Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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different states I ?i. Obviously, these millions cannot live together u| on the same planet, hos-tile, and jealous of each other, nation against nation, race against race, every man's hand uplifted against his brother. The reign of peace will never come among men until the reign of law is established Out of onr social chaos must conte a social cosmos. or the race of man is doomed. I liclicvc in the endless progress of the human race. Our civilization will yet reach a finer state. The kingdom of heaven will yet conte tijxm earth. I Ixrlicvc with Tennyson, that some diviner force will guide us through the days I shall not see. “W hen the schemes and nil the systems, Kingdoms and Republics fall, Something kindlier, higher, holier—all for each and each for all?' “Ml the futl-lirain. half-brain races, led by fust ice. I.ove. and Tn-rh; 1! the millions one at length, with nil the visions f n»y youth?' I art It at last a wtrless world .1 single race, a single tongue, I have seen her far nwav for is not Karth as vet so youngv’ “Rolled mi universal liarvest up to either | ilc she smiles. I'niversal ocean softly washing all her war less Isles. The greatest servant of the human race in all the ages has Im cu the law. Ml the great inventions that have added to the convenience, comfort, and happiness of civilized man. from the wheel to rive autocar, have l»ccn the result id’ the discovery and application of Nature's laws to the needs of the human race. Man has taken the lightning from the ■•kie- to turn Ins machinery. and to carry his messages to the utmost j»nrts of the earth. He has made fire and water, the two most destructive elements in Nature, serve his purpose through the application of steam to the vvliecls of industry, and by rail and hollow liont to carry the commerce of the world. Ml the lal omtories of the world, every workshop, is trying to find new Laws, or sonu application of old laws to serve the purpose of man. Tire Duke of rgyll. famous Scots scholar, was not far wrong when In? said: Tin- Iv'eign of I.aw is this., then, the reign under which we live? Yes. in a sense it is. There is no denying it The whole world around us, and

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for it in space In doit's unhrrse there is room far millions of worlds, because out there is late which none max disregard. There, at least, the reiyn of hue is complete. ( nr planet is safe , because in oliedience to an immutable law. it revokes around tlu- sun. producing tlu seasons springtime and autumn, sect I time and harvest. symbolizing the i eriods of birth, of love, and of death It turns upon its axis, (jiving us day and night for labor and rest We know that all life tqion this planet, from a blade of grass to the highest vertebra , follows a certain order of existence, and cannot escajie Nature's laws of growth and decay. In those far-off prehistoric times, before the earth lieeame thickly populated. there was little need of law. because there were no conllicting interests of men to Ik: harmoni ed. With the development of the family, tribal life, settlement of villages, towns, founding of great cities, ami the establishment of mighty stales, and the rise of what we call civilization, men found that they could not live together in the same ncighlurhood. u|X»n the same soil, without certain rules, or law , which all must «U y. These laws were either impiscd front without by some su|»erinr jtower a despot or a conquering foe. or from within by the |»eoplc themselves, directly or through their clmscn representatives. Thus grew up a Utdy oi municipal law. In time, with the dotting of the g!ol e 1 many nations, it was necessary that there should Ik established certain laws of intercourse, and even laws of war. resting upon the common consent. Just as a municipality cannot prosjier unless men arc com|x:llcd to keep the peace and settle their disputes by arbitration, m nations cannot endure, and there can Ik- no | eace among and ln-tween separate states unless governments recognize the obligations of international law. Then con he no law in the true sense, unless there is a unlity he fore the law. The humblest individual in the community is entitled to the due and eiftial protection of the laws. The weakest nation in the family of nations is entitled to its complete so;rreit ntx. just as the strongest and the most ptnvcriit I. The |M»pulation of the earth i l.log.r»gn.:;m; The Aryan race, including white Semitic, and . H5,nou,iuu of blast Indians. numlM rs STb.Oim.iHK). The yellow, black, brown, and the red constitute sgii.ooo.uoo The density of population is 2! persons to each square mile. At the Peace Table there sat

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tin- whole world within u . i ruled l»y Law. There i no denying the Reign of Liu within ns. I onsoience and consciousness follow certain rules of law. .Said St Paul: I see another law in tin tneniliers. waning against the law of my mind, bringing me into captivity t the law of sin, which is in tin members. We cannot escajte the laws without us Nature’s laws are ;i' inexorable as Ente and Destiny. Unman law alone, we |uestion and defy, lienee, the sorrow of mail. Tin- rule, as slated l.y I lerliert §|»encer. is mi simple and easy of recognition. Every man. says Herbert SjxMicer. ’ is free to ! • that which he wills, provided he infringes not the tapial freedom of any cither man. The lilierty of each is limited only by the like liberties of all. The rule is simple. If each individual keeps t his own orbit; if each nation keeps in its own | ath. there can lie no friction, no clash, no strife. 'I’lte action « f the individual, and the nation may lie limited and circumscribed by law, but there will still Ik- freedom of motion sufficient to insure the individual. collective progress and development of the human race. 1 cannot doubt that, out of the noise and din of the present conflict, the harsh, discordant sounds of tattle and strife, will come a purer harmony, a symphony divine, in which all the children of men may rejoice. Education is discipline. As educated men and women you have passed through the great discipline, bringing your minds and Uxlies into subjection to the laws within ami without, (jo forth, then, and teach your fellows, first, oliedicncc to the law. As teachers you can perform no higher duty to the State As medical men, teach them to ol ey the laws of health, as essential to a useful and a liappy life. As ministers, teach them that the spiritual world is ruled by law. that “love is the iullilling of the law As lawyers, the jieopk will look to you. the state will lean ujhiii you. Let your service command respect for the law. I give you in |xirting a |icrsonal word. It is now more than twenty-five years since 1 sat with the graduating class in a little New England college, with the same thoughts throbbing through my brain, and the same emotions tilling my heart, whence I went forth to face a world which 1 fell was none too svni] uthclic.