The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-13
BERKELEY.

Rev. Horatio Stebbins delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduating class
of the university yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock in Stiles Hall.
A large number of the faculty was
present, besides many other friends of the
graduates.
DR.. Stebbins opened the service by read
ing a passage of Scripture conveying the
thought that whatever men do, should be
done with will.
A PRAYER was then offered and an an
them sung by quartet from the Glee Club.
The speaker said:
If any man thinks that he knows much, he
deceives himself most decidedly. No man can
prove the extent of his power or his ability to
accomplish anything until that thing has been
finished. The more man knows, the less he
thinks he knows Higher knowledge brings
humility, while the lack OF knowledge fosters
bigotry OF the worst sort.
Imagination performs prominent part in
the education of man, and knowledge with
out imagination is pedant1c. knowledge and
imagination combined are in the highest sense
edifying There is no doubt that the know1-
edge of men is full of pride, and it is peculiar,
for the reason that person having seen many
men has never seen man.
We think we can justly call ourselves COM
petent judges of human nature and are able to
accurately estimate the characters of others
but the life of man is such an enigma that we
are sadly deluded when we so think.
One of the adyan tages in attending univer-
sity is to come in contact with the nature of
the various students whom we meet and to
gain some knowledge from the study of their
characters. In order to move men Imagination
must be connected with love and admiration.
No one can know God without loving and
honoring his name, and all knowledge OF God
without love is pedantic and modifying.
In the eyes OF the world, an able man is he
who will write, or say or do anything that is
wanted for wages. 1t is true that so.called
men of ability may be so poverty-stricken that
they cannot afford conscience TO guide them.
The conceit of skepticism is one of the in
fantile diseases of the mind, and when mys-
terry is revealed or partly revealed, there opens
up something still beyond. In religion, science
and in practical life, man walks by faith and
not by scientific direction as is sometimes
thought.
increased intellectual force, but larger guam
THY OF moral principle. Let us not forget in
our attempts to acquire knowledge that it cam
not be acquired without love and the proper
use of our powers OF imagination.
In closing his remarks the speaker wished
the State and its excellent university a
long and prosperous life, and hoped that
many more classes would come forth from
her doors which would bring as much
credit upon themselves as those that have
already been graduated.
The Glee Club sang another selection,
and the exercises were brought to close
by the pronouncing of the benediction.
Municipal Election.
The citizens of Berkeley will decide to-
day who shall be the town officers to serve
the people under the new charter for the
next two years.
The new charter, which goes into effect
on the 22d inst, will introduce several re-
forms, and in view of which much care has
been exercised in the nomination of candi-
dates
The men who are in the field for the
office of Marshal are J. w. Streker, B. P.
Bull and Richard Lloyd. Charles NJ Com
pertz, w. III. Bone and M. L. Hanscom
are in the race for the position of Town
Clerk and John Squires and r. w. Good
for Treasurer.
Closing Exercises of the College Year.
Tonight the senior ball will be held in
the gymnasium.
The annual play given by the Skull and
Keys Society will be rendered at Shattuck
Hall tomorrow evening. The perform
ance will be travesty on Shakespeare
Tanning of the Shrew."
On Wednesday, at 2 O'Clock, the COM
mencement exercises will take place in
Harmon gymnasium, on the campus, and
on Thursday the entrance examinations
will commence.
Professor Heron Lectures,
Professor Heron of Iowa College lee
tured to large audience in Stiles Hall
last evening at 5 o'clock.