The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-06-30
LOMBARD UNIVERSITY.
THIRTY THIRD ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.
Baccalaureate Sermon.

Baccalaureate Sermon.
The Baccalaurssts Sermon was
preached by President White in the
Universalist church, Sunday, June II.
The church was very comfortably filed
by an sppreciative audience, college pso-
pie predominating. DIR. White read as
the Scripture lesson the fourth chapter
OF Proverbs, an exceedingly appropriate
selection for the occasion. The text was
John XIV. 16: "Ye have not chosen me,
but have chosen you, and ordained ye,
that you should go and bring forth fruit,
and that your fruit should abide" The
text was taken more as a motto than a
text. The sermon was most scholarly,
as well as convincing and moving effort.
Throughout it urged and counseled ''to
| go and bring forth fruits. By serving
God and our Saviour with every strong
and willing power Of the heart and mind
we could not help but bring forth abid-
| ing fruits. The discourse was listened to
throughout with deep attention by the
large congregation. DIR. White closed
his sermon with an address to the mem
bers of the senior class.
Monday was occupied by the Glass
Day exercises of the senior class in the
afternoon, and the annual exhibition of
the junior and sophomore classes in the
evening.
Alumni Meeting.
The Association of Graduates met at
P. NJ Tuesday, and elected the following
board OF officers for the coming year:
President, J. s. Mcconnell; Vice. Presi-
dent, Mrs. G. A. Webster; Secretary, Mrs
J. w. Grub; Treasurer, G. A. Webster.
Historian, j. W. Grnbb; Board of Di.
rectors, J. s. Mcconnell, J. E. Webster
and G. A. Webster.
At the conclusion of this business meet.
ing the Association held social reunion.
Prayer was offered by Rev. r. N. John,
of Dublin, Ind. The entertainment con-
sisted of orations, Rotations and music
The meeting was pleasant one. Many
of the old graduates met and spent very
agreeably few hours in renewing old,
and forming new, acquaintanees.
Ladies' Prize Contest.
The Townsend third annual prize con.
test was held on Tuesday evening, in
University Hall. Each contestant acquit-
ted herself with honor. The first prize of
$15 was awarded to Miss Annie l..
Youmans; the second of $40, to Elfreda
Shaffer. The judges were Rev. @. Conk-
lin, Rev. A. J. Chaplin and Miss Smith.
Commencement Day.
The exercises OF the graduating class
we're held Wednesday morning June 20.
The faculty, trustees and the graduating
class marched into the hall and took
their positions on the stage. The class
consists of five membere,-one lady and
four gentlemen. The audience was large
and apprecistive. The exercises were
highly interesting and instructive
throughout, and were listened to with the
closest attention. Choice music was fur
nished by the orchestra. The exercises
were opened by an excellent piece of mu-
sic by the orchestra. The divine blessing
was invoked by Rev. r. N. John, of Dub.
lin, Ind.
Miss Elfreda Shaffer, the only gradu-
ate from the Divinity School, was the
first on the program. Her subject was
"Shibboleths." The. original meaning
of the term is stream or an ear of corn;
but it's current meaning is derived from
the use made of it by the ancient Gilead-
ties as told in the twelfth chapter of
Jud yes. There are shibbole tbs in the
social customs. Secret societies, military
companies, ETC., have their test words.
Opinions and phases of government be-
come the shibboleths of political parties.
This is most clear in religion, and here
where we should expect most liberation
and charity the reverse is true. There
are many shibboleths in Christianity.
Every sect has its own.
p. 7. Hawley was the first of the four
graduates from the University. His ora
ton was entitled, Ancient and Modern
Agrarian Policy" Ancient wealth was all
the production of the soil, hence the peo-
pie must possess some OF it. When the
people took unoccupied land they divided
it by lot. There is no danger in the mass
ing of wealth. We should OF tear down
all to remedy a part. Education will
remedy this as well as other great evils.
Free Thinkers" was the subject of
Harry Fl. Jones Grafton. There are two
classes Of thinkers-con servatives and
radicals-who hold in tolerance the forces
of progress. Each class is needed. We
should not condemn the aggressive man
because he sometimes makes mistakes.
Through history it has been these men
who have accomplished great works. Man