St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-05

the spread eagle style, but his delivery
was marked by an earneStnesS, passion.
power and feeling which carried the
large audience right into the current of
his flow of words, and spontaneous APP
plause interrupted him. The closing
was as follows:
That system OF education is not the best
which does not recognize mau as son of
God; not that he is such only in some theo-
logical or in some poetic figurat1Ve sense,
but that there is actually within him germ
of divinity. Who has not felt within the
throbblng of the highest life? Sometimes
feeble when the life of sense was dominant,
sometimes so strong and triumphant that 1t
feels able to laugh at death itself. The beast
having eaten his fill, lies down contented.
Not so with man: his soul cannot be so east
~ satisfied; it rises above the things Of
sense; it knows no time or
space; the world is too narrow
for its achievement: its ambition too vast for
three score years and ten; it dares to build
Babel which towers i'll heaven, to leap the
grave and project its plans into eternity.
All this would be a maddening mockery If 1t
were not destined to an endless life. Char
acter is built for eternity. and so our training
should not be for time and sense alone, for
when the earth shall be consumed. the
heavens rolled away and ruins plowshare
shall ride over the wrecks of time, trl-
umphant over this crush of worlds and
defying dying universe to quench his i'm,
mortality" man shall reign as king and
priest uuto God.
The Concluding Essay.
The concluding number of the pro-
gramme was an essay on 1.-The Theo-
logical Novel;" by Miss Effie-L. Grout,
Sweet-faced girl with face indicative
of serious, deep thought. AS she stood
for moment facing the large audience,
one felt that here was, not the ''sweet
girl graduate" but the womanly
self for battle with the world and will
use her higher powers in urging others
to higher plane of living. She was
dressed in long gown, Ell tralne, of
creamy silk LanSdOWne, very simple,
but artistic, with La France roses as
ornaments. Miss CIRCUITS essay was a
thoughtful one. concerning the benefits
and evils of theology i'll novels, and
read in a distinct, clear tone which
made listening decided pleasure. She
said:
the rebellion against Journalism. Bounded
by no sectarian lines, restricted only by the
authors power OF conceiving and embodying
his plot, with pot delicately and originally
shaded, 1t gains admittance TO homes. where
philosophical treatise would have no wei
come. 1t teaches the attributes of Gods
character by emphasizing His presence, His
power, His tenderness and love as mani
leSleu III the neaII OIL nature ana Ine lie Oh
mankind. Dwelling upon the fatherhood of
God, and clothing i'll realistic form the fun
damental principle of Christ. Love thy
neighbor as thyself,' it asserts in practical
manner the universal fatherhood of man.
That equality of soul is taught which looks
beyond wealth and social position, and rec
ognIzes the earnestness of purpose i'll every
life.
The attractiveness of this class of fiction
lies III It's realism. Ones own life and soul
are in the furnace But when the tale is
ended, and the reader turns back as from the
border land Of eternity, no divine influence
annoints or exalts, no longing born of the
divine i'll man stimulates. LOftier heights
are not gained by watching the mists which
gather around. Life demands hope and not
dissatisfaction faith and net unbelief. Il
believe i'll God, the Father" is worth all the
speculation of which mans mind is capable.
Comforting the Degrees.
The orchestra then played a selection
and the presents for the graduates were
brought in. Among them were many
trinkets, books enough TO stock small
library, and flowers to start green
house. Then the members of the class
received their degrees, the address be-
ing pronounced III classic Latin by DR..
Bridgman. Miss Lena Putnam, q. W.
Empey, E. G. Campbell and E. Bean
were granted b. H., and Misses Grout,
Door, Eames and Mr.. Dobner may
now write Phi. B. after their names.
The degree of master of arts was con-
ferred i'll course upon E. E. McCorea,
'0S; Rev. J. Ii. Sutton, 'SS, and Rev. q.
5. ). Parker, 'S6. An endowment fund,
given by the Merritt Brothers, of One
Ota, was announced for the chair of
history amid cheers of applause. There
are seven brothers, Napoleon, Lucian,
Leonidas, Alfred, Lewis, Casius and
Andraes Merritt, and the chair will be
named the Louis and Hepzibeth Mer-
rift chair of history, in honor OF their
parents. The mother is still living at
Oneota, near Duluth.