Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-06-18
COMMENCEMENT.
The Tenth Annual COmmenc O.
ment by far the Most I'm
pOrtant i'm the Entire His
tory of the College,.
THE EXERCISES.

The Tenth Annual Commencement
week of Alma College has been one OF
unusually great interest. Beside the
regular features which We're all of IA very
high degree of excellence, the dedication
of the Hood Museum the opening of the
Lincoln Library and the unveiling OF
the portraits in the Founders Room con-
tributed greatly toward making the
week just past one TO be remembered by
everyone III attendance.
The weather was propitlous, and the
unusually large number OF visiting
friends. combined with the many citi-
Zens in attendance to test the seating
capacity of the chapel TO its utmost on
nearly every occasion.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
The congregations of the churches
united in the chapel Sunday evening TO
hear the Baccalaureate sermon by Presl-
dent Bruske. The choir from the Pres
byterian church led the singing. Rev.
j. w. McAlhster offered prayer. After
the scripture lesson, read by Rev. II. W.
Clough, DR.. Bruske announced as his
text John XXI 1922. In substance he
said: MAN is like a Gagged animal
Through all time he has been restlessly
moving about striking against the bars
his OWN llOuHulS are lliilONAy iiiiAuOu
Whence he came and whittier he goes
are all unknown. He understands but
little of God, sin, duty, destiny or i'm
mortality
A christian in his thinking should
think from God as IA center and should
consider all things i'll their relation to
Him. Man is a creature OF God, not an
evolution of protOplasm, responsible Tor
his sins, not victim of environment.
There is also a Christian faith which
is. however, no excuse for ldleness. 1t
consists in active, not passive, submls-
sion. Above all there is the Christian
life which stands alone III its communion
with God.
Modern Missions is but continuance
of the Acts of the Apostles, nor will this
be finished in our time. To follow Jesus
is the final age of man. Herbert Spen-
Ger divides history into three parts; the
physical, which ended with Napoleon,
the intellectual III which we now live,
and lastly, the golden age yet TO come
in which love will rule. Then will there
be new heaven and new earth
Glass of 80, you go out from this col
lege disciples of Christ The law and
the prophets have spoken to you. May
il be said of you as the Apostles, And
they saw no man save Jesus only.
The sermon was one which, not only
the class, but the entire audience could
we'll attend TO and ponder over.
DEDICATION OF THE HOOD MUSEUM.
Glass Day was Committed Monday,
owing to the dedication of the museum,
but the usual oral examinations were
observed throughout the forenoon.
At 200 o'clock in the afternoon a large
audience assembled to hear the Rev.
G. +. Bronson, d. d. of Saginaw, w. 5.
deliver the dedicatOry address. He took
as his subject THE Debt of Science TO
Religion" Modern Science" said he,
"has created new heaven, a new earth
about US. 1t has enormously expanded
space. 1t has UNNECESSARILY heightened
time, and so has enl arged our idea of
God by enlarging our view OF his
universe. In that new word evolution"
il has taught US that Gods method OF
creation is not by sudden emergence,
but by slow powers of fashioning what
is lower into the higher The Tast has
been an age of conflict between men who
heed Gods voice speaking TO their souls
and the men whose Bible was nature.
Religion must recognize that it must lie
open TO investigation equally with all
other departments of knowledge. 1t
must not fear TO listen 10 whatever God
teaches men through His works To
silence the voice of true science Is 10
silence the voice of prophet of God.
Religion must recognize the difference
between what is temporary and what is
constant in her faith.
Science needs more religion. She is
too arrogant She lacks reverence. Be-
cause man knows mosquitoes; can artlc-
ulate the skeleton of flea, that Is no
reason why he should formulate the
manner of creation and demand that
accept it as my rule of faith and practice
Science has her infallible Popes to
whose monstrous bulls we are not
bound to yield allegiance. The science
which can glOrify bugs, but find nothing
but bust in man Is lie and "a sham.
We have heard too much about origins
and too little of destiny. Science tells
us history. We must prophecy. Being
here, why are we here? Whittier are
we going? Tell me how to live, not
simply how / came TO be. 1t matters
little how God made man. What is his
chief end and how shall he fulfill il?
May artistic science never set her false
foot within these walls! May genera
tions of Cody students here reverently
see God in His world and studying His
works. Learn His law and III obedi-
ence TO II, find life
After DR. Bronson's address the mus
cum was formally opened by Mrs Fran
els Hood whose generosity has made the
museum possible. Many availed them
selves of the privilege and viewed the
various objects of interest, exhibited for
the first time. Although the separate
exhibits have either been purchased by
the college or donated to it, the museum
as it IS, constitutes memorial to Mr..
Francis Hood, and the expensive cases
and other furniture as well as the cost
of mounting, has been borne by his es-
tate Directly fronting the door OH the