The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-11
NEW WINDSOR COLLEGE.
Commencement Week : Baccalaureate and
Other Sermons Glass Day Exercises
Annual oration-Graduates, sc.


mencement week at New windsor CLASSIC
Groves, Sabbath, the 5th inst, threatened
rain, but the clouds passed by and the Pres
byIerian Church-pews and aisles-was filled
to the last chair with the friends of the Col
lege to hear the baccalaureate sermon by
Rev. Loyal Young Graham, ID. d., OF Phila-
driplla The pulpit and its surroundings
were tastefuly adorned with growing plants
and cut flowers by the flower committee of
the Y. 2. S. C. E., of the church, Mrs. Albert
Ecker being the efficient chairman.
Dr. Graham was introduced to the crowded
audience by President jelly and he promptly
announced his text from Ephesians 3: 8, 10,
H. His subject was The wisdom of God as
manifested in the salvation of man. From
his first ntterances 10 the last he riyeted the
attention of his earnest listeners. The DIR.
delivered the sermon without notes, and
made an impression which will not be for
gotten during the lives Of his hearers. His
plea for Christian character and life and for
the Church of God was most impressive,
logical, eloquent and scrlptural. lie spoke
substantially as follows:
TO the thoughtful mind contemplating the
material universe the question naturally suggested,
is who is the author?" And II his inquiry be
directed toward himself the problem becomes more
interesting. Whence come I? Who breathed into
me this deatheSs spirit? Am the creature oil ac-
cident? Reason protests against the thought.
There must have been cause and one adequate TO
such an effect Who is this first great cause? Ap,,
peal to philosophy and II is silent; ask oil science anu
IL gives no satisfactory response. Socrates, Plato,
Aristotle searched in vain with the light of reason
for an answer We turn 10 the oracles OF truth ana
we read this answer. In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth IN the text we are told
that all things were created by Jesus Christ There
is no conflict between Paul and Moses in regard to
the origin of all things. In the Old Testament
creation is ascrbed to Cod in the New, ii is attribut
ed TO Christ But the God of the Old and the Christ
of the New are the same. Christ is GOd-'all things
were made by him. and without him was not any
things being settled the question that arises is
for what purpose were all things created? Inc
answer is given us in the text To The intent that
now unto the principalites and powers in heavenly
places might be known by the church the manifold
blessings of God The first thought suggested upon
this text is that the wisdom of God is displayed IN
Nature No one can contemplate the works OF cres-
ton without subscribing 10 the declaration OF the
PsaImist How manifold are thy works In wisdom
hast thou made them ALL This wisdom is display
ed in the wise adaptation OF means 10 secure tne
end The sun diffiising light and heat the atmos-
phere sustaining life, the precision with which the
vast machinery of Nature operates! In man we be-
hold still higher exhibitions oil DIVINE WISDOM
His body is fashioned in matchess skill but it is in
1t the tabernacle of the deathess spirit Whether,
therefore, we view Nature in her highest or lowest
FORMS in the grain or in the globe, in man, the
noblest work of God or in the worm, that crawls at
his feet there is that which calls forth devout adml
ration from ALL Every labor of his hands shows
something worthy of a God Secondly. The mani
fold wisdom of God is set forth in redemption.
There is a church visible and invisible. This
church is composed of all true believers now IN
glory or yet to be saved In the salvation of peo
Bic here styled church, God intended to give an
exhibition of his highest wisdom. This Is seen IN
the selection of Redeemer. Not man, but God
was chosen to work out this great problem OF human
redemption. His incarnation. his life death resur-
rection. ascension, are all forms of this wisdom
We see this wisdom displayed in the selection of the
instruments used to propagate this Gospel Iney
were men not taken from the Sehoosol PHILOSOPHY,
or the Acropolis, or Forum, but from the ishlng
boats of the Sea of Galilee. These unlettered men
went forth and in little while established christi
anity over the entire world There were ten peIse-
cutous waged against the Christian Church during
the first three centuries but the flames of its martyrs
only Frightened its doctrines and the captivity of
lis professors led the way the throne of its empire
We might pursue the history of the ehurch during
the middle ages and through the reformation 10 tne
present time. and in it all we see the manifold
wisdom of God. No weapon formed against her
shall prosper Thirdly This wisdom was intended
10 be Displayed TO principalities and powers. The
angels were present at creations dawn and shouted
for Joy. Again they were present at the incarna-
ton and sang the natal song, GLORY to God IN the
highest and ever since they have been interested
in This progress of redemptions drama, more than
in the rise and fall of empires The practical ques-
ton now is since all thirgs were created to display
the manifold wisdom of God, you and were Great
ed for this purpose and in the light OF TINS suDlect
it becomes US to ask this question-am Answering
Jesus and devotion TO His cause, l am showing
what grace can do for human nature how 1t can
transform and ennoble human life and make II
henediction TO the world. am doing the Grand
upon which was sent. But If on the other hand
Christ is ignored, whatever else you may accom-
plish however high you may rise in fame or wealth
or honor failure is written upon your life When
the Dauphin of France was about to set out on a
long journey. he asked his preceptor if he had any
advice 10 give him. His reply was Remember you
are the son of King Let us remember we are
children of the King!'
