Evening journal., 1919-11-20

ter OF the sky. Protestant truth and
no other. Catholic truth and no other,
Republican rulh-thOugh / remember
that takes two sits nowadays-Demo-
cratic truth II there is any such
thing. Thank God we can for the most
part live under The open sky with
Light and truth from every quarter
Another pillar on which life rests is
warm. genuine human feeling. one OF
the chief curses OF the world Is mans
inhumanliy to man There Is I'M
measurably more selnshness than sugar
In the world right now We need zeal
for the common welfare or else we
are missing the spirit OF democracy.
Any country can lift a favored few 10
great heights. The test Is how far
down do the privileges OF democracy
reach, and how high up do .the powers
OF democracy lifl2 n 70 does not
stand this test OF depth and helghih
democracy has failed My father was
type Of man Of whom the rebubllc
has had millions. lie never failed In
an act OF kindness. never was guilty OF
an act OF injustice. never crowded an
other down, never blistered his lins
with a lie. The most radiant word
concerning the most radiant Person
the world had ever know was He went
about doing good
A third basis OF life Is the right kind
OF a motive. Life without a motive is
like watch without handspring.
The supreme test OF a motive is not at
the point Of It's purity-most motives
are pale grey rather than black or
white anyway-but in point Of its size.
More lives. institutions and govern
ments have failed because their mo-
tlves were small than because their
motives were downright bad. One OF
the tragedies OF life Is In the men who
have caught up with their horizon.
Their motives were easily exhausted
and they grew weary and quit. II you
are coming into business simply with
the motive Of wages. while an honest
enough motive, Il will be insufficient
for a big business career. ! would not
like 10 be your employer without your
a big motive.
Mark Twain said that all we needed
for a navy was the ships and the men.
we had the water. But Il takes a lot
OF water 10 float a navy. The oregon
would cut a sorry figure on the PENN
sula streams. II takes a big motive TO
nOat life.
III you are going 30 ask, II America
Is going 10 ask, What do I get out OF
It?' the motive is not big enough. Al
motive may have the purity OF a dew
drop. but n 70 only has the size OF a
iewdrop. it will not last long.
Life rests upon faith In God. have
4 personal grudge against the people
Who have caused these troubled times.
! fully intended at this time in my
ife, that the world should be peace
'ul, and that / should enjoy a little
golf and make lovely speeches 10
charming audiences such as this. II
never intended 10 be worried as 10
whether there was half a pound OF
sugar In the house, and whether eggs
we're one hundred cents a dozen. But
would rather be alive In a brave way
n these times than be a coward and
get out OF II all. I will not II ! can
ielp Il, lend myself TO that confused
linking that adds 10 the trouble. II
viii not develop hatred for any kind
u humanity. II Is time 10 hold steady
sNutu Ailt NNl IVA - III oteA AAs ~ ofANN
lf and through the storm and perpleX-
ty, we do look for a new heaven and
4 new earth where righteous shall
iwell. / will not lose my faith in
God or IN the eternal outcome. Right
Is right and law Is law. Right viii
win. Law will hold the republic steady
and only lawlessness will damn II. II
vii be well with us all and with the
republic we love II we think clearly.
lave human feeling, work with a great
motive and have faith In God God bless !
'ou alls
The benediction was said by the Rev.
J. Franklin Smiley, OF West Presbyter-
an Church.
The annual reunion and dlnner-dance
4 the GOldey Alumni Association viii
e held tonight IN The ballroom rf the
IOtel dupont. f. !. Cattell. OF Plila-
efph:a, win speak.