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*TRUTH THE BASIC PRINCIPLE." < Address Before Alumni Association By Rev, J J. Long:.?Election of < Officers. . i The annual address before the 1 Alumni association of Newberry col-1 lege was made in Holland hall on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The address was delivered by Rev. Jno. J Dong, pastor of the Lutheran congregation at Little Mountain. The Herald and News takes pleasure in presenting herewith the address in full. Following the annual address, the meeting of the association was held, 2nd the* fnlTnwincr nffieers elected for ithe ensuing year: president, W. A. Rast, class of 1899, Cameron, S. C.; vice president, Jno. B. Setzler, M. D., class of 1901, Newberry, S. C.; secretary, Professor Virgil B. Sease, class of 1908, Newberry, S. C.; treasurer,! Prof. E. B. Setzler, class of 1892, New- ! berry, S. C. Mrs. President, Ladies, Genelemen' and Fellow Alumni: X am keenly sen- J sible of, and profoundly appreciative j of, the honor that ym have conferred ; upon me in that you have chosen me: cTiootor nf +>iic nrpstcinn TTnwPVPI* I VJ y VUIiVi VJL WUAU WVV?^*vrMi .. ^ . there is one regret which I desire to express, and that is the disappointment that shall coire to you because of my inability to measure up to the high standard that has been s-et by those who have addressed you on other occasions similar to this. I am today reminded of the Irishman who had the reputation *f being a hard man, to whom sentiment and emotion did not appeal, and who was never i khown to give his approval to any-! thing that pertained to public good. I Pat eventually grew weary of his j reputation and decided to undergo some reformation; so early one Sunday morning, to the great surprise and astonishment of 'his entire family, he got himself ready for church. While service was being devoutly engaged in, Pat arose, clapped his hands together and said: "Hellebbubelulah." Some one touched him on the shoulder and said: "It is*i't Hallebelulah, it's Halleluiah." Pat quickly replied by saying, "I don't know what it is, 1 but I'll just maxe a -pass a.i n auti go on'" So my friends, knowing what is usually expected of one on occasion like this, and feeling my inability to measure up to that which you have a Tight Ho expect, I'll just be like aPt, I'll make a pass at it and go on. That there are many questions of vital importance confronting the human mind today, and causing the same no little degree of anxiety and trou- j ^ ~ nKmit +V> flasirofl on! n_ Ultr LU Ul Ills CLUSJUl. uuc uvuii vu UV4U tion, is a fact which all of us must admit. There are political, legal, economic and financial questions that are engaging the attention of the mind and heart of the great nation to which we belong( and to these questions must be given serious thought and careful consideration. Not being a politician, no one would expect a discussion of some political question at my 'hand. Not being a! lawyer, I would not be expected to expatiate on some onestion pertaining to that profession. Not having had any experience with those things that constitute finance, a discussion cf some financial quesHon would be altogether out of place, and any effort on my part in that direction would cause you to subject me to censure and reproof. ] But, being a minister of the Gos- < pel of Jeeus Christ, a discussion of i 1 u? 1 j _ 4 some nigra i quessuw wvuiu uui uc m- . appropriate, especially the one I have 1 chosen for my subject, namely, < "Truth, the Basic Principle." t Truth is eternal, "because God is its 1 author; it is he who has brought ft 1 into existence and Ms revealed it to 1 man. The revelation of it has come 1 to us in such a way that impressions 1 have been formed which are deep and 1 lasting. Herodotus tells us, in the first bock of his history, that from the 1 age of five years to that of twenty, 1 the ancient Persians instructed their * children onlv in three things, namely, to manage a horse, to shoot dexter- 2 ouslv with the bow, and to speak the T truth; which shows the impression t that truth mak?s and of how much T importance th-ey thought it to fix this 1 virtuous habit on the minds of the ? youth betimes. The smallest dew ^ drop on the meadow at night has a ^ star sleeping in its bosom, and the a most insignificent passage of Scrip- 11 tur-p has in it a shining truth. Truth bears the impress of her own divinity, f and though reason may not be able s to take cognizance of -the fact, she j -mov Kc. fillino- fha r>"h n m V* ? r q nf thf* Ti 6011I with a light and glory that is not c foorn of -earth. t Truth is the founda.tion of all I knowledge and the cement of sociotv. r and hence must be regarded as thr j baMc principle of the samr>. Upon c this principle have been founded all t our laws, moral, criminal and civil. j Also the government of many nations, j the civilizations, society and the j three great sacred and divine institu-! [ions?the home, the church and the i State. Those great nations that arose,1 flourished and decayed; whose gov-1 ernnment in a large measure has been ' forgotten; whose civilization no long-; er exists, and the traces of which only ! serve to furnish information to the lovers of history; whose society was once characterized by purifty, chastity and virtue but has long since been dragged im the dust and thrust iin the grave of oblivion; allowed themselves to be placed upon principles other f Vi o r> ?.