St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-09
Hamline University Does
AWAY With the Old Grad
uating 0ratory,
And Presents, Instead, an
Able Address by the Flo
quent Fowler.
How the Bishop Would Equip
Armies to Fight Against
Skeptics.
Gov. Nelson Deserts Chicago
to Lend His Presence to
Eamline.

The commencement exercises at
Hamline university occurred yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the chapel.
The rostrum was banked with palms,
and upon it were seated the faculty,
Gov. Nelson, DR.. Syms Brooks, DR.. j.
f. Chaffee, Rev. f. B. Doran. Thomas
Cochran, DR.. John Stafford, Rev. MIR.
Harris, Rev. William Mckinley and
President Brfdgman. To the right of
the rostrum we're seated the graduating
class-the ladies being daintily gowned
in white silk; DR.. William Mckinley
opened the exercises with short prayer,
after which Bishop Fowler gave the adj
dress OH "Relations of the University to
Religious Faith" He spoke first upon
the power of the schools in shaping the
thought of the age. There are 353. 1877
teachers in the United States, l5,0OO,OOO
pupils, $50 colleges and universities.
These figures were compared to some
of the armies that have shaped the
destinies of the ages. Said the bishop:
"These must be a power in deciding the
question of today" He pictured very
beautifully the power of the sunbeam
inreleasing the earth from the letters
of The frost, and warming and strength
ing vegetation. and then made the sun
beams represent the universities and
their hidden powers. He spoke very
forcibly of skepticiSm and its contract.
ing powers Every age has its own Pc
culiar form of skepticism. These
forms are conquered by their own in
herent power. Truth and falsehood
must meet on one common ground. The
theological contest OF the early ages
was the contest of gods. The god OF
Elijah must contest with the god Baal.
The bishop spoke Of three places which
deeply impressed him in the far East
first, Bethlehem, where the WORLDS
Redeemer was born; second, the road
from Jerusalem to DamaskcnS, where
Saul was conquered by Paul, the mis-
siOnary to the gentiles: third, Mars Hill,
in Athens. where Paul preached to the
gentiles of the unknown God. Said the
bishop: Il thought as l stood III this
place. three feet square, how Paul
talked, not from the dust, saith
the Lord. but from natures truth.
God intended me as thinking
being intended to save not part OF me
but ali of me" He dWelt upon forms
of skepticism that had risen and been
met during the history of the age-of
Dlatonian theism-th3 doctrine OF rev.
elatiOn met by Butler in his analogy.
AT times we are called upon to meet the
most deadly, most polished and most
candid Skepticism of all kinds. 1t is
cruel to send out all army equipped
with the war Ratchet, bow and arrow to
do battle with an army equipped with
all the modern methods of war. SO 1T IS
cruel for us to send out our soldiers in
the battle for faith less thoroughly
poIinnpn than their POmnp tltOrS.
Governor Nelson then gave short
impromptu speech expressing his ap-
probation of the honor done him by
the invitation to be present on this oc-
casion. II left the antitrust c0nven-
tion in Chicago yesterday to be with
you today. and l can assure you the
atmosphere Of the convention was won
derfully different from the atmosphere
here today" He spoke of the interest he
felt in Hapline university and how
anxious to visit this institution, closing
with the remark that it would he hoped
that Christian men and women would
take up the question OF education and
move it along, and with this accom-
plished we cannot help making good
denomnatiOnal schools.
The degree of master of philosophy
was conferred upon Lyman II. Lord and
plomas were presented to those gradu-
ated from the classical course: j. G.
Handy, w. w. Barnum, &. E. Maxwell,
A. W. Diamond; from the Latiu-scen-
tifc, W. l.. Bonnie, Edith Law. Anna
Campbell, Ella Barkulow, Ora Gould,
Minnie Norton. Genevra jerks, G. B.
johnson, e. p. Stevens and Jeanette
Evans. At the close of the exercises
DR.. and Mrs. George Ii. Bridgman gave
q reception at their home on Hewitt
avenue. The rooms were prettily deco
rated with palms and flowers. Those
who assisted in the retreshment room
were Misses Cora Montgomery, Wanda
and Tempe Griffith; Mrs. Bachelor
poured the tea, and Mrs. Thomas Mont
gomery presided at the refreShment
table; Miss Pearl Penham served lem
Onade. About two hundred guests were
present