Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-12-16
BRINGS MESSAGE
OF INSPIRATION
DR.. Vaughan of Boston Univer
sity Gives Address
Presents Thoughts on Some American
Ideals-Buifet Luncheon Follows Ad-
dress i'm Methodist Church.

UTeSS Ill NIelnOulSt
David ID. Vaughan, professor of social
service in Boston university, VINO came TO
BrattieburO " ednesday ngnt to address
the puDnc on American Locals, received
Il hearty welcome IN the Methodist
churcn IRON an audience OF thoughtful
men and women, who appreciated 10 the
run both the man and his message
Promptly AT 9 q clock he took the pat
form, and Tor an hour and nall Erlpped
his listeners with a mastertul address OF
wisdom and wit that challenged every
true American to new conservation 10
the outstanding Ideals for which the ma
tlon stands.
rIrst among the American ideals to re-
ceive emphasis was truth. THIS is not
something let down from heaven III
chunks and, if ii were, the human mind
could not receive 1t in chunks. 1t Is
growing ideal. Modern astronomy was
developed out OF ancient astrology,. a
superstition; so with chemistry, which
develooed out of ancient alchemy; so
with religion, which has developed in
MYRIAD ways out of man S cropping for
God. Some of the best folks of the past
were wrong; and some Of us are wrong
The conservatives of each generation are
always the worshippers OF the radicals
Of the preceding generation. Truth never
leads TO he'll, always to heaven; God Is
on the side OF facts. Sciences change,
bnt the things with which they work
flowers, rocks, animal lite-do not
Liberty is IL second American ideal
rovo tLon In any other nation. but
tLora' ,nucL Of elovprv still within
o,,r horders Men are slaves TO disease.
T ~ Uorue Tho io"b and mis- men under
the sod. Liberty means that we demand
protection from the rayages of such
avoidabe diseases as tuberculosis and
tyPholu' ISPilo'I - no mama
Is clIiliI. ~ man thn dis vn. of saw
mas ov9l ooioi09o - VI" tl III ond do.
age ,IoNelly, SWINGS tiLc Ia9" rI iiau NO "r
mes poSs anu gus Vn"nNO ~ H.,
therefore sl"Nes " po'c.tS - ~? n,.
mands that every boy ana glrl IN Amer
lea be gwen at least chahce 10 WIN .
Justice, too, since the ueclaratlon Oh
independence, has been an american
ideal. Yet how we nave played WIN II!
The constitution would never have been
signed but for the promise OF the hrst
amendment freedom or speech; YET
hardly day passed during the war; OF
lias passed since, That TINS ldeal mas hot
been violated. Freedom OF speech does
not mean a cnance TO holier nle anu
start riot; 1t does mean tnat men
shall have chance TO express thelr non
est opinions: Nhlle justice mas Deeh
among our ideals from the beginning
only recently have we exercised IL IN re-
gard to women, and given them the N0te
it is their right to have IT., whether theS
want to use it or not. That settles the
question. Justice must yet be made rea
in our relationship to the colored race
and the. immigrant, as well also in the
realm OF industry.
Equality has been cherished by Amer
leans among their ideals, and equality
of opportunity has been more nearly ap
proXimated in America than anywhere
else: .,, ,., ;,.o,
fraternity may DC classea VIII dtta,
that gre uistlHcIi! ard ,,,oI.n ra
nEou ror;nnp III; i' an" "i'~ must herome
adity ~ H. a raiatiom nf nationu to one an.