The Detroit times., 1916-06-26
Not Enough To Be
Skilled In Profession,
L. of vi. Men Told
GRADU ATES HEAR
BACCALAUREATE
The Rev. Carl S. Patton
Makes Inspiring Adj
dress to Graduates

ANN ARBOR Mich, June Co
declaring tina, i, Is the duty OF edu.
Gated men 20 become leaders in the
social and political thought OF the
nation .hc Rev Carl ;. Patton, Of
columbus. O. formerly OF Ann Ar
aor delivered an inspiring and force
tu, haccslsureate sermon 10 the
members NJ he graduating class Of
1915. University Of Michigan.
Some OF the more striking pas
saves from the Rev Mr.. Pattons
addrs-- follow:
~ Is not enough that you should
DE- d good dentist. or a fine engineer
The fdI ated man should lead in the
formation Of public opinion Poll
ctes I'm republic will depend upon
what The people think In the lons
run he people will think what is
right Bur not without leaders 4
hundred a thousand, a million men.
who do not know, are 70 wiser
than one man who does not know
r is not 4 safe time just now in
America 20 leave everything 10 the
man who can raise the biggest noise
The mass OF people think in catch
words How often lucky phrase
like free silver or a full dinner
pail a lucky phrase analyzed. has
elected a president o. the United
- AH
some Wild goose chase, We are all
for preparedness We are all for
'Americanism But preparedness
for what And what is American.
ISM
The war In Europe has set us all
70 thinking. But there is a most
amazing diversity in what We think.
America. We all agree. will not be
the same after this war But just
how shall she he different 4. Wise
Wood reads the history OF the last
century and concludes that war
holds a larger place in national
deals than in any other century.
John HAYNES Holmes reads the same
history and draws the opposite cor.
cluslon. One man Upbraid= the
churches because in a day Of peril
like this they still putter with mat.
tiers Of personal piety, and do rot
come out sauarely for adequate ma
fional defense. Another is equally
bitter against them because they
have spoken no unequiyocal word
for disarm amcnt. There are men
who scan the morning paper ner-
vouslv 20 sec whether a japanese
army IS already as far east as Den
yer. and there are men who think
We should have turned the other
cheek a few more times even 10 VII
"a One man looks az Europe and
says. preparedness f. the only safe
~ Another looks az Europe and
saws r. IL the only danger.
Between such extremes how
shall We come TO a sane Judgment
How find ont what Americanism
means. or dispose ~ that supreme
national danger. tre hyphen7 Not,
7 venture 70 believe. by the big
noise. No' by assembling he wise
mon NJ the nation In Chicago and
- Louis. 20 see which crowd can
veil tho longest not by the call.
ing 81 names. as 'pussyfooters.
'oIycoddlos. 'c0pperheads' and such
Not even by professions. When the
noise was the loudest IN the ma
'ioual convention In Chicago IN 1880,
man who had not been much heard
of up 70 that time, Mr. Garfield. rose
and said. When your enthusiasm
has passed when the emotions OF
I This hour have subsidized, we shall
4 find below the storm and passion
that calm level - public opinion
/ from which the thoughts ~ a m ghty
people arc 20 90 measured Not here,
whore ~ 400 men and women are
gathered. 81 The destiny ~ The re-
public 70 he deorcod No' here but
| hy tho millions ~ fresidcs. - ere
the thoughtful voters eft with rtves
and children about them Nth ,slm
thoughts. ni'h rhe history 70 the
past and the hopes ~ The fuure
burning In their hearts, there Cod
prepares the verdict thar V'' deter.
mine he wisdom ~ our work They
arc words 20 be remewhero9 We
/ feel In Tho crowd We sho. In he
crowd Bg' 1o DO not think 7 he
! crowds