The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-06

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haze not yet been solved, hut their
eyes are toward "a future in which
Japan will hold its own in the realm
OF commerce with the world. They
have the ability and the Willingness
| to work and endure.
| Morale and Religion.
while we may not agree that
the religious and moral history of
Japan is equal to our own. we shall
have to admit that religion has played
large part in her history and that
today ethics is considered to be one
lof the chief foundation stones of
the republic. Religion is recognized
by her highest leaders as essential
to true progress. She has accepted
some of the highest ideals of Chris
tianity in the conduct of her affairs
Land has recognized Christian mis-
sionaries as her best friends.
Zone of the reasons why she re-
sents our recent action. is the fact
that it doesn't comport with the
ideals of Christianity as she has
learned them from our representa-
tives. To-day Japan is fast approxi-
mating in her international affairs
and in the conduct of her own af-
fairs, the ideals which she has
learned from Christianity. But if |
have made you see even in a hazy
fashion some thing of the attractive
ness of this great people, | shall be
satisfied and if I have made you
see that these ithree cardinal yir.
tues are responsible for her wonder
full achievements, then i shall be
satisfied
Call to Young Manhood.
1T is bad pedagogy to tack on a
moral, but my subject was "A Vision
and a CALI. The call is to the young
manhood and Womanhood of America
to lay foudations in character based
upon patriotism, integrity in the
worlds affairs and a loyalty to re.
iigion without which all endeayor
md all success is worthless. In
lay when bad politics and shameful
iust are sapping the life of the ma
Jon here at home, there is a call
20 the young to be loyal to the high
est ideals under which this nation
was established. We are on the eve
3f day set apart to commemorate
!, he heroism of men who gave their
ives for their country and their
ideals. What has that day come to
mean in American life? A day set
apart for expressions of loyalty and
eviction to the memory of heroes and
martyrs, has become a day for sports
md carousings and carelessness.
There is place for most of the af-
airs which transpire on this day
cut this day is not the time for them
We need to inculcate ideas of loyal.
y and reverence for the nation and
# we fail we need not expect the
lext generation to respond to any
great call for life's full devotion.
And in the day when corrupt and
wing business methods are respon-
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our brothers.: when the greed
Dr. gold has drowned out the care
Or mems souls, there is call to the
,'eneration now being ushered into,
ahe arena of Americas life. to adopt
Individually and collectively the high.
st standards of business integrity
Gives US Men.
And in an age when more and
lore men are discovering that in
he reality of the Unseen and in
he conviction that the universe is
ominated by spirit at once ethical
nd kindly: when the principles of
esus Christ are more and more rec.
gniEed as the necessary foundation.
or all true living, it becomes exceed
Ugly important that our young pee
,e shall be dominated by the reli,
ious spirit and that their lives be
uled by the highest ethical prin.
iples.
%The world is yours just in so
I ar as you pay the price of character
~ SeAii Shuo iCaiiAC luliy Tic FlSlOll
nd the ideal of your choicest mo
lents."
Fine Program Presented.
Rev. T. Ross Paden opened the
Program by giving the Invocation,
which was followed by a song, "Sing,
tobin Sing" by the Boys and Girls
lice clubs of the high school. Miss
Fanny Pitcher directed the songs
which had orchestra accompaniment
phe Glee clubs during the program
llso sang June" by Schneider and
Bedouin Love Song" by Pinsuti AS
always true of the high school
horuses, the music was splendid and
vas warmly applauded. In the two
lice clubs are a number of the
young people who graduated last
night, so that the personnel of tho
two organizations will be consider
ably changed next year.
Miss Ehnice Hughes gave a vocal
solo from "Pippa Passes" which was
beautiful. Miss Hughes graduated
from the high school last night, and
ner beautiful soprano voice as we'll
as her ability as pianist will be
missed there next year. Her sing,
ing last night was splendid.
Charles Schwanenberg, who has
been first violinist. of the high school
orchestra played Drda's Souvenir as