Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-14

HaNS lIiS NSls DSot ~ go
ages, and in this day of interpre-
tation, of all lands. l have met
men who thought they were good
but they were narrow and cruel.
They did not possess the ideal
which led them to lofty thoughts.
Moral character is the result of
our knowledge of how to be
good, and our ideals, of what we
hope to attain
The speaker cited the words of
the great teacher Socrates, when
his friend offered to purchase his
pardon, said, at is not life but a
good life which is chiefly to be
valued" 1t was the ideal of that
great moral teacher that raised
the hemlock to his lips and led
him to death.
Zone of the most fundamental
attributes of moral character is
honesty" Mr.. Burchenal said.
There are so many shades of
honesty, but l mean that which
deep down in a mans heart
causes him to give to the other
man the things that are due him.
The speaker used the illustration
of the experience of a young man
wishing to take a position in a
bank. AS soon as he assumes any
responsibility, his bank demands
That he be bonded. He applies
at a bonding company, and the
company, in order to safeguard
themselves, begin to investigate.
Where does he spend his even
ings?" Who are his associates ?"
Does he read and try to i'm
prove?" Does he smoke cigaret-
tes?" The replies are weather
vanes pointing to things that
mean success. SIS he prompt"
Is he absolutely honest in his OBJ
ligations?" The boys character
is combed as with a fine tooth
comb. Isn't is important that it
shall be clean and open and COW
cred with beautiful deeds?"
"Then anyone who aspires to
leadership, to executive power,
must cultivate positiveness. Be a
positive character. 1t is the duty
of every man to think the ques-
tion out to the end. Know where
you stand and put your stand to
the test of argument. Our great
questions must be presented from
both sides, the country acting as
the jury to decide. There are
many problems to be solved. 1t is
our duty in republic 20 think
out these things to the end, be,
cause it is the views of all of US
melted together, that forms pub.
lie opinion, which rules our ma.
ton.
Mr.. Burchenal spoke of the
Christian man, declaring, he is
invariably the one who comes tt
the front in times Of great
trouble. 81 like to think OF
George Washington on that snow
carpet at Valley Forge, there
bending knee to Almighty Coo
and asking for the deliverance O.
his country. Before every grea
battle, while the soldiers slep
in their tents, while sentinel
cried out the hours of the night
while the nation slept, Abraham
Lincoln was to be found on hi
knees at his bedside, spendin!
the night in prayers for the vic
tory of the Union Army. Afte
the sinking of the Lusitania, onl
recently, President Wilson, sal
to his cabinet, Let us open GU
deliberations with prayer Tn
soldier before the battle prays
the God who loves him; who's
heart aches over the sorrow an
tragedy of the battlefelds of tn
world, and I have thought if a
the great heads of the nation
would bow their heads before tn
battle there would be peace fol
evermore.
In closing Mr.. Burchenal hel
before the graduates the pictur
of Abraham Lincoln, the lionel
boy in the middle west declarin
the personality which he develor
ed had made him one of tn
mighty rulers of the world for a.
time, and placed his name in tn
rank of Alexander, Caesar an
Washington.
at is the duty of everyone O
us to develop personality" tn
speaker said, "This is the CON
mencement of larger school day:
Today you are prepared. Let m
leave with you this sentence
Here's our own life; let us tax
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