Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-15
RAYMOND ROBINS
CONCLUDES LECTURES
Series Ends In Mass Meeting
at First Methodist Church
Last Night

Raymond Robins concluded his ser.
les Of special lectures to the students
of Willamette university last night al
mass meeting held in the First Meth.
odist church. Governor Withycombe
presided and in introducing him, he
referred 10 Robins as Zone of the
worlds greatest social workers. "
/ After thanking President Doney, the
faculty and the student committees for
past three days, he began a vigorous
discussion of the subject of Path -.
as applied TO an active career in a
critical period of the world S history.
The supreme need of democratic
institutions is leadership. The incarna.
tion of democratic ideals in the men
who care is the end For the accom-
phshment of this purpose Mr.. Robins
gave as his reason for talking to some
20 student bodies in America. After II
years of work he abandoned the hone
Of getting leaders from each class.
Glass leadership makes men parti-
san, - the labor leader can not be fair
to capital in times of stress. and cap
itahstic leaders cannot be fair to the
Just rights of labor. "We need lead
ers, who are as big as the state, the
nation, who are big as the whole pee
pie. Among the students of America
are the men and women who will run
the nation in the next generations
Speaking more directly on the sub
ject of faith, Mr.. Robins said: "Ideals
preeede reality and fashion reality"
Bridges and all other great construe-
tions of man were preceded by men
tai vision of some man. "Every stu
dent needs a great faith in the moral
universe. In celebrating this point
he developed the ideals that governed
Moses, Paul, Savonarola, Luther. Crom
%ell, Wesley and Tolstoi." al wish
you might have faith in the people
The future of America will come out
of the great common spirit Dare be-
heve in life, people, and institutions,
that they may yet fulfill the plan Of
the universe. Each has his work to do
If world is to do its upmost best
Z" Don t be twO-thirds man or wo-
man, have your entire heritage, phys
ieal, mental, and spiritual You will
never have the full illumination of
your life without spiritual factor. 81
had tarce master motives in my life
| want money, mental dominion, and
spiritual power. In the development
of the latter Mr.. Robins told of his
experiences in the north "For is years
| have never challenged the ultimate
results of righteousness.
The Christian life needs three foods |
prayer, the Bible, and fellowship. |
is a social enterprise. Men
and women, who have led in the ad I
pane of human liberty have been Christ /
ians.
Referring to the problems of the day
and especially those after the war, he /
stated that only three nations will he
able to speak regarding the world af-
fairs. They are Japan, Russia and the
United States. Japan is dreaming the
dream of Caesar. A greater Japan is
master passion of all japanese high or
ow Russia will speak, for the war
S awakening the nation TO a conscious
less. The only other nation equipped
20 speak is the United States. With Il
Ter ideals in democratic, and industrial
America should lead the
world. "'There have been great classes
md great leaders in history, but never
| great people.
Mr.. Robins left today for Corvallis
where he will conduct q similar series
among the o. A. C. students.