The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-11
new REGIME IN
WORLD AFFAIRS,
DECLARES LYNCH
Social rip Van Wrinkles :
Cannot Prevent Progress,
Speaker Tells Graduates.

Thirty-two members of the Earlham
graduating class of 1919, marching in
professional with members Of the col
lege faculty, participated in the COM
mencement services this coming.
Earlham chapel was simply deco
rated with baskets OF daisies and ever
green trees, but the graduates and fac
ulty in collegiate gowns made the
scene an impressive one.
Invocation was given by Prof. Edwin
Morrison of the college faculty and
was followed with two songs by a trio
composed of Miss Susie Meek. Miss
Elizabeth Marvel and Miss Elgie Wit
.wer accompanied by Miss Helen Had
ley, piano, Miss Miriam Hadley and
Miss Hilda Kirkman, violins.
Noting the phases of life which have
undergone direct changes since the
war, and which will make it impossible
for the world ever to be again as it
was before the war, DR.. Frederick
Lynch of New York City, editor of The
Christian Work, addressed the COM
mencement audience. He will speak
tonight at mass meeting in Reid
! Memorial church. DR.. Lynch was in
troduced by President David NJ. Ed
wards, who described him as a man
who has been In close contact with the
war and its results on society, and
who has displayed almost prophetic
vision in his discourses on the SUBJ
ject.
Life On New Plane
The community spirit of nations, a
/ world neighborliness is with u.s. said
DR.. Lynch. I'VE are one under one
covenant and are beginning life in a
rev plane, new in industry, new in re-
! ligion. new in education.
I'VE hear of people who are advis-
{ ing our former splendid isolation say
ing we have no part in the affairs OF
the world Deutchland Uber Allies
sounds just the same to me. We can
not isolate ourselves. We are a part
| of the world community under one
covenant, and our senators who advo-
cate the opposite remind me of the
little boy who attempted to stop Mia
CARA Falls with toy spade.
You who are graduating today are
starting life in a world much differ
ent from that in which your colleagues
of last year did, vastly different from
those of 1914. 1t is your duty anc
your privilege to go out into this work
and become leaders for all the things
needed. Leaders are the most i'm
portant, men and women who will &c
ahead, blast a way for the new under
standing of world living. 1t is yours
to venture into this new warld of ours
We have reactionary men who ART
walking backward with their eyes ap
parently in the back of their heads
We have groups of people like that
we have speakers and even preachers
1t is up to you men and women tt
push forward. not backward.
World Needs Young Men
"In a few years the men who wan
to go back to the old things, to the OLE
outlook. will be looked upon as Ri
Van Wrinkles. The world is looking
for young men-and by young l NEAR
men with young hearts-who can un
dertake the stewardship needed" salt
DR.. Lynch.
I'VE have seen millions of men la!
down their lives In the past war
100000 of them, and II is impos
sible for US to believe that this ha.
not had deep and lasting effect oil
the world
Religion has taken on a new form
, like everything else. People nov
want religion that goes right dow
, to the great facts and questions tn
war has brought TO the front. w
must have a religion that will heal al
, our sores, those of labor, civic, an,
international relations of the world.
Education Changed.
Education has changed. 1t ha
, gathered more and more Of the tech
; nical and vocational. In many way
that is good, but there is another sid
; to it. We must not allow the cultura
side for which our colleges have stoo
! steadfast to endanger itself. We wan
) our young men and women to kno1
' what to do with eight hours of leisur
, in the twenty-four. How helpless ar
we at times. We have boys and girl
: who are lost If they do not have pit
4 ture show to go to- Through Gu
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