Baccalaureate Discourse to the Graduating Class of the Indiana State University

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Excerpt from Baccalaureate Discourse to the Graduating Class of the Indiana State University: Delivered on the Sabbath Preceding the Commencement, July 10, 1859 Young Gentlemen: - I appear before you in a position, not of my own seeking, in a place which I had hoped would have been filled by one more used, and therefore more competent for the discharge of such duties as this than I am, but in this I have been disappointed. And though, doubtless, there are many who might have been prevailed upon to relieve me of this task, both more able and willing, I have long since come to the conclusion, without however always acting upon it, that it is always best for every one in the situation in which he is placed, to endeavor, to the best of his ability, to perform all the work, belonging to it, unless some how or other providentially incapacitated. We think this, in the main, a good rule for young men entering upon life to follow, qualified, of course by circumstances. Cases often occur when it would be highly proper to entrust to others the performance of that work which has been, in the course of events, thrown in our path. Thus, a physician, in the course of his practice, may have a surgical case, the life of the patient may be at stake, he knows some brother physician, of more experience and greater manual dexterity, who can perform the operation more skilfully than he, he may regret his own want of skill, but if he is the right kind of a man, he will not suffer his pride to interfere with the best interests of the patient. But we have not here a matter of life and death, it is simply to present to you who are now about to leave these halls, a few words of advice and encouragement, in accordance with the duties of the office, and the custom of the institution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.