>> a +t?ii f V> ond Vi on net u-onf Hnwn i in utter shame and defeat, rather itLan stand upon the glorious and eternal truth, wield their power and exert their influence upon all the nations of the world unt^ Father Eternity shall declare with regard to the things that pertain to tthis mundane sphere all is over. This great principle as has already been intimated is the foundation of all knowledge. When men in (the dark ages were endeavoring to throw off the galling yoke of superstition and ignorance; to bring about a revival of learning; to open the windows that eternal truth might penetrate all within, and that the youth of the land?the future home, the future State and the future church may be prepared for life's duties?they (turned to the great source of all knowledge. Yes, they knew that truth alon> offered the balm so sadly needed, and to obtain that which she offered would repair the broken links in the chain, bring order out of chaos, convert darkness into light, transform the old in'ro the new and bring to pass that which is essential to good government, pure .society and a prosperous and happy nation. When real serious and solemn thoughts come into the minds of men, thoughts that pertain, not only to this life but also that which is to come, then they turn to the -eternal source of all truth, namely, the word of God. There they learned the cost of sin, the love of God and the salvation of men, and the knowledge that they ob-' tained from this source is both correct and b- H question, because the foundation i& ?*nie?the revealed will of God to man. Men in fthe past ages of the world labored under great disadvantages in seeking knowledge both for themselves and to be imparted to ottiers, because the great basic principle was ! not known and understood as nowa days. Because revelations concerning God to man were not studied and comprehended. Because the light, power and influence of the truth were not felt and recognized as today. But that some of them were not far from this great principle is a fact which no reasonable and conservative mind would for one momenlt attempt to question. In this connection I gladly refer to the greatest philosopher of his day, namely: Socrates. When he came upon the scene and began to j exercisees his strong mental faculties ' upon questions of g^at moment he soon realized that The Ethical elemant in philosophy, the higher nature in man as he designated, the very foundations of truth, of all certainty, and science, had been denied. Scepticism had fo^n enthroned and was reigning triumphantly. He also saw that the only way to save science itself from destruction was ito, lay hold of this strong eternal element; of truth, this hitherto neglected ele- ! nient, the moral nature of man; that in him which was higher and nobler than the mere physical facits and laws Df his being and of the material existences around him. It was thus be lifted the eye of man to a sublime ipi^ht of Wisdom and trnp srienre. tvhile he secured the integrity of ' ^uth and the possibility of human knowledge from being utiterly swept iway by the flood of scepticism. Protagoras confidently affirmed that nan is the measure of all things and < nen differ. Things are only what < hey seem to us and our conceptions ^arv; hence there is no such thing < is absolute truth. It was Socrates, < vho said: "Man is''he measure of all f hings; but descend deeper into his 1 lersonality and you will find that ( inderneath all varieties there is a s :ronnd of steady t^ith. Men differ I ?ut men also agree, they differ as to t ^hat is fleeting and transitory; they c sree as to what is abiding and eter- c ial." . s This great philosopher was not far s rom the truth when he clearly and 1 trongly taught that 'Virtue and hap- j tinpss are inseparably united; that t ie only is happv who sepks the good c >f family, friends artf fatneriand ana i irho Iparns to govern body and soul." t Te tells that "Temperance and mod- c ra'ion are preferable to sensual en- 1 ovmont. since the latter is merely the ( .'ratification of certain wants, of i vhich the fewer the better, and since ? it also destroys the true freedom of the soul. The true destiny and dirty of man is to assimilate himself to the divine by emancipating himself from the dominion of his passion." He believes the deity to be "The supreme reason, the source <*f all things, the end of all human endeavors." In his A />r\r-? nc,r> n _ dl gUlliCiil ? ilii m laiuuuiuuo \<v;uv/v/x u ing the divine existence, he said: "Then shalt thou, oh Aristodeinus, understand that there is a being whose eye pierceth throughout all nature and whose ear is open to every sound; extended to all places, extending through all time and whose bounty and care can know bo other bound than those fixed hv his own creation." Thus, my friends, we see that many men in past ages of the world sought with untiring perseverance and unI wearying dilig;ence to know the truth. 