Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-27
.RANDOLPH-MACON GIVES
BRYAN CORDIAL WELCOME
Secretary Of State Delivers Inspiring
Address to Students Of Meth
odist College.
SPEAKS ON FUNDAMENTALS"
Cabinet Officer and Wife Visit His
toric Spot Near Ashland-Gucsts
OF President and Mrs. Blackwell
During Their Short Visit.
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ASHLAND. VA, February 26-Secre-
tary Of state William J. Bryan spoke
here tonight ut the annual celebration
Of the Washington Literary Society OF
Randolph Macon College. The college
chapel was crowded to OVERLOOKING
with townspeople and countryfolk from
miles around.
Mrs. Bryan. and the students OF the coll
lcge gave them both rousing rccep-
ton.
President Blackwell introduced Mr.
Bryan. and spoke of the secretarys
l!eutenants. Walter Hines Page and
Thomas Nelson Page. who were natives
of Hanover County. and said he knew
that they would be greatly honored to
know that their chief was addressing
their home people tonight
MIR. Bryan said he was very much in
tcrested In the small colleges and that
If he were going TO found n college
he would rather establish ten colleges
with 200 students each than one Of
10000. The small college IL the col
lege OF democracy"
TAKES "FUNDAMENTALsn
AS SUBJECT OF ADDRESS
The secretary took as his subject
Fundamentals" and confined himself
TO three principles. MANS relation to
government. his relation to society. and
his relation TO God"
He said that the last was the most
important. The right Of the people to
rule is the fundamental principle In our
government Democracy Is the strong
est, the best and the most satisfactory
government
The people were the ones that should
rule. he declared. and II they make mis-
takes they ind them out and correct
them.
No party will give perfect govern
W RI
that the Democrats are wrong when
they are In power. and when the Re-
publcans are in power no proof Is nee
essary.
The fundamental principle which
should govern ones relation TO society
the visitor said. Is the distribution OF
rewards. He said that n man could
earn as much In n lifetime he gives
In service TO mankind In return. He
believed a man could earn 500. 900 900
In a lifetime. but not every man that
earned II collected II. The man who
collected II was too busy collecting TO
earn IT, and the man who earned II was
too busy earning to collect II. You
should not try TO draw from the world
what you do not give to society
The third fundamental and the most
important, he continued. Is mans re-
lat!on to God. The consciousness OF
mans responsibility to God Is his first
responsibility.
In conclusion he said: Young men,
plant yourselves with these three Drin-
ciplcH: 10 not sponge on society: bring
Yourself In harmony with God. and
help to uphold the rule OF democracy"
Mr.. ''Tyan has passed through Ash
land several times in the last year on
his way 10 and from Richmond. and
each time expressed his desire 10 visit
the old college. He was taken In an
automobile to the old tree where Pat
rick Henry hitchcd his horse and was
very murn interested In visiting the
road that Washington took going TO
Yorktown.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were entertained
during their short visit to Ashland by
president and Mrs Blackwell. The stu.
dents gave the secretary rah-rah re-
ceDtion, both on his arrival and de-
parture.