Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-07-10


| Inc baccalaureate sermon h.Sn.. 49,.
sstans class Of Bovdoin college W. delivered
oy Professor Gabriel Campbell ON sund.v
'as@ The Prof. took his text from rc.l..;.
."es: 4 10: "The labor Of the Sao,;.s
s.n every one Of them, bec.r.e Il.
"eso not how TO 60 70 the citv.n He ~.
gan oy saying that the great prohler - ~.
world 10 what Is life? Az the hish hu, ;,,.,.s .=
pe.ent civilizations of the past have -.nas
'ns Is tn- question with which the stronoa.,
minas nave struggled. Even AMID the 49,
ing fortunes OF the present day, whether I;S..
~o,ln tne living appears to be undeter.
Ouii mes mystery involves an in.
.piration, especially in the souls of vouth 7.
IT not CLEAN from above thai m.Las ~
restless! He is seeking . city-not man"
built but celestial. "'~"-
"hiie man gravitates Godward. world. life
wearing struggle. Is not ignorance The
.notnef OF calamity, and mans life and ne.ce
,nseparaDie c0ncom.tant Of his rafional;,vs
al" anu penalty have a common root H.,.
hony with what is highest is secured hx
knowledge of what is highest The melody
OF 1od's personal voice plays into the chord.
OF our being. commanding harmopius 70.
sponse. Our intelligence of an existing Cod
the most immediate and incontrovertible
al our rationai possessions. More and
more clearly the heavens declare the plorv
VI 200, the earth his handiwork Not. how
ever, through mere world wisdom. SvIIo.
gism and telescope can never reach God =.
dod. Spirit vision recognizes what
cannot be eomprehended. Who wonId
refuse love to friend until he knew the
measure OF his affection? God, by rational
choice received into the soul, becomes an All.
soiute reality. The will may foolisbly ex.
cinde him. By rejecting Him we lose Him.
The choice of error engenders infatuation
Tor error. The calamity Of evil action 4.
threefold, (D incompetency Of recovery. (2)
nuliification of knowledge, (3) alteration Of
propensity Men know more than they prac
tlce, the practicing. the main thing, captur-
ing the intelligence.
God has not left the world without hone
Man may be rescued. A clear conscience
vii! admit the light of the world and defect
the truth divine. The glare and smoke of
our inventions ought not to blind the ewes.
NO knowledge can be valid when the
moral sky is dark. The true life is the divine
life. There is deiiverance, rest for the weari-
ness. the joy Of the Lord for faithful service.
The prize declamations by the Junior class
took place Monday evening in Memorial Hall
There was the usual large attendance; the
exercises were Of an interesting character,
ana trimmer OF Portland, furnished most ex-
cellent music. The following was the pro.
gramme
Music.
Appeal for Judgment upon Hastings, Burke
D. w. Means, Augusta.
Reply to Hayne, Webster.
G. f. Ssyward. Alfred.
EulOgy on Lincoln, Beecber.
T.. W. Kemp, T.. Otisfeld.
The Necessity of Compromise, Clsv.
4. G. Smith, Augusta.
Music.
The Dishonest Politician, Beecher
5. X. Child, RumfOrd.
Danger Of the Spirit of Conquest, Corwin
L. Barton, Naples.
justification Of New England, Cushing
j. A. Waterman, Jr., Gorham.
kossuth. Webster.
J.F. Waterman, waldoboro.
Music.
Guatemozin to the Mexican Council, Fosdick.
&c. 4. Adams. Bangor.
How He Saved st MichaeIs, Anon.
P.S. Lindsey, NorridgewOck.
Reply to Mr.. Cory, Grafton.
s. W. Walker. Conway Center, N. H.
Rights and Duties. Robertson.
j. TOrrey, Jr., Yarmouth.
Music.