Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-15
WANTS TO imp RESS
VIEW OF FUTURE
CHICAGO PASTOR WARNS STUD.
ENTs AGAINST PUBLIC
.a OPINION.

iowa City, June l3,~-upon the cap
ped and gowned seniors OF the state
university. the Rev John Gardner,
pastor OF New England church, Chi
eago. impressed the steiner view Of
the future. He warned them against
allowing public opinion and friendship
tn turn them back from achievement
OF high and generous purposes
For the first time the service was
held In the university armory instead
Of In the natural science auditorium,
The increased space was we'll filled.
the section reserved for the members
, OF tho graduating class being flanlted
and backed by hundreds of faculty
members, students. and toWnspoople,
gathered in respectful interest In tho
sacred service.
The Rev Dr, Gardner based his SER
mon on the Reputation by Christ OF
his family and friends when they at
tempted to restrain him from HIS mia'
sion. He pointed out that men are
! so little accustomed to enthusiasm for
high and generous purposes that they
| think the man who riaks all for M
! ideh or cause In eccentric
II am addressing those who are
leaving the class room for the battle
| held" he said. land am commission
ed with the great and solcmn~task Of
challenging them In thu name OF God
and humanity.
You have already learned that the
secret of SUCCESS Ia knowledge. that
no man can gain self confidence II he
, does not know, hut of equal~=even
greater-~ihportanc Is character,
That your enthusiasm may always
burn and glow. and your lives be spent
In devotion to the human cause. and
your existence may achieve sOmethins
you must prepare yourselves for the
temptation that awaits you ut the
threshold Of your career
"Friendship too often will reduce
men to the commonplace, Its motive
may be good natured. II may confront
itself by saying Il man can be good
and religious ut home and live among
his friends until he In old, and he can
live In comfortable circumstances, But
| II my life will be commonplace where
~ It was meant to be filled with high
| adventure. II It will make me merely
| respectable whereas ! was meant to
change the currents OF life and make
the world n fair and happy dwelling
place for generations to come, am
being aeduced from 4 high destiny and
from 4 rich life,
"tunt because friendship and public
opinion 20 often thwart tho soul, be on
your guard lest you should ever seek
to turn some other man or woman
from the uplands. Lower motives
must always DO aupprensed Be the
champion OF the good. Believe that u
man IL noble work OF God believe
that the human cause Ia worth while:
give yourself to the quest of the vision
| glorious, Sec 10 II every day that you
look afresh ut life M a working OF the
works OF God and eonsecrate youraelf
to this end and to this end alone
| The class reunions and senior exer'
feieen will begin In earnest tomorrow.
Glass day exercises, the senior play,
and band concert are scheduled for
tho afternoon and evening. along with
informal gatherings OF alumni. On
Tuesday the senior breakfast and the
breakfasts OF alumni classes will be-
gin the day, The alumni baseball
game and presentation OF a play as
the closing feature Of the Shakespeare
can ter,centennial will mark the nf'
ternoon, and band concert and the
annual entertainment OF the literary
societies viii fiji the evening. Tho
formal commencement exercises. thu
alumni dinner and the presidents re.
ception viii take place on Wednesday,