Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-14
VALUE OF RElGONP0[NID
OUT By PRESIDENT KANE IN
HIS BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS
/; 1 have thought ii through and

hat; have thought it through and
And 50 you. graduates. are leaving
as. The parallel Is evident. 1t would
be a matter Of assurance for US to
know that you have been thinking
things Of ultimate value. to know
that you are prepared to think them
through.
1T might seem queer to some peo-
pie that we should meet here in q
state institution. to discuss matters OF
spiritual Importance" President Kane
asserted. He went on to cite an Incl
dent Of the president Of Johns Hop.
kins university who said: There has.
been a scoffer at religion in the
university. No man so broad, pos
sessed Of such high intellectual intel
ligence to entitle him to a place in
this university cannot but have con-
sideration for the viewpoint Of 9TH
ers."
Represents State
Il believe l represent the people
when I say that the university en-
deavors to teach anything and every
thing OF interest to vow students. We
believe Il we counsel with you about
things, teaching You vital matters Of
concern to you, that is the attitude
the people Of The state want us to
take.
Tonight, let Us add n depart
nnent to the departments which we
teach in u universtty-the depart
rnent Of religion and spiritual life. We
will have to acknowledge that we
have done less actual thinking in this
department than in any other depart.
ment.''
Bible rent.
Taking the text from the scripture,
MY yoke is easy and Ny burden is
many people think of having perfect
freedom in accepting or rejecting this
condition. A great many people who
DO, think of it as a duty which they
perform at great personal sacrifice Of
strength. Many Of us accept It as an
extra burden. thinking afterwards we
will get a free ticket to heaven.
In the first place. we do o have
this freedom Of choice l have describ-
ed. We have to carry life's burdens: we
nave to go over the road of life
whether we accept this philosophy or
not. We must accept these burdens.
He is good to bear my yoke for
my burden is easy
Let US examine this in compari-
son with other PHILOSOPHERS Of re-
ligion. Another Interpretation is the
burden is light compared with the al
tentative" and President Kane went
on to discuss the various ~interpreta-
tons. citing examples from practical
life.
The value Of Christian religion. as
compared to the heather religions,
Mohammedisrn. Buddhism and others.
Think Of flower and the fruit Of Mo-
h4mmedtsm-it is what we call the
Unspeakable Turk. Think Of other
western reli1ions"
Babeon on Christianity.
ue IL the belief in Christian principles
as measured by Roger w. Babson.,
statistical expert OF the United States.
According to Babson Christianity
makes people happy. healthy and in
telligent, and other religions do. not,
Mr.. Babson asks the American people
what is the real security for stocks,
bonds and all financial paper? With
out the effect of Christianity business
would be impossible. For our sakes.
or the nations sake, for the sake Of
our children. let, IS business men get
behind the preachers. The safety Of
all we have is due to the church. de-
spite the i~neflciency Of its present
methods" says Mr.. Babson.
President Kane declared that re-
ligton made education possible. The
NSS VI A1A9A0A 4So44 lA41A was
established in 1636-two hundred
years later the first state university
was established, and in the two hun
dred years intervening It was the
church that supported those univer-
stiles.
'The things that make for
progress are attributed primarily
to the church"
Christian Viewpoint Sound.
The ~soundneas Of the Christian
: viewpoint was readily proved by the
way. The Germans followed the phi.
losophy Of might makes right but
the philosophy of right makes might
was clearly demonstrated by the Allies
before the war came to an end"
The solution for the present great
difficulties for the present great con-
troversy between capital and labor
must come from the church, must
come from the principles of the gold
en- rule, he said. ..
That does not mean that the en-
ployer inc the employee should join
the church that these issues may be
settled. but 1t does mean that the
principles Of the church are the prin-
| ciples upon which these questions