The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-19
HIS FIRST BACCALAUREATE
Dr.. Burroughs Cites a Scriptural Les.
son to the Wabash College Youths.
Commencement Sermon Last Night BY Rev.
Pfanstiebl. in Which the Principle of "In-
diyiduslity" Was Strongly Portrayed.

TORY OF Waoasn Col!ego, anu tne hieso Va
the new president, was delivered TINS
morning ct Center Church. Music was fur
nished by o male quartet and solo was
sung by Miss Mary Campbell Dr. George
s. Burrouphs's subject was THE Law of
the Growth of Friendship" and his adj
dress 10 as follows:
Peter. turning about, seeth the disciple whom
Jesus loved following: Peter, therefore. seeing
him, saith 10 Jesus. Lord, and what shall this
man dot Jesus saith unto him, IL ! viii that he
tarry till I come. what Is that TO theel Follow
thou me."-J0hn xxi, 2O-22.-
This last chapter or the Fourth Gospel, with
its vivid and touching narrative. is one OF the
most interesting In the New Testament. Who
wrote itl wheni whyi-these questions have at
tracted from careful students much attention
liz 10 sufficient for our present purpose TO state
the conclusion regarding them which broad
not part OF the original gospel; il was aided 10
it, By its writer after some considerable length
of time. Its purpose-in large degree at least
ts 10 show the historical origin and also
the mistaken character of q saying which
was passing about among the Christian
communities of Ephesus and its vicin-
ffy. The saying related TO the now extremely
aged John. ReverentiaIly. yet superstitionsly,
people remarked 'He will not die; Jesus said
that he should not die The venerable disciple
Is troubled. Death, he feels. is near at hand;
calmly, gladly. he awaits the summons. But.
While waiting, he cannot bear that his Masters
word should be misunderstood and the very mis-
understanding 20 forth as prophecy concerning
himself He did not gay that should not die.
j will tell you what he said and how he came TO
say $50 speaks the disciple whom Jesus
loved. tarrying late until at length his Lord
should come for him. Thus, as | conceive the
tant addition or. IL you please. conclusion 10 the
book which we may well regard as most valuable
among the Scriptures.
COLLEGE OBJECT LESSON.
You have already seen, am sure. why have
been drawn to this passage in preparing for this
service why have, to-day. brought to you the
words have. Their lesson Is the lesson that we
want this hour. l scarcely need to state it, it
speaks itself forth clearly. 1t is the simple yet
profound lesson OF the method by which true
friendship grows. We believe, this hour, in
tensely In friendship. true. genuine friendship.
We believe intensely in Its growth. We ask.
therefore. what Is the law OF this growthl We
wonld search for II We you'd find 1t. We would
learn ITS meaning We would hear its message.
IL Is Tor us. Jesus himself shall teacn us our
lesson. AT His feet sit. thinking OF friendship
IN preparation for LIES work and of friendship
III that service which constitutes the toll of life
AS His learners think OF friendship in the col
lege and of friendship in the world. What shall
We eay. then. OF friendship in preparation
for Iifei what of friendship in the colIegei
These college days together have been. above all
friend Keeping. Thus what we call class spirit
has been created, thus a peculiar yet real class
life has been brought about. No one OF this CON-
without each other one. Each has seen through
others eyes az well as through his own. No one
has heard for or by himself Each has known.
and felt and Judged in the atmosphere OF the
sentiment and opinion OF the many. All the in
fluehees OF the college life-the subtle personal
truth presented u mind and heart. even the
ciery-
Gentlemen OF the graduating class, friends
OF mine ana friends OF one another could
have brought you 10 O theme more closely in
hes aat lax a
togetherl The bands or your friendships have
been more tightly drawn than you had imagined
have viewed in a new strang e light the light in
streaming from the world you are Just going out
associations of this place had iotertysin ed ihem
selves with your utmost being. Classmate
teacher. college friend. you guessed not these
were worth much TO these. You did not
know there was so much In life, this common
the heart so deep. so fertile and its growths so
strong, 40 deep-ro0ted, so far-stretching In the
atmosphere OF life. so widely shadowing. You
have been revealed To yourselves anew; others
Lave been revealed 10 you as never before. You
have weighed friendship in new and more deli
been 10 YOU more sacred, more terrible thing.
Ionr hearts. therefore. are ready to respond as
call you TO witness how true are these thoughts
which nave been ours this hour.
TAKE THE LESSON HOME.
bid you to realize them in your own expert
worlds work to steal from you one
sgue college friendship. You remember
eophoc,es has said: ITO cast away a
virtuous friend. 1 call bad as TO cast
away ones own life" Ii IL a true saying. Hear
also our own Emerson: Tho highest compact
We can make with our fellow is-Let there be
truth between Us two forever more 1t Is sub
hue 10 ieei and say or another, need never
lhret, or speak. or Write 10 him: We need not re-
brsnce; rely him yself; IL he did illus
or thus. know that IL was right" This has the
TlnK OF that true. growing. abiding friendship
which We ali pray God may bind you all together
III possible, Rect often, write often, Often send
tokens OF remembrance; but whether these things
shall be or not, let this conviction ever, with
good ground. rest within the heart of him VINO
calls you iisH a. ne ne t irl1i OF yon
Righteousness; IN other words, wherever he Is,
he will follow Christ
My friends, you know this Is true; the best,
noblest friendship - welded III Christike living.
charge you take 40 low. harrow view of Chris
tiaDity. Confound IL not with any creed; con-
found IL not with any church. Ii is loving God
ami man. lie only loves Tod who knows that
God loves him; that God Il love, aud therefore
the author or forgiveness that Goa il ever seek
ing. ever finding men through Him who repre-
sents Him III His own great love, Jesus Christ.
he only loves man who Knows that man Is bis
brother, who knows that this Is because he
knows Jesus Is brother OF us all. He only loves
God and man who knows that life is love and
love II life. and who knows, that love is not re-
lisious sentiment, but manly, heroic self-sac-
rifce.
One last word. You stand this hour. asking
tn generous affection REGARDING one another,
"And this man-whatl" While you thus stand,
- you are Just casting loose from this dear old
college life. beg you. without exception. hear
the voice. the matchless voice. of Jesus or Naz-
areth, saying unto this one and 10 that one
''FOhow thou me-" Obey. gladly obey. contInu
ously obey, increasngy obey. and tie truesi
friendship shall be yours. Friendship with God
through Jesus Christ, true religion shall be
yours Out OF this shall come trucst friendship
with man. with classmate. with friend. This
friendship with God Is IN eternal life IL shat
lead YOU out OF evil into good, out or the good
Into the better. out of the better into the best
IL shall impart 10 you at last the divine cbarac
ter Thus may God De ever with you all tare
well.
COMMENCEMENT SERMON.
In the evening the commencement ser
mon" was delivered by Rev. A. A. Plan
stiehl. of Shelbyyill-. Miss Minnie Har
ris. of Louisville. sang solo. after which
Rev. Pfanstiehl spoke on Individuality
following Is u synopsis of his sermon:
Let every man be fully persuaded in his owl
miud.-Rom. NiV. ..
The writer OF this sentence was a marked ex
ample OF that which he recommend To tue Chris
tian. Friends and companions have much 10 a.
with determining the conduct and the issue O
ones life. wish on this occasion TO speak OF
the subject or "InGividnality" The topic is al
timely as IL is important We live II
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