Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-12-16
Where we Am Benefit.

himl 1t belongs to the Methodists
Why should we give to keep IL
alive? Wherein are we bene-
fitted?"
We get no less comfort from the
fact that the sky is blue because
the blind man says he cannot see
it.
Let us examine the evidence.
We learn from Blackstone com
mentaries- that upon the law of
nature and the law of revelation,
depends all human law. That the
Creator has laid down the eternal
immutable laws Of good and evil,
to which the Creator himself, in
all his dispensations conforms,
and which he has enabled human
reason to discover, so far as they
are necessary for human action. -
Three Principles Vital.
Among others are these three
principles, that we should live
honestly, owe nobody and should
render to every one his dues, to
which three general principles
Justinian has reduced the whole
doctrine of law.
What Is law? 1t has been de-
fined as being a rule of action gov
erning human conduct.
The Willamette university has
stood for 80 long years at the part
ing OF the ways between good and
evil. 1t has for 80 long years ex-
tended a beckoning call to the
young manhood and young wom-
anhood throughout the Pacific
northwest, to choose the good way
and avoid the evil way. 1t rep
resents the widespread aspirations
for the mutual advancement, and
individual and mutual happiness.
Why This Unrest?
Its teachings tend to awaken
the soul OF man, the vfcal IAing
that makes man a power and
real producer. 1t is the lack of
this thing that has caused such a
chaotic condition throughout the
world today.
The rulers have for years de-
pressed the common people
through greed for power and pos
session of property that they new
or earned. They have travelled the
road of evil In search of pleasure
and conquest, until, the common
people, the work and woe of ev-
cry nation, have become crazed
and sick and sore at heart and
lave refused to longer abide by
he rule of action governing hu-
nan conduct of their country.
When 81 per cent of the people of
my country refuses to be governed
1y the law of their country, the
government IT, overthrown and all
business ceases and bloodshed and
lntold suffering prevails through
nut the entire county. Under such
! state Of affairs the individual
oses faith, power, originality and
the vital qualities which
make a man real producer and
! defender of his country.
Ignorance Breeds Lawlessness.
Under such a state of affairs
values of all kinds would |
apidly depreciate. Real estate
tiles would be of little value,
tocks of goods protected as they
re now by plate glass windows,
7ould be soon distributed among
be mob. The eight million dol
ars now in the four Salem banks
rould be taken from their vaults
nd distributed among the victors.
he real measure of protection of
ur property is not vaults and
uildings but the appreciation of
UT people Of the laws Of good and
vii, to the end that we desire toi
We honestly, hurt nobody, and
ender to everyone his dues.
This Willamette university that
now on trial has stood at the
arting Of the ways of good and
I'll for eighty long years and has
altered up the diamonds and
lbies of our young manhood ana
omanhood and has run them
trough the factory, if you please,
nd has fitted them for a higher,
'oader and more noble purpose in
fe and has quickened to power
lis inussible something and have
obilized a force for the good of
e community, state and nation.
his being true. and l am sure
at it cannot be truthfulW de-
ed, very person in Salem and
Sewise every person living in the
acific northwest, has been ma
rialy benefited by Willamette
diversity.
A Civic Investment.
This is not all of the processes
this factory. For so years the
rectors have taken out the &C
al expenses of operating this
ctory and have distributed the
I proceeds among the, citizens of
lem until last year that dis