Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-26
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Kennebec Journal
MAINE.


Mafan2cook. nave now peen ne2riy-complet
ed. The occasion will be one of the mos
extensive affairs of the kind ever attempted
in New England. There will be profession
al scullers race, for which George H. Hosmer,
Fred. A. Plaisted, Frenchy A. johnson, Geo.
Lee of Newark. \. j., and James A. Ten
Eyck of Peekskill, n. Y, have entered.
Wallace Ross is to be present at the race, but
whether he will pull or not has not vet been
decided.
The professional four cared race will be
the best which has ever taken place in the
United States. Nine or ten of the fastest
crews in the country will participate, includ-
ing clubs from Boston, Lynn, Salem and
Cambridge.
There will also be an amateur single scull
race and an amateur double scull race. A
novelty in the boating line will be the batteau
race between crews from Bangor, Oldtown
and Skowhegan.
The public are assured that everything will
be just as advertised. The races will begin
exactly at the time advertised, whatever may
oe Tue >tate Vi the weather. lhe great
trouble with all the first class courses is the
danger of having rough weather at the time
of starting. Here this can be entirely obvi-
ated. There are three splendid courses, and
i, is not possible for them TO be all rough st
the same time, so if one course is unfit for
use at the advertised time of starting the race
will take place on another, which will afford
equally good accommodation to those who are
present to witness the contest. The engineer
of the Maine Central railroad has marked
out the courses with buoys half mile apart.
The engineer has also laid out a walking
track, eight laps to the mile. There are to
be several pedestrian races, including FIVE
mile run and one mile run. There will also
be ladies' archery match.
Two large pavilions have been erected on
the shores of the lake, capable of accommo-
dating several hundred couples. Chambers
quadrile bands of Portland, will furnish the
music. Band concerts will be given through
the day in the grove by two first-class bands,
making in all 60 pieces.
House Burned.
DAMARIscorTA, July "a. NJ. l.. Stickney's
house in Bristol was burned Friday after
noon. Furniture saved insured for 5000.
Cause, sparks from the chimney.
Boy Drowned.
SKowHEGAN, July "a. A young son of
Joseph Lessard. was drowned on Friday, fall
ing out a boat while fishing. His body was
recovered.
Colby University Commencement.
WArERvILLE, July %. At Colby, to-day,
the baccalaureate sermon was delivered by
President Robins, from III Corinthians. Nv,
IS: while we look not at the things which
are seen. but at the things which are not seem"
Theme, vision of the invisible The speaker
said vision of the invisible is possible, and in
its most general sense is the rational and
common experience of man. All vision is
by the intellect, the senses being mere servi-
tors of the mind in seeing the invisible. In.
tuition, inference, faith and imagination are
called into active use. The soul is directly
conscious OF itself as a knowing, willing
being. This conscious knowledge of the in
visible self is the basis upon which all other
unseen certainties rest. Our knowledge of
matter is equally intutive.
The soul sets over against itself something
not itself and by an invisible intellectual act
spirit and matter are both known as invisible
realities. Existence of matter is known in
tutively. but its particular form is known
only BY Inference. Thus science is built up.
Not only can we see the invisible, but we can
see that the invisible is the greater reality
which underlies and supports the visible. We
recognize in man spiritual nature, and from
the personality of the creature infer the per-
sonality of the Creator. This conclusion is
confirmed evidence of design and the recog-
milton of will behind the invisible forces OF
nature not inherent in them. The visible is
seen by faith, also. Faith is the souls trust
in the truthfulness of its own intellectual
powers. BY faith in the intellectual nature
of other men, and in their testimony, we
greatly enlarge the sphere of our knowledge.
| This is true in science as in religion. The
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the forces of gravity by faith just as surely as
the ChrstiOn sees God and revealed truth by
faith. The point of dispute between science
and religion is not to the organs of mental
vision, but as to the degree of evidence de-
manded in each. In this respect Christianity
has such superiority over science as nationally
to compel faith Faith makes the unseen
certain and real. The imagination makes the
apprehension of it fervent and vivid. Science
which scorns dreams and boasts of holding
fast the solid faith, finds its researches i'm
possible without the aid of the imagination
| This royal gift to man should have its due
place in dealing with the higher yerities o
religion.
The speaker then addressed the graduating
class, and urge1 upon them the necessity o
this vision of the invisible in their coming
struggle for success, saying: ''As in thu
natural world. so in human society unseer
forces hold sway. To fail to recognize then
in either realm is folly, to defy them is mad
ness. The fitted man finds the prepared
place. Success will be in proportion TO ODE
dience paid these unseen laws Vision o
the unseen is especially necessary in effort
n for the supremacy of righteousness in per