AT 8 o'clock, p. M, the church was filled
again with an attentive audience to hear the
sermon before the Christian Associations OF
the College. The Rev. George b. Patch,
pastor of the Unity Presbyterian Church,
Washington, ID. c., was the preacher his
subject was Doctrine and Life, drawn from
the text in Proverbs % Z. "tor as he
thinketh in his heart so is he" Mr.. Patch
| is thinker, a preacher of power and learn
ing. He read his sermon from a carefully
prepared manuscript. There was no elocu
tionary display, but the sermon from first to
last was profound and eloquent with doc.
trine and Life The following abstract will
exhibit his train of thought:
Character and conduct are the outcome of what
one thinks and believes. Theory comes before prac
\ tce, principle before action. Man is governed by
his beliefs. fhe enters profession II is because
he believes in it, if he invests in mine 1t is because
he believes in it, One cannot act right unless he
believes right Before ne can ae6 aopE ne ~ +,
| thought on, not only with the head but with tht
heart Heart thinking involves the intellect, the
affections, the conscience and the Will. Hence ]
touches the handspring of action. out of the hear
are the issues of life The great thing is to thinl
| Gods thoughts after Him and TO live the lie ina
i such thinking inspires.
| There is much aversion to orthodox doctrine
| Such aversion is not wholesome. Orthodoxy is bu
| another name for correctness. We want correctness
| in medicine, in law, in mathematics, and why no
in religion? Orthodox thinking Is essential 70 oTth3
and believe. Biblical truth is orthodox because il
! is correct Orthodoxy as distinguished from hetero
doXy takes in the whole range of Biblical truth, the
divine sovereignty well as the divine fatherhood
Orthodox doctrine is the great need of the times
need more Iron in NE N D9 psas
| phases Of divine truth but there can never be
time when it may be truly said that such and sucf
doctrines have no longer any relevancy 70 humal
life having served their day and purpose and earned
| the right only to place on the musty shelf oil Oh
The great work of life is character building.
| think il matters more what are than wbatwe do
and what we are depends upon what we think and
| believe. You cannot separate mans character
from his thoughts and beliefs. Thinking deyotedll
on religious truth just far assimilates that truth
setting our heartthOughts on Christ we grow In nj
| likeness Young man, young woman, go on building
character Character is better than station, more
valuable than gold, and more useful than more
intellectual culture. Build for time and eternity
The church choir led the music admirably
and showed diligence, care and practice
| Miss Fannie Thompson is the efficient organ
list.
Monday night was cloudless and College
] Hall was filled with a select audience to heal
the Glass Day exercises. Promptly at
o'clock the roll was called by the secretary
| Miss Anna L. Lyon, of New York. The
class history was read by Loyal Young Ora
ham, Jr., of Philadelphia. Miss Rita l.
Chamberlain, of Baltimore, was the prophet
ess and foretold the marvellous future of eacl
member of the class The Grafton on Memo
rial Day was delivered by President VIM
Main Schall, of Philadelphia. 1t was wei
prepared and delivered. The class poet wa
Geo II. Browning, of Philadelphia. II il
sad to record, amid the joys Of the occasion
that on Sunday morning he was summoned Il
! the bedside of his dying aud devoted mother
Miss Alkaline C. Jelly was appointed to reaC
| his Class Poem, which was considered fea
ture Of the evening. The class history, ant
indeed the whole programme was full o
amusement of digni6ed order, and was re
ceiyed with frequent bursts of applause and
laughter. The pointed presents and carica
tured diplomas and medals were brought upoI
the stage in a gorgeousy decorated wheelbar
row. The audience was convused with laugh
ter during the presentation.
DIR. and Mrs. Jelly received the faculty anc
graduating classes, together with few specia
- ~. rnllaua narlnrs at the plOea n