The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27
Discusses Mans Relation to
Government. to Society and
to His Maker
Right to Make
Their OwnMistakes
History Written in Blood Be-
cause Few Have F ound Profit
in Making Mistakes for the
Many, Speaker Declares

Relieve in the justice OF gov
xernment by the people, of the
people and for the people. Under,
stand your relation to society and
recognize that you have no right
to draw from the common store
except rs you contribute 10 that
common store. You .an't do
these things unless YOU place
yourself i'm harmony with God
and submit yourself to His Will
The most controlling factor In hu-
man life Is mans consciousness of
responsibility to personal God
for every thought and act.
THE relation of man to God Is
the highest relation Of life. There
Is no way to plan n life unless IL
harlnof'ixes with the plan OF the
universe. and there h no plan Of
the universe that God does not d.
rect"
Such was the conclusion reached b,
Secretary William j. BRYAN In q
mastery address at Randolph Macon
college last night on the subject OF
The Three Fundamentals. In which
he discussed mans relation TO govern.
inent, society and God.
The address was delivered at the an.
nral celebration Of the Washington
Literary Society before n well-filled
house. Mr.. Bryan was TO have beer
present Monday, but press of business
necessatated noatponenent. The
Secretary reached Ashland at 5:so, &C.
cnmpanied by Mrs. Bryan. and re.
turned to Washington Immediately a,
the close OF the address.
President blackwell introduced Mfr
y h. Hsxx4, -
at peace with their neighhors In the
practice of civic righteousness
Approves Small Colleges
Mr.. Bryan paid compliments "a
Randolph Macon and several disttn.
gnished alumni. Before beginning his
address proper Mr., Bryan discussed
The subject OF the small denomina
tional college. declaring II Is the most
desirable form OF educational insti.
tuition, and the most valuable because
Of the fact that IL draws into the col
lege larger number Of persons from
the immediate community. gives a
closer touch between teacher and
student. and Is more democratic than
the large college where men get
separated into sets on the basis OF
their incomes.
Ii no had the privilege of estab-
fishing two colleges with two thous-
hundred students. Mr.. Bryan said he
would choose the ten colleges and To-
cate them where they would reach the
greatest number of bows near home,
He thought, also. that the small col
iege should have very strong re-
iigions atmosphere. as the student
stands I'm greater need of religion SIS q
student than at any other time.
The Fundamentals.
Discussing the three fundamentals
IL life, Mr.. Ervan took up first, mans
relation to government, which he
stated Is the least important OF the
three In America, he said. govern
ment In a more important relation al
the individual than anywhere else or
at any other time. for here Every
citizen is a sovereign and no man
dare wear a crown. The government
IL good IL men make IL good and
bad If men make 1t bad The funda-
mental principle of our government is
the right of the people to rule. The
people have a right to have what
they want in government. Authority
must finally be lodged somewhere,
and II it is not lodged In the people
where shall II he lodged?"
Taking up other theories of gov
eminent, Mr.. Bryan said: TT you put
the presumption of final authority on