'Knowledge and wisdom they endeavored to obtain and acquire. They j labored under great disadvantages, that the one longing of the human mind may be satisfied, namely: to think upon, to believe in and to know I J-l- * i ? .il? 41? ? /VMAn ^ rtvii?t A I ; llie iruui uie sicai. uaaiv; piiuuipic. ] i I Not only is truth the foundation of all knowledge bult iv is also a thing of much power, as evidence of the above statement I wish to speak somewhat at length of spiritualism. The term spiritualism is used by philosophical writers to denote the opposite of materialism. In a narrow sense it is also used ito describe the belief that the spiritual world manifests itself by producing in the physical world effects inexpHcable by known laws of nature. The belief in such occasional manifestations has proba- i bly existed as long as the belief in uie existence 01 spirns apan irom , human bodies, and complete examination in!:o it would involve a discussion of the religions of all ages and nations. In 1848, however, .a peculiar form of it, believed to be based on abundant experiment! evidence, arose in America and spread there with great rapidity and thence over the civilized world. This form which developed into that movement which has been called modern spiritualism began in a single family. In 1884 a "Mic + ar o n "VfiocAC* T?av ortrl ltV>Cin f TX'rv I i-tj.10 lti CLJUU. aUIOO^O x1 v/w ciuu uu^-ii mu daughters living in Waynes county, N. Y., were much disturbed by unexplained knockings. At length Kate Fox discovered that the cause of the isounds was intelligence and would make raps as requested, and communication being established, the rapper professed to be the spirit of a murdered peddler. An investigation into the matter seemed to show that none of the Fox family were concerned in producing the rapping; but the evidence that they were not concerned in insufficient. It was, however, at Rochester where (the two Fox girls soon afterward went to live with a married sister that modern spiritual ism assumed its present form and that J communication was, as it was believed, established with lost relatives and dece.-is-ed eminenlt men. The presence of certain mediums was required to form the link between tfie worlds of the living and of the dead, and Kate Fox and her sis- ! I ter were the first mediums. The earliest communications were car-1 ried on by means of raps. It was i agreed that one ra;? should mean no ! and three yes, while complicated messages were obtained in otther ways, auuu ctb ctuiaiig over ui pwiutrug wj letter of the alphabet when raps occur at the required letters. This; modern fake became very popular and ' attractive and hence many came to study it, to learn it and to be in- j fluenced by it. It was not confined to America, but wa? carried over into Europe in the year *.852 by Miss Hayden who claimed to be a professional medium. It spread like"wildfire within a few months of her arrival. Its first development being in the form of mania for table turning which seems to have prevailed all over EuroDe in 1583. Th2 phenomena are divided into two main classes: Besides the raps and ether sounds Dccurring without apparent physical ^ause, were mysterious movements of iurniture and other objects: and these vero shortly followed by the ringing ' )f bells and playing of musical in- ^ >truments. Then followed the apDearance of lights; quasi human oices; musical sounds produced with < nit instruments. The malerilization )r presence in material form of what J ;eemed to be human hanis and faces e md ultimately of complete figures, al- < egea 10 oe not tnose or any person i iresent, and sometimes claimed by vithnesses as dec-eased relatives; psy hography or direct writing and drawng, asserted to be done without hu- 1 unn intervention; spirit photogranhy. )r photographing of human and other 'orms invisible to all but specially;" endowed seers; unfastening of cords md hand handling of red hat coals; tnd the apparent passage of solids J TL? KL...L. lllCHCWUCIIj Capital Stock "Tjdie Bank That AI SOUND 9 #_?L. i Start A Ba Copyright 1909, by C. A Bank Ac tige to an victual, is convei and places. W1 kets with curren robbery, when y money in our h i at will? We pay 4 per c< and $1.00 st today and see how ra est multiplies your m< I The Clemson Agricultural ENROLLMENT OVER 800-VALUE OF PROPERTY AND A THIRD-OVER 90 TEACHERS AND nftffTiOO fnnrcac* Agriculture (seven courses). 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