The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-20
ARE RELIANCE
OF THE WORLD
Spiritual Values Are the
Basis of World
Progress
SAYS COOLIDGE
AT AMHERST, MASS.
Motive of Righteousness
in Order to Do Things
Right

Amherst, Mass, June 20.-Spiritual
values are the only reliance of the
world in trying to meet present prob
lens, Vice President Calvin Coolidge
| said in an address at the opening exer-
cises of the centennial celebration of
Amherst college to-day.
0The work of the world will not be
DONE" he said unless it is done from
motive of righteousness
After recalling that Colonel Rufus
Graves and Squire Samuel Fowler
| Dickinson and their associates cen
| tury ago founded Amherst college for
the purpose of "civilizing and evan
gelizing the world by the classical edu-
cation of INDECENT young men of piety
| and talent" and referring to the large
| number of men whom the college has
sent into public life, Vice-President
Coolidge said:
THE fundamental purpose of this in
stitution is to teach men spiritual val
ues. The progress of this effort meas
ures the progress of civilization. There
is no more principle than that of the
present day all over the world needed
TO keep this constantly in mind.
individuals and nations are at the
present time afflicted with great bur
dens. AS a result of the readjustment
which has taken place during the last
wear, men find their resources very
much impaired, with no corresponding
reduction of their expenses. Often time
both capital and credit have been en-
tirely exhausted The nations of the
earth are struggling under great load
of debt incurred and resulting from the
war. The raising of sufficient revenues
tosmeet the costs of government is not
only a grievious burden but in some
cases, has not yet been found possible,
"The question that confronts us on
every hand, whether in the considera-
ton of private or public interests, is
how these burdens can be borne What
motive can there be for nations to
meet this great cost of taxation or for
individuals to discharge their great
obligations? What promise. what hope
can secure this end Z The usual expecta
ton of the rewards of prosperity are
scarcely strong enough TO meet the pre-
ent requirements. The sacrifices to be
made in payment of taxation and the
readjustment of economic conditions
are very great 1t can scarcely be said
that they should be borne solely in or
der to procure a resulting prosperity.
THE world must look for something |
more than prosperity in the present |
situation. The individual must look for |
something more than wages and prof
its for his compensation. Unless this |
satisfaction can be found by proceed |
ing in the way of right and truth and
justice, the search for it will end. Lat |
ter things of life cannot stand alone. |
Unless they are sustained by the spir
itual things of life, they are not sus
tanned at all. The work of the world |
viii not be done unless il is done from
a motive of righteousness.
This brings us back squarely 10
the foundation of western civilization
which asks not whether il will pay,
but whether it is right. Throughout its
existence this college has supported
this principle as the 'ciyilizing and
evangelizing' influence of the world.
Her public men have carried and must
continue TO carry it into public life.
There is no other foundation for the
and support of peaceful
between individuals or
among nations"