me great Joy to know you for these
-four Years. 1t has been the privilege
Of my life to have come in close con-
| tact with the young life here. My ex-
Eperience here has seemed to make the
dial move back. ] feel years younger.
+ have enjoyed the beautiful fellow
ship.
Il have had the privilege of many
pleasant confidential chats with the
students, who again and again have
come to me for advice. 1t Is real in
my memory, it is delightful, and I
have felt hardly older than they
| Tt took me year to become accus-
| toned to the faculty. i had been out
tof academic circles so long 1t was
hard to adjust myself to the stride,
but finally it changed. Unison was the
result. feel inclined to challenge any
college i'm the land to boast of more
| harmonious Internal relationship.
More noble teachers can nowhere be
1 found. They have emphasized char
acter and have rejoiced with me In
seeing it developed.
| Il dream of a development in each
OF you Of a high sense of duty. with
! ears open to the cry OF humanity, with