Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-22

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the fat Of rams.s
We foilov the example Of Christ in doin,
good. Oae writer we'll SAYS Ia
NE Conversation Of Jesus was ivinr law
fsal says, 'Be - followers Of me q I N
Of Christ Whist 10 the secret in the Hvei
q such men - George Whitefeld and
| benjsmin Randall or Of such wouen ..
Florence Nightingale and Laviria Crsx.
tofds Il 10 that they followed Chriss q
fr pefhaps ~ it il possible for man OF
woman TO follow him. In doins
good, then. we follow the example Of those
men who love To do good.
After discussing briefly the question is il
nscesssfy for = person TO be good in order
70 do good, President Chene quoted from
DR.. Bartol in the Forum ssd Earl Of Shafts.
bury 7th, upon the topics of mans duty to
The world, TO himself snd to the world and
himsef inserchsngably.
Foilowins out this line OF thought the
speaker said: "We must not forget to do
good because we are in the end to be judged
according to what We do" The Bible is
the supreme authority and IL the word Of
God. A feAful responsibility rests upon
these men who se, kside the Bible snd sub
sbtute Tor it reason snd conscience. This
eoilege festB upon foundation Of which
Chriss-the historic Christ of the Bible-is
the chief corner stone. Let il remain on
that foundation. Let 10 never Desrsy the
sacred trusslt holds. 'Let God be true
but every man liar" II have given this
college" said the speaker, almost 81 years
Of honest work and yet say that il had
been good for the world il this college had
never hxd its being il the foundation on
which it now stands 10 to be torn away and
one OF other materials be substituted. Per-
ish the thought that any such change awaits
US in the future. The mission Of this col.
lege in doing good in the way Jesus did
good, canuot tail for God will take care of
that which his own hand has planted.
In his address to the graduating class
President Cheney quoted from Robert G.
lngersolrs eulogy Of Barrett, HE was .
thoughtful Hamlet, an intense Oshello and
the best Csssius Of the century. One by
one the players leave the stage and others
take their places. There is no pause. No
one knows what the next tcene is to be.
VIII this drama have An end, will the cur
tain fall at last, and will it rise again upon
some other stsge9 Reason says perhaps.
hope still whispers yes. Sadly bid my
friend FAREWELL
Commenting upon this, President Cheney
said, believe reason says something more
than perhaps. l believe hope says "yes'
in language louder than whispers. The
Bible is my high authority in religion, and
it tells me that faith is the substance Of
things hoped for and the evidence of things
no. seen. II tells me that we do know what
the next scene will be, 1--WE know that if
our earthly house Of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have 8 building Of God, 9
house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens"
The Bible tells us that the curtain will
rise again on some other stage. /
believe tbst Jesus was once on this earth as
really as Cesar was. In Rome l have
walked on ground that Caesar walked. In
Eogland, l have stood on the very shore of
the channel pressed by the feet of Ca ,ar
on his landing from France, and in Pales-
tine some Of my friends have walked on
ground where Jesus walked and stood in
places where he stood. believe Jesus
associated with men 40 we associate wi h
them. l believe in his death.
l believe in bis ascension.
believe be will come agsip. This is
my fsith. Ii 10 q comforter VIII an all others
fail. 1t is hope tina. msketh not ashamed.
In few days your connection with this
institution OF learning will be dissolved.
and then you must take up life as we,
uader whose care you have been for
time, have taken it up. We are among
your best friends. You will never find
better IN the vide, wide world, and thank
iDg you for your loyalty to the college and
asking your pardon wherein we have failed
to do for you what We should have done,
let me say that we shall follow you as you
leave with our bsst wishes and our prayers.
You must live for something. You will
live for something. Let il nol be, pray
you, simply for some earthly gain, for
pleasure, fer money, for honor. Rather
live for that for which numbers which no
man can number, subject to like pJwers as
Ourselves have lived. Live to do good, forget
other things, but forget not to do good and
you will not have lived in vain. You can
not begin this holy doing too soon. l trust
You have begun it. II 80 20 on as you have
begun lest you have something to regret a.
the close Of life.