A VOICE: It teaches us the spirit of propriety. A VOICE: The first of the Chautauqua mottoes has been noticed; the other two should come in for their share. DR. VINCENT: The other two mottoes should be recognized. It helps us to “keep our Heavenly Father in the midst.” A VOICE: It shows in the class of ’82 the proof of the third motto, “Never be discouraged.” A VOICE: It teaches us to “look up, and not down.” DR. VINCENT: To “look forward and not backward,” to “look out and not in,” and “to lend a hand.” A VOICE: It leads to an investigation of science by people who had never thought of it before. MR. INGHAM: It teaches all classes to find a book store. DR. VINCENT: Brother Ingham is in the book trade. [Laughter.] A VOICE: It teaches people that no one is too old to study. A VOICE: It gives a higher idea of the responsibility of life. A VOICE: It makes the bookseller keep good books. [Applause.] DR. VINCENT: It makes the bookseller keep the books at a lower figure. A VOICE: It develops the habit of systematic thought and work. A VOICE: It discovers people to themselves, showing themselves their natural bent and power. A VOICE: It breaks down the deep seated denominational prejudices. DR. VINCENT: Without in the slightest degree diminishing our loyalty to them. A VOICE: It fits the mind for its eternal mission and home. A VOICE: It makes one see what a wonderful thing a book is. A VOICE: It puts the divine idea into all the study: “We study the words and works of God,” and this promotes unity of scientific and religious pursuits. A VOICE: It selects a course of reading that we would not ourselves select. A VOICE: It teaches us the value of time. A VOICE: It teaches us to recognize God in everything. A VOICE: It furnishes a good channel for the expenditure of money in connection with young people. DR. VINCENT: We ought to say in connection with that, it builds up an individual library that acquires an individual preciousness; when a man looks at it he is rich, for he owns books bought himself. The square yards of books are not worth much. The books that are mine are worth much to me. A VOICE: It makes it plain that the world is going forward and not back. A VOICE: It helps the world to go forward, and helps others to acquire knowledge. A VOICE: It gives us a hint as to the powers and possibilities of the mind. A VOICE: It teaches me how very little I know myself. A VOICE: I think it teaches old and young to appreciate art in its different forms. DR. VINCENT: It enables people to distinguish between good preaching and poor preaching. A VOICE: It teaches that faithful labor, though in a very limited degree, will be rewarded here and hereafter. A VOICE: And that it will accomplish a great deal of good in addition to the reward. A VOICE: It awakens latent energies in the mind. A VOICE: It makes the common people better critics.